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This week, we had some MAMMOTH deals in VC in the fintech sector, with three of the five based in the US, and the other two in London and Vietnam. Also, this week saw some VERY big funding rounds. If this is indicative of what 2021 holds in the fintech VC arena, now that we are officially back at work post-holiday season, we're in for some whopper deals. I wouldn't be surprised if we something at $1B or more at this point.

The $5.3 billion deal between Visa and Plaid collapsed due to a government antitrust lawsuit. The U.S. Justice Department called Visa a "monopolist in online debit transactions."

With our third installment of Wealthtech Insider, I wanted to discuss the third pillar of the advisor-client journey: Investing. For years, the lion’s share of tech advances focused on investment management, because that was what clients needed and valued...

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Treat your business like it’s your baby. I’m sure you’ve heard this saying before: give your business the love, attention and care it needs to survive and thrive. While this metaphor typically relates to aspects of managing and investing in your business, consider it through a more profound lens — protecting your business.

For this installment of the Fintech Luminaries series, we'd like you to meet Sanjeev Kumar, CEO and Co-Founder of Skience, a Herndon, Va.-based provider of digital workflow solutions and consulting services. The company enables financial services and wealth management firms to transform their core business operations and reach new levels of integration and efficiency, while unlocking new growth opportunities.

Do NOT tinker with what's working. Expect BTC, ETH and Gold to keep the upside momentum. Stay long all three. Expect what nobody is expecting; Stocks to go....DOWN. Short S&P 500. Prepare for 2021 to experience inflation.

The mainstream emergence of Special Purpose Accquisition Companies (SPAC for short) has became one of the hottest market stories of 2020 and the trend appears to be continuing into the new year.

Walmart issued a late day press release on Monday, 1/11/21, in tandem with Ribbit Capital, that the two firms were announcing the creation - or should I say co-creation - of a new fintech start up. The new firm, which is yet unnamed (the fintech formerly known as symbol?), will be "designed to develop and offer modern, innovative and affordable financial solutions", according to the announcement.

The COVID-19 pandemic has certainly upended the financial services industry (FSI), but the overall impact it has had around the globe – on people, businesses, and the economy – is massive. The FSI has remained strong through 2020, but has readied itself for what is next. Digital transformations that were already in process have been sped up, and resiliency has been a key factor in companies that are surviving and thriving.