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There's a Storm Coming: Fintech Awards Recognize Innovators
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 - 3:51pm | 912Apple-Pay is changing the way we buy stuff, Uber is transforming the way we get a ride, the "sharing economy" is transforming everything else. It seems that everywhere you look, unconventional entrepreneurs are disrupting the business world, much to our benefit. Wall Street, however,...
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Estimize Raises $3 Million To Revolutionize Crowdsourced Earnings
Wednesday, April 8, 2015 - 8:00pm | 442Estimize, a rising startup that crowdsources estimates from more than 4,500 hedge funds, brokerages and independent analysts, announced that it has raised $3 million in a Series B funding round. The round was led by WorldQuant Ventures, which was Estimize's first client in 2012. "This is really...
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NewsHedge Wants To Help Traders Cash In On Catalysts
Monday, April 6, 2015 - 8:39am | 568NewsHedge, a Chicago-based fintech startup that develops software solutions for the global financial community, has launched after two years of development. The site is among many fintech companies that are exhibiting at the Benzinga Fintech Awards Gala on April 8. "A problem I noticed...
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The Hottest Fintech Event Of 2015 Is In Just 5 Days
Friday, April 3, 2015 - 1:49pm | 293Benzinga is pleased to be holding the Fintech Awards Gala and expo in New York City on April 8th. This is the only fintech event to place an emphasis on the capital markets -- if you're in the industry you would be crazy not to attend. Founders and C-suite executives from all the hottest...
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Coin.co CEO: Bitcoin's Impact On Society Will Rival The Internet
Wednesday, March 25, 2015 - 7:41am | 796Bitcoin is praised by those who have benefited from the digital currency, but not everyone agrees that it will last. Alex Waters, CEO of Coin.co (a bitcoin payments company), recently told Benzinga about his grand vision for the cryptocurrency. "I think [it will] rival the Internet as...
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6 Reasons To Attend The Benzinga Fintech Awards
Monday, March 23, 2015 - 1:30pm | 529Benzinga will host the first-ever Benzinga Fintech Awards Gala on April 8 in New York. Held at the swanky Tribeca Three Sixty, the event will honor the best companies in the fintech space. "We deeply believe there's a better way to help people take control of their financial future and...