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Fintech Focus For August 16, 2021
Sunday, August 15, 2021 - 1:12pm | 2685Read More...Quote To Start The Day: “The way that I manage risk has changed materially. I try as often as I can to think about multi-decade holding periods for the things that we own. In the moment, it is hard, but then you figure out guardrails to stay in an infinite mindset. If I’m thinking over...
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Fintech Focus For June 17, 2021
Wednesday, June 16, 2021 - 6:54pm | 1823Read More...Quote To Start The Day: "The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” Source: Lao Tzu One Big Thing In Fintech: Outside of perhaps China, right now the big use case for central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) seems to be just talking about them. Crypto is cool right now and...
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Fintech Focus For March 25, 2021
Wednesday, March 24, 2021 - 9:36pm | 2283Read More...Quote To Start The Day: Brainpower doesn’t have a zip code. Source: Laura González-Estéfani One Big Thing In Fintech: A new filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission indicates that asset management giant Fidelity is seeking to create a bitcoin exchange-traded fund...
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Notable Insider Buys In The Week Of Christmas: Foot Locker, GameStop, NetApp And More
Saturday, December 26, 2020 - 2:53pm | 952Read More...Insider buying can be an encouraging signal for potential investors when markets face uncertainty. Insider purchases of biopharmaceutical company and specialty retailer shares were reported last week. Some insiders took advantage of initial public an secondary offerings as well. Conventional...
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IPO Outlook: Popular E-commerce Company Wish, Plus Offerings From A Personal Loan Disruptor And A Biotech Firm
Sunday, December 13, 2020 - 10:52am | 764Read More...After the huge IPOs from AirBnB Inc (NASDAQ: ABNB) and DoorDash Inc (NYSE: DASH) last week, the week of December 13 takes a slight breather with only three IPOs scheduled and one potential blockbuster. Upstart Holdings: Cloud-based lending company Upstart Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: UPST) plans...
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Fintech Focus For November 10, 2020
Monday, November 9, 2020 - 6:42pm | 2688Read More...Quote Of The Day: A dying man can do nothing easy. - Benjamin Franklin Fintech Movers: The rise of new financial technologies will call for new approaches to regulation, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester said Monday. - WSJ UK fintech industry braces for Brexit. Mastercard...
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A Fintech Friday Look At Three Bay Area Disruptors
Friday, September 21, 2018 - 4:40pm | 434Read More...The world of financial technology is growing at an exponential pace, with new markets being researched and developed every day. The total value of fintech investments in 2017 totalled $30 billion, while 2018 is on pace for $35 billion, according to a study by Statista. Benzinga is hosting the...
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Upstart, The Brainchild Of Google Execs, Is Using Fintech To Make Smarter Loans
Tuesday, September 12, 2017 - 4:18pm | 845Read More...In the gap between the number of Americans who have access to prime credit and the number of Americans who are a good risk, Dave Girouard found enough room for an entire business. About 40 to 50 percent of Americans have access to prime credit, yet 83 percent of people who have taken out a loan...
