Fintech Industry News
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Fintech deals of the week
• Crypto.com, a Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange, said Citadel Securities made a $400m investment in the company at a $20b valuation. Go deeper • Alpaca, an embedded trading startup, raised $135m in extended Series D funding.
Fintech Needs Sandboxes, Not Just Live APIs
I've been back in the trenches of finance and technology. Fintech, in practice, is rarely one company owning the whole stack. It is a chain of regulated firms packaging compliance-heavy services and reselling them as APIs to the next layer of…
Top Fintech Stocks To Keep An Eye On - July 18th
Rocket Companies Turns Around, But Mortgage Risk Remains Rocket Companies, Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz, UP Fintech, IDT, and Wealthfront are the five Fintech stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Fintech stocks are…
Why South African crypto investors should avoid emotional trading
Sebaga Manyeula is a recognised Key Opinion Leader in Africa's fintech and digital assets space. AS cryptocurrency adoption accelerates in South Africa, industry leaders are warning new investors against the pitfalls of emotional trading, social…
Future Fund LLC Purchases 2,313 Shares of Dave Inc. $DAVE
Future Fund LLC increased its position in shares of Dave Inc. (NASDAQ:DAVE - Free Report) by 24.9% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 11,593…
Robinhood: The Bullish Case Isn't Over Yet (NASDAQ:HOOD)
Robinhood remains a Buy as fundamentals strengthen, with robust revenue growth and market share in the high-growth fintech space. HOOD trades at a 46x forward P/E and 2.65 PEG, justified by 42% revenue growth and premium margins versus sector…
What Moved Markets This Week
Listen on the go! A daily podcast of Wall Street Breakfast will be available by 8:00 a.m. on Seeking Alpha, iTunes, Spotify. Up for a challenge? Test your knowledge on the biggest events in the investing world over the past week. Take the latest…
Where can DSE students turn if they don't get into a public university?
Some 43,347 day-school candidates are sitting Hong Kong's Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE) exam this year, but there are only about 12,000 subsidised undergraduate places at the city's eight public universities. So what options do the tens of…
They Call Her 'the Assassin' on Wall Street-and She Has a New Target
LONDON — Fahmi Quadir had the kind of career any short seller would envy: a record of bringing down companies like the fintech giant Wirecard, a fearsome nickname—“ the assassin”—and two Netflix documentaries…
The Future of Age Verification: Your Face Never Leaves Your Device
Age checks are becoming law worldwide. The question is no longer whether platforms verify age, but what happens to the faces they collect -- and whether they need to collect them at all. More than 30 age assurance laws are now in force worldwide.
Which Is the Better Buy: Vanguard's Total World ETF or iShares' Emerging Markets EEM?
Comparing Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (VT 0.86%) and iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM 1.40%) reveals a trade-off between broad global diversification and concentrated emerging market exposure at a higher cost. While both funds offer…
Rediscovering the beauty of Cyprus
Using analog film photography to build a nostalgic, intimate archive of Cyprus – chasing colours, light and forgotten corners of the island one frame at a time – German photographer Benedikt van Lengerich is turning what started as a…
Indian Markets Rise As Earnings Season Drives Early Gains And MSCI Rebalancing Looms
Indian shares opened on a positive note Friday, brushing aside weak global cues as domestic earnings results and an anticipated index rebalancing captured investor attention. The benchmark BSE Sensex climbed 625 points, or 0.8 percent, to reach…
Zhang Financial LLC Reduces Stock Position in Micron Technology, Inc. $MU
Zhang Financial LLC trimmed its stake in shares of Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU - Free Report) by 8.3% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned…
Tokenization has become a strategic priority for 84% of financial firms
Tokenization has become a strategic priority for much of Wall Street, with 84% of financial institutions saying the technology is important to their business, according to a new survey from financial technology provider Broadridge. The survey of…
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