Issue 264 · Apr 16, 2020 Weekly edition · 3 min read

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The CFO in Crisis Mode: Modern Times Call for New Tools

In the current economic crisis, businesses have been forced to make difficult decisions around resource allocation and cash flow planning. The person most critical in helping the CEO make those high-stakes calls—the CFO—is more vital than ever.

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In this issue · 12 items

So many fintech eggs in so many baskets Tech Crunch — Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. Open story ↗ Fintech to spur financial inclusion Finextra — Fintech can spur financial inclusion by facilitating payments, but it is not a panacea and comes with risks that need to be managed, concludes a report by the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) and the World Bank. Open story ↗ Can Fintech Help Save Small Businesses Amid Coronavirus Outbreak? ETF Trends — One byproduct of the coronavirus outbreak is the heavier reliance on technology is opening opportunities for exchange-traded fund (ETF) investors to take advantage of the innovation. Open story ↗ Applying Machine Learning in Fintech Domain: The Most Popular Techniques Value Walk — Concepts of machine learning and artificial intelligence have become more present and available in most of the industrial processes. Open story ↗ The coronavirus crisis is fintech’s biggest test yet—and greatest opportunity to go mainstream Fortune — In the wake of the Great Recession, as lawmakers passed the Dodd-Frank legislation to rein in an ignominious financial industry, one paragraph of the law also validated a rebel contingent of reform-minded entrepreneurs. Open story ↗ World Bank Digs Deeper Into DLT and FinTech for Financial Inclusion Cointelegraph — Financial institutions all over the world are increasingly experimenting with emerging technologies like blockchain to streamline payment systems and achieve financial inclusion. Open story ↗ The Covid-19 impact on fintech: now is the time to boost investment LSE — Fintechs may be uniquely positioned to facilitate credit to businesses and monetary aid to individuals, write Markos Zachariadis, Pinar Ozcan, and Dize Dinçkol Open story ↗ 5 ways COVID-19 is impacting fintech startups EU-Startups — We’re living in a new macroeconomic narrative with major changes taking place every day. Open story ↗ Swiss Crypto Firm Closes $14.5M Series B to Help Secure Brokerage License Coindesk — Swiss holding company Crypto Finance AG has closed a $14.5 million Series B funding round co-led by Swiss investor Rainer-Marc Frey, Beijing-based private equity firm Lingfeng Capital and joined by Hong Kong’s QBN Capital. Open story ↗ Dear Congress: Don’t let initial PPP be final word on small-business aid American Banker — The coronavirus pandemic has shut down small businesses across the country, spreading faster than the economic relief that these businesses are now struggling to access. Open story ↗ Fintechs Jump Into Small-Business Loan Chaos Inc — A few fintech companies say they've received approval to offer the paycheck protection loans designed to keep small-business employees on payroll. Open story ↗ Will Fintech ‘Save the Day’ as USA Struggles with Corona Stimulus? Finance Mangnates — Fintech platforms may be the way forward as the US's legacy banking system struggles under the weight of stimulus distribution. Open story ↗

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