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EU Rules Could Make USB-C Chargers Mandatory, Apple iPhones May Need Redesign
Saturday, September 25, 2021 - 12:05pm | 446Read More...Last week, the executive arm of the European Union, the European Commission, proposed a new rule that would require all smartphones to adopt USB-C ports for physical charging. The commission aims to provide one charger for multiple devices in an effort to reduce e-waste. This has come as...
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Fintech Focus For June 22, 2021
Monday, June 21, 2021 - 7:39pm | 2461Read More...Quote To Start The Day: "When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.” Source: Paulo Coelho One Big Thing In Fintech: Uphold, a fintech providing investors single-wallet access to cryptocurrencies, fractional U.S. equities, commodities, carbon...
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Google's Adtech Business To Undergo Stringent EU Antitrust Probe
Saturday, June 19, 2021 - 3:52pm | 427Read More...The E.U. antitrust regulators are set to open an investigation into Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) subsidiary Google's digital advertising practices, Reuters reported. The regulators are expected to open the investigation by the end of 2021....
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Fintech Focus For June 16, 2021
Tuesday, June 15, 2021 - 6:28pm | 2518Read More...Quote To Start The Day: "[By] Labor Day, I'll be very disappointed if people haven't found their way into the office and then we'll have a different kind of conversation.” Source: James Gorman One Big Thing In Fintech: The most fundamental problem in financial services is...
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Fintech Focus For March 29, 2021
Sunday, March 28, 2021 - 7:49pm | 2098Read More...Quote To Start The Day: When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor. Source: Elon Musk One Big Thing In Fintech: Bitcoin, among other cryptocurrencies, lacks a utility component. That’s according to Natalia Shirshova, CMO and co-founder at Reinno, a...
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UK Reaches Last-Minute Brexit Deal With EU
Thursday, December 24, 2020 - 2:39pm | 523Read More...Just days before a Dec. 31 deadline, the U.K. and the European Union have agreed to terms on a historic Brexit deal that establishes a framework for how European commerce will work starting in January. What Happened: More than four years after the U.K. voted to leave the European Union, the EU...
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Fintech Focus For December 14, 2020
Sunday, December 13, 2020 - 8:23pm | 1738Read More...Quote To Start The Day: We’re really trying to encourage progress, not to force it. Source: Adena Friedman One Big Thing In Fintech: Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. is jumping into the institutional bitcoin game with a $100 million investment in bitcoin and a $5 million equity stake...
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'Liquidity Jumping': Stock Market Update For The Week Ahead
Sunday, December 13, 2020 - 6:35pm | 1495Read More...The Past Week, In A Nutshell What Happened: After auctioning to new all-time highs, U.S. index futures moved back into balance. Remember This: “With Global Liquidity jumping by some US $20 trillion in 2020, or some 25% of World GDP, there is a lot to spend... Consider that following the 1930s...
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Fintech Focus For December 7, 2020
Sunday, December 6, 2020 - 8:02pm | 1605Read More...Quote To Start The Day: Robinhood’s revenue model could easily disappear. They’ve made it clear that they are comfortable living on this regulatory edge. Source: Tyler Gellasch One Big Thing In Fintech: Congresswoman Maxine Waters has released a wide array of recommended policy changes...
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Fintech Focus For November 10, 2020
Monday, November 9, 2020 - 6:42pm | 2688Read More...Quote 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...
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Fintech Focus For October 20, 2020
Monday, October 19, 2020 - 7:03pm | 1774Read More...Quote Of The Day: Life is trying things to see if they work. - Ray Bradbury Fintech Movers: Dozens of brokerage log-ins are for sale on the dark web with portfolios ranging in the low thousands to a half million dollars. - CNBC Troutwood intros app for stock investment. Acorns helping unemployed...
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Fintech Focus For October 15, 2020
Wednesday, October 14, 2020 - 6:26pm | 2121Read More...Quote Of The Day: There needs to be a sweet spot between the brand and your community. - Danny Cortenraede Fintech Movers: [W]e think that over the next five years, Bitcoin presents a multi trillion dollar opportunity. - ARK Invest M1 Finance closes on $45M Series C round. Deutsche to introduce...
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Fintech Focus For October 12, 2020
Sunday, October 11, 2020 - 8:33pm | 1989Read More...Quote 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...
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Fintech Focus For September 11, 2020
Thursday, September 10, 2020 - 6:31pm | 2385Read More...Quote Of The Day: I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have. - Thomas Jefferson Fintech Movers: There is a great industry need for automated corporate actions solutions, according to a survey by SIX conducted among leading global asset managers, wealth managers, custodians,...
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Fintech Focus For September 10, 2020
Wednesday, September 9, 2020 - 8:24pm | 2279Read More...Quote Of The Day: Love is a serious mental disease. - Plato Fintech Movers: M1 Finance, a platform for money management, announced it surpassed $2 billion in assets. - Benzinga Carrot to expand its dividend tech. Long-Term Stock Exchange opens. Binance enters the Turkish market. Displayed markets...





