Some books to start:
- Payments Systems in the US: A Guide for the Payments Professional, by Carol Coye Benson and Scott Loftesness (Author | Amazon | Kindle)
- Anatomy of the Swipe, by Ahmed Siddiqui (Author | Amazon | Kindle)
- Fintech, Small Business & the American Dream: How Technology Is Transforming Lending and Shaping a New Era of Small Business Opportunity, by Karen Mills (Author | Amazon | Kindle)
Newsletters
It’s hard to keep track of everything happening in Fintech. But if you can handle it, these thirteen (13?!) newsletters will do a great job of keeping in you in the know.
- https://fintechbusinessweekly.substack.com/
- https://sytaylor.substack.com/
- https://netinterest.substack.com/
- https://fintechtoday.substack.com/
- https://thisweekinfintech.substack.com/
- https://lex.substack.com/
- https://fintechtldr.substack.com/
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/ronshevlin/feed/
- https://finledger.com/
- https://newsletter.fintechtakes.com/
- https://fintechacrossthepond.substack.com/
- https://aika.substack.com/
- https://defimullet.substack.com/
Not specifically fintech and much more heavily focused on general finance but we should all be reading https://www.bloomberg.com/account/newsletters/money-stuff.
Courses
- Anatomy of the Swipe - Payments 101 (Ahmed Siddiqui)
- Glenbrook Payments Boot Camp
Slacks and other communities
Both Lenny’s Slack and Rands Leadership Slack (listed on my main resources page) have active channels for fintech. In addition:
- TWIF Finnovation is an active, lively, fintech-focused slack community (email me if you need an invite)
- Moov Slack is another good, free fintech slack
- Lenny Rachitsky’s Slack: check out #talk-fintech when you join
- Rand’s Leadership Slack: check out #fintech
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