6/24/2021 7:43:45 PM COVID-prompted government stimulus drove millions to open new bank accounts in Latin America By FinTech Collective COVID-19 related government stimulus in Latin America drove digital banking adoption as millions put their government aid checks to use....
2/12/2021 8:21:37 PM Nasdaq decodes: Tech trends 2021 By Sarah Wolter The events of 2020 demonstrate the importance of maintaining resiliency, capacity, performance, immediacy and security across our...
1/19/2021 3:23:44 PM Funding mega-rounds highlight investor ‘fomo’ By Sarah Wolter Surging valuations in companies such as Checkout.com, Rapyd and Stripe highlight confidence that the trends encouraged by the pandemic —...
11/25/2020 2:07:31 PM Bank applications get a coronavirus boost By Sarah Wolter The costs of opening a new bank haven’t changed much, and the Federal Reserve has cut interest rates to near-zero yet again. But the...
11/13/2020 2:49:40 PM Norway has lowest physical cash use in the world, says report By Carlos Alonso Torras Norway claims to use less cash as a proportion of total spending than any other country across the globe, according to a study by its...
9/16/2020 2:26:10 PM Stripe workers who relocate get $20,000 bonus and a pay cut By Sarah Wolter Pay cuts and a lesser need for pricey office space offer companies ways to save money. But a migration of workers from downtown...
9/15/2020 2:33:36 PM Survey says: Fintech on the rise during COVID By Sarah Wolter Eighty percent of Americans now say they can manage their finances without a physical bank branch, according to a new survey commissioned...
9/9/2020 11:32:28 PM Pandemic speeds up push to digital as bank branches close By Sarah Wolter As a result of the closures, banks across the board saw a spike in online activity. At Bank of America, 47 percent of second quarter...
9/8/2020 3:41:51 PM MarketFinance raises £50m in new funding By Sarah Wolter MarketFinance raises £50m to support CBILS “last minute dash” London based peer-to-peer online invoice finance marketplace raised £50m in...
8/21/2020 12:00:00 AM The long-lasting impact of COVID-19 on digital payments By Sarah Wolter Conventional wisdom says it takes about two months to form a new habit, and since the pandemic is unlikely to subside until 2021, U.S....
7/30/2020 7:19:14 PM What will small business lending look like post-Covid? By Sarah Wolter On August 11th, portfolio company Ocrolus will be hosting a virtual roundtable on how Covid-19 has acted as an accelerant into a new age...
6/12/2020 6:10:46 PM ‘Bored’ millennial day traders boost airline ETF’s assets 2,930% By FinTech Collective The number of users holding JETS on retail trading platform Robinhood surged to nearly 30,000 this week even after Berkshire Hathaway...
6/3/2020 3:01:30 PM ESG investing outperforms during COVID-19 selloff By Carlos Alonso Torras Amid heightened volatility in the first quarter, sustainable companies were able to provide a level of downside protection.
5/29/2020 12:00:00 AM Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey donating $1b of his equity in Square to COVID-19 relief efforts By FinTech Collective The DAF assets have a market value of $1.3b and has dispersed $85m since April 2, 2020 to a variety of COVID-19 relief causes according...
5/1/2020 9:11:18 PM The pandemic is liberating firms to experiment with radical new ideas By Gareth Jones The Economist explores the defining feature of the latest innovation revolution - breakneck speed! Companies are being forced to raise...
4/22/2020 11:19:27 PM Interesting statistics from first round of SBA PPP loans By Carlos Alonso Torras Given the speed at which the initial disbursements were made, the following statistics help understand the magnitude of the coverage and...