General News

February 24, 2021 @ 9:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Following the Gamestop/Reddit/Robinhood melodrama, the discussion of when trades settle has become a topic of concern. Currently, if you purchase shares from a broker you must pay for those shares within two days of the trade (T+2), something the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted in… Read More

February 24, 2021 @ 8:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sunayna Tuteja, the former Managing Director, Head of Digital Assets & DLT (Blockchain, Crypto) at TD Ameritrade, has now been hired by the US Federal Reserve System as its Chief Innovation Officer. Tuteja has been a vocal supporter of Bitcoin. She claims to have gotten… Read More

February 23, 2021 @ 9:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

EquityBee, a U.S.-based startup employees’ stock options funding solution provider, announced on Tuesday it secured $20 million through its Series A funding round, which was led by Group 11 with participation from Oren Zeev Ventures, Battery Ventures, and ICON Continuity Fund. EquityBee reported that the… Read More

February 22, 2021 @ 10:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A restaurant owner based in New York City has been trying to sell his two bars for Bitcoin (BTC), the flagship cryptocurrency. Patrick Hughes had put his side-by-side bars in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood, Scruffy Duffy’s and Hellcat Annie’s, up for sale last month. Hughes… Read More

February 22, 2021 @ 10:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S.-based fintech Broadridge Financial Solutions (NYSE:BR) announced on Monday the launch of its new wealth lending network marketplace. According to Broadridge, the marketplace will connect wealth managers to banks and other financial institutions as well as enable wealth manager of all sizes to offer securities-based… Read More

February 22, 2021 @ 9:39 am By JD Alois  |  

HANetf, described as Europe’s first full-service white label UCITS ETF issuer, says it has topped $2 billion in assets under management (AUM) as of last week. HANetf reports that it now has an AUM of £2.22 billion – a whopping increase of 85% since the… Read More

February 21, 2021 @ 11:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The total value of venture capital secured by UK-based firms surged to the highest level in Q4 2020 according to estimates from Refinitiv Deals Intelligence. UK firms secured £2.4 billion in capital from 137 different deals during the last three months of 2020, which is… Read More

February 21, 2021 @ 9:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

San Francisco-based Carta, a firm that helps private and public companies, investors, and employees manage equity and ownership, has published its private markets report for Q4 2020. Carta’s report, which was posted on February 17, 2021, notes that venture capital managed to close out 2020… Read More

February 21, 2021 @ 9:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  FormFree, a U.S.-based fintech, announced on Friday it has expanded its AccountChek 3n1 (3n1) asset, employment and income verification service, to now cover 85% of U.S. workers whose employers utilize a payroll processing service, representing over 100 million wage earners. Founded in 2008, FormFree describes… Read More

February 21, 2021 @ 9:02 pm By André Jasch  |  

The European crowdfunding industry is merging into a harmonized market – with major implications for how companies raise capital and investors access investment opportunities. The opportunities and challenges arising from this were also at the center of the ECN Crowdfunding Convention 2020 (ECN CrowdCon). This… Read More

February 21, 2021 @ 8:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

LendingClub (NYSE:LC) notes that married couples who manage their finances together are (usually) more likely to say they’re in “a happy, stable partnership,” according to a research study carried out by the University of Arizona. However, a LendingClub member survey has revealed that almost 70%… Read More

February 21, 2021 @ 7:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) confirmed that consumer credit activity keeps rising from the COVID-19 pandemic lows, but some areas like automobile loans (subprime) performance have lagged. As noted in an update published on February 18, 2021, by TransUnion, the company’s Q4 2020 Industry Insights report looks… Read More

February 21, 2021 @ 6:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

OnDeck notes that the Small Business Administration (SBA) and US Treasury Department have resumed the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) for First Draw Loans (on the week of January 11, 2021, and on January 13, 2021). OnDeck, which was acquired by Enova (NYSE:ENVA) last year, has… Read More

February 21, 2021 @ 4:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Piplsay research reveals that 27% of US consumers are planning to make investments in cryptocurrency during 2021. Around 50% of Americans think that it’s now “safe” to invest in decentralized digital currencies, the survey revealed. About 57% of US-based consumers said they think major brands… Read More

February 20, 2021 @ 11:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital banking challenger 86 400 reveals that almost three-quarters (74%) of Aussies “admit to having disagreements” regarding money matters with their partner. This, according to a recent survey from 86 400, which claims to be Australia’s first “smartbank.” The survey, which had been released in… Read More

February 20, 2021 @ 10:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Affirm (NASDAQ:AFRM), the first Fintech firm of 2021 to complete a traditional (non-SPAC) initial public offering, notes that its research team frequently looks at why shoppers pay over a period time with Affirm. Recently, their surveys revealed important reasons that should be of interest to… Read More

February 19, 2021 @ 10:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Online lending exchange LendingTree (NASDAQ: TREE) announced on Friday it is launching an indirect auto lending platform. LendingTree revealed that the platform, which is created with Westlake Financial, will enable consumers to shop and compare pre-qualified indirect auto loan rates on the LendingTree website…. Read More

February 19, 2021 @ 5:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A recent SWNS research study has revealed that 40% of US-based consumers under the age of 40 are not optimistic that they’ll be able to succeed in achieving their financial goals. The study of 2,000 Americans (between the ages of 18–40) found that around 58%… Read More

February 19, 2021 @ 12:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Pat Toomey has issued a request for proposals to help foster economic growth and capital formation. The proposal may end up as legislation that is designed to increase economic growth and job creation. Senator Toomey stated: “I am announcing this… Read More

February 18, 2021 @ 11:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stock trading volumes in Hong Kong have reportedly increased by as much as 4x compared to those on London’s main stock exchange, as large tech stocks continue to attract investors from other jurisdictions. Some have referred to Hong Kong’s stock trading as the “Nasdaq of… Read More