Week in Digital Wealth

Apple is in growth mode and is eyeing merchant payments in addition to the metaverse. Consumers are spending and saving money even in the face of the pandemic. Walmart’s fintech arm has joined the race for a financial super app. JPMorgan made a fintech splash in Greece.

By Christopher Robbins This was another busy week in digital wealth—with huge announcements coming...

A bevy of deal activity kept the fintech space in the spotlight once again. The pipeline of startups set to hit the public markets after Marqeta made a splash on the Nasdaq last week is building, and SPACs are still hot to trot. Payments platform Stripe has launched its own AI-fueled identity product, while the buy now, pay later trend continues to gain momentum.

Russia & Ukraine updates, Visa & MasterCard cut ties with Russia, Switzerland adds sanctions and freezes Russia-owned digital assets, Yearn founder and lead Fantom developers have officially left the crypto space, and 60 new DeFi projects are headed for Cardano (ADA). Rarify aims to add value to the NFT sector, while Thetanut aims to level the playing field in crypto-related options markets. Finally, Binance bets big with its new payment venture aimed at accelerating the adoption of crypto worldwide.

Discussions between the U.S. and Moscow could lead to sanctions on Russia targeting the financial and tech sectors. Meanwhile, the CEO of a major tech company has decided if you can’t beat them, join them in fintech.

This week, Digital Wealth News is pleased to introduce a new writer for "The Week in Digital Wealth" - Greg Bilecki. We've found Greg to be a talented writer on other projects and we're thrilled to have him take over this column for us, with his unique perspective on all things fintech and digital wealth the world over. Welcome Greg!

By Gregory Bilecki TWIDW 4/12/22: Fed News & Market Impacts, and whoa - Walmart, McDonald’s,...

Fintech firms are hitting on all cylinders lately, making a splash in some of the trendiest deals in the capital markets and helping to shape the financial industry of the future. In fact, one of the mega IPOs of the year so far involves a payment technology unicorn that is about to become a household name. Whether it’s real estate opportunities, SPAC deals or digital currencies, financial technology companies ranging from mobile banking startups to payments platforms are setting the pace.

By Christopher Robbins This week in digital wealth, we have numerous announcements of new...

By Christopher Robbins This week in digital wealth we have—a lot! It was a very busy week! Of particular...