Global finance,
finally explained.
The Fintech Classroom breaks down cross-border payments, M&A, regtech, African fintech and everything in between — in plain English. No jargon. No gatekeeping.
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What we cover
Everything fintech, broken down simply
From how your international wire travels to why African payment rails are different — we cover the full stack of global money movement.
Cross-Border Payments
How money moves between countries — correspondent banking, FX spreads, settlement windows.
Payment Rails
SWIFT, SEPA, ACH, Interac — what each network does and why it matters for your transfers.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Who is buying who in fintech and why — deal breakdowns, valuations and what it means for the industry.
Regtech & Compliance
AML, KYC, PSD2, NDPA — how regulation shapes fintech and the tools built to manage it.
African Fintech
Mobile money, local corridors, Grey, Chipper, Flutterwave — the fastest-growing market in payments.
Open Banking
APIs, PSD2 and how fintechs are rebuilding financial services on top of bank infrastructure.
Stablecoins & Crypto
USDC, USDT, on-ramps and off-ramps — where crypto actually fits into global payments.
Embedded Finance
How non-banks are adding financial products — lending, cards, accounts — into their platforms.
Fintech Business Models
How fintechs actually make money — interchange, float, SaaS, lending spreads and more.
Fraud & Risk
Chargebacks, synthetic identity fraud, transaction monitoring — the dark side of payments.
Cards & Issuing
Visa, Mastercard, virtual cards, BIN sponsorship — how card infrastructure actually works.
Fintech Startups
Fundraising rounds, founder stories, product teardowns — inside the companies building the future of finance.
Why subscribe
Built for people who actually work in this
Whether you’re in ops, product, compliance or just curious — this is your edge.
📺 Video first
Complex topics explained visually on YouTube. Diagrams, flows and breakdowns that actually make sense.
📬 Weekly newsletter
One fintech concept per week. Read in under 5 minutes. No noise, no pitch decks, just clarity.
🌍 Africa-first lens
We cover global infrastructure but always through the lens of what matters for African markets.
🗣️ Zero jargon
No acronym soup. Every term gets explained. Smart doesn’t mean complicated.