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Columbia Threadneedle Investments today announced the selection of three innovative fintech start-ups as its partners in 2021’s MassChallenge FinTech accelerator program. By partnering with these firms, Columbia Threadneedle and its parent company, Ameriprise Financial, hope to harness new technologies in the areas of data analysis, data privacy and security, and digital client experiences.

Bitcoin IS in the news and probably everyone knows roughly where the price is, too (the ones that don't probably DO know all Tom Brady's career statistics, though).

The fintech VC spigot continues to burst, with all five deals in our listing this week, again continuing to exceed $100M. This seems to be an ongoing trend for the sector, as the money continues to flow.

LendingClub Corporation (NYSE:LC), America's leading online lending marketplace connecting borrowers and investors, today announced that it has now received all the bank regulatory approvals necessary to complete its acquisition of digital bank Radius Bancorp ("Radius"). The company expects the acquisition to close on or around February 1, 2021, subject to completion or waiver of the remaining customary closing conditions.

As the recruiting wars among independent wealth management firms continue to heat up, Digital Wealth News caught up with Jeff Nash, Founder and CEO of BridgeMark Strategies, to discuss the evolving role of technology in financial advisor transitions from one firm to the other.

Since we are basically still at the very beginning of 2021, with almost everyone making predictions for what may or may not happen in the coming year, it might be a good idea to look back. NOT at what happened but rather some very topical quotes and sayings that always seem to get overlooked (or ignored), BUT which have a direct and lasting importance on what's happening now. With some of these quotes, the government (and financial 'smarties') would rather you didn't remember them, but hey, they were the ones who said them.

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."

TaxBit, which offers cryptocurrency tax automation software targeted for crypto users, exchanges, and merchants, is excited to announce new investments from PayPal Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, and existing investor, Winklevoss Capital. These new investments from major fintech companies reinforce the importance of tailored software solutions, like TaxBit, in driving widespread cryptocurrency adoption.

FINTOP Capital, a venture capital firm focused on B2B SaaS (software as a service) companies in the Financial Technology (FinTech) space, announced today that it has exited its investment in Kindful, a nonprofit software platform known for its best-in-class third party application integrations and online fundraising tools. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Coro Global Inc. (OTCQB: CGLO), the fintech company behind the new payment app where gold can be used as money, announced today that it had appointed David Dorr as Director, President, and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.