2/27/2021 12:15:54 AM Why an animated flying cat with a Pop-Tart body sold for almost $600,000 By Sarah Wolter In the 10 years since Chris Torres created Nyan Cat, an animated flying cat with a Pop-Tart body leaving a rainbow trail, the meme has...
2/26/2021 11:25:43 PM (Podcast) How Artificial Intelligence is transforming Private Rental Sector housing investment with IMMO Co-Founder Samantha Kempe By Gareth Jones Want to know what IMMO does? IMMO CIO and co-founder Samantha Kempe does a terrific job on this 24-minute podcast outlining the "why,...
2/26/2021 11:19:33 PM Zillow’s Price Estimates Are Now Cash Offers in Homebuying Push By Gareth Jones For more than 500,000 properties across 20 markets in the U.S., Zillow has added language on its websites and apps inviting owners to...
2/26/2021 11:16:23 PM Covid-19 Shopping Makes Card Fees a Bigger Burden for Merchants By Gareth Jones Visa and Mastercard are planning to raise swipe fees for some types of credit-card purchases in April, adding to the squeeze felt by...
2/26/2021 11:16:12 PM Mortgage Companies Want In on the IPO Boom. Investors Aren’t Convinced. By Gareth Jones Last year was a banner season for the IPO market in general and public offerings for mortgage companies in particular. Between July and...
2/26/2021 11:15:49 PM How Much Should Financial Advice Cost? By Gareth Jones Goldman charged into the debate last week with the rollout of Marcus Invest, its automated money manager. Marcus joins a crowded field of...
2/26/2021 10:17:29 PM The future of fintech: Trends and opportunities in lending By Sarah Wolter Matt Levinson and Octane co-founder and CEO Jason Guss examine the evolution of fintech from the first to the second generation of...
2/26/2021 3:38:42 PM Stori raises $32.5m in Series B funding By Sarah Wolter Mexico based credit card startup raised $32.5m in Series B funding led by Lightspeed Venture Partners.
2/26/2021 1:54:35 PM Lightspeed partners with dLocal to power payments for independent merchants in Mexico By Carlos Alonso Torras Partnership between global commerce leader and emerging market financial technology unicorn provides reliable payment technology tailored...
2/26/2021 1:49:07 PM UK plans fintech visa fast-track scheme By Carlos Alonso Torras UK chancellor Rishi Sunak is preparing to inveil a fast-track fintech visa to attract top tech talent to post-Brexit Britain.
2/26/2021 1:44:20 PM Intuit sues Visa and Mastercard over 'price fixing' By Carlos Alonso Torras Intuit has filed a federal lawsuit against Mastercard and Visa over 'unlawful' price fixing in interchange and card scheme fee structures.
2/26/2021 1:39:17 PM Open Banking in LatAm: State of Play By Carlos Alonso Torras Open banking is perhaps the most significant regulatory change in the history of Latin American banking, promising to boost competition...
2/26/2021 1:22:12 AM Coinbase files for direct listing after revenue more than doubles in 2020 By Sarah Wolter According to the S-1 filing, Coinbase had net revenue of $1.14b in 2020, up from $483m the previous year, and net income of $322m for the...
2/26/2021 1:18:13 AM Anchorage raises $80m in Series C funding By Sarah Wolter San Francisco based digital asset custodian and banking company raised $80m in Series C funding led by GIC.
2/26/2021 12:00:00 AM First Boulevard raises $5m in Seed funding By Sarah Wolter Kansas based digitally native neobank focused on Black America raised $5m in Seed funding led by Barclays and Anthemis.
2/25/2021 6:36:14 PM Stitch raises $4m in Seed funding By Sarah Wolter South Africa based fintech API startup raised $4m in Seed funding led by Firstminute Capital and The Raba Partnership.