About FintechBreakdowns
FintechBreakdowns is your guide to how the money behind modern fintech actually moves.
We break down the systems, strategies, and business models that power today's financial products—so you can build, invest, or operate with confidence.
No jargon. No fluff. Just clear, punchy explanations of how value flows.
🎯 Our Mission
To make the complex world of fintech accessible for builders, operators, and investors.
Whether you're designing the next neobank, evaluating a BaaS partner, or just trying to understand why Stripe and Adyen win, we're here to help you go deeper.
🧠 What We Cover
Right now, we're focused fully on fintech:
- • Payments infrastructure
- • Embedded finance
- • Core banking systems
- • Card networks
- • Real-time money movement
- • Risk, fraud, and underwriting
- • Business model economics
We'll expand over time—but always with the same goal: to explain the real systems behind the money.
💸 Why It Matters
In fintech, small margins move billions.
If you don't understand the stack, you're leaving opportunity—and risk—on the table.
We help you see the system clearly so you can find your edge.
🚀 Who's Behind It
Ash Anderson — SVP of Product & Engineering, fintech nerd, and systems explainer.
I've spent my career building and scaling financial products. Now I'm breaking down the money stack for anyone who wants to understand how the modern world works—and win inside it.
📚 What You'll Find Here
- • Free Explainers — Clear breakdowns of concepts, terms, and flows
- • Premium Deep Dives — Strategy-level insight into the systems that matter
- • Glossary — A living map of fintech infrastructure