Fintech Focus For July 16, 2020

Daily Perspective: On the whole, human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not quite all the time. - George Orwell

Fintech Movers: TradeZero America, a commission-free trading platform, formally announced a sponsorship deal with Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy. - Benzinga

• Beaxy, Prime Trust partner up.
• MoneyLion intros RoarMoney.
• QuantConnect revamps offer.
• SVB invests in LatAm startups.
• Innovation breeds new brokers.
• HSBC signs yearly AWS deal.
• Visa pilots installment payments.
• CME intros cloud-based format.
• MaterialsXchange eyes trading.
• TradeDepot helps African SMBs.
• Bitgo supports travel rule API.
• Government serious on crypto.
• Revolut advances crypto-trading.
• Barclays empowers robo-advisor.

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Watch Out For This: The threat of looming evictions could result in 28 million people being homeless in the U.S. as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. - ZeroHedge

• Americans owe 1.2T in auto loans.
• White House stops CDC reporting.
• Why your Outlook app is crashing.
• NFL and players dispute virus rules.

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Market Moving Headline: U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday, following promising early data for a potential COVID-19 vaccine and a strong quarterly report from Goldman Sachs. - Reuters

• Tracking recovery scenarios.
• OPEC eases record oil cuts.
• Firms see an uptick in activity.
• J.C. Penney to cut jobs, stores.
• Apple wins the EU tax battle.
• Delta eats $3B hit on buyouts.
• Walmart to now require masks.
• Goldman reports a strong Q2.
• EU to probe Wirecard oversight.
• Amazon extends remote work.