European fintech has a culture problem
THE SO WHAT
If the core issue in European fintech is culture rather than capital, the constraint is now execution speed and risk appetite, not funding. Operators should audit decision cycles, ownership norms, and compensation structures against US and LatAm peers before blaming the market.
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