General News

January 14, 2020 @ 8:53 am By JD Alois  |  

JP Morgan (NYSE:JPM) is out with Q4 2020 results and the numbers are a clear beat on both the top and bottom line. JPM shares are up about 1% in pre-market trading. JPM is one of the most successful banks in the world benefiting from… Read More

January 13, 2020 @ 10:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

While it might be true that young people like to use innovative cell phone apps to streamline their daily activities, reports suggest that fancy software alone won’t necessarily help challenger banks when trying to attract business from Generation Z customers. This, according to a newly… Read More

January 13, 2020 @ 8:34 am By JD Alois  |  

Just as it has been revealed that the UK Peer to Peer Finance Association (P2PFA) has disbanded, Innovate Finance has announced the creation of 36H Group to take its place. Innovate Finance described 36H as a “united voice for lending platforms that accept retail investments.”… Read More

January 12, 2020 @ 8:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Thailand is currently laying the groundwork for standalone or independently-functioning online banks as the Southeast Asian nation tries to catch up with other nearby markets that have been upgrading their banking infrastructure. Veerathai Santiprabhob, governor of the Bank of Thailand, noted during a recent interview:… Read More

January 12, 2020 @ 7:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based credit card issuer NewDay is reportedly planning to acquire Deko, a retail finance platform, in order to diversify its line of products and services. NewDay’s management is currently looking at the different business opportunities that tech platforms are offering in the payments and credit… Read More

January 12, 2020 @ 7:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bank of Ceylon (BoC), a state-owned, major commercial bank in Sri Lanka, is reportedly expanding its branch network to include Andigama and Weerapokuna with the added convenience of offering 24-hour online banking services to the people living in these areas. BoC’s Weerapokuna location is… Read More

January 10, 2020 @ 11:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ledger Holdings Inc., the parent company to LedgerX LLC, a regulated cryptocurrency derivatives exchange, announced on Friday that LedgerX co-founder and former CTO, Zach Dexter, as the new CEO. This news comes less than six months after LedgerX’s former CEO, Paul Chou, issued a “profanity-laced”… Read More

January 10, 2020 @ 11:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Paul Rippon, Monzo’s Co-Founder and Deputy Chief Executive, announced this week he has stepped down from his position with the UK fintech to pursue an alpaca business, Barnacre Alpacas. In a letter published on Linkedin, Rippon revealed the exciting news and what’s next for him…. Read More

January 10, 2020 @ 7:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Traditional bank and Fintech collaboration and Open Banking are becoming quite common for financial institutions throughout the world that are planning to update their product offerings for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). India-based private lending institution SBM Bank recently teamed up with PayNearby to introduce… Read More

January 10, 2020 @ 8:41 am By Cali Haan  |  

Fast-food giant McDonalds (NYSE: MCD) is hiring a Director of Global Cashless & Digital Payments/Fraud to work in its Global Cashless and Fraud team at company headquarters in Chicago. The team’s primary goals, according to the job posting, are to: 1) “Act as a center of… Read More

January 9, 2020 @ 12:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Crude oil production in Saudi Arabia slowed down considerably last year, from 10,643 BBL/D/1K in December 2018 to only 9,890 BBL/D/1K in November 2019. Steady and continuous drops in crude oil production may be attributed to several different factors, such as the attendant impact on… Read More

January 9, 2020 @ 5:59 am By Cali Haan  |  

China’s Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC), which oversees the country’s financial markets, has, “published a guideline saying it would promote the conversion of household savings into long-term capital market fund,” South China Morning Post (SCMP) reports. The CBIRC did not say how it will… Read More

January 8, 2020 @ 10:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) has announced the launch of a new podcast series covering the escapades of securities regulators around North America. Entitled, Real Life Regulators, the podcast’s goal is to review and discuss fraud cases regarding the financial services industry. Christopher… Read More

January 7, 2020 @ 1:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fintech unicorn SoFi announced on Tuesday the opening of its newest office location in Jacksonville, Florida.  According to SoFi, the office is located in the St. Johns Town Center and will fit up to 300 full-time staff, mainly focused on operations functions including member relations,… Read More

January 5, 2020 @ 3:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pennsylvania-based Vanguard, a registered investment advisor with over $5.3 trillion in assets under management, announced on January 2 that it will be introducing zero-fee online stock and options trading to all Vanguard Brokerage clients. As mentioned in a release, this expands Vanguard Brokerage’s commission-free platform… Read More

January 4, 2020 @ 8:26 am By Max Lyadvinsky  |  

Startups are a new concept, business is not. Disruptive ideas still need structural backing to become as revolutionary as many startups promise. This means maximizing traditional management models to realize the radical. Startup boards, however, are often overlooked and underappreciated. Most boards are made as… Read More

January 3, 2020 @ 8:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

JPMorgan Chase, the largest US bank and the sixth-largest in the world, will reportedly be enforcing stricter security policies and measures by preventing third-party Fintech applications from gaining access to user passwords. The current method of data sharing offers (with permission) several external Fintech apps… Read More

January 2, 2020 @ 5:47 pm By Timothy Li  |  

To my Fintech friends, this is my 4th annual “Top Ten” Fintech prediction. I started this tradition at Crowdfund Insider back in January 2017. As we are saying goodbye to an incredible Fintech year of 2019, I see another seismic change in 2020 for our… Read More

January 2, 2020 @ 9:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Companies might think that they have to spend more money to generate more revenue, however, many are reportedly spending a lot more than what’s required in order to keep their accounts payable (AP) departments operational. Paper checks are still the main method through which American… Read More

December 31, 2019 @ 11:58 am By JD Alois  |  

The internet has disrupted so many different industries mainly for the better. Fintech, or financial technology, is really the digitization of financial services that previously leaned in an analog direction, lending, trading & investing, payments, banking and more. While the benefits to consumers and business… Read More