According to nearly 90% of respondents in Deutsche Bank’s monthly money-manager study, many price bubbles were now being blown. The most extreme though is bitcoin, with nearly half of those surveyed seeing it at a maximum 10 on a 1-10 bubble scale. More generally, too, when asked specifically about the 12-month fate of bitcoin -

Walmart said Monday that it’s creating a fintech start-up with Ribbit Capital, one of the venture capital firms behind Robinhood. The big-box retailer did not share the name of the new company or say when its services will be available. It said it will develop unique and affordable financial products for Walmart employees and customers. READ

At the beginning of the year, I spelled out three key payments investment themes for 2020. This was prior to the rise of the global pandemic that saw most of the year obliterated for many. However, the unexpected viral pandemic only accelerated the rate at which “alternative” payments have been thrust into the spotlight. At the

Fintech may have shaken up the financial landscape, but in terms of diversity, there remains much to be done. Four leading women in the world of fintech share their views. Fintech is a brave new world of creativity and exploration, but you wouldn’t necessarily know that by looking at the boards of most leading institutions

Fintech stocks are growing in popularity today. Wednesday marked a major milestone in cryptocurrency history. With Bitcoin recently eclipsing $22,000 for the first time, it is renewing interests among retail investors in a way it hasn’t since Bitcoin last peaked in 2017. READ MORE FROM THE ORIGINAL SOURCE HERE

The Danish FinTech sector has experienced significant growth, facilitated by a highly educated and digitally literate population, specific government policies aimed at promoting financial innovation, and the development of Copenhagen Fintech as an international fintech hub since 2016. The largest group of FinTech businesses in Denmark operates within the sector of digital payment solutions with

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Cashless payments were on the rise before the pandemic hit, and now, eight months into its grip on the U.S., their use is accelerating even faster. This was the topic of conversation at Fortune’s latest Brainstorm Finance panel on the cashless economy. Host Jen Wieczner and senior writer Robert Hackett were joined by panelists Stephanie Cohen, chief strategy officer

Back in May 2020, a couple of months into the coronavirus crisis, governments across the globe were scrambling to implement measures to protect their economies while maintaining public health and safety. Now, with Covid-19 casualties having surpassed the one million mark worldwide, it's clear that the crisis is far from over. Conversely, the second wave