LongFin is a microcap stock which rose 2600% after it debuted last week; the company announced last week it bought Ziddu.com, a blockchain micro-lending solutions provider; the stock has had more than a dozen trading halts after the price gains; LongFin plans to offer services to importers and exporters on the blockchain with the acquisition. Source
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Nominations for the LendItFintech Industry Awards Dinner are now open. The dinner will be held on April 10, 2018 at One Market in San Francisco and the event will celebrate 500+ Fintech influencers and innovations and their outstanding achievements in 21 categories. We encourage fintech companies from around the world to apply for the categories that are the best fit. Source
As part of their SoFi ReFi program, SoFi will now offer a six-month grace period for new graduates; typically refinancing student debt has meant that graduates must give up their grace period on loans. Source
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