Fintech Focus For June 29, 2020

Fintech Movers: Ally Financial and CardWorks are terminating their planned $2.65 billion merger, the companies announced Wednesday in a press release. The companies cited "the unprecedented economic and market conditions resulting from the COVID-19 global pandemic." - Banking Dive

• UBS intros online mortgage platform.
• Stake enhances its free trading app.
• 280 CapMarkets improves bond tech.
• BNY to build out ESG data analytics.
• Why trade Small Exchange products.
• Nomura to launch digital custodian.
• HDR funds crypto options exchange.
• IDEMIA launches a payments card.
• SEC: Telegram is liable for $1.22B.
• Karat unveils streamers credit card.
• LEX market to operate Nasdaq tech.

Benzinga Global Fintech Awards Spotlight:

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Watch Out For This: New York City is on the verge of approving a shared electric scooter pilot program, opening up a potentially lucrative market and new micro-mobility battleground in the United States. - TechCrunch

• Nasdaq’s approach to WFH.
• Protesters take on Beverly Hills.
• Barron’s new top CEOs for 2020.
• Window closing for virus control.

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Market Moving Headline: Verizon announced on Thursday it will pull advertisements from Facebook and Instagram, per the company's chief media officer. - Axios

• American Air to book full planes.
• German Amazon workers to strike.
• EU emission rules to take effect.
• Amazon to buy autonomous startup.
• Waymo, Volvo to develop robotaxis.
• BlackRock cut fees on flagship ETF.
• Bank of Korea signals virus fears.
• Chesapeake files for bankruptcy.
• GM unit wins a $214M Army order.