With the IPO market struggling, special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) are enjoying a comeback. That’s according to a report Thursday (April 17) by Bloomberg News, which notes that the so-called “black check” industry has seen a busy year thus far, with investors putting together $1 million just...
With several high-profile IPOs in limbo, the venture capital/startup space is in crisis mode. As Bloomberg News reported Tuesday (April 8), 2025 was supposed to be a year in which the environment for initial public offerings (IPOs) flourished. But with President Donald Trump’s new tariffs rocking the...
To get a sense of just how volatile the markets are — and how fragile things will be for FinTechs looking to go public, or for those already trading — Klarna has taken its IPO off the table, three weeks after filing its paperwork with...
Several technology and FinTech companies reportedly paused their activities related to initial public offerings (IPOs) amid the stock market fall and investor uncertainty caused by the President Donald Trump administration’s announcement of tariffs. Five companies that were in various stages of their IPO-related plans are...
January 03, 2025
By any stretch of the imagination, for the FinTech IPO Index, the last 12 months have been largely kind. Headed into 2025, the index was up more than 58% through the previous year, far outpacing the Nasdaq’s 28.6% advance through the same period. With those gains in the rearview mirror, the question remains: What’s next? […]
September 15, 2023
FinTech platforms promise to disrupt entire verticals, bringing ease and speed to sectors that have traditionally been marked by complexity and paper-based interactions. And yet the reality can be something...
June 16, 2023
Government data pointing to cooling inflation helped buoy FinTech IPO names this past week. Retail sales data Thursday (June 15) showed that consumer spending remains resilient, which helped give the...
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...
April 22, 2025
Companies have reportedly put their initial public offering (IPO) plans on hold amid the market chaos caused by the announcements of new U.S. tariffs that began April 2. Together with a slowdown in activity seen in the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market, preparations for IPOs of companies with a combined valuation of over $120 billion […]
April 17, 2025
With the IPO market struggling, special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) are enjoying a comeback. That’s according to a report Thursday (April 17) by Bloomberg News, which notes that the so-called “black check”...
April 08, 2025
With several high-profile IPOs in limbo, the venture capital/startup space is in crisis mode. As Bloomberg News reported Tuesday (April 8), 2025 was supposed to be a year in which the environment...
April 04, 2025
Several technology and FinTech companies reportedly paused their activities related to initial public offerings (IPOs) amid the stock market fall and investor uncertainty caused by the President Donald Trump administration’s...
