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What's Next For The Cannabis Industry Under Biden-Harris?
Sunday, February 21, 2021 - 12:04pm | 1615This article by Kelly Ebbert was originally published on NisonCo, and appears here with permission. In the midst of national tumult, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris took hold of the highest office in the United States. While there are many important questions regarding the new administration...
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Myanmar Coup Presents Foreign Policy Challenge To Biden Administration
Monday, February 1, 2021 - 4:11pm | 546A military coup toppled the democratically elected government of Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, on Monday, creating the first Pacific Rim-based foreign policy and economic policy challenge for the Biden administration. What Happened: Myanmar's army imposed a year-long state of emergency,...
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Fintech Focus For December 8, 2020
Monday, December 7, 2020 - 5:39pm | 1600Quote To Start The Day: There’s challenges with blockchain to date because it doesn’t have the scale to provide attractive economics. Source: Daniel Springer One Big Thing In Fintech: The fintech space is becoming increasingly crowded (since fintech is eating the world) with over $20...
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Fintech Focus For November 19, 2020
Wednesday, November 18, 2020 - 6:42pm | 2481Quote Of The Day: The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus. - Bruce Lee Fintech Movers: Big investors are backing online banks more than ever, betting that these upstarts' low overhead and nimble technology stacks will let them keep grabbing customers from traditional...
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Fintech Focus For November 16, 2020
Sunday, November 15, 2020 - 9:15pm | 1771Quote Of The Day: If you are not willing to risk the usual, you will have to settle for the ordinary. - Jim Rohn Fintech Movers: The most well-funded US fintech startup is SoFi, with $2.5B in disclosed equity funding. The San Francisco-based personal finance platform offers an array of financial...
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Trump Admits Defeat To Biden, In Tweet Claiming Election Was Rigged (UPDATE)
Sunday, November 15, 2020 - 9:31am | 346U.S. President Donald Trump admitted that President-elect Joe Biden won the Nov. 3 election. What Happened: Trump tweeted Sunday morning that Biden "won because the Election was Rigged." It has been more than a week since all the major U.S. media outlets projected victory for the former...
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Fintech Focus For November 9, 2020
Monday, November 9, 2020 - 12:47am | 2438Quote Of The Day: We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are. - Ana’s Nin Fintech Movers: Major finance players are using distributed ledger technology to reshape the capital markets infrastructure that powers the trade of stocks, bonds, and other securities. - CB Insights...
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Fintech Focus For November 5, 2020
Wednesday, November 4, 2020 - 7:37pm | 1846Quote Of The Day: Try and fail, but don’t fail to try. - John Quincy Adams Fintech Movers: Global fintech funding reached $10.63 billion in Q3, a 4% increase on the previous quarter. - Business Insider BBVA tech boosts risk processes. Importance of fintech in banking. Zelle exceeds over 1B...
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Fintech Focus For November 4, 2020
Tuesday, November 3, 2020 - 7:01pm | 1908Quote Of The Day: The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me. - Ayn Rand Fintech Movers: Voice technology has the potential to improve financial services in more ways than just convenience and accessibility. - SDK.finance Alameda invests $3M in 3Commas. Schwab...
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Fintech Focus For October 27, 2020
Monday, October 26, 2020 - 8:17pm | 2050Quote Of The Day: Don't be distracted by criticism. Remember -- the only taste of success some people get is to take a bite out of you. - Zig Ziglar Fintech Movers: In Q3 2020, FinTechs worldwide raised $12.15 billion in investments from 716 deals with a 16% QoQ decrease in total funding...
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Fintech Focus For October 23, 2020
Thursday, October 22, 2020 - 6:11pm | 2440Quote Of The Day: Do not be mistaken. The relative calm we feel right now isn’t the end of the storm, it is just the eye. - Scott Minerd Fintech Movers: Decentralised finance (DeFi) is now being taken seriously by traditional finance. In a European-wide survey of financial institutions...
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Fintech Focus For October 8, 2020
Wednesday, October 7, 2020 - 5:07pm | 2475Quote Of The Day: It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light. - Aristotle Fintech Movers: [Bank of America] said it applied for 415 patents this year for innovations regarding money transfer, bill payments, ATM transaction pre-staging, check verification using augmented...
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Will Trump Legalize Pot To Win Re-Election? One Top Lawyer Thinks He Could
Monday, October 5, 2020 - 12:24pm | 1090This article was originally published on WeedWeek, and appears here with permission. A prominent attorney whose firm represents several major cannabis companies said he believes there’s a “substantial” chance President Donald Trump could push to legalize marijuana ahead of the Nov...
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'Natural Period Of Consolidation': Stock Market Update For The Week Ahead
Sunday, September 27, 2020 - 6:20pm | 1957The Past Week, In A Nutshell What Happened: Last week ended negative with mega-cap and technology stocks regaining strength into week-end. Remember This: “Markets had embedded substantial optimism in early September, with the valuation of the S&P 500 at the highest level in 20 years and...
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Fintech Focus For September 23, 2020
Tuesday, September 22, 2020 - 4:39pm | 2196Quote Of The Day: Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper. - Francis Bacon Fintech Movers: Consumers continue to reject legacy banking bill-paying platforms, which are perceived as inefficient. In most cases, they prefer making payments directly to service providers. - BillGO One Finance...