Fintech

JPMorgan Says Frank Was Fraud

JPMorgan Chase on Thursday shut down the website for a college financial aid platform it bought for $175 million after alleging the company’s founder created nearly 4 million fake customer accounts.

3 weeks, 1 day ago

Fintech Vint hopes to turn wine and spirits into a mainstream asset class

Do you invest in wine and spirits? Fintech startup Vint thinks everyone should, and is hoping to facilitate this. But don’t expect bottles to be shipped to you: Investments via Vint are fractional.

1 month, 1 week ago

Fintechs fail to make a dent in Mexico as cash remains king

Financial inclusion levels in Mexico have worsened since 2018, official statistics show, despite a burst of financial startups hoping to 'bank the unbanked'.

8 months, 2 weeks ago

Want to buy a Banksy? This fintech has an answer

The digital alternative investment provider Yieldstreet launched a new art equity fund with exposure to contemporary international artists like Banksy and Takashi Murakami.

10 months, 3 weeks ago

The prospects for robo-advice going forward

The size of the robo-adviser market has grown rapidly in recent years. Our research into the accounts of some of the UK’s largest robo-advisers showed £4.9bn in assets under management (AUM) in 2020, up from £2.9bn the year before. Globally, the mark

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Apple to turn iPhones into payment terminals in fintech push

Apple Inc is introducing a new feature that will allow businesses to accept credit card and digital payments with just a tap on their iPhones, bypassing hardware systems such as Block Inc's Square terminals.

1 year ago