Tagged: marcus

January 13, 2020 @ 2:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) has launched a mobile app for its digital banking service, Marcus.  The fact that such a prominent entrant into the digital bank sector has existed minus an App has long been a shortcoming of the Fintech. Goldman Sachs spokeswoman, Kristen Greco,… Read More

January 7, 2020 @ 3:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Goldman Sachs  (NYSE: GS), the leading global investment bank, will be segmenting out its business operations in the upcoming Q4 earnings report scheduled for January 15, 2020. This will include breaking out its emerging consumer division, a portion of its business that includes its digital… Read More

November 14, 2019 @ 8:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

New York-based investment bank Goldman Sachs’ consumer banking division, Marcus, is reportedly expanding its operations to include investment-related services in the UK. Marcus is introducing a new stock trading and ISA vehicle, which will be supported by digital wealth manager Nutmeg. The ISA will be… Read More

November 4, 2019 @ 12:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

Ron Suber is one of the better-known names in the Fintech sector. Originally, Suber’s role as the President of the marketplace lending platform Prosper Marketplace brought Suber’s name to prominence as the Fintech emerged as an early leader in the US online lending market. Since… Read More

November 2, 2019 @ 1:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

A report published by Bloomberg yesterday states that Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) has extended $10 billion in credit and 736 million in loan balances pertaining to the Apple Card, as of September 30th. The same report also states that following the rollout of the Apple Card,… Read More

October 15, 2019 @ 9:17 am By JD Alois  |  

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) revealed Q3 earnings this morning. The conference call is scheduled for 11AM ET today. Results were good but not great as earnings missed estimates. Shares declined in pre-market trading. Buried within the presentation is the fact that Goldman Sachs now claims $55… Read More

July 30, 2019 @ 5:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

Following a solid top and bottom-line beat for the Q3 earnings report, Apple CEO Tim Cook confirmed that Apple Card, the credit card crafted in partnership with Goldman Sachs, will launch in August. Apple Card is an extension of Apple Pay and the Apple Wallet…. Read More

July 18, 2019 @ 2:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) issued its Q2 earnings report this past Tuesday (July 16). Goldman’s shares moved higher following the release after beating expectations on both the top and bottom lines. Goldman also announced an increase in the capital return program including an increase in the… Read More

July 16, 2019 @ 8:19 am By JD Alois  |  

Raisin, a Germany-based Fintech that has rapidly grown in popularity across the continent, has received a €25 million from Goldman Sachs. Raisin announced its intent to cross the Atlantic this past May and enter the US market. Raisin is a Fintech that enables savers to… Read More

June 8, 2019 @ 12:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) CEO David Salomon reportedly told an audience last week that his company is getting zero credit for its digital bank startup Marcus. “If we were out in Silicon Valley and made 20% of the progress that we’ve made, we would get a… Read More

June 4, 2019 @ 1:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Money Dashboard, a UK-based online personal financial management service, announced on Tuesday it has released integrations with three new account providers – Revolut, Chip, and Marcus by Goldman Sachs. According to Money Dashboard, the integrations help consumers track spending and progress towards their savings goals in real time…. Read More

May 9, 2019 @ 11:23 am By JD Alois  |  

A report in Yahoo Finance indicates that Marcus, Goldman Sachs’ digital only challenger bank, is doing quite well in the United Kingdom. Des McDaid, the Managing Director for Marcus in the UK, stated: “We’ve passed a quarter of a million customers and just over £8bn… Read More

April 15, 2019 @ 11:17 am By JD Alois  |  

While most of the headlines covering Goldman Sachs’ (NYSE:GS) Q1 earnings report targeted the decline in earnings and profit, for investors that tuned in to the earnings call they were able to learn more about Goldman’s transformation into a financial services firm of the future…. Read More

February 21, 2019 @ 8:24 am By JD Alois  |  

Apple (NASDAQ: APPL) and Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) are hooking up with a new credit card scheduled to launch this spring, according to a report in WSJ.com. Rumblings of a Goldman – Apple partnership first emerged in May of 2018, again reported by WSJ. At… Read More

January 17, 2019 @ 9:32 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital only bank Marcus continues to gain traction in both the US and the UK. During the Q4 earnings call by Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) yesterday, the management team shared some additional insight into the Fintech’s growth. Goldman, by the way, reported blowout numbers which… Read More

January 3, 2019 @ 10:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fintech, or financial innovation, is pervasive within the financial services industry. Innovation has always existed in this sector of business but the advent of the internet combined with the creativity of risk taking entrepreneurs has engendered an accelerated period of disruptive change in finance. Think about… Read More

October 22, 2018 @ 1:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

As we predicted just yesterday, Goldman Sachs will move into the wealth management space, according to a note by CNBC. The additional service was alluded to in the most recent Goldman earnings call which took place last week. The new financial advisor service will most… Read More

October 21, 2018 @ 8:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last week, Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) shared their 3rd quarter earnings report. Buried within the report was an update on Marcus, the digital bank and online lender that recently crossed the Atlantic setting up a beachhead in Europe by opening up in the UK in late September…. Read More

August 23, 2018 @ 7:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

Marcus began its existence as a mere online lender seeking to provide consumers with affordable credit all online. But as time moves on, it is becoming more clear that Marcus is being positioned as not just providing loans but becoming the bank of the future:… Read More

July 9, 2018 @ 5:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

This is interesting. According to a report in Bloomberg, online lending has grown impressively in the past seven years. Quoting data from TransUnion, the write states that Fintech firms originated 36% of all personal loans in 2017. This is in contrast to just under 1% in… Read More