Fintech Focus For October 16, 2020

Quote Of The Day: Cowboy innovation is worse than no innovation at all. - Alan Konevsky

Fintech Movers: The shift toward touchless payments is dramatic, with 8x more earnings calls mentions vs. last year. - CB Insights

• Metromile eyes insurance transparency.
• Intel bought digital currency for 5 years.
• The Block introduced a data dashboard.
• Stripe buys Nigeria’s Paystack fintech.
• Mastercard, Stride team up on gig offer.
• Bankia integrated Bloomberg AIM tech.
• Facebook’s Libra taps HSBC executive.
• Skynet Labs unveils a platform for apps.
• Securitize buys Distributed Ledger Tech.
• NYSE invites companies to test listings.
• Archax exchange raised $8M in funding.
• Ebanx makes a Central American push.
• PayPal eyes growth, invests in Extend.
• Tide, GoCardless partner on payments.
• Rapyd partners with InComm Payments.

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Watch For This: Coronavirus infections jumped by almost 17% over the past week as the number of new cases increased in 38 states and Washington, D.C. - Axios

• Diet and vulnerability to the coronavirus.
• Bill Gates suggests he was a naive CEO.
• Young, dumb traders created nightmare.
• Russia withdrew from MH17 liability talk.
• Voter-registration giving Trump an edge.
• Army for Trump preparing to poll-watch.
• No more indoor meetings for UK till April.

Market Moving Headline: Kristalina Georgieva, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, told CNBC Thursday that she has “no doubt” the U.S. will implement a new economic stimulus package that will help reduce the current uncertainties for the global economy. - CNBC

• Snapchat launches TikTok rival, Sounds.
• Thus far, 40+ oil companies went under.
• FedEx, UPS facing biggest season ever.
• Walgreens entered return to profitability.
• Canadian homes sales, prices hit record.
• McConnell opposes Trump on stimulus.
• Deutsche Bank revamps business offer.
• France, Netherlands eye tech regulation.
• SMEs rake $3.5B on Amazon Prime Day.
• Recovery looks shakier on rise in claims.
• Senate committee will subpoena Twitter.
• Morgan Stanley profit crushes on trading.