Neobank Chime valued at $6 billion with 7 million users, Goldman to launch roboadvisor with $5,000 minimum; plus 12 short takes on top developmentsHi Fintech futurists -- In the long take this week, I look at some of the recent Fintech bundling news that boggle the mind. Neobank Chime just raised …
| Dec 10, 2019 | 7 |
Shifting from Institutions to Retail Clients -- NYSE direct listings and Central Bank digital currencies; plus 12 short takes on top developmentsHi Fintech futurists -- In the long take this week, I look at the similarities between the NYSE building out direct listing products to augment or repl…
| Dec 2, 2019 | 1 |
Implications of Schwab's $26 billion acquisition of TD Ameritrade, and Tesla's black swan truck; plus 12 short takes on top developmentsHi Fintech futurists -- In the long take this week, I look at the $26 billion acquisition of TD Ameritrade by Schwab, and the implications that has for…
| Nov 25, 2019 | 7 |
Blockchain progress through the lens of Binance's $180MM profit and Greensill's $1.5B SoftBank raise; plus 12 short takes on top developmentsHi Fintech futurists -- In the long take this week, I look at the difference between (1) building out the crypto asset class, and (2) operating infrast…
| Nov 11, 2019 | 7 |
Square's Robinhood competitor and Robinhood's Square competitor are rented from API providers, delegating billions; plus 13 short takes on top developmentsHi Fintech futurists -- In the long take this week, I look at two mental models explaining why and how financial APIs have led to the creation of billi…
| Oct 28, 2019 | 7 |