-
Deal Dispatch: Trump Settlement Clears Way For Paramount Merger, Euronext Eyes Greece, KKR Strikes Twice
Friday, July 4, 2025 - 11:42am | 1319New On The Block Abry Partners hired JPMorgan Chase to find a buyer for physician social network Sermo, Axios reports. Bids are expected to be between $600 million and $800 million. Boston-based Abry first invested in Sermo in 2019. Verint Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:VRNT), a provider of call center...
-
Crypto Valley Exclusive: Valour's Diana Biggs Discusses Making Emerging Innovations More Accessible
Monday, June 13, 2022 - 9:52am | 1229Diana Biggs is chief strategy officer at Valour Inc. (OTC: DEFTF), a technology company bridging the gap between traditional capital markets and digital assets. She recently spoke with Benzinga at Crypto Valley, a Zug, Switzerland-based event that took place on June 2 and June 3. Here's what...
-
Fintech Focus For June 9, 2021
Tuesday, June 8, 2021 - 7:39pm | 2379Quote To Start The Day: "If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.” Source: Albert Einstein One Big Thing In Fintech: A small number of banks have begun offering early direct deposit — a move that will cost them revenue in the short run but could...
-
Fintech Focus For April 30, 2021
Thursday, April 29, 2021 - 6:45pm | 2175Quote To Start The Day: “My fantasy is to break up the big banks. I wish we would end 'too big to fail' in our banking system.” Source: Kenneth C. Griffin One Big Thing In Fintech: Per a CB Insights compilation of Q1 2021 fintech venture capital data from around the world, the...
-
Fintech Focus For March 23, 2021
Monday, March 22, 2021 - 5:59pm | 1880Quote To Start The Day: Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes. Source: Jim Carrey One Big Thing In Fintech: As soon as July, officials at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which have been developing prototypes for a digital dollar...
-
Fintech Focus For March 2, 2021
Monday, March 1, 2021 - 6:50pm | 2244Quote To Start The Day: “A focus on global reach and neutrality could see bitcoin become an international trade currency. This would take advantage of bitcoin’s decentralized and borderless design, its lack of foreign exchange exposure, its speed and cost advantage in moving money, the...
-
Fintech Focus For February 12, 2021
Thursday, February 11, 2021 - 10:33pm | 2018Quote To Start The Day: We believe that the new commodity upswing, and in particular oil up cycle, has started. Source: JPMorgan One Big Thing In Fintech: This month marks the 50th anniversary of Nasdaq’s launch in 1971. The story of Nasdaq’s first five decades highlights its impact on...
-
Fintech Focus For December 1, 2020
Monday, November 30, 2020 - 6:07pm | 1524Quote To Start The Day: Whatever you do, do it well. Source: Walt Disney One Big Thing In Fintech: Business information provider S&P Global Inc agreed on Monday to pay $44 billion in stock to acquire IHS Markit Ltd in the year’s biggest acquisition that will create a new data powerhouse...
-
Fintech Focus For November 23, 2020
Sunday, November 22, 2020 - 6:01pm | 1864Quote To Start The Day: Life is made of ever so many partings welded together. Source: Charles Dickens One Big Thing In Fintech: The pandemic has seen incumbent financial services providers fight against disruption by individuals and startups thinking about new ways to innovate. Nasdaq is...
-
Fintech Focus For November 10, 2020
Monday, November 9, 2020 - 6:42pm | 2688Quote Of The Day: A dying man can do nothing easy. - Benjamin Franklin Fintech Movers: The rise of new financial technologies will call for new approaches to regulation, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester said Monday. - WSJ UK fintech industry braces for Brexit. Mastercard...
-
Fintech Focus For October 21, 2020
Tuesday, October 20, 2020 - 6:37pm | 2181Quote Of The Day: This is a war to end all wars. - Woodrow Wilson Fintech Movers: The European venture ecosystem is robust and growing with strengths in fintech, health care, deep tech, data and analytics, and commerce and shopping. - Crunchbase TIKR isn’t your typical Bloomberg alternative...
-
Fintech Focus For October 12, 2020
Sunday, October 11, 2020 - 8:33pm | 1989Quote Of The Day: The only impossible journey is the one you never begin. - Tony Robbins Fintech Movers: The Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate, the research and development wing of the United States Department of Homeland Security, has given close to a million dollars to five blockchain...
-
Fintech Focus For September 15, 2020
Monday, September 14, 2020 - 6:12pm | 2003Quote Of The Day: Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. - Oscar Wilde Fintech Movers: In August 2020, FinTech startups worldwide raised $2.80 billion worth of VC/PE investments across 220 deals. In terms of MoM trends, there was an increase of 1.4% from the $2.76 billion raised by FinTechs...
-
Fintech Focus For September 14, 2020
Sunday, September 13, 2020 - 8:52pm | 1823Quote Of The Day: I failed my way to success. - Thomas Edison Fintech Movers: Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong doubled down on his past criticism of Apple, highlighting the tech giant's unwillingness to allow certain crypto-related features on its mobile app. - Block Central bankers near a...
-
5 Things You May Not Know About Apple Heading Into This Week's Event
Sunday, September 13, 2020 - 6:25pm | 478As Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) gears up for its September 15 event, fans of the iDevice company can expect a spotlight on the Apple Watch Series 6; new iPads; and the rumored Apple One subscription bundle. Those eager to learn more about the iPhone 12 — patience. There's ...