Top news of the week: 01.05.2022.
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Fintech Playlist đż Week 28
Double dose of the band that got me through a train ride to Prague back in the day, and my fav band makes another appearance.
Apple and Google join fintech in setting ânew standards" in banking customer experience, says report
The report says that big tech posed an âominous threatâ to legacy banks as big tech companies intended to marry best-in-class digital banking user experience with instance scale.
Marcus Acquires Fintech Firms to Become Dominant Banking Power
Marcus by Goldman Sachs has grown to 13 million customers with an aggressive fintech acquisition strategy and organic growth.
Movers and Shakers: Bankers switch teams, fintech startup looks to banking talent
This month, a startup that works with fintechs and banks looked to a banking executive to build out its C-level team, while bank executives at Bank of America and Bank of New York Mellon ...
Teen-focused fintech app Copper raises $29M, grows to over 800,000 users in less than a year
Copper, a digital banking service aimed at teens, has raised $29 million in Series A funding in a âpreemptiveâ round led by Fiat Ventures.
Singapore start-up Nium seeks up to $400 million in deals to take on Europeâs crowded fintech market
Nium, a $2 billion digital payments start-up based out of Singapore, has big plans for its European business.
Wall Street firms make crypto push to catch up with âcool kidsâ
On Wall Street, Jefferies Financial Group is expanding banking services for crypto clients, BlackRock Inc. is backing a stablecoin firm while Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is ramping up crypto ...
Seven Unique Risks Of Investing In Fintech Startups
Fintech innovation is likely to continue changing the investment banking industry for years to come.