The 1871 FinTech Innovation Lab is Now Accepting Applications: Accelerate Your Startup’s Growth! Are you a post-revenue startup looking to scale in the financial services industry? The 1871 FinTech Innovation Lab is the perfect opportunity to propel your business forward. Applications are now open, and startups have until September 2, 2024, to apply for this unique … [Read more...] about The 1871 FinTech Innovation Lab is Accepting Applications
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ESG Strategies Increasingly Critical to Success
ESG spending is increasingly vital for all tech-focused companies – as well as financial services in general. Beyond the obvious benefits, as younger generations increasingly dominate the workforce, it’s becoming a clear and present necessity for attracting talented candidates to your business. That can take a lot of shapes for individual companies, but the focus as a broad … [Read more...] about ESG Strategies Increasingly Critical to Success
Navigating Startups from Seed to Series B
The allure of startups has rarely seemed stronger. Much of the tech industry is built on the backs of multi-billion dollar giants that came out of the startup space, and while tech appears to be in the middle of another bubble, the lure of relatively free-flowing investor money is hard to ignore. But what does it take to build a successful startup in this environment? Two … [Read more...] about Navigating Startups from Seed to Series B
Where Health and Wealth Converge: Building New Solutions For Consumer Well-Being
The global pandemic, through necessity, has continued to drive digital innovations throughout almost all industries. But some changes are more revolutionary than others, and in looking at health and wealth management, new datasets and new business models are changing the way advisors and providers look to help individuals and employers alike, providing optimized solutions for … [Read more...] about Where Health and Wealth Converge: Building New Solutions For Consumer Well-Being
Chicago FinTech News – Corporate Cash Surges
Corporate Cash Holdings Soar, Says New Carfang Group Study Corporations in the U.S. added $1.1 trillion or 38.5% to their cash holdings in the first half of 2020 according to recent data Federal Reserve data analyzed by The Carfang Group. For the second quarter, cash is up $424B or 12% and now stands at $3.9T. According to Anthony J. Carfang, Managing Director at The … [Read more...] about Chicago FinTech News – Corporate Cash Surges
Chicago FinTech News – Blockchain Innovations
BondEvalue and Northern Trust Complete World’s First Blockchain-based Bond Trade Northern Trust and partner BondEvalue completed the first trade of a fractionalized blockchain-based bond in Singapore this month. Northern Trust is providing securities services for the wholesale bonds. In what is believed to be a first for the industry, Northern Trust built the capability to … [Read more...] about Chicago FinTech News – Blockchain Innovations