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15-Minute City London Aims To Be A Hotbed For Startups, Venture Capital Once Again
Tuesday, October 24, 2023 - 11:55am | 774Following Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic, the U.K. economy was expected to shrink. And it did. However, major investment firms haven't given up on London. For example, Andreessen Horowitz picked London as its international base. “This is a win for us,” said London & Partners...
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Zodia Custody And Blockdaemon Unleash Staking For Big Players
Tuesday, June 6, 2023 - 12:55pm | 326Zodia Custody, a leading firm in cryptocurrency asset management, announced plans to extend staking services to its institutional clientele, courtesy of a partnership with infrastructure solutions provider Blockdaemon. This move is designed to tap into the burgeoning institutional fascination with...
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EXCLUSIVE: Crypto Contagion Infects Fintech — But It's Apples And Oranges, Symbiont CEO Says
Thursday, December 8, 2022 - 7:45pm | 585Blockchain, the technology that underpins cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), can propel a traditional financial services firm into the next frontier of fintech. And yet, it's highly complicated and extremely scrutinized thanks to the current drama surrounding certain bad actors (i....
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Northern Trust Taps Into Data Science And Partnerships To Add Value To Investment Process
Monday, July 18, 2022 - 12:05pm | 1134Benzinga, a media and data provider bridging the gap between retail and institutional investors, is bringing back its annual Global Fintech Awards event to New York City on Dec. 8, 2022. Ahead of this recognition of disruptive innovators in finance and technology, Benzinga will periodically publish...
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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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Fintech Focus For May 7, 2021
Thursday, May 6, 2021 - 6:32pm | 2177Quote To Start The Day: “Whatever you are, be a good one.” Source: Abraham Lincoln One Big Thing In Fintech: Metromile Inc, an insurance-focused fintech powered by data science and machine learning, announced Thursday it will allow policyholders the option to pay for insurance and...
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Fintech Focus For April 19, 2021
Sunday, April 18, 2021 - 7:54pm | 2187Quote To Start The Day: "The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step." Source: Lao Tzu One Big Thing In Fintech: Coinbase’s public listing documents revealed an unusual set of circumstances for a startup: Its venture arm, Coinbase Ventures, had acquired stakes in a handful...
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Fintech Focus For February 15, 2021
Monday, February 15, 2021 - 12:20am | 2274Quote To Start The Day: Do not confuse motion and progress. Source: Alfred A. Montapert One Big Thing In Fintech: More than 90M millennials will soon be in what Goldman Sachs calls their “prime spending years.” Millennials have overtaken the baby boomers to become the largest...
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Fintech Focus For February 9, 2021
Monday, February 8, 2021 - 8:32pm | 2129Quote To Start The Day: If you can change your mind, you can change your life. Source: William James One Big Thing In Fintech: Tesla has disclosed in an SEC filing published Monday that it has bought $1.5 billion worth of bitcoin. "In January 2021, we updated our investment policy to provide...
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Fintech Focus For December 10, 2020
Wednesday, December 9, 2020 - 5:44pm | 1806Quote To Start The Day: Two armies that fight each other is like one large army that commits suicide. Source: Henri Barbusse One Big Thing In Fintech: Stock trading app Robinhood Markets Inc has picked Goldman Sachs to lead preparations for an initial public offering (IPO) which could come next...
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Fintech Focus For August 13, 2020
Wednesday, August 12, 2020 - 5:20pm | 1461Daily Perspective: Accept my money, or die. - Kublai Khan Fintech Movers: I wouldn't be surprised to see exchanges charging for [crypto] data ... like exchanges used to not charge for data in U.S. equities. - Ronan Ryan Huntington selects BillGo as partner. Cash App tests new borrowing tech....
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Mixed Earnings Expectations For Bank Of America, JPMorgan And Wells Fargo
Tuesday, January 10, 2017 - 5:00pm | 779The first of the big banks help kick off the fourth-quarter earnings reporting season this week. Mixed but generally positive results are expected from the first three quarterly reports. Expectations are also positive for the flood of bank earnings reports that follow. The fourth-quarter earnings...
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Barron's Picks And Pans: Arista Networks, Northern Trust, 1-800-Flowers And More
Saturday, July 9, 2016 - 3:48pm | 634Featured stories this weekend in Barron's ponder the prospects for networking underdog and a former newspaper publisher. The prospects for a Midwest asset manager and a bright spot in retail are also examined. Another article suggests that a "death spiral" is coming for electric utilities. "...
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More Big Banks In The Earnings Spotlight
Sunday, January 17, 2016 - 7:01pm | 605Fourth-quarter results from the big banks have been unimpressive so far. Analysts are looking for some earnings growth from Bank of America Corp (NYSE: BAC) this week. Wall Street expectations are lower for Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Citgroup, JPMorgan and Wells...
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Earnings Expectations For The Week Of July 14: Big Banks, Tech Giants And More
Monday, July 14, 2014 - 6:54am | 1131After Alcoa (NYSE: AA) and Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) kicked off the second-quarter earnings season last week, things ramp up this week with reports from many of the big banks, some tech giants and other blue-chips. Citigroup (NYSE: C), Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) and J.P. Morgan (NYSE: JPM) get...