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We're now WELL into 2022 (all of 10 days as we write this!) and have had the benefit of having literally DOZENS of fintech entrepreneurs and C-suite executives volunteer to share their insights with Digital Wealth News on the coming year's trends in fintech and digital wealth

Fintech CEOs must be keeping their New Year resolutions close to the vest. Nevertheless, we still rounded up the latest happenings across the industry, including how banks are responding to the spread of the omicron variant.

BNPL companies are in the spotlight, but not for the reasons they would want. Wall Street analysts have fintech stocks in their sights, while one China-based tech giant is looking to gaming to take some of the regulatory heat off in Beijing. Fintech M&A is alive and well, while an emerging fintech-focused VC firm with its roots in a major crypto exchange has entered the fray.

 If it seems like fintechs have been especially active in the SPAC market this year, it’s not your imagination. Fintechs have participated in more than three-dozen blank check deals year-to-date, according to the FT Partners Q3 fintech report.

This is part 6 of an 8-part webinar course that is designed to support financial advisors in their efforts to have constructive and informed client engagements on digital asset investment opportunities. Session six focuses on ways to mitigate risks when investing in digital assets.

While it’s no secret that inflation has reared its head in the economy, one tech billionaire now warns that hyperinflation could be on the horizon. A legacy asset management firm that dates back to 1939 has collaborated with one of the cryptocurrency industry’s most innovative wealth management platforms. Corporate America is making it easier for consumers to buy bitcoin and use it for payments. Facebook as the world knows it might be a thing of the past. 

The pipeline for fintech IPOs and SPAC deals continues to fill in Q4. Legacy tech companies are increasingly looking to blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies. Cannabis bankers are helping the industry to become legitimate in the eyes of financial institutions.

An explosion is happening in fintech. The BNPL craze appears to be here to stay. RIAs can no longer ignore client demand for crypto, a crypto trading hamster is outperforming everybody and central bankers are forging ahead with CBDCs.

Seasons change and so does the fintech landscape. Since our last update, one major cryptocurrency exchange is calling out the SEC, Europe does not want to get left behind on digital currencies, investors have some remorse over buy now pay later, and SPACs are still popular.  

D.A. Davidson Companies announced today that it has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Marlin & Associates, one of the most active investment banks serving companies and investors across the financial technology and data & analytics industries.