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Gensler said his biggest worry about the equity market was competition and consolidation. While retail investing has taken off, the PFOF that enables it is ripe for conflict of interest.
The city is willing to shell out prize money for new ideas to build better communities, financial first.
As the sparkling firecracker news of acquisitions, plans, and partnerships in the BNPL space fizzle, oversight reporting has sprung up. A Credit Karma survey found that of those who used BNPL, more than half of the younger crowd missed at least one payment.
LendIt Fintech has teamed up with leading fintech firm Amount to put together a survey asking banks and fintechs about launching a BNPL credit product.
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Most NFTs function right now as digital collectibles, traded on marketplaces like the ever-popular OpenSea.
The site saw $3.4 billion in trading volume in August, 10 times the trade volume in July.
Jacobo Toll-Messia’s mission is to scale Layer 2 solutions to the point where they become viable commercial uses and he wants Nahmii to take it there.
Nexus Dealmakers Summit and the LendIt Fintech Industry Awards will be happening in Miami on February 7-8. Fintech leaders, as well as investors and bankers, will be gathering to network and celebrate the amazing achievements of the past 18 months.
Yesterday morning, four fintech experts joined a Lendit panel to discuss Buy Now Pay later: how to lay the foundations for a successful BNPL offering.
It's not a new thing. PFOF has been a contentious issue for more than 30 years. But, with the rise of feeless retail trading options since 2018, PFOF is back in the news.