Your, man that fresh halibut on the restaurant patio was awesome, links for May 28, 2020:
- Fintech to the rescue
- CI Bar
- Lookin’ good in Plaid
- The shape of things done
- Crowdfunding office
- Regulating robo
- $16 mill
- Bitcoin power trading
- NSFW Education
- The NCFA response to startup crowdfunding harmonization
Stories and Insights
Fintech to the rescue: Koho steps up to the plate with a pilot program providing Canadians with a way to avoid payday loans.
CI Bar: Vancouver’s WealthBar sells it’s remaining 25% to CI Direct Investing and rebrands.
Lookin’ good in Plaid: Recent Microsoft acquisition, Plaid, has launched the killer API, The Plaid Exchange. This initiative puts them at the center of open banking and the fintech evolution.
The shape of things done: Forbes takes a deep dive into the problems of early 2020 capitalism and how the virus is reshaping the economy. But it isn’t the virus shaping the economy, it’s the government decision to shut the economy down that is shaping the economy.
Crowdfunding office: Crowdfunding is reaching a range of different applications including workplaces.
Regulating robo: AI based financial advice is getting some regulatory scrutiny. There is concerns about errors, data problems and accuracy. But what they don’t say, is that AI won’t hold your hand when the market is down.
$16 mill: A nice raise for the 20 year old Irishman planning tocreate data vaults known as privacy cages.
Bitcoin power trading: Layer1, a Texas based crypto miner provides two unique services. On the one hand it secures the network by mining Bitcoin. And it also helps the grid manage power by participating fully when it is cheap and pulling the plug when the load is dear.
NSFW Education: It has been recently discovered, that teenagers will be...teenagers even when they are attending class virtually. I mean, whocouldanodeit?