Fintech

The Financial Learning Information Platform, or iFlip, a leading algorithmic intelligence wealth manager, announced Thursday the launch of its long-awaited mobile stock trading app. iFlip is an investing tool whose underlying technology and proprietary algorithms were developed by leading Wall...

Say Technologies formally announced Thursday its Shareholder Communication Platform is available for integration into partner mobile applications. The platform of tools, which allows for increased shareholder engagement and proxy voting, will be integrated and tried within the Fidelity Mobile app,...

Wealthbox, a CRM for financial advisors, formally announced its agreement with Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE: SCHW) Advisor Services, over the integration of its CRM solution in the OpenView Gateway for financial advisors. In a statement on the development, John Connor, Vice President, Digital...

Former Commodity Futures Trading Commission chairman Christopher Giancarlo presented a detailed look into his Digital Dollar Project at the event in Davos. A Fed-Issued Currency The aim of the Digital Dollar Project is to encourage the launch of a central bank digital currency in the United States...

Swiss fintech company Amun AG launched a new exchange-traded product (ETP) on Switzerland's Zurich-based SIX Exchange. This latest launch is the 21Shares Short Bitcoin ETP (SBTC tracker) that claims to track the opposite performance of bitcoin (BTC) and is another way to gain exposure in...

Esports company 100 Thieves, a project of the rapper Drake and former professional "Call of Duty" player Matthew “Nadeshot” Haag, has opened a training compound and headquarters in Los Angeles in hopes of gaining an advantage in competitive esports. The company rolled out...

Gatsby, a commission-free options trading platform recognized as a Benzinga Listmaker for outstanding achievement in fintech, tapped social media personality Ken Bone to explain options trading for prospective users. Bone became famous after asking a question during a 2016 CNN Presidential Election...

Clearpool Group, an electronic trading solution and independent agency broker-dealer execution service, in a move to further its impact on modern market microstructure, agreed to be acquired by BMO Financial Group (NYSE: BMO). “We are thrilled to be joining BMO Capital Markets," said...

The central banks of Japan, Canada, and some of the European Union members are teaming up to study the prospects of launching centralized digital currencies in their respective countries. What Happened The Bank of Canada, the Bank of England, the Bank of Japan, Switzerland's Swiss National Bank...

Grayscale Investments, a subsidiary of the Digital Currency Group, on Tuesday, said it had become a reporting company with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. What Happened The company had filed for the status in mid-November, and the form 10 filing was deemed effective as per...

Bitfinex, a digital asset trading platform, formally announced the addition of a sub-account feature which allows users to set up multiple trading accounts under one master account. “There is a huge pent-up demand among institutional traders for a more sophisticated way of accessing crypto...

Shares of Qudian Inc (NYSE: QD), a Chinese small consumer credit company specializing in student loans, are pulling back on more than average volume following an announcement regarding withdrawal of the company's annual guidance. Qudian also announced an authorization to repurchase its...