The “Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL)” Services (Klarna, Affirm)
by The “Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL)” Services (Klarna, Affirm) – Revolutionizing Consumer Credit at the Point of Sale
Category: Financial Architects
The “CBDC” (Central Bank Digital Currency) Exploration
by The “CBDC” (Central Bank Digital Currency) Exploration – National Digital Currencies in the Age of Cryptocurrency
The “DeFi” (Decentralized Finance) Movement
by The “DeFi” (Decentralized Finance) Movement – Disintermediating Traditional Finance with Blockchain Protocols
The “SPAC” as an Alternative to IPO
The “SPAC” as an Alternative to IPO – (Already covered in Entry #23: “The SPAC (Special Purpose Acquisition Company) Boom”)
The “Meme Stock” Phenomenon (GameStop, AMC)
by The “Meme Stock” Phenomenon (GameStop, AMC) – The Power of Online Communities vs. Wall Street Establishments
The “Venture Capital” Industry (Formalized)
The “Venture Capital” Industry (Formalized) – The Fuel for High-Risk Innovation and the Silicon Valley Ecosystem
The “Rise of the Rest” Venture Capital
The “Rise of the Rest” Venture Capital – Geographic Diversification of Startup Funding Beyond Silicon Valley
Hetty Green (“The Witch of Wall Street”)
by Hetty Green (“The Witch of Wall Street”) – The Contrarian Queen of Capital in the Gilded Age
The “Mutual Fund” & Rise of Institutional Investors
by The “Mutual Fund” & Rise of Institutional Investors – Democratizing the Stock Market and Concentrating Financial Power
The “Leveraged Buyout (LBO)” Firm (KKR, etc.)
The “Leveraged Buyout (LBO)” Firm (KKR, etc.) – The Financial Engineers Who Revolutionized Corporate Ownership