Tedd Huff

Founder of “FinTech Confidential ” @FTConfidential, CEO of Voalyre, Father, Husband, Innovator, Design Thinker, Technologist, Intl eCommerce Professional.

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Link to podcast episode here: https://t.co/EyJV5be8rN

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When a fintech founder tells me they want to buy a bank…

I like the ambition, and starting with the end in mind is a good instinct.

My question back is usually: why not a sponsor bank?

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The bank side found me because fintechs kept asking for help getting a sponsor, and banks kept asking for more fintech partners.

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That gap between the announcement and the operating reality is the difference between a jab and a knockout. Hear more when I take the stage at Fintech NerdCon (including who a charter matters for and who it doesn't!).

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The word “charter” is doing a lot of the heavy hitting right now…

A trust charter approval makes the headline, and it comes with no insured deposits, no lending authority, and no guarantee of Fed payment rail access.

So what does a trust charter actually do?

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Until a firm gets one, it's still routing through a partner bank to reach the Fed payment rails. So the charter changed who supervises the company, and the dependency on a partner bank can stay exactly where it was.

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I'll be getting into it on stage at Fintech NerdCon on Nov 20.

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Why are so many fintechs either buying banks or getting their own charter?

If a fintech you know just did either of those, there's a good chance their sponsor bank pushed them there.

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Eventually the cost of complying with the bank's rules lands on the P&L right across from the cost of becoming the bank, and at some point it doesn't make sense to stay a partner.

That's a big reason I see the charter rush.

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They had support and a network of people who believed in their potential.
Just like those record-breakers, entrepreneurs thrive when they connect with others.

So, how do you shift from feeling isolated to finding purpose?

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As an entrepreneur, you often have to get comfortable with feeling like you’re all alone.

It’s a tough reality, but here’s the good news: you’re not truly alone.
When you start asking for feedback and reaching out, that isolation quickly turns into a sense of purpose

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Think about the Bonneville Salt Flats, where individuals have broken records. Those those feats were not achieved in solitude.