Fintech Focus For August 25, 2020

Quote Of The Day: Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning. - Gloria Steinem

Fintech Movers: A digital currency could also help the Fed implement monetary policy by setting interest rates on consumers' accounts holding the digital currency — analysts say this also could be a more efficient way for the Fed to institute negative interest rates to boost consumption and inflation. - Axios

• Wave to launch new bond execution tech.
• JPM eyes 2021 launch for UK digital bank.
• The Bank of Ireland launched Google Pay.
• Ping An eyes deals on digital banking shift.
• The UK's FCA issued Aave an EMI license. 
• ICE will increase mortgage securitizations.
• Commonstock lands $9M for investing app.
• SEC proposes data security enhancement.
• Analysis: Qatar’s solarized fintech strategy.
• Paymentology intros a credit card platform.
• Radius, Currencycloud team on payments.
• USPS, JPM discuss postal bank services.
• Chainalysis teams with Aussie crypto firms.
• Orca will launch an investing app in the UK.
• 4U grows market for currency engagement.

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Ahead of the November 10, 2020 event, this newsletter highlights disruptive innovators working to create positive and diverse change in financial services.

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Watch For This: Fueled by recent protests, some school districts are ending contracts with local law enforcement and instead turning to private security officers and counselors. - CityLab

• Metro ridership increases to pre-virus level.
• Bankers felt overworked during lockdown.
• Startup Irys seeks to digitize governments.
• Citadel Securities expanded to Singapore.
• Shooting of Jacob Blake is a wake-up call.

Market Moving Headline: Salesforce.com, Amgen and Honeywell will become a part of the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average index on Aug. 31, S&P Dow Jones Indices said on Monday. - Reuters

• Outlook may be dimming for CMBS market.
• Goldman to raise $2B for new venture fund.
• Money managers see massive disconnects.
• Wedbush said Tesla could trade to $3,500.
• Farmers sell soybeans 2 years in advance.
• Momentum grows for the industrial sector.
• JPM: You should remain long in technology.
• Novax began enrollment for Phase II trials.
• Columbian businesses eye a $13B bail out.
• Twin golf storms push energy giants to cut.
• Facebook to pay over $100M in back taxes.
• Japan, India, Australia discuss a trade pact.