Business Insider Intelligence explores key drivers fueling consolidation in the payments space and analyzes three massive payments acquisitions.

Retail investors made up about 10% of market activity in 2019, but that proportion steadily climbed as brokers erased commission fees.

So far in 2020, there have been 39 SPAC IPOs that have raised gross proceeds of $12.3 billion, according to SPACInsider.

Some UK account holders are still waiting for cash that bounced from their accounts when the German fintech firm Wirecard filed for insolvency.

Two Black former employees are suing WeWork for racial discrimination, while a female employee said her manager harassed her.

The personal-finance startup SoFi has filed an application for a national bank charter with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

If the Securities and Exchange Commission signs off on the debut, Coinbase could become the first publicly traded cryptocurrency marketplace.

Take a look at the execs driving Amex's growth and positioning the credit card giant to take off in the increasingly digital world of payments.

In addition, none of the four major investing strategies used by hedge funds made any money in the first six months of the year.

The legendary investor Leon Cooperman said the trend "would end in tears," but many casual traders are turning profits and learning along the way.

Shawn Mobley had spent the last decade rising through the ranks at Cushman. His abrupt departure comes as the firm's fortunes have sunk amid Covid-19.

CB Insights found many of the more than 9,600 investor-backed companies that applied for PPP loans had raised funding in the last 2 years

The US on Tuesday posted another single-day record of 60,000 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 3 million.

Funds' trading algorithms are on the verge of releasing a wave of cash into the stock market once volatility eases, the analyst said.

Kohl's off-mall format and its geographic positioning puts the company "in a good position to recaputre sales faster than peers," BofA said.

Law firms including Keker Van Nest & Peters, Kasowitz Benson and Boies Schiller Flexner, are among firms listed as approved for PPP loans.

CEO Yinon Ravid said Albert's goal has always been to give financial advice from humans — not bots, which he said are "crappy" —  to customers.

Odey's flagship registered a monthly gain only in March, when bearish positions drove a 21% rise through markets' coronavirus slump.

Flex-office firms are struggling, and companies are rethinking leases for offices. Meanwhile, demand for warehouse space is emerging as a bright spot.

Insiders say startups in the payments space should expect additional scrutiny from regulators and investors alike in the wake of the Wirecard scandal.

"From day one, I guess you'd say I was financially free just signing the closing documents," Matt DeBoth said.

One of the funds began accepting new client money in June after a rocky March, when credit funds generally struggled.

Fintech companies are raising funds and launching financial products for YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram creators.

Deutsche Bank signed a 10-year agreement with Google Cloud to use its computing capabilities, which could factor in the bank's restructuring plans.

The entertainment company had to close more than 1,000 theaters worldwide in recent months due to the coronavirus pandemic.

"We gave hundreds of billions of dollars in all kinds of random ways," the Social Capital CEO and Virgin Galactic chairman said.

The card networks have partnered on a one-click checkout button, which they say could help smaller merchants compete with the likes of Amazon.

Users have been sending the chatbot gifs, emojis, and even selfies while it helps them streamline their apartment search process.

The stock market gained more than 30% in 1985, 2013, and 2019, all years when congressional control was split between Republicans and Democrats.

Knotel has fallen behind on rent at the Salesforce Tower in Atlanta. It also owes almost $80,000 in construction bills on the space, a contractor says.

Consumer confidence is "critical" to whether the nation can bounce out of its recession, Raphael Bostic, president of the Atlanta Fed, said.

Cathie Wood's genomic-innovation ETF has skyrocketed in the past year, but she said it was only scratching the surface of its potential growth.

Dominion's bosses expect the deal to boost growth, free up cash, and accelerate its shift to state-regulated utilities and clean energy.

Both firms enjoy a greater focus on capital markets than lending, allowing fee income to partially offset earnings headwinds, Goldman said.

The improvement in the May report reflects the US economy reopening following lockdowns to contain the coronavirus pandemic in March and April.

Palantir has confidentially filed a draft of its S-1 paperwork for its planned IPO listing this year, the company announced Monday.

"The forecasted decline in home prices will largely be due to elevated unemployment rates" exacerbated by new COVID-19 cases, CoreLogic said.

The firm did acknowledge three upside risks to its bearish price target on Tesla, including better-than-expected demand for Tesla vehicles.

Executives at EY, Plaid, PayPal, and BlueVine explain why forgiveness of PPP loans is so tricky and how they're looking to help.

In case of a second wave, US real GDP may contract by 8.5% in 2020, with a muted rebound of only 1.9% in 2021.

The award is the largest yet from Operation Warp Speed, the Trump administration's plan to develop and deliver a coronavirus vaccine.

The US paycheck protection program sanctioned six different loans to the private members' club to protect it from the COVID-19 storm.

We'll discuss how Holland came up with the idea for Fast, how to build a pitch deck, and what it takes to win over top Silicon Valley investors.

Postmates said in February 2019 that it had filed to go public, but it shied away from an initial public offering several times.

The average equity fund returned 20.22% in the quarter, and Lipper's US Diversified Equity Funds macro-classification returned 23.52%.

Morgan Stanley's Discovery fund has a five-star rating from Morningstar and $2 billion in assets, according to Morningstar.

Paytm is acquiring Raheja QBE, and given the fintech's large user base and digital capabilities, it could disrupt the country's insurance industry.