Oct 26, 2021The Future Of Money: A Complete RevolutionThis article was originally published on Forbes.com. When I first started investing in fintech companies in 2000, there was one main idea: that an analog sector would eventually become digital. The potential was obvious: here was a multi-trillion dollar industry, filled with atoms (think bank branches, paper documents, human labor…Fintech7 min readFintech7 min read
Sep 14, 2021degen trash pandasMmmm…minty NFT’s. World, please meet the degen trash panda collection.Nft1 min readNft1 min read
May 6, 2021Welcoming Noah Breslow To The BCV Team“A lending company? Matt, you know I’m more of a tech guy.” This was my first work conversation with Noah Breslow, a longtime close friend but, as yet, not a colleague. And based on how this conversation was going, I was stuck in the friend zone for sure. This was…Operating Partner2 min readOperating Partner2 min read
Jan 5, 2021The Future Of Open Banking: Our Investment In GoCardlessBy Matt Harris, Merritt Hummer, Ashley Paston, Allison Xu and Keri Gohman Open banking is undergoing a revolution in both capabilities and public perception. The first stage of fintech largely involved banks taking analog processes online, and it took them some time to fully appreciate the potential that data-driven financial…Open Banking3 min readOpen Banking3 min read
Nov 22, 2019Fintech: The Fourth Platform — Part TwoOriginally published on Forbes.com, this is part two of a two part essay diving into the future of fintech. Read part one. In part one of this essay, I discussed how fintech was moving from being a business model unto itself, to being an ingredient used in other technology businesses…Fintech5 min readFintech5 min read
Nov 19, 2019Fintech: The Fourth Platform — Part OneOriginally published on Forbes.com, this is part one of a two-part essay diving into the future of fintech. Read part two. Nearly 20 years ago, I decided I was going to spend my venture investing career focused on the intersection of financial services and technology, what today has become widely…Fintech6 min readFintech6 min read
Sep 17, 2019We’re Expanding Our Fintech Practice: Welcome Keri GohmanAt Bain Capital Ventures, we strive to be an exceptional partner to our portfolio companies — we want founders to understand that we’re by their side every step of the way. Our operating partners are especially critical in this endeavor, providing strategic counsel to executive teams, helping to optimize company…Fintech3 min readFintech3 min read
Jul 16, 2019The Rise Of The Payment Facilitator Model: Our Investment In FinixPicture yourself at your local bookstore. If you’re me, you’re either buying an obscure military history tome or another copy of 10% Happier, my brother’s book about mindfulness. As you bring your book to the counter, you notice the owner of the store is using a system from Lightspeed POS…Payments4 min readPayments4 min read
Jan 23, 2019Investment Management: Entering Choppier And Shallower Waters — Part II of IIOriginally published on Forbes.com, this is part two of a two-part article co-written with David Snider The investment management industry is ripe for disruption. …Fintech7 min readFintech7 min read
Dec 18, 2018Investment Management: Entering Choppier And Shallower Waters — Part I of IIOriginally published at Forbes.com, this is part one of a two-part article co-written with David Snider The investment management industry is ripe for disruption. …Fintech6 min readFintech6 min read
