Episode 62
Brian and Mike have fun this week chatting about recent topics in the news and as usual diving deep into the behavioral psychology and economics behind it all.
Topics we touched on include Clinkle, Moven joining Accenture, Square raising more money, Affirm raising $275M, Ripple fined $700,000, LearnVest acquired for $250M.
Our speakers in this week’s episode:
Resources:
- Square raises more money to make small business loans
- PayPal co-founder raises $275 million to reinvent credit
- FinCEN Fines Ripple Labs for Bank Secrecy Act Violations
- Using Technology To Humanize Finance
- What Startups Can Learn From LearnVest’s $250 Million Acquisition
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