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December 3, 2020 @ 1:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As the digital asset market approaches the end of 2020, Kraken Intelligence (part of US-based crypto exchange Kraken) has carried out its second VIP client sentiment survey for this current year. According to Kraken, the goal of the survey is to assess digital asset market… Read More

December 3, 2020 @ 8:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Prominent digital bank Revolut has appointed former Citigroup executive Rebecca Macieira-Kaufmann to its US board of directors. Macieira-Kaufmann has worked at Citigroup as a senior management professional for the past 12 years. She has served as the Head of the bank’s International Personal Bank in… Read More

December 2, 2020 @ 10:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Adam Nash, the former CEO at Wealthfront, a software-based financial advisor, is in the process of launching a new Fintech firm that has acquired an investment from Ribbit Capital, a few angel investors, and Nash’s friends as well. Other investors that took part in the… Read More

December 2, 2020 @ 9:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

During the past few weeks, Ari Paul, CIO at BlockTower Capital, and Luke Martin, a prominent digital asset trader, have noted that Bitcoin’s (BTC) upward price movements since late October 2020 have mostly taken place during US market hours. A report from Coin Metrics points… Read More

December 2, 2020 @ 9:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Younger investors including Millennials and Gen Z consumers are supporting a change in the idea of paying with credit, and investors might also be able to join this emerging trend in the US markets. Fintech company Affirm Holdings Inc., which lets users split their purchases… Read More

December 1, 2020 @ 7:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

San Francisco-based crypto exchange Coinbase has announced that with the launch of Ethereum 2.0 (a major system-wide update to Ethereum, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency network), they’re planning to introduce staking rewards for customers. Staking allows users to deposit digital assets on a platform or exchange… Read More

November 28, 2020 @ 5:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Marqeta, a Fintech Unicorn that claims to be the first global modern card-issuing platform, is reportedly working with many startups that are now using Marqeta’s payment card issuance technology. Marqeta is also working closely with Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. as the… Read More

November 28, 2020 @ 4:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The customers of mobile savings app Beam had been complaining that they were able to deposit funds but couldn’t get their money back out. The Fintech also allegedly failed to live up to promised high interest rates. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC ) alleges that… Read More

November 28, 2020 @ 12:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Brian Armstrong, Co-founder and CEO at Coinbase, the leading US-based digital asset exchange, notes that this past week, the company heard rumors that the U.S. Treasury and Secretary Mnuchin had been planning to “rush out” some new regulations for self-hosted cryptocurrency wallets  – which would… Read More

November 26, 2020 @ 12:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

US-based crypto exchange Kraken has reportedly agreed to donate $150,000 to Brink, which is a research and development (R&D) center that’s focused on educating the “next generation” of Bitcoin developers. Established by Chaincode Labs developer John Newbery and Bitcoin Optech contributor Mike Schmidt, Brink aims… Read More

November 25, 2020 @ 5:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Los Angeles-headquartered banking challenger, HMBradley, had introduced its own digital banking platform in April 2020. As previously reported, the new platform was developed to reward savers. HMBradley recently finalized an $18.25 million Series A funding round that was led by Acrew Capital (which also invested… Read More

November 25, 2020 @ 4:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Paul Grewal, Chief Legal Officer at crypto exchange Coinbase, has confirmed that they’ve disabled margin trading on the platform. Grewal says that the move has come as a response to new guidance provided by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Grewal noted in a… Read More

November 24, 2020 @ 10:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tally, a company that assists borrowers with paying off their credit cards and managing their spending, recently recruited two executives with considerable experience in Fintech while working at Betterment and SoFi. The San Francisco-based firm has appointed Anthony Schrauth as Tally’s new VP of Product… Read More

November 24, 2020 @ 7:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a financial burden for millions of workers throughout the US as many people have lost their jobs or may not be earning as much due to reduced hours or pay. The Coronavirus crisis has also affected the firms that people… Read More

November 23, 2020 @ 8:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A Texas-based Insurtech firm has been able to grow its operations despite the socio-economic challenges created due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Bestow in Dallas has witnessed increased demand as it offers various life insurance plans through an all-digital service that allows customers to easily sign… Read More

November 22, 2020 @ 5:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Henrique Dubugras, Co-Founder at Brex, a Silicon Valley-based Fintech Unicorn, recently noted that companies were forced to cut many jobs and were also more focused on retaining customers following the COVID-19 outbreak earlier this year. Dubugras now claims that the startup space is booming once… Read More

November 22, 2020 @ 11:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin (BTC), the world’s leading digital currency that’s trading at over $18,000, has become less volatile than many S&P 500 stocks. The team at VanEck, a New York-based investment management firm, has noted: “Historically, Bitcoin has been discussed in the news and among investors as… Read More

November 21, 2020 @ 2:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Although the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the business operations of small and large companies across the globe, it has also accelerated the adoption of all-digital platforms and services. Large banks like Santander and the Lloyds Banking Group have shut down many physical branch locations as… Read More

November 19, 2020 @ 10:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

New York-based Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), a post-trade financial services firm offering clearing and settlement services to the capital markets, recently published the findings of a survey of nine major broker-dealer companies. The survey’s results revealed that various post-trade processing costs for cash… 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