SoFi repeated their prediction that they would be profitable by the end of this year, and analysts haven't yet accounted for that in their predictions.
Self-custody of cryptocurrency is holding and securing one's digital assets rather than entrusting them to a third party, such as a centralized exchange.
Regulations are undoubtedly on their way, but by implementing industry-grade audits and monitoring services, any platform could be ready for institutional investment.
Although banks always seem to make money, the markets are starting to signal that disruption is on the horizon. Despite their increased share of GDP (up to 6% in the past decade), the financial services sector is currently valued at a discount in the S&P 500.
Why are leading financial institutions so excited about the potential of tokenization? What are the benefits that tokenization could bring to financial and economic markets? And how could it shape the way financial markets operate on a global scale?
The financial world greatly lags behind other sectors that are leveraging the power of blockchains to fuel growth and innovation. Tokenization is one such technology which has the potential to revolutionize the way we manage and transfer value.
This aspect of the crypto space has been fraught with turmoil and negative headlines in recent years; but investors should take note that new framework should ensure history doesn’t repeat itself
Betting on the outcome of sporting events is an ancient pastime. Humans have always been fascinated with wagers, and athletic competitions are the perfect medium for making such bets.
Global venture capital firm, GGV Capital released their Embedded Fintech 50 list, which recognizes companies driving the next phase of fintech innovation. GGV Capital rang the closing bell at Nasdaq’s MarketSite while Nasdaq got to sit down with some of these innovative companies
In the United States, ‘Amazon’ and ‘online shopping’ are virtually synonymous. It makes sense.
‘The Zon’ accounts for approximately 40% of domestic e-commerce sales — and that’s after the pandemic pushed both national retailers and mom-and-pops alike to invest heavily in digita
Fintech 2.0 is about facilitating relationships and trust between people and networks. We have been building towards this for two decades, but the convergence of technology and user expectations is only happening now.
Whether you believe DeFi is a technology for banking the unbanked or bankrupting unrestrained risk-takers is a matter of perspective. Like any tech, DeFi can be used as a force for good, bad, and everything in between.
On the surface, decentralized finance (DeFi) and centralized finance (CeFi) appear to be opposites. Over the past few years, however, DeFi and CeFi have become complementary, respectively providing the decentralized infrastructure and compliant onramps for crypto to grow.
As TradeTalks recently returned to the Singapore Fintech Festival for its fifth year of coverage, Nasdaq Global Markets Reporter Jill Malandrino spoke with Roland Chai, EVP, Market Platforms at Nasdaq, about some of the major trends impacting market infrastructure operators.