Startups are sitting on investor money they do not need yet, which is not only risky but also costly. It is not only triggering banking red flags but also costing VCs millions in negative carry.
One freeze, one payment delay, or one compliance hurdle, and the entire business can collapse. However, in this setup, there is a huge opportunity for banks and PSPs to attract business with what everyone needs, and it is also very easy to implement.
The deferred funding model is not only better for both VCs and startups but also for the banks and payment providers. Founders and funds are not just looking for a place to park money but they want a trusted financial partner that is flexible, transparent, and responsive.
Whoever offers a real solution can win clients easily.
Read my article for more information: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-vcs-should-stop-wiring-money-upfront-how-banks-can-soltesz-objqc

Why VCs Should Stop Wiring Money Upfront – And How Banks Can Win a Lot of New Business ...
The traditional SAFE model has long been considered a founder-friendly way to raise capital quickly without immediate equity dilution. Founders rec...
Everyone still think that someone will step in before things collapse.
But the tools we used to delay the last crisis no longer work, and the safety nets around our funds are now quietly removed.
The recent move by the Bank of England to stop publishing bailout data is just one example of a broader change when we hide facts to pretend everything is OK.
But while asset prices are floating on empty promises and gold is rising because no one trusts the system anymore, the most damage will not come from the failure but from the delayed responses.
Read my article for more information: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/2025-banking-crisis-warning-signs-clear-viktoria-soltesz-y3erf/

The 2025 Banking Crisis: The Warning Signs Are Clear
The promise of change after the last financial crisis was a structural reform. It was a message designed to restore market confidence and build bac...
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Click to read the article - https://www.fintechconnector.com/blog-actual/2023/1/9/innovating-banks-start-with-a-digital-transformation-plan
Sharing with our Financial Service Automators - Vikas Bansal Erik Gillet Darrell Wright Luisa Franco Batu Sat Simon Weifenbach Les Riedl Andy Lin Jenna Chamra Craig Schwartz Robert Lacoursière Michael Montecuollo Jonathan Blessing Christin Nagel Shweta Mahajan Michael Young Martina Rousseau Ridham Modi Trena Blair Jen Gonzalez Carlos M. Mendes


https://www.thewealthmosaic.com/vendors/the-wealth-mosaic/news/wealthtech-2022-is-live/
This is one of an expanding number of reports we've created at The Wealth Mosaic on technology in wealth management. Next up is our second ESG report, then our second Blockchain & DLT report, then our first US RIA WealthTech report.


The payments space continues to evolve with super apps, CBDCs, embedded finance, evolution of real-time payments, banking the unbanked, and more...
Check out the report and use it as a reference guide for what's happening and what's coming in payments.
I want to thank Ahmed Refaie Abdo from DSRPTD in the UAE for sharing it with me.
What are your thoughts? Steven Wasserman, Mario Cohen, Jaroslaw Sarwa, Angel Lorente, Carlos M. Mendes , Fabian Lehner , Elena Kozhemyakina , Jaroslaw Sarwa , Adam Ull , Sefa Bicer , Shafique Ibrahim
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NOTE: The interview is in Spanish.
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Hope to have many of our members joining us on our Innovation Days, Cruises, and VIP Member Dinners.
Thanks to our Community Partners Fabian Lehner Jaroslaw Sarwa Elena Kozhemyakina Shmuel Ben Tovim Mario Cohen Narayanan Ganapathy Meriem Yacoubi Varsenia Stoyanova Aleksandra Ossowska Alfonso Ballesteros Ryohei Uetani Sofia Gamboa Vikas Bansal Shaul Lifshitz
