The role of fintech partnerships in bank growth

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Walmart stock is rising following the news that the retail giant is pushing into fintech with its latest partnership, the latest in a string of moves diversifying away from its core business.

FinTech has achieved staggering growth levels over the past few years, establishing itself as one of the mainstays of the modern world.

Across a number of industries, the impact of the global pandemic can be summed up at its very core as being one of an accelerating agent.

It’s easy to be pessimistic, too, even as vaccine rollout speeds up. Life will not go back to ‘normal’ quickly – the events of the last ten months will have profound repercussions for health services, businesses, debt and fiscal policy.

Bitcoin’s recent 25% plunge illustrates why it will never be a true currency

COVID-19, the passage of half a decade, and five economic trends have come together to push older neobanks to begin scrambling for ways to give investors some returns.

Out of 900+ startup deals and $11.5 Bn total funding raised in 2020, fintech topped the chart with $2.1 Bn in funding and 131 in deal counts

Checkout.com said it’s raised $450 million in an investment led by Tiger Global Management.