For the past two decades, the investment banking ecosystem in fintech has been dominated by one player: Steve McLaughlin's FT Partners. Now, that is not to say that other investments have not done deals. The really big deals are often done by the likes of Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, or JPMorgan Chase.
Financial Health Network released its Financial Health Pulse Report, reporting a decline in financial health across most income groups.
The open banking industry in the US had a slow start to life, but is shaping up for an exciting 2024. With the first glimpses of regulator support and increasing demand from merchants, Pay by Bank is set to become a serious alternative to mainstream payment methods in the minds of US consumers.
The idea is to protect consumer accounts from fraud so well that the company is backed by PayPal and used by the paytech firm for its protection.
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Most NFTs function right now as digital collectibles, traded on marketplaces like the ever-popular OpenSea.
The site saw $3.4 billion in trading volume in August, 10 times the trade volume in July.
Companies face more pressure to detail the environmental footprints of their investments, thanks to regulations and the ESG trends.
Inflation rates hitting all-time highs strain the economy with SMEs as "the backbone." Experts weigh options to weather the storm.
The biggest name in Silicon Valley venture capital over the last half-century is Sequoia. And the biggest name in European fintech is Klarna.
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Ready to Sign Up for a Gen AI Certification Program? Fintech Founders & Others Weigh In on the Trend
We are still figuring out fintech applications for generative ai, so is now the time to start talking about certifications?
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