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From Investing To Budgeting, How Millennials Are Disrupting Personal Finance

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Investing: Robo-advisors and micro-investing lower barriers to entry. Originally launched in 2015, Qapital has raised $51M in funding to date and gained roughly 420,000 users, who have reportedly saved nearly $500M. Investing: Robo-advisors and micro-investing lower barriers to entry. Passive investing.

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Stripe Teardown: How The $35B Payments Company Plans To Supercharge Online Retail

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In the same way that Square built a payment-centric ecosystem for brick-and-mortar SMBs and micro-merchants, Stripe has reinvented online payment acceptance. In total, Stripe spans 14 global offices employing over 2,000 people around the world — 8.5x more than it employed in 2015. Will Gaybrick, who joined Stripe in 2015.

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24 Industries & Technologies That Will Shape The Post-Virus World

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For example, in 2015, automotive manufacturer Ford reduced its production line injury rate by 70% using virtual reality training. Another company, Origin , was one of four 3D printing companies that received authorization to provide 3D-printed medical equipment directly to healthcare providers. Source: Recorded Future.

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13 Southeast Asian Fintechs Among CNBC’s Global Top 250 List

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Airwallex (Singapore) Founded in 2015 in Australia, Airwallex is a leading global financial platform for modern businesses, offering solutions to manage everything from payments, treasury, and spend management to embedded finance. In addition, Opn offers consulting services through its Opn Pro brand.

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Everything You Need To Know About What Amazon Is Doing In Financial Services

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But in October 2015, the company announced it would be shut down. In mid-2015, the company added Amazon Allowance, which is now under the Amazon Cash umbrella. The bulk of growth in 2017 was to businesses in the US, where the company originated $1B in loans. Its first entry point in the market was in payments in October 2014.