Fintech Focus For November 20, 2020

Quote Of The Day: Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world. - Lucille Ball

Fintech Movers: Cashless payments were on the rise before the pandemic hit, and now, eight months into its grip on the U.S., their use is accelerating even faster. - Fortune

• Ins and outs of NestEgg unpacked.
• Webull announces crypto addition.
• Nasdaq buying Verafin for $2.75B.
• BELLA banking platform to launch.
• ZenBusiness secures $55M round.
• ClosedLoop closes $11M Series A.
• IRS weighs crypto tax approaches.
• dxFeed launches market data tech.
• Bezos leads Chipper Cash funding.
• Betterment partnered up with Dosh.
• Amicus democratizing donor funds.
• Affirm’s IPO filing raising questions.
• Stanhope intros SME banking tech.
• Alameda Research portfolio insight.
• Symphony adds low-code platform.
• Atom speeds up SME lending tech.

Watch For This: California Governor Gavin Newsom imposed a curfew across the vast majority of the state to block coronavirus transmission, ordering residents to stay home late at night as cases soar. - Bloomberg

• A complete list of unicorn startups.
• Economists guide to world in 2050.
• Europe increasing limits on speed.
• Brexit discussion halted on COVID.
• Virus-fighting tool buried in phones.
• Trump withdraws Michigan lawsuit.
• Women and men equal financially?

Market Moving Headline: Growth has been a standout performer during three key market phases in recent years: the multi-year bull market, the pandemic-driven recession earlier this year and the subsequent snapback and market rally. We believe this potency can continue. - BlackRock

• 2020 post-election market trends.
• Mnuchin asks Fed to return $400B.
• The US labor market losing steam.
• Kaplan says economy could shrink.
• McConnell plans to start relief talks.
• Roblox planning to file for new IPO.
• Britain, Canada to intro trade deal.
• 737 MAX customers signal caution.
• Oil prices anticipate a tight market.
• GM’s Barra accelerates EV pursuit.
• Verizon sold BuzzFeed to HuffPost.
• Model Y report cuts Tesla’s ranking.
• Fortnite will return to iPhones soon.
• Global economy losing momentum.