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UK Bank Revolut Now Lets Users Buy, Withdraw Bitcoin
Thursday, May 6, 2021 - 11:42am | 292United Kingdom challenger digital bank Revolut now allows its customers to move the Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) acquired through its systems to external wallets. What Happened: According to industry news outlet Cointelegraph, Revolut decided to start allowing its users to move Bitcoin four years...
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Fintech Focus For April 20, 2021
Monday, April 19, 2021 - 7:52pm | 2247Quote To Start The Day: "Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up." Source: Thomas A. Edison One Big Thing In Fintech: Earlier this month, Bakkt, a digital-currency fintech that specializes in concurrency, rewards 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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Why Uniswap (UNI) Cryptocurrency Is Up Over 20%, And What UK Bank Has To Do With It
Monday, April 12, 2021 - 4:29pm | 412Uniswap's (CRYPTO: UNI) price increased by over 20% as a United Kingdom challenger bank decided to offer exposure to it to its customers. What Happened: The price movement follows an April 8 announcement by bank Revolut that it will offer exposure to the token to all of its...
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Fintech Focus For April 9, 2021
Thursday, April 8, 2021 - 5:54pm | 2020Quote To Start The Day: We don't abandon our pursuits because we despair of ever perfecting them. Source: Epictetus One Big Thing In Fintech: To stay competitive, financial institutions must take a page from SaaS providers by embedding much needed financial services functionality into their...
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Fintech Focus For April 2, 2021
Thursday, April 1, 2021 - 6:17pm | 1719Quote To Start The Day: Your mind will take the shape of what you frequently hold in thought, for the human spirit is colored by such impressions. Source: Marcus Aurelius One Big Thing In Fintech: Coinbase has confirmed the April 14 direct listing date. Source: The Block Other Key Fintech...
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Fintech Focus For March 23, 2021
Monday, March 22, 2021 - 5:59pm | 1880Quote To Start The Day: Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes. Source: Jim Carrey One Big Thing In Fintech: As soon as July, officials at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which have been developing prototypes for a digital dollar...
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Fintech Focus For March 17, 2021
Tuesday, March 16, 2021 - 8:59pm | 1939Quote To Start The Day: To succeed in business you must learn the art of saying no. Source: Barbara Corcoran One Big Thing In Fintech: Owning a company’s stock drives brand loyalty and increases spending. That’s according to a Columbia Business School study that analyzed transaction-...
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Fintech Focus For March 5, 2021
Thursday, March 4, 2021 - 6:41pm | 1896Quote To Start The Day: We can do anything we want to if we stick to it long enough. Source: Helen Keller One Big Thing In Fintech: Square, a fintech company that serves both individuals and companies, announced that it has purchased a majority stake in Tidal, a music streaming service. The deal,...
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Fintech Focus For February 5, 2021
Thursday, February 4, 2021 - 6:53pm | 2031Quote To Start The Day: Robinhood Markets, GameStop Corp. and hedge funds are all on the wish list that House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters is assembling for a hearing that will dig into the Reddit-fueled stock trading that has shocked Wall Street and lawmakers. “I’m...
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Fintech Focus For December 9, 2020
Tuesday, December 8, 2020 - 6:34pm | 1990Quote To Start The Day: Webull, founded by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. alum Wang Anquan, has increased its roster of brokerage clients by about tenfold this year, to more than 2 million, by offering free stock trades with a slick online interface. While that’s still a fraction of the more...
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Fintech Focus For November 18, 2020
Tuesday, November 17, 2020 - 6:49pm | 2035Quote Of The Day: We are what we repeatedly do; excellence, then, is not an act but a habit. - Aristotle Fintech Movers: Robinhood Markets, the trading platform that’s proved popular with novice investors, has asked banks to pitch for roles in an initial public offering, according to people...
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Fintech Focus For October 13, 2020
Monday, October 12, 2020 - 5:57pm | 2271Quote Of The Day: We in the World Health Organization do not advocate lockdowns as the primary means of control of this virus. - David Nabarro Fintech Movers: Hackers have stolen $22 million from users of the popular bitcoin wallet Electrum by enticing people to install fake software updates. -...
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Fintech Focus For October 12, 2020
Sunday, October 11, 2020 - 8:33pm | 1989Quote Of The Day: The only impossible journey is the one you never begin. - Tony Robbins Fintech Movers: The Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate, the research and development wing of the United States Department of Homeland Security, has given close to a million dollars to five blockchain...
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Fintech Focus For October 9, 2020
Thursday, October 8, 2020 - 7:04pm | 2287Quote Of The Day: The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be. - Ralph Waldo Emerson Fintech Movers: Electronic trading giant Citadel Securities will bolster its already huge presence at the New York Stock Exchange by buying the NYSE market-making business of smaller...