Welcome back to the Fintech Blueprint / Rebank podcast series hosted by Will Beeson and Lex Sokolin. In this episode, we talk through a few recent events that are indicative of the Fintech world right now. Brex raised an additional $150 million at a slightly improved valuation vs. its last round just as Monzo is reportedly looking at a 40% down round. Why? Shopify launched bank accounts for its merchants and announced the Shop app, basically an Amazon competitor plus Klarna, just as it worked with Facebook to support the launch of Facebook Shops and joined the Libra Association. Lots going on. Lastly, we discuss why Goldman’s M&A activity over the past couple years leads to the natural conclusion that they should buy Schwab.
Last week Lending Club announced they would be adding 15 new fields to their API. Investors who invest directly on LendingClub.com...
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This week, we put on the Goldman hat and go shopping for companies. We buy a little bit of Folio and sell some Motif. We look at Personal Capital and the $1 billion it wants for its $12 billion of assets. We examine the private markets with Addepar / iCapital and SharesPost / Forge, and then move over to the banking sector. Should we buy Wells Fargo, as rumored, or some digital wallet apps? Read on for how to acquire a best-in-class Fintech.
Today, Lending Club has added some long awaited features for investors who use the Lending Club trading platform to buy...
[Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from New Jersey Guy, an active member of the Lend Academy Forum and investor on...
[Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest post from New Jersey Guy – he is an active member of the...
Today we have a guest post from Sarah V., who lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She is only able to invest...