Tagged: marcus

April 19, 2022 @ 10:40 am By JD Alois  |  

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS), the words most prominent investment bank and aspiring global Fintech, announced Q1 earnings today that topped estimates. Goldman reported net revenues of $12.93 billion and earnings of $3.94 billion or an EPS of $10.76. Estimates had pegged EPS at $8.89. During the… Read More

March 30, 2022 @ 4:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

A report from earlier today should come as no surprise as it is being predicted that Apple (NASDAQ:APPL) will move deeper into digital financial services or Fintech. According to Bloomberg, a person with knowledge of the matter said that Apple is building its own payments… Read More

February 9, 2022 @ 3:03 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Highline, a payroll-linked bill payment method, launched this week with $4.5 million in seed funding led by Foundation Capital and Costanoa Ventures. The company said its goal is to enable Americans to take control of their finances based on their income rather than their credit… Read More

October 19, 2021 @ 12:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) is a red hot sector of Fintech. Combine this with banking as a service (BaaS) and you see two dominant trends in the transition from legacy banks to Fintech everywhere with embedded services and on-demand finance. Research and Markets predicts… Read More

October 15, 2021 @ 9:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) a global investment bank and fast-growing Fintech firm, has reported Q3 financial results and business is good. According to Goldman, during the first nine months of 2021, the company generated net revenues of $46.70 billion along with net earnings of $17.70 billion… 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

July 13, 2021 @ 8:16 am By JD Alois  |  

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) has posted Q2 earnings that have topped expectations. Goldman CEO and Chairman David M. Solomon issued the following statement: “Our second-quarter performance and record revenues for the first half of the year demonstrate the strength of our client franchise and our continued… Read More

April 12, 2021 @ 3:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

Coming off the heels of a report that some Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) junior bankers are fed up with extreme workloads, a new report claims that workers at Marcus, the digital banking subsidiary of Goldman, are exiting the firm due to the long workdays and intense deadlines… Read More

March 31, 2021 @ 8:33 am By JD Alois  |  

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) is expected to soon allow investing in digital assets according to a report by CNBC. The report mentions Mary Rich, Global Head of Digital Assets at Goldman Sachs, as stating the bank will offer a “full-spectrum” of digital assets including Bitcoin, other… Read More

March 2, 2021 @ 11:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Marcus executive Omer Ismail has left Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) for Walmart (NYSE: WMT), according to a report in Bloomberg. Marcus has emerged as a top digital bank in the US growing rapidly in both users and services provided minus bank branches. The report states that… Read More

February 8, 2021 @ 10:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) partner Adam Dell has reportedly stepped down from his role as one of the main professionals working on Marcus, the digital-only bank created by the giant Wall Street investment bank. Dell has left the initiative as Goldman Sachs gets ready for a… Read More

January 19, 2021 @ 7:59 am By JD Alois  |  

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) has released Q4 earnings topping expectations with top-line revenue ahead of anticipated results. Shares in Goldman rose slightly in pre-market trading. Goldman has traded significantly higher since the beginning of 2021. Earnings per share for Q4 came in at $12.08 with full-year… Read More

January 14, 2021 @ 10:33 am By JD Alois  |  

Top Fintech Marqeta has partnered up with digital bank Marcus to offer digital checking accounts expected to be available to users later this year. Marcus is the retail digital bank created by Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS). Initially launched as an online lending platform, Marcus has emerged… Read More

December 3, 2020 @ 1:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

In another nail in the coffin of brick and mortar banking, Stripe has announced Stripe Treasury, a platform that will allow users to leverage APIs to embed or leverage financial services such as savings accounts. In an extensive announcement Stripe said it was also partnering… Read More

October 14, 2020 @ 7:57 am By JD Alois  |  

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) blew the doors of its earnings report this morning as it announced net revenues of $10.78 billion and a record quarterly diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $9.68 and annualized ROE of 17.5%, the highest quarterly ROE since 2010. Wall Street had… Read More

September 14, 2020 @ 11:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Marcus, the digital-only bank offered by Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS), has launched a new service to generate more value for its users. According to a note from the firm, Marcus Insights will enable users to link external accounts from thousands of institutions to get personalized insights… Read More

July 15, 2020 @ 7:58 am By JD Alois  |  

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS), the top global investment bank, is out with Q2 numbers and they are pretty good. Earnings per share (EPS) were reported at $6.26 – a big beat versus what the street was anticipating. During the quarter, net revenues came in at $13.30… Read More

June 12, 2020 @ 9:04 am By JD Alois  |  

“Smart cash platform” Flagstone has distributed a note stating it is “business as usual” in offering new accounts for cash savings with higher interest rates. Flagstone is promoting its service while another digital savings provider, Marcus UK, has announced that it has pushed pause on… Read More

June 11, 2020 @ 11:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

Marcus, the digital-only bank created by Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS), is extending its reach further in a new partnership with Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN). According to CNBC, Amazon merchants, independent sellers using the Amazon marketplace, will be invited to access credit provided by Marcus with rates ranging from… Read More

May 29, 2020 @ 1:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) has been in the Fintech news quite a bit as of late. Recently, Goldman upset Bitcoin lovers because the global investment bank claimed the world’s most popular crypto was “not an appropriate asset class” along with all other cryptocurrencies. At one point… Read More