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2020 in Fintech and Alternative Finance: Part 1 By Oliver Smith on Tuesday 29 December 2020 Image source: Glen Carrie on Unsplash. In a year supposed to be all about Brexit uncertainty, instead, fintechs and alternative lenders found themselves dealing with a somewhat more unexpected challenge as the Covid-19 pandemic struck. In this article, we take a look back at the stories which set the pace over the first six months of 2020. January The year kicked off with optimism as Visa woke everyone u...