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November 29, 2023
On the web
Apple Is Trying to Unwind Its Goldman Sachs Credit Card Partnership
CNBC
November 8, 2023
On the web
Goldman Sachs To Call It Quits With GM Credit Card Program?
MSN
October 26, 2023
On the web
Opinion: Why Apple Could be the Big Winner in its Rocky Partnership with Goldman Sachs
MarketWatch
October 20, 2023
On the web
Apple and Goldman Sachs: A Timeline of the Messy Partnership that Might Soon Fall Apart
9to5Mac
October 16, 2023
On the web
Goldman Sachs Might be Trying to Offload Apple's Credit Card and Savings Accounts
Yahoo News
June 30, 2023
On the web
Goldman in Talks to Offload Apple Credit Card, Savings Products to American Express, Source Says
CNBC
June 15, 2023
On the wires
Coupa and Goldman Sachs Transaction Banking Launch A Seamless Business Payments Solution
PR Newswire
April 14, 2023
On the wires
Coupa and Goldman Sachs Transaction Banking Launch A Seamless Business Payments Solution
PR Newswire
November 4, 2022
On the web
Goldman Sachs, MSCI, and Coin Metrics Collaborate to Introduce DatonomyTM, a Taxonomy of Digital Assets
Goldman Sachs
“Goldman Sachs, MSCI, and Coin Metrics announced the launch of datonomy, a new classification system for the digital assets market. Delivered as a new data service, datonomy classifies coins and tokens based on how they are used. Designed to provide a consistent, standardized way to help market participants view and analyze the digital assets ecosystem, datonomy will help create an increased level of transparency into how the market is moving and can be licensed for a variety of use cases, such as the review and assessment of portfolio performance and reporting.”
August 4, 2022
On the web
Goldman Sachs, Bank Behind the Apple Card, Says Regulators are Investigating its Credit Card Practices
CNBC
“Goldman Sachs said that its credit-card business is being investigated by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau over a range of billing and payments practices. The bank disclosed the probe in a quarterly filing on Thursday, saying that regulators were examining its “account management practices, including with respect to the application of refunds, crediting of nonconforming payments, billing error resolution, advertisements, and reporting to credit bureaus.” While New York-based Goldman made no mention of its partnership with tech giant Apple in the filing, most of the bank’s $11.84 billion in card loans through the second quarter were from the Apple Card.”
February 16, 2021
On the web
Goldman Sachs Opens Investing App to Anyone With as Little as $1,000
Bloomberg
“Goldman Sachs Group Inc. took another step toward going mainstream, launching an investing app for customers that want to put at least $1,000 to work. Investors using the service, which went live Tuesday, can put money into automated portfolios rather than individual stocks and bonds, according to the company. The move expands the Marcus platform, which also offers a high-interest savings account.”
April 10, 2020
On the web
Goldman Sachs, the White-shoe Investment Bank, Launches Installment Loan Business With JetBlue
CNBC
“Goldman Sachs is taking another step into the world of retail banking with an installment loan product that’s launching with JetBlue Airways . The bank quietly released a website for something called MarcusPay this week, allowing users to break up big-ticket purchases into monthly payments. Loans ranging from $750 to $10,000 are repaid over 12 or 18 months at a fixed rate of 10.99% to 25.99%, with no fees apart from interest, according to the site.”
November 1, 2019
On the web
Goldman Hands Out $10 Billion in Credit Lines for Apple Card
Bloomberg
“Goldman Sachs Group Inc. leaders have been coy about backing up their recent assertion that the Apple Inc. card is the industry’s most successful credit card launch ever. Regulatory filings this week offer a first glimpse into the numbers that had the bank gushing.”
July 26, 2019
On the web
Apple and Goldman Sachs Credit Card Targeting August Launch Date
bloomberg
“Apple and Goldman Sachs ’s hotly anticipated new credit card is now just weeks away from launch, according to a person familiar with the companies. The release will be the culmination of an intense, high-stakes development process for the Silicon Valley giant and the Wall Street stalwart. The Apple Card is targeted to launch as early as the first half of August. That timing means the project is on schedule for the summer release date that Apple first announced in March. People who own an iPhone will be able to sign up for the card via the Wallet app, which will have built-in Apple Card support as part of the latest iOS 12.4 update.”
June 28, 2019
On the web
Goldman Sachs Explores Creating a Digital Coin Like JPMorgan’s
bloomberg
“Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s chief executive officer told France’s Les Echos newspaper that he’s “absolutely’’ looking at digital currencies and said Goldman is conducting “extensive research’’ on tokenization, the process for transforming currencies or assets into tradeable digital contracts that live on a blockchain. “Assume that all major financial institutions around the world are looking at the potential of tokenization, stable coins and frictionless payments,’’ said Solomon. JPMorgan Chase & Co. said in February it developed its own stable coin, JPM Coin, for its clients to use in cross-border payments. Facebook Inc. this month unveiled a new coin for payments called Libra which it plans to launch next year.”
March 25, 2019
On the web
Apple Launches Credit Card, Subscription Services for News, Video Games
Wall Street Journal (paywall)
“The unveiling of the Apple Card marks a major expansion of the company’s foray into financial services, begun with Apple Pay. Customers will be able to sign up for the Apple Card on their iPhones and begin using it for purchases within days, the company said. It will offers 2% cash back on purchases and uses machine-learning on Apple’s devices to organize people’s spending behavior into weekly and monthly summaries. Customers can receive a physical, titanium version of the card to use in locations where Apple Pay isn’t yet accepted.”
February 25, 2019
Top Post
Apple, Goldman Tie-Up Is Latest Way for Silicon Valley to Reshape Wall Street
Wall Street Journal (paywall)
“Citigroup Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co. and others pitched their services, the people said. Apple instead went with a name little known on Main Street: Goldman Sachs GS -0.18% Group Inc. The elite investment bank will soon roll out an Apple credit card that will sync with an iPhone app, The Wall Street Journal reported last week. The card is part of a broader partnership between Apple and Goldman to offer financial advice and products to millions of iPhone users.”
October 9, 2018
On the web
Goldman Sachs is scaling back expectations for the buzzy 2-year-old service its new CEO is relying on, and it highlights a major concern with the economy
Business Insider
“Goldman Sachs is cutting a key target for its consumer lending platform Marcus, reflecting the firm’s growing concerns about the consumer debt market, according to a new report. Goldman has scaled back loan originations for 2019 for Marcus, according to a Bloomberg report on Monday which cited anonymous sources.”
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