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Greenspan 'Nervous' Bond Prices Too High, Sees Stagflation Ahead

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The U.S. may be heading toward a slow-growth economy coupled with high inflation, Alan Greenspan said.

Fintech's Theranos Unicorn

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Note from the Publisher: We came across a fantastic piece in Forbes today on a fintech drama that reads like a Shakespearean tale. As I read the first two paragraphs below, ...

FintekNews Deal of the Day - Japanese P2P ExCo Lands $15M

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Japanese Exchange Corporation (ExCo) has landed a $15M Series B round. ExCo operates two fintech divisions - Paidy and Aqush (that spelling is correct). According to their English website.....

Charismatically Speaking

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Note from the CEO: Although not a fintech news story we wanted to share this as it certainly plays a role in everyday life. It is a very good read and offers ways to be perc...

Hacking & Banking Threat

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Note from the CEO: Everyone fears hackers and here at FintekNews, we are equally terrified of bankers (I swear we are not overdrawn). As the article points out, hackers are a real threat to the U.S

Amazon - An EverythingTech

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Note from the CEO: Amazon into banking? Online retail, shipping, drones, delivery, newspapers, space and now banking too? Wow! Rather than be in the fintech sphere maybe they...

Bitcoin Arbitrage

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Note from the CEO: We at FintekNews have been stressing for quite some time that Bitcoin is now an alternative to gold (metals) as a hedge for economic fears, but now as the ...

Malaysian Money Laundering & Bitcoin

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Note from the CEO: Another validation and use for a digital currency. I personally have followed this money laundering investigation (scandal) since it broke a year or so ag...

Americans Want Retirement Income That Grows

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Inflation-nervous Americans want investments that can grow their retirement income over time, according to Allianz.

FintekNews Deal of the Day - Elevate Lands Addl $100M Credit Facility

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For our FintekNews Deal of the Day, we have typically featured companies that have received recent funding or been acquired. However, today we are featuring Elevate, a lendin...

New Job Listings for FintekNews Readers (7/27/16)

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FintekNewsFriends,we're committed to helping those of you who are looking for a new job to find one, and this is ourthird installment in our weekly series to that end. Thi...

Age Matters in Banking Preferences

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Note from the Publisher: Boomers, the banks are on to you. In a new poll conductedfor CSI by Harris Polls, it's been shown that baby boomersexpect the most from their bank...

WiseBanyan Next Unicorn?

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Note from the Publisher: We really like companies thathave personalityand go the extra mile to market themselves while still feeling real. For a robo, which by nature is a...

Crowdfunder AngelList Launches Spinoff

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Note from the Publisher: AngelList, which is considered thelargest and most credible crowdfunding platform on the planet, recently spun off a newplatform - Republic - with ...

Fidelity Says GO GO GO

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Note from the CEO: Well, yesterday we ran a story that Raymond James would NOT launch a robo-advisor initiative and here we are today reporting that Fidelity WILL. Using the...

Blockchain Blahs

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Note from the CEO: We at FintekNews share the belief that blockchain applications are a game changer

State Street SPANKED w/$500M+ Fines

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Note from the Publisher: This news is fintech-related inasmuch as it relates to online forex trading.Anyway, we're somewhat sad to reportthat the SEC, DOJ and DOL have sec...

It's Not A Search For Yield But A Scramble For Safety

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Investors are still petrified of risk assets after the financial crisis.

App Promises Institutional Data In The Palm Of Your Hand

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Scout Finance gleans equities data for mobile app.

Record Share Of U.S. Workers Have Paid Sick Leave, Says DOL

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A record 64 percent of U.S. private sector workers are now entitled to sick leave, marking a steady rise.