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March 16, 2021 @ 10:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

JPMorgan Chase Financial Company LLC recently shared the terms of the notes offered by the preliminary or initial pricing supplement. The notes, which have will have JPMorgan Chase & Co. serve as the guarantor, will have a $1,000 minimum denomination, the bank confirmed. As noted… Read More

March 11, 2021 @ 7:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

JPMorgan Chase & Co  (NYSE:JPM) has reportedly hired former HSBC Holdings executive Jeremy Balkin to serve as the bank’s Head of Fintech and Innovation for handling wholesale payments. In his new role, Balkin is expected to manage Fintech and related innovation projects with a focus… Read More

March 10, 2021 @ 7:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) will reportedly be closing down its Chase Pay method of making payments for apps and websites effective March 31, 2021. Chase bank’s full list of retailers accepting the payment method, which includes Shell, Starbucks, and Walmart customers will be affected by the suspension… Read More

February 27, 2021 @ 8:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

  Are you stuck somewhere in outer space with utility bills to settle? Then you need not worry, because the satellites may be able to take care of them. JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) reportedly been testing blockchain or distributed ledger tech (DTL)-powered payments between… Read More

February 11, 2021 @ 12:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

JPMorgan Co-President Daniel Pinto recently noted that he doesn’t see another stock market correction “anytime soon,” unless the current situation “changes dramatically.” Pinto also said during his interview with CNBC that Fintech challengers are really good at providing “great client experience.” He acknowledged that they’ve… Read More

January 27, 2021 @ 9:53 am By JD Alois  |  

The digital banking sector will get a bit more crowded in the UK following the news that JP Morgan (NYSE:JPM) is planning to launch a digital bank in the country. JP Morgan will follow in the footsteps of Marcus, created by Goldman Sachs, entering the… Read More

January 6, 2021 @ 8:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin (BTC), the leading digital currency, continues to set all-time highs while the US dollar keeps falling (but still remains the world’s most dominant global currency). Notably, Bitcoin is now being supported by even more Wall Street giants. The OKCoin team has noted: “We’ve said… Read More

December 4, 2020 @ 7:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Tifin Group, a Boulder-headquartered VC company that focuses on the Fintech sector, has reportedly sold off 55 Institutional Partners LLC, a financial tech firm known as 55ip, to JPMorgan’s asset management unit. 55ip has created tax automation software solutions for investment advisors. The terms… Read More

November 18, 2020 @ 10:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM), the largest bank in the US and sixth-largest in the world in terms of assets, is reportedly planning to enter the rapidly evolving Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) market. Chase revealed that it will be offering its credit card customers the option… Read More

October 30, 2020 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Icon Solutions, a payments tech firm, has reportedly received an equity investment from JPMorgan, the world’s sixth-largest bank in terms of total assets. The value of the investment has not been shared publicly. Icon Solutions notably counts major institutions including BNP Paribas, HSBC and… Read More

August 23, 2020 @ 10:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

JPMorgan Chase, the largest bank in the US and sixth-largest in the world in terms of assets, is planning to launch a UK challenger bank in the first quarter of 2021, Sky News recently reported. The media outlet revealed that the launch is considered a… Read More

July 16, 2020 @ 7:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

JPMorgan Chase, the largest bank in the US and sixth-largest in the world in terms of assets, has reportedly acquired a minority stake in FitBank, a Brazilian Fintech firm. The amount paid by the bank for the part acquisition hasn’t been shared publicly. Established in… Read More

May 22, 2020 @ 6:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

  Last week it was reported that JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM), one of the largest banks in the world and the doyenne of Wall Street big banks, is providing banking services to both Coinbase and Gemini. More specifically, JPMorgan is providing cash management services like wire transfers,… Read More

May 12, 2020 @ 8:10 am By JD Alois  |  

According to a report in WSJ.com, JPMorgan is now offering banking services to two well known digital asset exchanges – Coinbase and Gemini. Typically, digital asset exchanges have been shunned by big banks as compliance officers have viewed the risk as too large fearing the… Read More

April 28, 2020 @ 8:26 am By JD Alois  |  

Taulia has officially announced a strategic alliance with the largest US Bank JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM). According to a release, the partnership is said to create a unique trade finance solution for JPM clients. Crowdfund Insider covered the partnership this past weekend. Going forward, JPMorgan’s clients will… Read More

April 26, 2020 @ 9:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM), the largest bank in the US, needed to deal with a legacy platform as it sought to better handle financing needs for corporate customers. The bank decided it was better to partner with a Fintech instead. According to a report in Bloomberg, JP… Read More

April 3, 2020 @ 10:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global financial services giant JPMorgan recently announced it has established an electronic foreign exchange (FX) trading and pricing engine in Singapore. The launch was notably launched with support from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). JPMorgan reported that the new trading engine, which was first… Read More