Tagged: jp morgan

October 11, 2021 @ 5:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

Once again, Jamie Dimon, CEO of JP Morgan, is in the news again hating on crypto – this time Bitcoin specifically. Recently, Bitcoin has been on the rise again due in part to an expectation of persistent (not transitory) inflation. Many Bitcoin supporters believe that… Read More

October 5, 2021 @ 6:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

GoCardless is expected to raise around £200 million at a valuation of over $1 billion thus vaulting the Fintech into the unicorn realm. This is according to a report in the Evening Standard. The payments firm last raised $95 million in a Series F funding… Read More

September 22, 2021 @ 8:24 am By JD Alois  |  

LendInvest plc (LSE: LINV), a top UK-based property finance platform, has sold a £100 million buy to let portfolio to JP Morgan. In January 2021 LendInvest completed the creation of a Separate Account Mandate with JP Morgan with a total capacity of £625 million. This… Read More

September 21, 2021 @ 8:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) has acquired Frank, a popular college financial planning platform founded by prominent entrepreneur Charlie Javice. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. JP Morgan said it will acquire Frank’s entire business and verticals. Jennifer Piepszak, co-CEO of Chase, said… Read More

September 21, 2021 @ 6:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

As was previously reported, JP Morgan (NYSE:JPM) launched its digital bank in the UK today. Chase, the largest consumer bank in the US, is now available in digital form for UK consumers. According to a company statement, users may go to chase.co.uk, and register and… Read More

September 17, 2021 @ 2:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) revealed many months ago its intent to launch a new digital bank in the UK. Today, there are reports the digital bank under the Chase brand will launch next week. In January of 2021, JPM said it wanted to provide UK… Read More

June 17, 2021 @ 3:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier today in a blog post, Robo-advisor Nutmeg announced that it was being acquired by JP Morgan (NYSE:JPM). Nutmeg has emerged as the leading digital wealth manager in the UK with over 140,000 customers enabling smaller investors a sophisticated portfolio of investment options including ISAs,… Read More

April 21, 2021 @ 11:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Enterprise payments platform Candex has reportedly secured $20 million in capital via a Series A funding round that was led by Altos Ventures along with participation from NFX, American Express Ventures, and JP Morgan. Launched in 2011, Candex serves as a master vendor for small… Read More

April 14, 2021 @ 9:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  ConsenSys announced on Tuesday it raised $65 million through its latest investment round. The blockchain company reported that J.P. Morgan, Mastercard, and UBS invested alongside blockchain companies, including Protocol Labs, the Maker Foundation, Fenbushi, The LAO, and Alameda Research. Additional investors include CMT Digital, Greater… Read More

January 28, 2021 @ 11:43 am By JD Alois  |  

LendInvest, a top UK based Fintech in the property finance sector, has received a compelling commitment from global banking giant JP Morgan. According to LendInvest, JPM has committed £500 million for future loan originations via LendInvest. This investment follows the sale of a £125 million… Read More

November 30, 2020 @ 3:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Sberbank isn’t ruling out the possibility of issuing its own cryptocurrency, Sbercoin, in 2021. According to CEO of Russian banking group, Herman Gef, Sberbank is joining forces with JP Morgan for the crypto project and may launch the currency as an “experiment” next year. Gref… Read More

September 10, 2020 @ 9:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Capitolis, a U.S.-based SaaS platform that drives financial resource optimization for capital markets, announced on Thursday it secured a strategic investment from Citi, J.P. Morgan and State Street. Founded in 2017, Capitolis claims its network software enables financial institutions to optimize their balance sheets, which… Read More

September 3, 2020 @ 11:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Lex Sokolin, the Global Fintech Co-Head and CMO at ConsenSys, confirms that the organization recently acquired Quorum from J.P. Morgan. Quorum is a platform that serves as a private, enterprise version of Ethereum (ETH). As covered, ConsenSys has also received an investment from J.P. Morgan…. Read More

September 3, 2020 @ 2:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  UK-based fintech AccessFintech announced on Thursday it has extended its partnership JP Morgan to include real-time transparency to payment statuses and workflow for dividend, income, and cash wire movements. AccessFintech reported that JP Morgan’s existing solution which provides buy-side clients visibility to real-time trade… Read More

August 26, 2020 @ 7:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Brooklyn, New York based ConsenSys, a blockchain software company focused on Ethereum (ETH) development, has acquired JPMorgan’s (NYSE: JPM) Quorum, which aims to serve as an enterprise-variant or version of the Ethereum protocol. As mentioned in a release shared with CI, even before the first… Read More

February 26, 2020 @ 11:54 am By JD Alois  |  

During the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) meeting held today, JP Morgan (NYSE:JPM) provided some additional insight into its proposed stablecoin: JPM Coin. Eddie Wen, Global Head of Digital Markets at JP Morgan, presented an explanation of JPM Coin. Wen said… Read More

February 16, 2020 @ 10:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

JPMorgan Chase, the world’s sixth-largest bank in terms of total assets, has reportedly sent a letter to several Fintech firms in which it cautioned that they will no longer be allowed to access customer data unless they accept the terms of a new data access… Read More

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

December 9, 2019 @ 2:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

AccessFintech, a UK-based fintech firm, announced on Monday it has formed a partnership with Citi, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan. According to AccessFintech, Citi, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, and J.P. Morgan have jointly launched a collaboration workflow utilizing the network to focus on… Read More

November 12, 2019 @ 1:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

JP Morgan, the world’s sixth-largest bank, has reportedly acquired an undisclosed stake in Limeglass, the developer of a set of tools that eliminate information overload in order to help people focus on the “relevant paragraphs” of their financial market research. As one of JP Morgan’s… Read More