Cashiers Go To The Bots: The Loss Of The Entry Level Job
Recently, Amazon reported a record fourth-quarter earnings with a profit of $749 million on $43.7 billion of revenue. Amazon is in so many businesses beyond books and e-commerce, from shipping &...
View ArticleThis NYC Startup Helps the Bilingual Invest
Not everyone is in the habit of investing, and even fewer people are thinking about saving. Very often, people lack confidence and shy away from the smartest habit that you can do for yourself. While...
View ArticleThis NYC Startup Just Raised $1.2M to Liberate You From Automatic Payments
The internet has assured us that payments for your bills and subscriptions are just a few clicks away. Enter in your banking or credit details and you’ve seemingly made your life more efficient....
View ArticleThese are the 20 Largest NYC Finance Startup Funding Rounds of All Time
Today, I take a look at the 20 largest FinTech startup funding rounds in NYC history using some data from our friends at Crunchbase. In addition to dollar amount of the round, I have included...
View ArticleVisa’s Everywhere Initiative Aims to Give Startups the Tools to Go to Market
Finalists will be able to pitch their idea to Visa’s Major Clients at an upcoming Visa event this May in Orlando, Florida. Three Challenges. One big prize pool. Visa’s Everywhere Initiative is just...
View ArticleWomen in NYC Tech: Laura Spiekerman of Alloy
Today we speak with Laura Spiekerman, the cofounder and CRO at Alloy. After being Kopo Kopo’s first hire, Laura decided to skip Law School and head to Kenya to work on a software startup leveraging...
View ArticleWomen in NYC Tech: Valeria Girimonte of REDD Intelligence
Today we speak with entrepreneur Valeria Girimonte, founder of Risk Event-Driven and Distressed Intelligence (REDD). REDD is a leading provider of material intelligence on distressed and high yield...
View ArticleFederal and State Enact Cyber-Security Rules on Financial Services Firms
Federal and State regulators have formalized cyber security regulations for financial services institutions. From the SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission, the regulation is REG-SCI, Regulation...
View ArticleThe Difference between Finance and Economics
Finance and economics are disciplines that are often presented and taught as separate and distinct but in the real sense they are interrelated, and they inform as well as influence each other. It is...
View ArticleThis NYC Startup Raised $1.25M So You Will Know This Before Anyone Else
As a financial analyst it is impossible to follow every breaking news story as it happens, and you often have to trust that mainstream sources are doing a good enough job. But if you are not able to...
View ArticleThis NYC Startup Raised $11.4M to Bring Institutional Trading to Bitcoin
As Bitcoin is on fire and traction continues to increase every day, there’s a massive push for official institutions that support and solidify the industry. These institutions serve as foundations and...
View ArticleThis NYC Startup Wants You to Get Paid When You Want
The fact that paychecks are paid monthly is merely a formality and is not indicative of when we deserve the money we work for. The truth is, employees are a company’s greatest assets and they deserved...
View ArticleWomen in NYC Tech: Cynthia Loh of Betterment
Today we speak with Cynthia Loh, a General Manager of Betterment. After working for more than a decade at in big finance in NYC, she jumped right into the startup world Seeking growth opportunities...
View ArticleWomen in NYC Tech: Meredith Wood of Fundera
Today we speak with Meredith Wood, VP of Content and Editor-in-Chief at Fundera, an online marketplace for small business loans. Prior to Fundera, Meredith was the CCO at Funding Gates, an all-in-one...
View ArticleThis NYC Startup Teaches Finance Through Storytelling
Finance may not be the most riveting subject, but it is still imperative to understand. With millennials showing less and less interest in financial education, finance and economics needs new...
View ArticleHow Accepting Bitcoin Can Help Your Business
While you may have heard about Bitcoin, you may not realize that this alternative form of payment could benefit your business. In first describing how this cryptocurrency works for payments, it’s very...
View ArticleThis NYC Startup Raised $8M to Expand How You View Insurance
Life is short, and it’s often not worth taking a chance on missing life’s most precious moments. If you are looking to safeguard these important moments, then SURE is for you. SURE, the company that...
View Article5 Reasons Bitcoin Casinos are Best
Gambling is big business, and the rise of the internet over the past couple of decades has made online casinos one of the most popular pastimes among adults the world over. Like so many things, the...
View ArticleWomen in NYC Tech: Sallie Krawcheck of Ellevest
I never really considered myself much of a feminist until I left Wall Street. I did all the right things -- such as put together gender-diverse teams -- but feminism wasn’t deep in my bones. It wasn’t...
View ArticleThis NYC Startup Raised $13.9M to be the Backbone of Digital Identity...
This installment of Funded in the Alley is presented by Bond Collective. Leading the way in hospitality and luxury offices space, Bond Collective designs workspaces to empower individuals and companies...
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