2019 has become a big year for fintech mergers and that trends look to continue for some time; payments in...
OakNorth Bank has taken the top spot on the FT’s annual list of the 1,000 fastest growing companies in Europe;...
Join LendIt on Monday, August 14 at 2:00 PM EST for a webinar about blockchain technology and insurance; the webinar will discuss how blockchain can streamline operations for wealth managers and insurance back office operations; presenters include Jayant Khadilkar, global head of analytics and technology at Tiger Risk, and Ryan Rugg, business development at R3. Source
Its platform focused on funding from fans for internet celebrities on YouTube, Twitch and other live streaming platforms; in August it raised 119.5 ether which is about $47,000; the SEC notified Protostarr of its investigation however a final status has not been reported; the firm says forming a legal department to manage the ICO investigation and potential need for registration is not within its short-term plans and it will refund its ICO investors. Source
The news last week that two of the core investors in the blockchain fund from Morgan Creek were pension funds...
Science Blockchain is the first incubator ICO to go to market; Argon Group will be advising the ICO; Science Blockchain began in 2011 and they have co-founded and invested in over 70 companies; they aim to take their expertise to help select blockchain entrepreneurs; token holders will get access to new tokens from incubated portfolio companies; investors will also benefit in any upside from owning Science Tokens. Source
The Federal Reserve is making changes to the asset cap on Wells Fargo in order to get more money into...
For What Future Are We Building Bitcoin? Working to understand Affirm’s reported IPO pricing hopes State regulator group, others back...
Point of sale loans even at 0% are not new; the idea is that a retailer can bring in more...
Brett Boehm, principal and director of business development for TBF Financial, shares the various options that lenders have for non-performing loans; many firms chase non-performing loans when perhaps selling the loans to a commercial debt buyer is a better option; blog post discusses commercial debt buying, recovery options for the lender, and how to deal with reputable buyers and brokers. Source