5/4/2021 1:45:03 PM TikTok is the place to go for financial advice if you’re a young adult By Sarah Wolter The big benefit of TikTok is that it allows users to dole out and obtain information in short, easily digestible video bites. And that...
4/9/2021 3:39:52 PM Finary raises $3.2m in Seed funding By Sarah Wolter San Francisco based social investing platform raised $3.2m in Seed funding led by Upfront Ventures.
12/15/2020 3:28:34 PM Public raises $65m in Series C funding By Sarah Wolter New York based social-focused stock trading service raised $65m in Series C funding led by Accel.
10/12/2020 3:49:17 PM Clair raises $4.5m in Seed funding By Sarah Wolter New York based startup focused on rapid pay for hourly and gig economy workers raised $4.5m in Seed funding led by Upfront Ventures.
7/7/2016 12:08:06 AM StockTwits raises ($2m) funding, gets new CEO By Gareth Jones Howard Lindson steps aside as CEO as his VC firm (Social Leverage) injects another $2M and appoints EVEN co-founder Ian Rosen to lead the...
5/26/2016 10:21:41 PM Twitter Disbands Commerce Team, Ceases Product Development On “Buy” Button By Gareth Jones Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest have all embarked on major product initiatives in this area. Twitter backing away from social commerce...
6/26/2015 6:52:22 PM Where You Live Impacts What Stocks You Buy By Sean Lippel Openfolio data shows that investors buy companies in sectors that dominate their region of America.
6/9/2015 11:12:10 AM Why Has “Social” Failed In Fintech? By Brooks Gibbins A new crop of companies, the follow ons from Kaching, Cake, eToro, and Covestor, are looking to capitalize on digital, social, mobile...
2/6/2015 5:40:42 PM Twitter reaches deal to show tweets in Google search results and stock price rallies on news By FinTech Collective Twitter inks a deal with Google to have tweets visible in search results as soon as they are posted. Engineers at both companies are...
2/6/2015 1:44:01 PM What you should know about fintech and its positive powers By FinTech Collective The Guardian initiated an online chat in which experts in financial technology addressed questions from readers. The summary covers how...
1/16/2015 7:13:20 PM Facebook where? The enterprise reacts to Facebook At Work By FinTech Collective Companies have been asking for an enterprise version of Facebook for years. The wait is over, Facebook At Work has arrived. Facebook is...
8/22/2014 2:28:27 PM Innovation and Impact: APDS Establishes B-Corp Status By Brooks Gibbins When a founding team transcends solving a problem solely in the pursuit of profit, they enter the rarefied air of enduring brands - and...
8/22/2014 2:16:54 PM Can a Company Pursue Profit and Purpose? By Brooks Gibbins There are now more than a thousand B corps in the U.S., including Warby Parker, Patagonia, Etsy, and Seventh Generation. FinTech...
8/22/2014 1:49:16 PM How Much Money Do the Wealthiest 400 Americans Have? By Brooks Gibbins A look at the list of people who have made the Giving Pledge reveals a lot of entrepreneurs and business builders, including FinTech...