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Sreoshi Bera

Payment Revolution Continues to Boost Fintech: 5 Top Picks

Rapid adoption of digital payment and online banking is boosting the fintech space and calls for investing in MercadoLibre (MELI), Visa (V), Green Dot (GDOT), Global Payments (GPN), & LendingClub (LC)

VPositive Net Change GPNNegative Net Change GDOTPositive Net Change MELINegative Net Change LCPositive Net Change

Sweta Jaiswal, FRM

ETF Areas to Gain From the Upcoming Holiday Shopping Season

Here we highlight some ETF areas that are well-positioned to gain from a busy shopping season this year despite the coronavirus crisis.

IYTPositive Net Change XLYPositive Net Change VCRPositive Net Change IBUYNegative Net Change IPAYPositive Net Change CLIXNo Net Change ESPOPositive Net Change TPAYPositive Net Change

Zacks Equity Research

Buy Now, Pay Later Gains Steam Amid Pandemic: 4 Stocks to Watch

BNPL solution proliferates amid the coronavirus pandemic. Companies like PayPal, Affirm, Square and Visa hold the potential to make the best out of it.

AMZNPositive Net Change VPositive Net Change PYPLPositive Net Change SHOPPositive Net Change SQPositive Net Change AFRMPositive Net Change

Zacks Equity Research

Square (SQ) Ups Touch-Free Payment Efforts With Cash App Pay

Square (SQ) allows sellers to accept payments via Cash App Pay to deliver a contactless payment experience.

AMZNPositive Net Change GOOGLNegative Net Change PYPLPositive Net Change SQPositive Net Change

Zacks Equity Research

PayPal (PYPL) Agrees to Buy Paidy to Bolster BNPL Efforts

PayPal (PYPL) agrees to acquire Japan-based BNPL solution provider Paidy for $2.7 billion.

MANegative Net Change VPositive Net Change PYPLPositive Net Change SQPositive Net Change

Kevin Cook

Bear of the Day: Benefitfocus (BNFT)

Sales and earnings erosion continue for this small provider of HR and insurance analytics

BNFTNegative Net Change WDAYNegative Net Change PAYCNegative Net Change

Sweta Jaiswal, FRM

A Comprehensive Guide to Fintech ETFs

Here we highlight some fintech ETFs that can gain from the growing financial technology market.

AMZNPositive Net Change AAPLPositive Net Change FBPositive Net Change GOOGLNegative Net Change PYPLPositive Net Change SQPositive Net Change FINXNegative Net Change IPAYPositive Net Change TPAYPositive Net Change ARKFPositive Net Change

Kevin Cook

FinTech Unicorns: How to Spot Early Winners

The flood of FinTech IPOs is far from over, but some homework is vital to invest safely.

SQPositive Net Change AFRMPositive Net Change COINPositive Net Change SOFINegative Net Change HOODPositive Net Change

Brian Bolan

Bear Of The Day: Intuit (INTU)

Beating the number and seeing some estimates move higher is not enough to keep this stock from be a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell)

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Zacks Equity Research

MVB Financial (MVBF) Increases Stake in Interchecks to 16%

MVB Financial (MVBF) expands its Fintech investment portfolio by increasing stake in Interchecks, which will also oversee the launch of the former's digital account for gaming and crypto.

CITPositive Net Change MVBFPositive Net Change EQHPositive Net Change CLBKPositive Net Change

Zacks Equity Research

New Strong Sell Stocks for August 24th

BGS, FTHM, NTLA, LEVL, and ELOX have been added to the Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) List on August 24, 2021

BGSNegative Net Change NTLANegative Net Change ELOXNo Net Change LEVLPositive Net Change FTHMNegative Net Change

Aniruddha Ganguly

Crypto Stocks Rise on Bitcoin's Rally, Paypal's UK Expansion

Bitcoin crossed the psychological barrier of $50,000 for the first time in the past three months. PayPal's (PYPL) U.K. expansion and lower chances of tapering aid crypto stocks.

NVDAPositive Net Change TSLAPositive Net Change MSTRPositive Net Change PYPLPositive Net Change SQPositive Net Change MARAPositive Net Change RIOTPositive Net Change

Zacks Equity Research

The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: PayPal, Netflix, Sanofi, Caterpillar and The TJX Companies

The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: PayPal, Netflix, Sanofi, Caterpillar and The TJX Companies

SNYPositive Net Change CATNegative Net Change NFLXPositive Net Change TJXPositive Net Change PYPLPositive Net Change