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Looking for a finance related internship in the UK before my undergraduate program
Looking for finance related internship preferably in the UK. My university requires me to take a 6 weeks long internship just before the start of my undergrad program and I really would like to secure one in the financial sector. If you have any hints on small boutiques or fintechs or startups, i...
How to value fintech companies?
Asking for interviewing purposes. How do you go about valuing fintech companies, particularly payment companies and robo-advisors? How does a company like Betterment get an $800mm valuation? What about companies that are pre-revenue or with negative earnings? Aside from the technical aspects, trying...
PayPal
PayPal Holdings, Inc. is an American company operating a worldwide online payments system that supports online money transfers and serves as an electronic alternative to traditional paper methods like checks and money orders. PayPal is one of the world's largest Internet payment companies. The...
Why ibankers are going to lose their jobs
Finance on Wall Street, especially ibanking, has been hailed by high schoolers to senior level executives as THE way to make money. Although stressful, the glamour and money involved with the job entices people of all backgrounds. However, a recent update in the industry, fintech, is threatening...
Consumer Banking drives Citigroup Q2
Citigroup just reported Q2 2017 results, where it topped analysts' estimates on EPS and revenue. Consumer banking segment primarily drove revenue during the quarter, which is quite a positive trend. For a quick peek at the numbers see graphic : http://alph.st/b63ff374
Introduction: StackSource
Hi everyone, Pretty new to WSO , have now spent a little bit of time as a lurker so I figured I'd introduce myself. I studied finance undergrad, and interned in both real estate and finance before starting off my career in ad tech (Google, later Facebook). I got into real estate finance from a tech...
Enterprise Tech to FinTech
About me: I work as an Enterprise Architect at a technology behemoth and have for about 2 years now. My job function is very much a jack-of-all-trades type of role where myself and a team have to pull together whatever the project may be. I find myself wanting to be closer to the markets, closer to...
FINTECH ROUTE?
Just accepted an internship offer at a Fintech platform that has great business models in the industry, ton of funding, and strong management. That being said, I have had 2 internships ( 1 with BB in HS and 1 with FinTech Platforms) and am graduating at the top of my class at a non target but top...
Broadhaven Capital Partners: Exit Opps, Culture, Comp?
Financial services and technology merchant bank with offices in NYC and Chicago. Does anyone have any insight into dealflow, culture, exit opps, etc.? Thanks!
Thoughts on FinTech industry as a career? Specifically Order/Portfolio Management System software
Hi, Wanted to get peoples thoughts on the FinTech industry pertaining to Order/ portfolio management System software providing services to Buy-side with Execution, Compliance, PnL, Positions, Accounting, etc. I have been looking at some positions within these types of software companies. Looks very...
What's the point to have financial intermediaries in the future?
If the financial intermediaries are built on trust and information asymmetry, what's the point to have them in the future where fintech can create a trustless environment? read so much about lately and got myself all confused...
Finance Major - tech internship at a BB?
Recently received a summer internship offer at one of Citi 's BO locations, to be placed in the technology business. I'm personally interested in fintech but have no working knowledge in CS . Can anyone tell me more about the tech business?
How Serious is the Threat of a Growing FinTech Industry?
Up to 30 percent of the current employees in the banking industry may lose their jobs to new technologies in the next 10 years, according to new projections from Citigroup. This is how yet another article begins , musings of those who seem giddy at the thought of a receding banking industry....
Call with Start Up Founder
I have a call with start up founder in financial industry, primarily the reason I reached out due to my personal interest & passion in the industry and wanted to know his experience. Any important questions I should ask? looking for suggestions Thanks
Automated Research
Fellow monkeys - WSO has helped me massively in my career and has made me the monkey I am today. Would love to hear your thoughts on retnio (dot com) and if this is something you could see yourself using as part of your research process. There's no investment advice on this site - it is just a new...
Exit Options for FinTech Investment Banking
I searched various threads on this forum for fintech banking options but could not find a clear answer. Could someone please point at some exit options after doing 2-3 years of Investment Banking in FinTech coverage (as part of FIG or TMT but focusing just on Fintech). Could it be VC , PE or CorpDev...
Thoughts on FinTech?
Hey all, A brief intro - I'm a junior with a respectable S&T internship in NYC this summer (non-BB but respectable nonetheless). I've been thinking a lot about my future aspirations - I've wanted a BB IB gig since I first was exposed to the banking world during the fall of my sophomore year....
Valuing FinTech Companies
Hello All, I was wondering how Fintech companies are normally valued by ibanks. Are they valued more like technology companies or like financial services firms? I understand that there is a broad array of fintech company types (alternative lenders vs mobile payments etc.) but what wondering if there...
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Automatically invest spare change
So there's this new app called Acorns that automatically rounds up the price of everyday purchases to the nearest dollar and puts the difference in a diverse portfolio (mostly index funds). I guess it would be linked to your credit card or you'd have to make purchases from within the app... I don't...
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