In the wake of the r/wallstreetbets fiasco, lawmakers rallied to make sense of the technology—as well as the laws—that made such volatile market behavior possible.
Read MoreWhile the ultimate victims were retail traders who saw their savings wiped out, trading platforms also suffered major damage—both financial and reputational.
Read MoreAccording to Sam Nofzinger, Public’s GM of Brokerage + Crypto, how user demographics change—and the extent to which these users mature—have hinged upon the kinds of trading platforms available to them.
Read MoreSarah Lamont is an Associate at F-Prime Capital, where she focuses on early-stage investments in fintech.
Read MoreIn an interview with The Financial Revolutionist, Team8 Partner Liran Amrany describes Team 8’s mission, makes the case for VCs building—rather than just giving money to—promising startups, and outlines the operational steps that make this investment strategy a success.
Read MoreAccording to Jessica Zall, Chief Marketing Officer at Percent, the startup is unique from other private-credit and fundraising platforms by bringing all three market participants together—underwriters, borrowers, and investors—and not just a subset thereof.
Read MoreAccording to Rex Salisbury, Founder and General Partner at Cambrian, capital and labor conditions make it a particularly promising time to invest in early-stage fintech startups.
Read MoreSharon Carothers leads the SensisHealth practice after two decades of consulting and leadership positions at The Lewin Group, American Legacy Foundation (now Truth Initiative), and Booz Allen Hamilton.
Read MoreAccording to Shawn Ellis, Managing Partner at Distributed Ventures, the marriage of fintech and healthcare can fundamentally alter how the medical sector operates and how patients navigate the healthcare space.
Read MoreAccording to Jason Mountford, Trend Analyst at Q.ai, the use of artificial intelligence in the financial advisor space is “an untapped area.”
Read MoreThough financial advisors have existed in various forms over the centuries—as accountants, lawyers, bankers, and others—the financial planning field has, since its genesis, been a standardized and compliance-oriented space.
Read MoreDespite the growing popularity of robo-advisors like Wealthfront as well as the proliferation of other automated tools to manage consumers’ wealth, the financial-advisor space is poised to grow 15% by 2031—a sizeable increase for a job that already hires more than 300,000 people in the US alone.
Read MoreWith regulatory changes impending, what can fintechs do to build out their products in open banking-friendly ways?
Read MoreWhat happens as the median age of fintech founders and employees increases? How will that shape fintech writ large—especially fintechs’ operations?
Read MoreTo Milind Mehere, Yieldstreet’s Founder and CEO, the company provides access to successful investment vehicles that are typically out of reach for everyday investors.
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