Biden executive order addresses bank mergers, portability of customer data

Biden executive order addresses bank mergers, portability of customer data

In a sweeping executive order signed Friday, July 9, President Joe Biden set forth a number of measures aimed at restricting anti-competitive practices.

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Mortgage fintech Better to expand to Britain with Trussle acquisition

Mortgage fintech Better to expand to Britain with Trussle acquisition

Better.com, the 5-year-old digital mortgage provider, is acquiring U.K-based digital mortgage broker Trussle Lab in its first overseas expansion move. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Money-transfer unicorn Wise begins trading on London Stock Exchange

Money-transfer unicorn Wise begins trading on London Stock Exchange

Wise, formerly known as TranserWise, made a London stock market debut this week in a direct listing that valued the company at $11B.

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Digital banking app Chime faces hundreds of CFPB complaints over unexplained account closures

Digital banking app Chime faces hundreds of CFPB complaints over unexplained account closures

Chime, a fintech company that works with partner banks to offer banking services to its customers, is facing scrutiny over 920 complaints to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

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Cryptocurrency startup Circle to go public in $4.5B SPAC deal

Cryptocurrency startup Circle to go public in $4.5B SPAC deal

Circle, a cryptocurrency infrastructure company that claims to allow “businesses of all sizes to harness the power of digital currencies and public blockchains for payments, commerce and financial applications,”

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JPMorgan Chase to acquire startup OpenInvest to enhance ESG capabilities

JPMorgan Chase to acquire startup OpenInvest to enhance ESG capabilities

In its third fintech acquisition of the year, JPMorgan Chase announced plans to acquire OpenInvest, an Andreessen Horowitz-backed startup founded by former Bridgewater Associates employees.

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Integrated ecommerce platform VEEPIO to transform how athletes monetize their personal brands

Integrated ecommerce platform VEEPIO to transform how athletes monetize their personal brands

VEEPIO, a startup backed by Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie and founded by Najee Goode, a former NFL linebacker and Super Bowl champion, and two other former WVU football players, aims to use technology to change how athletes can earn money from their names, images, and likenesses.

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UK Financial Conduct Authority imposes ban on Binance Markets

UK Financial Conduct Authority imposes ban on Binance Markets

This past weekend, the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said Binance Markets Limited, the U.K. division of cryptocurrency exchange Binance, was “not permitted to undertake any regulated activity in the U.K.”

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Walmart moves deeper into neobank space with demand deposit account capabilities

Walmart moves deeper into neobank space with demand deposit account capabilities

Walmart, which offers a debit card issued by Green Dot Bank named Walmart MoneyCard, is adding demand deposit account (DDA) capabilities, transforming the Walmart MoneyCard from a prepaid card to a full-suite checking account.

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Survey Says! 3 Important benefits of free data for early-stage fintechs

Survey Says! 3 Important benefits of free data for early-stage fintechs

A 2018 by Medici report provides anecdotal evidence of a 10% survival rate for bootstrapped fintech startups.

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NFTs bring tangibility to digital artifacts via blockchain

NFTs bring tangibility to digital artifacts via blockchain

A flurry of recent purchase and sale activity in non-fungible tokens (NFTs) – a special type of digital asset on a blockchain that’s unique and non-interchangeable – is popularizing use cases for blockchain.

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Verizon moves into banking with Gen Z-focused Family Money app

Verizon moves into banking with Gen Z-focused Family Money app

Wireless provider Verizon this month rolled out an app to allow children to try out banking and personal finance management – with the oversight of their parents.

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Visa to buy Swedish open banking startup Tink for $2B

Visa to buy Swedish open banking startup Tink for $2B

Five months after U.S. regulators scuttled Visa’s Plaid acquisition, the payments giant announced it’s planning to acquire open banking startup Tink, which was established in 2012.

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With Affordable Care Act firmly in place, point-of-sale lenders fill a gap on health care purchases

With Affordable Care Act firmly in place, point-of-sale lenders fill a gap on health care purchases

On the heels of the Supreme Court decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act, point-of-sale (POS) lenders see opportunities to meet the credit needs of consumers struggling to meet out-of-pocket costs.

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Investing app Stash expands education push with PayGrade acquisition

Investing app Stash expands education push with PayGrade acquisition

Stash, a digital investing app that’s expanded to a full complement of financial product offerings including banking and financial wellness and savings tools, has acquired PayGrade, a financial literacy platform aimed at school-age kids.

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