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Propel wants to modernize the ability for poor and lower-income people to access information about money available to them under government public assistance programs, and also help direct recipients to other opportunities, including jobs.

The startup innovating the fintech of food stamps

By Chris Brummer and Evan Campbell
Posted June 8, 2021 at 4:00am
With the rise of retail investing and trading, some critics say that investment apps like Robinhood are starting to gamify their platforms to make people addicted to trading.

Platform gamification, video games and addiction

By Chris Brummer and Evan Campbell
Posted May 25, 2021 at 4:00am
Decentralized finance, commonly referred to as DeFi, is a blockchain-based form of finance that does not rely on central financial intermediaries such as brokerages, exchanges or banks to offer traditional financial instruments.

Demystifying DeFi

By Chris Brummer and Evan Campbell
Posted May 18, 2021 at 4:00am
Gary Gensler, left, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, testifies before the House Financial Services Committee on Thursday on the GameStop and Robinhood issue from earlier this year.

The GameStop hearings — and what comes next

By Chris Brummer and Evan Campbell
Posted May 11, 2021 at 4:00am
Sopnendu Mohanty is the chief fintech officer at the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Singapore made headlines recently with the announcement of the world’s first blockchain-based, cross-border payment system.

Singapore’s fintech chief breaks down Partior, its blockchain-based cross-border payments system

By Chris Brummer and Evan Campbell
Posted May 4, 2021 at 4:00am
Crypto custody is central to crypto finance and the overall crypto economy.

Crypto custody 101

By Chris Brummer and Evan Campbell
Posted April 27, 2021 at 4:00am
The economy is booming, so what does it mean for the fintech job market?

The fintech jobs market

By Chris Brummer and Evan Campbell
Posted April 20, 2021 at 4:00am
São Paulo skyline at sunset in Brazil. São Paulo is one of the world's largest cities, with a population of over 10 million.

Mapping fintech in Latin America

By Chris Brummer and Evan Campbell
Posted April 13, 2021 at 4:00am
Stock options are often given to employees at startups in exchange for a lower salary and loyalty to the company.

Most startup employees don’t exercise their stock options. Here’s why

By Chris Brummer and Evan Campbell
Posted April 6, 2021 at 4:00am
Non-fungible tokens enable issuers to take anything, from art to basketball highlights, and pin it on a token that has a unique identification code that distinguishes it from all others.

Non-fungible tokens: Hope or hype?

By Chris Brummer and Evan Campbell
Posted March 23, 2021 at 4:00am