Top News In Fintech And Beyond For February 14, 2022

Good day! Here are the top things to focus on, today.

• Standoff with Russia over Ukraine likely to intensify.
• Fed holds emergency closed-door meeting Feb 14.
• Key yield curve gauge flashes economic slowdown.

Top Things To Know In Fintech:

• InsiderFinance rounding out toolkit.
• Raven reveals scanner integration.
• Logan Paul files for NFT trademark.
• Republic Realm rebranding branch.
• Affirm misses on revenue outlooks. AFRM
• NatWest is launching Climate Hub. NWG
• OpenSea launching a venture arm.
• Plum prepares launch of investing.
• Nexi Payments could unload BNPL.
• Why Barclays looks to back fintech.
• MetaCX intros metaverse business.
• Temenos launching offer for banks. TMSNY
• Cowen ramps up tech investments.
• OCC pushing technology overhaul.
• SEC issues reduced risks proposal.
• Mizuho leads round for a neobank.
• Jamaica to roll out digital currency.
• MEMX unveils market data pricing.
• Sardine raised $19.5M in Series A.
• Devron adds $12M in a new round.
• Kyro Digital adds a Series A round.

Spotlight: How do you make wealth-building accessible to every single human being?
The team at Atomic Invest, a fintech that just raised a $25 million Series A and was named Best New Fintech Company by Lendit Fintech, may have the answer.
Benzinga spoke with the firm’s co-founder and CEO David Dindi to learn more.

Source: Benzinga
Interesting Reads:

• Carry trades falter at an early stage.
• Bill Maher blasts Canada's Trudeau.
• Musk warning of skyrocketing debt. TSLA
• Clintons tried to link Trump, Russia.
• IRS treatments of miners and more.
• Tyson walking away from Paul fight.
• Position for rising rates environment.

Thought-Provoking Statement: 96% of the value is created after year-10.

Source: NFX