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Venture Capital Has a New Secret Weapon: AI
Artificial Intelligence // April 03, 2024

In the venture capital (VC) world, artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer just a hot sector to pour money into — it’s now an essential tool for making savvy investment decisions. By rapidly analyzing massive amounts of data on startups and market trends, AI helps...

How WealthTech Firms Are Simplifying Investing for Tomorrow’s High-Net-Worth Individuals
Consumer Finance // March 04, 2024

A staggering $84 trillion is the amount of cash and assets that Generation X, millennials and Gen Z consumers are set to inherit from older generations over the next two decades. This “great wealth transfer,” as it’s been dubbed, not only signifies a significant economic...

Just One-Tenth of Savings Are Stored in Financial Assets
Consumer Finance // January 30, 2024

In times of economic turbulence such as these, investing in interest-bearing financial assets is one way to mitigate the effects of inflation. Although U.S. consumers have seen their available savings dwindle in recent years, more consumers have decided to invest in funds and bonds, taking...

Paytm Stock Drops 20% After Downgrade for Scaling Back Loan Sizes
Loans // December 07, 2023

 Paytm’s stock hit a two-year low Thursday (Dec. 7) after it changed its small-ticket loan policy and brokers downgraded its stock.  The Indian FinTech had announced earlier in the week that it would make fewer small loans — those below 50,000 rupees, or $600 — in light...

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Venture Capital Has a New Secret Weapon: AI

April 03, 2024
In the venture capital (VC) world, artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer just a hot sector to pour money into — it’s now an essential tool for making savvy investment decisions. By rapidly analyzing massive amounts of data on startups and market trends, AI helps VCs identify the most promising opportunities and make better-informed decisions […]

FinTech IPO Index Slides 5.4% Led by MoneyLion

April 27, 2023
The FinTech IPO Index slid 5.45%, even as earnings season has yet to fully hit home in the sector. MoneyLion shares sank 29.7% through the past five sessions. The company said...

Sezzle Sizzles with 39% Rally but CE 100 Index Barely Budges

March 27, 2023
The CE 100 Index gained 1.2% last week as investors got excited — again — about AI, and the possibility of sustained profits for in the buy now, pay later...

Binance Audit Raises Red Flags From Own Team

December 12, 2022
Consumers are hungry for reassurance as fear, uncertainty and doubt pollute the crypto landscape. At the same time, the crypto industry is equally eager to shore-up user confidence via a...

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Paytm Stock Drops 20% After Downgrade for Scaling Back Loan Sizes

December 07, 2023
 Paytm’s stock hit a two-year low Thursday (Dec. 7) after it changed its small-ticket loan policy and brokers downgraded its stock.  The Indian FinTech had announced earlier in the week that it would make fewer small loans — those below 50,000 rupees, or $600 — in light of the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) new rules designed […]

Bank of America: Europe’s IPO Market Will Recover Gradually

July 20, 2023
Anyone expecting a dramatic restoration of Europe’s IPO market might have to wait. That’s according to bankers at Bank of America (BofA), who told Bloomberg News in an interview Thursday (July 20) that it...

Former FTX US President Taps Power of AI in New Investing Company

June 20, 2023
Providing artificial intelligence (AI) tools to independent investors is the current project of former FTX US President Brett Harrison. Harrison’s new company, Architect Financial Technologies, aims to equip “sophisticated individual investors” with...

Wirex Courts Wealthier Customers With Wirex Private

April 18, 2023
Payments and cryptocurrency ecosystem Wirex has launched a private service aimed at wealthier consumers. Wirex Private, announced Tuesday (April 18), is aimed “at Wirex’s growing segment of affluent customers,” and offers a “luxury service”...