4/30/2021 8:39:35 PM Bank of England report on the UK's use of cash during lockdown By Gareth Jones During the Covid-19 pandemic, the way people use cash has changed. Cash was being used less for transactions but the total value of...
4/30/2021 8:24:56 PM Chinese regulators tell fintech groups to fix ‘problems’ By Gareth Jones Chinese officials have told 13 of the country’s biggest tech companies to “rectify prominent problems” on their platforms, a sign that...
4/30/2021 8:20:07 PM Goldman Sachs predicts quantum computing 5 years away from use in markets By Gareth Jones Quantum computing could be brought to bear on some of the most complex calculations in financial markets within five years, considerably...
4/30/2021 6:21:54 PM Stimulus cheques drive record increase in US personal incomes By Sarah Wolter US household incomes last month surged by the most on record, boosted by a fiscal stimulus that also drove a sharp increase in spending,...
4/30/2021 4:35:42 PM Gr4vy raises $11m in Series A funding By Sarah Wolter San Mateo based cloud-native payments company raised $11m in Series A funding led by Nyca Partners.
4/30/2021 4:34:07 PM Notional Finance raises $10m in Series A funding By Sarah Wolter New York based fixed interest rate borrowing company based off Ethereum raised $10m in Series A funding led by Pantera Capital.
4/30/2021 4:30:21 PM Keeper Tax raises $13m in Series A funding By Sarah Wolter San Francisco based tax filing software for gig workers, creators and freelancers raised $13m in Series A funding from e.ventures, Matrix...
4/30/2021 4:28:29 PM The top 50 financial technology CEOs of 2021 By Sarah Wolter Congratulations to Open Co Co-Founder and CEO Rafael Pereira, who was named to Financial Technology's list of top 50 CEOs. This year’s...
4/30/2021 4:24:09 PM Four ways Covid-19 has changed retirement By Carlos Alonso Torras A survey by the National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS) found that about half of Americans are now more concerned about their...
4/30/2021 4:22:43 PM Affluent Americans rush to retire in new ‘life-is-short’ mindset By Sarah Wolter About 2.7m Americans age 55 or older are contemplating retirement years earlier than they’d imagined because of the pandemic, government...
4/30/2021 4:17:03 PM Affluent Americans rush to retire in new ‘life-is-short’ mindset By Carlos Alonso Torras The unprecedented surge in shares and home values during an economic crisis is easing the retirement path for those who have savings and...
4/30/2021 4:02:23 PM The Financial Technology Report announces the Top 50 Financial Technology CEOs of 2021 By Carlos Alonso Torras Portfolio company OpenCo's CEO - Rafael Pereira - made the selection of 50 CEOs. He brings with him many years of expertise in building...
4/30/2021 3:36:13 PM Fintechs face growth capital and regulatory challenges in the “new normal” By Carlos Alonso Torras Fintech is booming across Latin America and the Caribbean, but regulation and access to post-seed stage capital remains challenges, say...
4/30/2021 1:09:41 PM GlobeDX raises $18m in Seed funding By Sarah Wolter UK based cryptocurrency derivatives exchange raised $18m in Seed funding led by Y Combinator and Pantera Capital.
4/30/2021 1:04:44 PM Google Pay steps up embedded finance, banking tools By Sarah Wolter After reviving Google Pay in November of last year, Google has recently announced two new features - shopping options and spending...
4/29/2021 3:15:55 PM Warren raises $55.6m in Series C funding By Sarah Wolter Brazil based financial institution raised $55.6m in Series C funding led by GIC.