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Fintech Focus For December 23, 2020
Tuesday, December 22, 2020 - 7:20pm | 1714Quote To Start The Day: During the darkest days of the Model 3 program, I reached out to Tim Cook to discuss the possibility of Apple acquiring Tesla (for 1/10 of our current value). He refused to take the meeting. Source: Elon Musk One Big Thing In Fintech: Jack Miller, head of trading at Baird,...
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Fintech Focus For December 17, 2020
Wednesday, December 16, 2020 - 5:26pm | 2091Quote To Start The Day: Pricing an IPO is more of an art than a science. Source: Ran Ben-Tzur One Big Thing In Fintech: A massive delta exists between public and private assets. That’s according to Solomon Tesfaye, the vice president of business development and capital markets at tZero Group...
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Fintech Focus For November 13, 2020
Thursday, November 12, 2020 - 6:51pm | 1822Quote Of The Day: The purpose of our lives is to be happy. - Dalai Lama Fintech Movers: Sandboxes offered by various federal and private banks, regulators, and large-scale organizations reflect the changing environment of bringing innovation to the table through collaboration. - MEDICI NYCE...
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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 September 21, 2020
Sunday, September 20, 2020 - 7:39pm | 1712Quote Of The Day: In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act. - George Orwell Fintech Movers: The European Union (EU) will release a new set of rules by 2024 — with the aim to streamline cross-border payments — by leveraging blockchain and crypto-assets such as...
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Fintech Focus Roundup For August 8, 2020
Sunday, August 9, 2020 - 8:12pm | 973Why The Rocket IPO Marks A Paradigm Shift In Finance What Is Happening? Rocket Companies, home to Quicken Loans, the nation's largest retail mortgage lender, priced its 100-million share IPO offering at $18 per share, valuing the company at about $36 billion. What Does It Mean? The IPO is just...
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Fintech Focus Roundup For July 26, 2020
Monday, July 27, 2020 - 9:14am | 1233The OCC Is Rolling Out National Payments Charter 1.0 This Fall What Is Happening? The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is rolling out a ‘payments charter 1.0’ this fall. What Does It Mean? The OCC’s proposed charters will be positive for the fintech industry,...
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Fintech Focus For July 20, 2020
Monday, July 20, 2020 - 8:27am | 1771Daily Perspective: Things work out best for those who make the best of how things work out. - John Wooden Fintech Movers: Schwab now manages a record $4.11 trillion in client assets from 14.1 million accounts, having added 1.62 million new clients during the quarter, but still managed to see weak...
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Stock Market Update For The Week Ahead: 'Cautious Attitude'
Sunday, July 19, 2020 - 4:32pm | 2080The Last Week In A Nutshell What Happened: “U.S. stocks are closing in on record highs. But behind the scenes, uneasy investors are keeping their options open,” said Lindsey Bell, chief investment officer for Ally Financial Inc-owned (NYSE: ALLY) Ally Invest. “They’ve bought...
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Fintech Focus For July 10, 2020
Friday, July 10, 2020 - 7:57am | 1814Daily Perspective: The market is not the economy. - Mike Loewengart Fintech Movers: The digital lending platform market was estimated at $4 billion in 2018. This number is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate of over 20% in the next 5 years, putting it at an estimated $17 billion by...
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Fintech Focus Roundup For June 27, 2020
Monday, June 29, 2020 - 8:55am | 904Get Rich Quick Scheme What Is Happening? Three of the largest brokers raked in more than $300 million in Q1 2020 by offloading orders to large trading firms. TD Ameritrade brought in the most, according to regulatory filings from the Q1, with E*Trade and Charles Schwab also posted notable figures...
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Schwab Advisor Services Taps Wealthbox Over CRM Integration
Thursday, January 23, 2020 - 3:39pm | 172Wealthbox, 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...
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Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Becomes First Bitcoin Investment Vehicle To Become SEC Reporting Company
Wednesday, January 22, 2020 - 4:08am | 360Grayscale 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...
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Barron's Picks And Pans: Netflix, Raytheon, Spotify, Taiwan Semi And More
Saturday, October 5, 2019 - 11:00am | 690This weekend's Barron's cover story examines the race to zero trading commissions. Other featured articles discuss how to play a complicated merger and why Chinese stocks are lagging. Also, the prospects for a chipmaker, a music streamer, shippers, pot stocks and more. "Who Will Win...
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Barron's Picks And Pans: Nordstrom, Pinterest, Take-Two Interactive And More
Saturday, May 18, 2019 - 2:24pm | 494This weekend's Barron's cover story offers reasons why investors should not panic about the trade war. Another featured article suggests five cheap stocks to ride out the trade war. Also, the prospects for a retailer, a video game maker and a social media play. This weekend's Barron...