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Fintech Focus For July 29, 2020
Wednesday, July 29, 2020 - 5:25pm | 2166Daily Perspective: Opportunities multiply as they are seized. - Art Of War Fintech Movers: Startups like Atomic, Astra, and Canopy are already starting to build gateless, autonomous fintech products. When they arrive, the future of money will look very little like the past. - Forbes TradeZero...
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Fintech Focus For July 28, 2020
Tuesday, July 28, 2020 - 3:21pm | 2134Daily Perspective: Only the dead have seen the end of war. - Plato Fintech Movers: 71% of Millennials would prefer to visit their dentists than engage with their banks. - ARK Flat.mx raised $25M for its tech. Paysafe to acquire Openbucks. Apex, Marstone partner on tech. Silvergate a bull on BTC...
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MoneyLion Introduces RoarMoney, A New Take On Mobile Banking
Wednesday, July 15, 2020 - 1:30pm | 366In partnership with Mastercard Inc (NYSE: MA), MoneyLion formally announced the launch of RoarMoney, a new demand deposit account powered by Meta Financial Group Inc (NASDAQ: CASH) subsidiary MetaBank. What To Know MoneyLion is a holistic platform for wealth accumulation and management. As...
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Fintech Focus For July 13, 2020
Monday, July 13, 2020 - 9:52am | 1791Daily Perspective: Simple shifts in individual behavior could reduce the wealth gap we have today. - Philip Michael Fintech Movers: The P&C insurance industry has yet to see the full impact from Covid-19 — but it is coming. As incumbents look to gain a competitive edge and protect the...
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'Head Above Water': Stock Market Update For The Week Ahead
Sunday, July 12, 2020 - 4:50pm | 1993The Past Week, In A Nutshell What Happened: “It’s certainly been a wild ride for stocks in 2020,” noted researchers at LPL Financial. “Barely past the halfway point, the year has already brought the worst pandemic to hit the U.S. in over 100 years, an unprecedented...
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Fintech Focus For July 9, 2020
Thursday, July 9, 2020 - 10:15am | 2011Daily Perspective: We are now better at living with the virus. - Deutsche Bank Fintech Movers: The bro influencers of TikTok, released into the wild with sick iPhone hacks and dropshipping tips but a few years ago, have matured from pups to the Wolves of Social Media. Now they’re harnessing...
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Roland Garros Is Giving Us Hope – Shall We Dare to Dream?
Friday, April 3, 2020 - 12:45pm | 938Considering that the Olympics Games in Tokyo have been postponed until 2021, it was to be expected that most other major sporting events around the globe would soon follow. However, France has always had a mind of its own when it comes to its annual tennis Major the French Open. Unlike...
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Gates Foundation, Mastercard, Wellcome Commit $125M Funding To Speed Up Coronavirus Treatment
Wednesday, March 11, 2020 - 3:13am | 498Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has teamed up with Mastercard Inc. (NYSE: MA) and the Wellcome Trust to launch a "COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator," it announced Tuesday. What Happened The accelerator, launched with a $125 million seed funding, would be used to speed up the response to...
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Notable Insider Buys: AbbVie, Bristol-Myers And More
Sunday, August 4, 2019 - 8:01am | 545Insider buying can be an encouraging signal for potential investors. Insiders were buying shares last week in the wake of earnings reports. Two big drugmakers saw sizable insider purchases in the past week. Conventional wisdom says that insiders and 10% owners really only buy shares of a company...
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Benzinga's Bulls & Bears Of The Week: Apple, Disney, Mastercard, GE, Twitter And More
Sunday, February 10, 2019 - 2:38pm | 828Benzinga has featured looks at many investor favorite stocks over the past week. Bullish calls included the iPhone maker and an entertainment and financial giant. Bearish calls included a top automaker, a social media leader and a restructuring conglomerate. After rising marginally...
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Bulls & Bears Of The Week: AT&T, Facebook, GE, Microsoft And More
Sunday, February 3, 2019 - 11:40am | 830Benzinga has featured looks at many investor favorite stocks over the past week. Bullish calls included social media and cloud computing giants. Bearish calls included a crumbling conglomerate and a top drugmaker. Last week, the partial federal government shutdown ended, but just in time for a...
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How Wirecard Is Making Waves In The Payment Industry
Monday, May 29, 2017 - 8:39pm | 734While there's currently a significant shift in payment processing, it has proved difficult to rock the establishment or change ideas, especially when it comes to money and all things financial. However, despite the odds, independent services provider, Wirecard AG (OTC: WRCDF) (ETR: WDI), is...
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MasterCard Slammed With $19 Billion Suit Stemming From Allegations Of Excessive Fees
Friday, September 9, 2016 - 12:04pm | 366Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) isn't the only American company to be slapped with a multi-billion-dollar bill. According to Reuters, Mastercard Inc (NYSE: MA) could be forced to pay 14 billion British pounds (roughly $19 billion USD) in damages for allegedly charging excessive fees in Britain. Details...
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Pacific Crest Says Mastercard Has 'Rock-Solid Fundamentals'
Friday, July 29, 2016 - 3:59pm | 262MasterCard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) reported a top and bottom line beat in its second quarter print on Thursday, prompting Pacific Crest's Josh Beck to describe the company's fundamentals as being "rock-solid." Beck highlighted MasterCard's second quarter as being "...
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Sky News Says Mastercard Is Close To Acquiring UK-Based Vocalink
Monday, April 25, 2016 - 11:17am | 177According to a report by UK-based Sky News, Mastercard Inc (NYSE: MA) is exploring an acquisition of Vocalink, a British-based operator of the Faster Payments service. Sky News noted that Mastercard has entered into exclusive talks to acquire Vocalink and the company's large shareholders (...