Melissa Watras of Trillium Labs moderated the panel Regulation: The Problems, Solutions, And Ensuring A Balance at Benzingas Fintech Deal Day. Fintech is innovating at a pace that is difficult for regulators to keep up with. Much of the fintech space exists in a regulatory grey area that is dangerous to the government, consumers, and
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‘Twas the night before Christmas at Mar-a-Lago and not a creature was stirring except for the former president, who was ranting. Donald Trump expressed his version of goodwill to all in a Christmas Eve posting on his Truth Social platform, directing tidings to the “Radical Left Marxists,” the “Department of Injustice,” and the “LameStream Media.”
George Parthimos, founder and CEO of Wolfpack Financials LLC, shared the motivation behind his company at Benzingas Fintech Deal Day. Parthimos has several sons who were interested in building a portfolio but were daunted by the complexity of investing in the stock market. Parthimos had the tools to educate his family but knew that many
Apple’s business is under threat from a widespread coronavirus outbreak in China, with supply chain experts warning of a growing risk of months-long disruption to the production of iPhones. The US tech giant has had to contend with more than a month of chaos at its main assembler Foxconn’s megafactory in Zhengzhou, China, known as
Nelson Chu, founder and CEO of Percent, shared some insights about his company at Benzingas Fintech Deal Day. Percent has created a sound infrastructure software approach to alternative and private investing. For the past four years, they have primarily been concerned with underwriting as they geared up for a three-sided market option. Chu reports that
Jeremy Blosson, Cofounder and CEO of Strikepoint Media, moderated the panel The Key To Winning Customers In Bear Markets" at Benzinga's Fintech Deal Day. Earlier this year, amid growing concerns of a recession, platforms were dealing with a crisis of confidence. After the FTX fiasco, platforms are now facing a crisis of trust. The panel
Giants under attack — Meta and Alphabet lose dominance over US digital ads market Long-held duopoly that rules the $300 billion market is hit by growing competition. Patrick McGee, Financial Times – Dec 23, 2022 3:22 pm UTC EnlargeSOPA Images via Getty reader comments 92 with 0 posters participating Share this story Share on Facebook
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (RKy.), who excoriated then-President Donald Trump’s conduct before and during the January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, nevertheless voted to acquit him after he was impeached for that conduct. By that point, Trump had left office, and McConnell said he had concluded that the Senate did not have
Brian Cox, CEO of SurgePays, Inc. SURG was recently interviewed by Benzinga. SurgePays brings critical technology and financial services to the underbanked and underserved. The company is dedicated to serving these communities that lack access to traditional banking and financial services. The company is currently in growth mode and has removed its self-imposed throttle. Watch
No admission of wrongdoing, natch — Meta to pay $725 million to settle Cambridge Analytica lawsuit Data harvested by Cambridge Analytica was used for political campaigns. Eric Bangeman – Dec 23, 2022 3:50 pm UTC EnlargeDaniel Leal / Getty Images reader comments 81 with 0 posters participating Share this story Share on Facebook Share on
George Parthimos, founder and CEO of Wolfpack Financials LLC, shared the motivation behind his company at Benzingas Fintech Deal Day. Parthimos has several sons who were interested in building a portfolio but were daunted by the complexity of investing in the stock market. Parthimos had the tools to educate his family but knew that many
Blockchain, the technology that underpins cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin BTC/USD , can propel a traditional financial services firm into the next frontier of fintech. And yet, it's highly complicated and extremely scrutinized thanks to the current drama surrounding certain bad actors (i.e., Luna and FTX). "The scrutiny of the contagion of what has gone wrong
Melissa Watras of Trillium Labs moderated the panel Regulation: The Problems, Solutions, And Ensuring A Balance at Benzingas Fintech Deal Day. Fintech is innovating at a pace that is difficult for regulators to keep up with. Much of the fintech space exists in a regulatory grey area that is dangerous to the government, consumers, and
The 56 million Robinhood Markets shares at stake are currently worth around $450 million. 2346 Total views 28 Total shares Listen to article 0:00 News Ho-ho-ho! Get Limited Holiday Trait!Collect this article as NFT Embattled crypto exchange FTX asked for the assistance of a United States bankruptcy judge to prevent crypto lending firm BlockFi from
The House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol has released its final 845-page report on the insurrection at the Capitol and Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election. The report finds Trump was the central cause of the violence on January 6 and that Trump or his inner
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When Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng’s infamous “mini” Budget sent Britain’s finances into turmoil in September, it was pilloried as an egregious example of putting ideology over evidence. Both of its architects were gone within a matter of weeks, and a chastened Conservative party announced a series of U-turns. The damage was done, but it
Passengers flying into the UK face months of disruption at the border as passport officers gear up for prolonged strikes, the head of the civil service union has warned. Border Force officers on Friday began eight days of strikes and government officials have warned people to prepare for long queues and drafted in the military
2020 and 2021 saw a massive expansion of digital offerings across nearly every industry. Many organizations implemented new partnerships to offer digital commerce and payment tools, or even invested in creating their own tools to address the abrupt and urgent need created by the pandemic. This trend was particularly evident in the digital health market,
SOURCE CODE COP — Okta says source code for Workforce Identity Cloud service was copied Code stored on GitHub was copied after threat actor gained unauthorized access. Dan Goodin – Dec 21, 2022 10:50 pm UTC EnlargeGetty Images reader comments 30 with 0 posters participating Share this story Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share