Fintech Focus For July 29, 2020

Daily Perspective: Opportunities multiply as they are seized. - Art Of War

Fintech Movers: Startups like Atomic, Astra, and Canopy are already starting to build gateless, autonomous fintech products. When they arrive, the future of money will look very little like the past. - Forbes

• TradeZero hits major milestones.
• Enova will be acquiring OnDeck.
• Goldman taps AI tech for Marcus.
• ComplyAdvantage raises $50M.
• Revolut launches price comparison.
• Benzinga, Envestnet | Yodlee team.
• JPM taps Marqeta for card program.
• Tech partnerships vital to growth.
• SESAMm accessible via Bloomberg.
• Nubank buys firm behind Clojure.
• Israel preps DLT securities lending.
• Mastercard, Microsoft partner up.
• Envestnet | MoneyGuide intro tool.
• Mercado Libre eyes distribution hub.
• Analysis: E-trading in fixed income.

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Watch Out For This: Rising online engagement with Chinese coronavirus disinformation indicates a new front in the rapidly escalating tensions between Washington and Beijing, while a rise in attention to anti-vaccination and alternative medicine themes may undermine recent advances in vaccine development. - Predata

• Mercedes kills off status symbols.
• The Arctic’s last summers with ice.
• Protections for plants on the rise.
• Sweden’s fatalities drop to 2/day.
• Defining market microstructure.
• Preserving black history buildings.

Market Moving Headline: Wall Street closed lower on Tuesday as investors fretted about weakening consumer confidence, disappointing financial results and a smaller than hoped for coronavirus aid plan from U.S. Senate Republicans. - Reuters

• OPEC faces dwindling demand.
• Virus and FOMO fuel option bets.
• Kolanovic on hedging portfolios.
• McDonald’s sales suffer on virus.
• Cold war to redirect energy flows.
• Rising case count hits confidence.
• Microsoft looks to hydrogen fuel.
• 3M profit misses on virus impact.
• Fed intros an extension in lending.
• Goldman boosts gold price target.
• Private auto insurers hold credits.