Square’s Surprise Earnings
This article is part of Wellesley Hills Financial’s Market Movements series, found in our weekly newsletter. Square released earnings last Thursday, beating analyst projections by 250%
May 10, 2021
Fidelity, Schwab Signal Wealthtech M&A Explosion
The numbers are staggering. On Wednesday, Fidelity Investments reported that for the 1st quarter of 2021 it added 4.1 million new accounts, up roughly 160% from the same
May 10, 2021
Fintech Is For The Children
April 27th marked an important milestone in the Youth Banking sector of the FinTech market, with Greenlight, Current, and Step raising an aggregate of $580
May 4, 2021
Enter The Roaring 20’s
This article is part of Wellesley Hills Financial’s Market Movements series, found in our weekly newsletter. March turned out to be a gangbuster month for consumer
April 26, 2021
The Queen of Fintech
One of the greatest pandemic-period fintech stories that continues to make headlines is the rolling success of Founder Anne Boden’s neo-bank Starling. A UK-based fintech and a true
April 26, 2021
Breaking Bitcoin – Coinbase Hits The Nasdaq
This article is part of Wellesley Hills Financial’s Market Movements series, found in our weekly newsletter. Bitcoin was introduced in 2008 with the intention of facilitating financial transactions
April 19, 2021
Citigroup Bets Big on Investment Banking,Treasury & Digitization
US banking major Citigroup announced its 2021 Q1 earnings this past Thursday, April 15th. For some, recently appointed (October 2020) CEO Jane Fraser’s comments reinforced a much-welcomed strategic overhaul by the
April 19, 2021
SPAC Analysis: Paysafe
This article is part of Wellesley Hills Financial’s Market Movements series, found in our weekly newsletter. As of March 31, 2021, Paysafe is officially a publicly traded
April 12, 2021
Dimon Casts Fintechs & BigTechs Into the Shadows
“Banking is a bit like running a small retail store. You gotta work out what kind of stuff your customers want. Then you gotta get
April 12, 2021