Analysis

January 20, 2021

European fintechs spy opportunity in Visa’s failed Plaid deal

The failure of Visa's $5.3bn bid to absorb data-sharing fintech firm Plaid last week is great news for European fintechs.


Ryan Weeks

3 min read

Daniel Kjellén and Fredrik Hedberg founded the Fintech company Tink in 2012.

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