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Fintech Focus For January 28, 2021
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 - 7:11pm | 2075Read More...Quote To Start The Day: I respect faith, but doubt is what gets you an education. Source: Bruce Lee One Big Thing In Fintech: StockCharts, the web's leading technical analysis and financial charting platform for online retail investors, today announced that they have eclipsed 1.6 million users...
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Sunlight Financial Strikes Deal With Apollo SPAC, Chamath Palihapitiya PIPE
Monday, January 25, 2021 - 12:53pm | 529Read More...A solar based company lands a SPAC deal on Monday from an impressive list of financial backers. The SPAC Deal: Sunlight Financial is going public with Spartan Acquisition Corp II (NYSE: SPRQ). This is the second Spartan Acquisition SPAC from Apollo Global Management (NYSE: APO). The first SPAC from...
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Taboola Going Public In SPAC Deal
Monday, January 25, 2021 - 10:15am | 456Read More...Israeli open web company Taboola is going public via a SPAC deal. The SPAC Deal: Taboola, which provides recommendations for the open web, is valued at $2.6 billion in a SPAC deal with ION Acquisition Corp (NYSE: IACA). The $285 million PIPE on the SPAC deal is led by investors that include...
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Building Enterprise SaaS Company Latch Gets SPAC Deal With Help From Chamath Palihapitiya
Monday, January 25, 2021 - 9:25am | 419Read More...Enterprise SaaS platform Latch is going public in a SPAC deal that will accelerate growth. The SPAC Deal: Latch is going public through a SPAC merger with TS Innovation Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ: TSIA). The Tishman Speyer-sponsored SPAC has a long-term existing collaboration with Latch. A $190...
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Fintech Focus For January 25, 2021
Monday, January 25, 2021 - 12:47am | 3113Read More...Quote To Start The Day: You can't be a real networker unless you’re connected. Source: Michael Gruen One Big Thing In Fintech: Experts say 2021 is poised to see greater adoption and venture capital investment in blockchain technology. That prediction comes as more financial services apps...
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Delta, BlackRock Both Up Early On As Investors Cheer Earnings Results
Thursday, January 14, 2021 - 11:03am | 2684Read More...Today’s one of those days that’s kind of a “transition day,” if you will. It’s the unofficial kickoff of earnings season before the official one tomorrow, and everyone’s waiting for President-elect Biden’s economic speech. With so much waiting in the...
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North American Electric Bus Leader Proterra SPAC Deal: What Investors Should Know
Tuesday, January 12, 2021 - 11:50am | 617Read More...A leading electric bus maker is going public via SPAC in a deal announced Tuesday morning. The SPAC Deal: Electric bus leader Proterra is being taken public by ArcLight Clean Transition Corp (NASDAQ: ACTC). The deal values Proterra with an enterprise value of $1.6 billion. Current ArcLight...
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Fintech Focus For December 22, 2020
Monday, December 21, 2020 - 7:40pm | 1383Read More...Quote To Start The Day: Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud. Source: Maya Angelou One Big Thing In Fintech: Instead of focusing on growth at all costs, fintech startups have been drawing a path to profitability. It doesn’t mean that they’ll have a positive bottom line at the...
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Fintech Focus For December 21, 2020
Sunday, December 20, 2020 - 11:32pm | 1674Read More...Quote To Start The Day: When you feel like giving up, remember why you held on for so long in the first place. Source: Paulo Coelho One Big Thing In Fintech: Seed and angel deals are projected to fall to 37% of total deal activity in 2020, down from 42% in 2019. We expect Series B rounds to finish...
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4 iShares ETFs Delivering Holiday Cheer For Investors With Lower Fees
Friday, December 18, 2020 - 8:55am | 498Read More...It's the holiday shopping season and in the spirit of the season, everyone loves a good deal. Well, everyone loves a good deal all year long and that's something exchange-traded funds issuers often oblige. BlackRock's iShares unit, the world's largest ETF sponsor, is adding some...
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Fintech Focus For December 15, 2020
Monday, December 14, 2020 - 7:36pm | 1454Read More...Quote To Start The Day: “The flame of democracy was lit in this nation a long time ago. And we now know that nothing — not even a pandemic or an abuse of power — can extinguish that flame,” Biden said in prepared remarks his transition team announced he would deliver at 7:...
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Barron's Picks And Pans Of The Week: Time Is Ripe To Sell NIO, XPeng, Li; And Lessons From The IPO Frenzy
Sunday, December 13, 2020 - 8:37am | 1099Read More...This weekend's Barron's cover story makes a case for taking profits on Chinese electric vehicle makers. Other featured articles examine who is hurt if Chinese companies are delisted, an outlook for the markets and money management trends, and lessons from a crazy week in IPOs. Also, the...
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Fintech Focus For December 10, 2020
Wednesday, December 9, 2020 - 5:44pm | 1806Read More...Quote To Start The Day: Two armies that fight each other is like one large army that commits suicide. Source: Henri Barbusse One Big Thing In Fintech: Stock trading app Robinhood Markets Inc has picked Goldman Sachs to lead preparations for an initial public offering (IPO) which could come next...
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Fintech Focus For December 8, 2020
Monday, December 7, 2020 - 6:39pm | 1600Read More...Quote To Start The Day: There’s challenges with blockchain to date because it doesn’t have the scale to provide attractive economics. Source: Daniel Springer One Big Thing In Fintech: The fintech space is becoming increasingly crowded (since fintech is eating the world) with over $20...
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Fintech Focus For December 4, 2020
Thursday, December 3, 2020 - 8:49pm | 2010Read More...Quote To Start The Day: One can look at a SPAC as the reverse of a traditional IPO. A SPAC goes public first—usually with a highly regarded executive team able to raise money from large institutional investors—with the intent to acquire a private company to put in its shell within...
