Top News In Fintech And Beyond For February 11, 2022

Good day! Here are the top things to focus on, today.

• Bridges to Canada clog, slowing auto manufacturing.
• Fed’s Bullard backs raising rate full percentage-point.
• S&P: VC fundings to U.S. fintechs doubled last year.
• SEC proposal to accelerate settlements is welcomed.

Top Things To Know In Fintech:

• PointData eyeing $11M fundraising.
• Coinbase has removed crypto links. COIN
• OpenExchange added new leaders.
• MEMX plans to charge market data.
• Binance takes $200M Forbes stake.
• Okcoin first to launch Stellar USDC.
• Digital euro legislation gets planned.
• AXA and BoA join finance initiative. AXAHY BAC
• Klarna considers raising fresh funds.
• Commerce Bank teamed w/Paytient. CBSH
• Cboe’s ‘Nanos’ offer to launch soon. CBOE
• SETL, Digital Asset create network.
• Crypto.com struck new sponsorship.
• Robinhood eyeing crypto first push. HOOD
• BNP launches introduction platform. BNPQY
• WisdomTree to add wallets, tokens. WETF
• Wealthbox, Trust & Will teaming up.
• Occupier snags $10.5 in a Series A.

Spotlight: Single stock halts, also knowns as “Limit up/Limit down” (LULD), are one of the important market guardrails designed to stop feedback loops in today’s electronically traded markets generating erroneous prices or unnecessary volatility in stocks.

Source: Nasdaq
Interesting Reads:

• Don’t build branches in metaverses.
• El Salvador is downgraded by Fitch.
• YouTube on Web3, NFT opportunity. GOOGL
• Vine, Loot creator has raised $12M.
• Nearly $8B to be bet on Super Bowl.
• OnlyFans launches NFT verification.
• Russia looking to crypto regulations.

Thought-Provoking Statement: Positive feedback for your startup is great and everything but negative feedback that points you in a better direction is 100x more useful.
Source: Andrew Gazdecki