Tagged: anthony noto

May 10, 2022 @ 2:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) released its Q1 earnings early today as the release was supposed to hit the wires after market close. The results are a bit of a mixed bag and shares in SoFi are moving lower continuing a decline that started in 2022…. Read More

February 22, 2022 @ 1:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

SoFi (NASDAQ:SOFI) has announced the acquisition of Technisys. In a release, SoFi said it has signed a merger agreement with Technisys, a digital banking platform. Technisys’ shareholders will receive approximately 84 million shares of SoFi common stock or less than 10% of SoFi’s fully diluted… Read More

January 19, 2022 @ 9:10 am By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ:SOFI) received positive news as the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) approved its bank charter license. The conditional approval enables SoFi to operate SoFi Bank as part of its previously announced acquisition of Golden Pacific Bancorp, a regional bank… Read More

January 18, 2022 @ 5:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has conditionally approved  SoFi’s (NASDAQ:SOFI) application to operate a bank. According to the OCC, SoFi Bank National Association (SoFi Bank, N.A.), may operate as a full-service national bank headquartered in Cottonwood Heights, Utah. As part of… Read More

October 24, 2021 @ 5:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pagaya Technologies Ltd., a financial technology firm that enables financial institutions to expand access to more clients via its artificial intelligence network, announced earlier this week that it formed a new partnership with SoFi (NASDAQ: SOFI), the digital personal finance company. The new partnership will… Read More

June 1, 2021 @ 11:13 am By JD Alois  |  

Leading Fintech SoFi (NASDAQ:SOFI) has successfully listed on the Nasdaq as part of a SPAC deal with Chamath Palihapitiya’s Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. V. SoFi was valued at $8.65 billion post-money and the deal is expected to provide up to $2.4 billion in cash… Read More

May 29, 2021 @ 3:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

SoFi, one of the most successful Fintechs in the US, is on track to trade next week following a successful merger with Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. V (NYSE: IPOE). The combined company is expected to start trading on Nasdaq on June 1, 2021, under… Read More

April 7, 2021 @ 3:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  SoFi, one of the most successful fintechs in the U.S., announced on Tuesday it has launched auto loan refinancing through its financial services product comparison platform, Lantern. SoFi reported it launched auto loan refinancing through its partnership with MotoRefi, an auto fintech startup on a… Read More

March 9, 2021 @ 1:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

SoFi has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Golden Pacific Bancorp, Inc. (OTCPK: GPBI) a Sacramento, California-based community bank that is regulated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). The bank reportedly holds approximately $150 million in assets so it was quite… Read More

March 9, 2021 @ 9:07 am By JD Alois  |  

SoFi, has launched its first credit card that is said to include a rewards structure designed to help consumers reach their financial goals,  including up to 2% unlimited cash back when applied to a SoFi Money® or SoFi Active Invest account or used to pay… Read More

January 7, 2021 @ 12:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

Chamath Palihapitiya, CEO of Social Capital (NASDAQ:IPOE), has announced that SoFi will go public via a SPAC deal that is worth $8.65 billion via CNBC According to a Tweet by Palihapitiya, his thesis is based on the challenges of incumbent banks and the benefits of Fintech… Read More

May 29, 2020 @ 12:45 am By JD Alois  |  

At the end of March, SoFi CEO Anthony Noto visited with CNBC’s Jim Cramer to chat about his Fintech. At that time, Noto said the company had experienced a record number of new accounts as the Coronavirus lockdown has boosted growth at his firm. Several… Read More

April 21, 2020 @ 8:38 am By JD Alois  |  

  SoFi, one of the largest Fintechs in the US, has entered the Asian market with the acquisition of 8 Securities in Hong Kong. The acquisition follows another purchase by SoFi earlier this month when the Fintech acquired Galileo Financial Technologies for $1.2 billion in… Read More

March 27, 2020 @ 6:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

Anthony Noto, CEO of SoFi, visited with Jim Cramer of CNBC’s Mad Money show this week and shared some insight into SoFi’s performance during the COVID-19 induced lockdown. Noto said that contrary to what many other businesses are experiencing, the Fintech has seen a record… Read More

October 4, 2019 @ 2:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fintech unicorn SoFi announced on Friday it has appointed Airbnb’s Vice President and General Manager, Clara Liang to its Board of Directors. According to SoFi, Liang has been with Airbnb since 2016 and has also led product management for community support, payments, trust, and infrastructure…. Read More

September 25, 2019 @ 8:34 am By JD Alois  |  

SoFi CEO Anthony Noto visited the studios of CNBC today and during his interview he announced that SoFi will now allow its users to purchase and trade cryptocurrencies. Specifically, Bitcoin, Litecoin and Ethereum – three of the most popular virtual currencies. Noto stated, “cryptocurrency was the… Read More

May 29, 2019 @ 11:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Fintech SoFi, a company that started as an online lender but now provides a portfolio of services, has closed on a $500 million funding round giving the company a valuation of $4.3 billion. The funding round was led by the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA). Current… Read More

May 16, 2019 @ 10:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, CEO of fintech unicorn SoFi, Anthony Noto, sat down with CNBC’s Jim Cramer to share his insights on millennial stock investing habits. According to Noto, early investors tend to buy stocks that are less than $10 and they are buying recognizable brands such… Read More

May 1, 2018 @ 11:57 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Mike Cagney, the former SoFi CEO, raises $50M for Figure, his new fintech venture focused on home equity lending, reported Bloomberg. Cagney left Sofi late last year as the platform was upended with legal challenges regarding accusations of allowing a “sexually charged corporate culture that condones… Read More

April 10, 2018 @ 12:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

LendIt returned to San Francisco this year as it continues with its annual conference which is one of the largest Fintech focused events in the US. This year’s event is a bit different for several reasons. First of all, more traditional banks showed up in… Read More