Apple might become the First Super App of the West 🍎; BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF: a game-changer or just hype? 🤔

FinTech is Eating the World, 16 June

Hey Everyone,

TGIF! What a week it was… and the best thing is that we’re finishing it off with a big BANG! 💥 Today we’re looking at Apple which can become the First Super App of the West (deep dive into why & how + lots of bonus reads), and BlackRock which just filed its Bitcoin ETF (a massive game-changer?). Let’s jump straight into the juicy stuff 🌶

Apple might become the First Super App of the West 🍎

A hidden gem right in front of us💎 Despite losing some steam, Super Apps are still one of the hotter things in FinTech. But while super apps have gained immense popularity in Asian markets, such as giants like WeChat and Alipay, the concept has yet to fully materialize in the Western world.

In other words, super apps are like teenage sex now: everyone talks about it, nobody really knows how to do it, and everyone thinks everyone else is doing it, so everyone claims they are doing it as well…

Yet, that can soon change as Apple AAPL 0.00%↑ is poised to become the first super app of the West.

Following the trends 📈 Let’s look at the key factors (both micro & macro) driving Apple's potential to become the go-to super app for hundreds of millions of users.

Plus some more bonus dives into the rising Apple Finance Empire.