Emerging markets payments pioneer dLocal shows resilience amid growing pains 💪💳; Shift4's payment processing empire continues to expand globally 📈🌎

FinTech is Eating the World, 15 November

Hey Everyone,

Good morning & happy Saturday! We’re ending another fascinating five days in FinTech on the weekend but it’s absolutely worth the wait 😤 Today’s issue is all about FinTech giants in their field. We’re therefore looking at the emerging markets payments pioneer dLocal which shows resilience amid growing pains (unpacking the most important numbers, what they mean & what’s next for dLocal), and Shift4 whose payment processing empire continues to expand globally (dicing into their Q3 2024 financials, breaking them down to see whether Shift4 is worth your time & money in 2024 and beyond). So let’s just jump straight into the hot stuff 🌶️

Emerging markets payments pioneer dLocal shows resilience amid growing pains 💪💳

Following the money 💸 FinTech giant dLocal DLO 0.00%↑ recently reported better-than-expected third-quarter revenue on Wednesday, sending shares up 10.7% in after-hours trading. The stock is now up nearly 18% over the last 5 days 😳

In short, dLocal’s Q3 2024 presents an intriguing mix of robust growth and operational challenges that are worth paying attention to.

Let’s take a closer look a this, unpack the most important numbers, and see what’s next for dLocal.