Robinhood pushes on with IPO plans despite facing 49 GameStop lawsuits
Robinhood has held talks with underwriters about filing “within weeks”.
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Robinhood backer Tiger Global leads $200m investment in rival Public.com
Public.com – as on 1 February – decided to stop making profits from payment for order flows.
Robinhood raises $3.4bn, co-CEO set to face US politicians this month
Allegations allege Robinhood succumbed to pressure from big-paying hedge fund clients.
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Robinhood hires two execs from US regulator Finra
Former Finra execs Anthony Cavallaro and Josh Drobnyk join the fold.
US state regulator says Robinhood is “aggressively marketing” to novices
The regulator calls out Robinhood’s approach of “gamifying” trading.
Robinhood’s valuation continues climb with $460m funding
Robinhood it will use the funding to improve its customer experience.
Robinhood faces SEC probe over deal disclosure
US brokerage unicorn in hot water over order flow dealings.
Four US digital trading apps experienced technical issues this week
It’s rare for as many as four digital brokerage platforms to experience issues all at the same time.
Robinhood’s value tops $11bn on new funding round
The new valuation increased by nearly one-third from a previous round just one month ago.
Robinhood kicks off hiring spree in Texas and Arizona
Trading app says it plans to hire hundreds of new support staff.
Stock trading apps are booming, but what about the education gap?
Are fintechs just “paying lip service” to education?
Robinhood scraps UK expansion plans
The fintech landed its licence last August.
Robinhood lands $320m bumping valuation to $8.6bn
Its Series F stands at $600 million.
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Robinhood raises $323 million in Series E funding
The new round of funding values the company at $7.6 billion.
FIS, Fiserv and Infosys compete for Robinhood’s core banking tech deal
FIS, Fiserv or Infosys will be providing core processing software to Robinhood Bank once it receives authorisation.
Robinhood steps back from checking and savings launch
Firm says there was “confusion” and now offers cash management instead.
Robinhood tucks into Galileo for US checking and savings launch
Payments processor powers trading app’s banking move.
Trading app Robinhood feeling merry with $363m funding
Series D round puts its valuation at $5.6 billion.
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