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Fintech Focus For July 2, 2021
Thursday, July 1, 2021 - 7:42pm | 1995Quote To Start The Day: “I refuse to accept other people’s ideas of happiness for me. As if there’s a one size fits all standard for happiness.” Source: Kanye West One Big Thing In Fintech: Six fintechs — PayPal, Square, Varo, Affirm, LendingClub and Oportun —...
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JPMorgan Still Bearish On Bitcoin, Expects Decline To $25,000: Report
Thursday, June 24, 2021 - 11:15am | 356JPMorgan Chase & Co anticipate a further decline in the price of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) in the coming weeks. What Happened: According to a report from Bloomberg, JPMorgan strategists expect that the selling of shares in Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (OTCMKTS: GBTC) will become a new source...
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Fintech Focus For June 18, 2021
Thursday, June 17, 2021 - 7:26pm | 2110Quote To Start The Day: "A man is but what he knows.” Source: Sir Francis Bacon One Big Thing In Fintech: At the end of May, the total market capitalization of stablecoins, which include ones offered by crypto firms Tether and Centre, broke $100 billion. But in recent weeks, lawmakers...
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Fintech Focus For May 25, 2021
Monday, May 24, 2021 - 6:04pm | 1660Quote To Start The Day: “Quality means doing it right when no one is looking.” Source: Henry Ford One Big Thing In Fintech: Square Inc., whose technology has already upended the way small businesses take card payments, is quietly preparing to offer checking and savings accounts to...
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Fintech Spotlight: MX Onboards Lexi Hall To Empower Regulatory Innovation In Fintech
Thursday, May 20, 2021 - 1:45pm | 850MX, a platform for building modern financial solutions, formally welcomed a new Director of Public Policy, Lexi Hall. As part of the development, Benzinga spoke with Hall and MX Chief Advocacy Officer Jane Barratt. About: Founded in 2010 by Brandon Dewitt and Ryan Caldwell, MX Technologies provides...
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Fintech Focus For May 19, 2021
Tuesday, May 18, 2021 - 5:49pm | 2172Quote To Start The Day: “I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.” Source: Michael Jordan One Big Thing In Fintech: Drivers and homeowners will be able to purchase pay-per-mile auto insurance and homeowners insurance from Metromile and Hippo...
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Fintech Focus For May 17, 2021
Sunday, May 16, 2021 - 8:38pm | 1714Quote To Start The Day: “Spring is the time of plans and projects.” Source: Leo Tolstoy One Big Thing In Fintech: Crypto is here to stay — this point is no longer up for debate. It is creating real-world benefits for businesses and consumers alike — benefits like faster,...
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JPMorgan, Confluence Expand Partnership, Improve Multi-Asset Portfolio Analytics
Wednesday, May 5, 2021 - 6:11pm | 317J.P. Morgan Chase & Co (NYSE: JPM) and global tech provider Confluence announced a new development in their partnership to deliver advanced multi-asset portfolio analytics solutions. What Happened: In light of the pandemic-accelerated digital disruption in finance, Confluence, a global provider...
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Fintech Focus For May 3, 2021
Sunday, May 2, 2021 - 7:25pm | 1759Quote To Start The Day: “In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.” Source: Robert Frost One Big Thing In Fintech: Robinhood, the free-trading app that helped drive a surge in retail investing during the pandemic, has switched to using JPMorgan...
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Fintech Focus For April 27, 2021
Monday, April 26, 2021 - 6:19pm | 1655Quote To Start The Day: A warrior is a guy that goes, ‘I’m here again today. I’ll be here again tomorrow and the next day.’ It’s a person who puts no limit on what’s possible. Source: David Goggins One Big Thing In Fintech: JPMorgan Chase is preparing to offer...
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Fintech Focus For April 22, 2021
Wednesday, April 21, 2021 - 8:13pm | 2370Quote To Start The Day: Big Brother is watching you. Source: George Orwell One Big Thing In Fintech: Apart from supporting firms like Apple Inc, Alphabet Inc, and Microsoft Corporation, from their earliest stages, Nasdaq offers numerous other products and services, all of which increase market...
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Fintech Focus For April 16, 2021
Thursday, April 15, 2021 - 8:11pm | 2278Quote To Start The Day: "Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier." Source: Mother Teresa One Big Thing In Fintech: Residents of Miami-Dade County in the U.S. state of Florida may one day be able to pay their taxes in the form of cryptocurrency....
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Fintech Focus For April 12, 2021
Sunday, April 11, 2021 - 9:50pm | 2268Quote To Start The Day: I would rather engage in the pursuit of excellence than the pursuit of assets. Source: Ken Griffin One Big Thing In Fintech: A week before its initial public offering (IPO), Coinbase reported significant user growth for the first quarter of 2021. See also: How to Buy...
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Fintech Focus Roundup For April 11, 2021
Sunday, April 11, 2021 - 8:52am | 1593Vesica Technologies Launches SHIFT, A Search Engine For The Options Market “Wall Street — it’s a fallacy to think it’s hard.” That's according to Saad Hussain, founder, and CEO at Vesica Technologies, the company behind SHIFT, a search engine for the options...
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Jamie Dimon Acknowledges Fintech's 'Enormous' Threat: Here's Why That's Important
Friday, April 9, 2021 - 8:02am | 480In JPMorgan Chase & Co's (NYSE: JPM) annual shareholder letter, chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon discussed fintech’s competitive threats on traditional finance. What Happened: Fintech is one of the “enormous competitive threats” to banks, according to Dimon. He says big tech...