UK digital banks Monzo and Starling Bank announced payments integrations; Monzo plans to integrate Android Pay into the user interface for current account users; Starling Bank says it will be the first bank to partner with Fitbit Pay; while this is the first partnership of its kind for Monzo, Starling Bank integrated with Android pay a few months ago. Source.
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According to research by JP Morgan Asset Management and Platforum only 3 percent of advisers offer automated wealth management services; the main reasons were cost of implementing, clients not interested and concerns about security. Source.
Argentina da el primer paso para emitir un peso digital ¿CBDC a la vista?. El decreto fue publicado hoy en el Boletín Oficial.
Investing startup Wealthfront is adding a new feature to their Path platform to help users with home buying; “With the introduction of Path’s home planning service, our clients can now easily plan for all of their major life milestones — from saving for their children’s future to one day retiring — with just a few taps on their phone,” said Andy Rachleff cofounder and CEO of Wealthfront to Business Insider; the new feature will use real estate dat from Redfin to help users explore the housing market and see whether or not they can afford a home. Source.
RealtyShares closed investment for its Diversified Marketplace Equity Fund on Monday; the platform offers a range of crowdfunded investments including both debt and equity; the Diversified Marketplace Equity Fund offers investors exposure to middle market equity real estate investments in a diversified portfolio with 10 to 20 property investments. Source
Coinbase has made it easier for its customers to use cryptocurrencies like bitcoin to make retail purchases. The changes are a good step forward, but they don’t—and probably could never—address one of the biggest pitfalls to paying with your crypto: The tax implications.