Fintechs have started to follow the Fed and slash rates on savings accounts by an average of 1 percent; the...
Users in California, Massachusetts, Missouri, Montana and New Hampshire will now have access to trade bitcoin and ethereum commission free; Robinhood plans to open to most states by the middle of 2018; over 4 million people have signed up for accounts with Robinhood. Source
The news this week was led by Apple with another fintech acquisition. We also had a big funding round for Ramp and Dave is getting into crypto with FTX US.
Leading fintech platform, SoFi, has applied for a national bank charter with the OCC; unlike back in 2017 when they...
I can’t imagine the frustration of Robinhood users. One week ago the brokerage firm that pioneered no-fee stock trading encountered...
Robinhood has been in the news in recent months related to multiple outages; now the company is rumored to be...
Stock trading app Robinhood has canceled its planned launch in the UK and put a hold on global expansion plans;...
The volatility in the stock markets has put stock trading apps at the forefront of fintech in recent months; Robinhood...
Only five days after announcing they would enable bitcoin and ethereum trading Robinhood saw more than one million signups; Robinhood has made its name on zero commission stock trading and plan to roll out the new feature in five states first; “We see millions of trades a day. In our brokerage industry there is no excuse for down time. We plan on bringing that mind-set to the crypto space,” said Robinhood Co-Founder Baiju Bhatt to Business Insider. Source.
In episode 21 I talk with Martin Sokk and Mihkel Aamer of Lightyear. Lightyear is a simple and approachable way to invest your money globally without unnecessary barriers and fees.