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Boston's Fintech Scene: Emerging Companies To Watch In 2024
Monday, August 5, 2024 - 9:47am | 774Read More...As Boston continues establishing itself as a fintech hub, several companies are leading the charge with innovative solutions and impressive growth. In the lead-up to the Benzinga Fintech Deal Day & Awards 2024, let’s take a closer look at some of the rising fintech stars in Boston....
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What The Future Of Personal Loans Looks Like — With SoLo Funds, No Banks Are Needed
Friday, August 26, 2022 - 5:28pm | 500Read More...This is the second installment of Benzinga's Fintech& series with FinTech Sandbox and its Boston Fintech Week, Sept. 27-29. To read the first installment, click here. In 2022, DeFi, short for decentralized finance, is a term that’s thrown around a lot. Whether it...
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Meet The Company Streamlining Crypto Risk Compliance For Exchanges
Friday, August 5, 2022 - 1:48pm | 653Read More...This article is the first in our Fintech& series, leading up to Boston Fintech Week, which will take place from Sept. 27-29. Meet Merkle Science: Artificial intelligence and machine learning are being implemented in industries across the board: sports, medicine, and now managing the...
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Fintech Focus For March 1, 2021
Sunday, February 28, 2021 - 9:52pm | 1998Read More...Quote To Start The Day: “Democracy is never a gift from heaven. It must be earned by many with strong will.” Source: Jimmy Sham One Big Thing In Fintech: The UK is leading the way in open banking due to regulatory requirements and a dedicated central program and platform, the Open...
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Fintech Focus For February 26, 2021
Thursday, February 25, 2021 - 7:35pm | 1724Read More...Quote To Start The Day: “The time to settlement equals counterparty risk, which can become elevated during market shocks. It can also lead to the need for higher margin requirements, which are critical to protecting the financial system and investors against a firm default.” “We...
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'Hungry To Get Involved': Finance Pros On How To Invest In The Stock Market
Friday, November 13, 2020 - 12:54pm | 532Read More...During the Benzinga Global Fintech Awards, Sarah Biller of FinTech Sandbox presented the following discussion on the feature requirements of new retail traders. Implications Of Social Media For Trading: Engagement in financial markets since the coronavirus pandemic lockdowns began ...
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Fintech Focus For October 1, 2020
Wednesday, September 30, 2020 - 7:01pm | 2198Read More...Quote Of The Day: Wars are poor chisels for carving out peaceful tomorrows. - Martin Luther King, Jr. Fintech Movers: Insurtech has emerged as a major draw for VC investment, with the space attracting more than $6B in funding last year. - CB Insights Iownit intros a DLT for private markets. How...
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Fintech Focus Roundup For September 26, 2020
Friday, September 25, 2020 - 6:09pm | 2006Read More...United Wholesale Mortgage CEO Talks IPO Plans What's Happened: On the heels of a record year, Pontiac, Michigan-based United Wholesale Mortgage announced this week it will merge with special purpose acquisition company Gores Holdings IV Inc in a deal that would value the firm at $16.1 billion...
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Fintech Focus For September 23, 2020
Tuesday, September 22, 2020 - 5:39pm | 2196Read More...Quote Of The Day: Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper. - Francis Bacon Fintech Movers: Consumers continue to reject legacy banking bill-paying platforms, which are perceived as inefficient. In most cases, they prefer making payments directly to service providers. - BillGO One Finance...
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How FinTech Sandbox Is Helping Entrepreneurs Scale Sustainable Finance Solutions
Tuesday, September 22, 2020 - 8:30am | 439Read More...FinTech Sandbox, a Boston-based nonprofit promoting fintech innovation, is starting its Week of Virtual FinTech Talks, featuring Demo Day 7.0. As part of the development, Benzinga chatted with fintech veteran Kelly Fryer, the newly appointed executive director at FinTech Sandbox. What Happened?...
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What Needs To Change For Fintech To Better Help Underserved Consumers
Monday, November 25, 2019 - 2:41pm | 775Read More...We know fintech is making it easier for consumers as a whole to get access to different types of financial services. Despite the innovation and disruption of the past decade, there still remains a significant cohort of the population that's dramatically underserved by financial services. This...
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Why Did Arizona Create A Regulatory Sandbox Specifically For Fintech?
Saturday, March 9, 2019 - 10:54am | 860Read More...Benzinga's Fintech Focus Podcast features conversations with the biggest names in fintech. Subscribe to the Fintech Focus newsletter to get a roundup of industry news delivered to your inbox weekly, and check out upcoming programming at Benzinga events. This week’s episode of...
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Fintech Sandbox Supports Its 100th Startup: 'Data Is The Lifeblood' For Entrepreneurs
Tuesday, February 13, 2018 - 4:36pm | 1181Read More...Michelle Bonat sensed a new market ethos. “The way people are investing fundamentally has changed,” Bonat told Benzinga. “Investors want to retire and make the world a better place.” In those disparate interests, she saw an opportunity, and soon enough, Data Simply was born...
