Major US banks Explore Venturing into Crypto with Own Stablecoin
Some of the biggest U.S. banks are exploring whether to team up to issue their own stablecoin, a type of cryptocurrency engineered to maintain a
May 25, 2025
Mastercard Breaches SMB Stablecoin Acceptance Barrier
Mastercard (NYSE:MA) operates a global payment network supporting 3 billion branded cards, generating $9.8 trillion in transaction value from 150 million merchants annually. It is
May 4, 2025
BlackRock, JPMorgan Lead $280 Million Credit Facility for Pagaya
Pagaya Technologies secured a $280 million credit facility with contributions from BlackRock, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Valley National Bancorp, Israel Discount Bank, and a unit
February 10, 2024
JPMorgan Boosts its Stake in Brazilian FinTech C6 Bank to 46%
JPMorgan Chase has increased its ownership stake in Brazilian digital bank C6 from 40% to 46%. This strategic move, revealed in a joint statement by
September 3, 2023
SMBs to Fintech Originators “you have the good money, right?”
Just a little note this week stemming from a curious marketing tactic employed in a press release from Irish fintech originator Wayflyer. On Wednesday, Reuters
June 18, 2023
JPMorgan Chase, Taking a Feature From Fintech Rivals
To draw more depositors into its no-overdraft, consumer checking accounts, JPMorgan Chase is offering eligible customers early access to direct payroll deposits, a feature heretofore made popular
October 21, 2022
Peeling Back the U.S. Consumer Onion – An Economic Mystery
The economic impact of the Fed’s quantitative tightening was on full display this week as three of the world’s largest commercial banks, and one of
October 16, 2022
Instacart Files Confidentially for an IPO That Could Happen This Year
Instacart, the leading O2O and e-commerce grocery delivery company in the United States, has filed confidentially for its IPO. The timetable for the offering isn’t
May 13, 2022
Block (Square) Stock Reverses Up As Earnings Top Estimates Amid Afterpay Acquisition
Financial services company, Block, the parent company of Square and Cash App, reported Q4 2021 earnings on Thursday (Feb. 24). Prior to the earnings release,
February 28, 2022