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Goldman’s Marcus head exits — Payoneer goes SPAC — Visa pushes into crypto

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Ken Griffin’s Citadel and Citadel Securities are everywhere you look in the GameStop frenzy

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Ken Griffin has been at the center of the GameStop frenzy as a result of his two independent companies, Citadel and Citadel Securities, playing a key role in things. See more here.

Visa just launched a pilot program to help fintechs offer crypto trading, and its first partner is a digital bank focused on the Black community

Donald Hawkins CEO First Boulevard

Donald Hawkins, CEO of First Boulevard
First Boulevard

Visa is pushing deeper into the crypto space and it’s working with First Boulevard, a digital-only bank with a goal of increasing financial empowerment in the Black community, on its pilot program. Get the full rundown here.

Payments startup Payoneer joins the SPAC frenzy and plans to go public at a $3.3 billion valuation

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Payoneer CEO Scott Galit
Payoneer

Another tech company is going public via a SPAC. Hear from Scott Galit, Payoneer’s CEO, about the decision. Find out more here.

Morgan Stanley just named a new operating chief for its tech and operations division, highlighting the group’s rising internal profile

Peter Akwaboah of Morgan Stanley

Peter Akwaboah of Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley has a new promotion in its tech, operations, and firm resilience division. Get the rundown on Peter Akwaboah’s new role. Read more here.

Deutsche Bank just poached a semiconductors dealmaker from Citi, adding to a string of hires in tech investment banking

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A statue is pictured in front of the former head quarters of Germany’s largest business bank, Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt, January 28, 2013.
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Deutsche Bank is bringing longtime semiconductor dealmaker Mark Garcia onto its team. See more here.

Read the full memos Goldman Sachs just sent naming Susie Scher as chairman of its global financing group, plus other changes in investment-banking leadership

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Susie Scher and Vivek Bantwal
Goldman Sachs

Some leadership changes within Goldman’s investment bank. Find out who moved where, and check out the full memo on the news. See more here.

A fintech aimed at streamlining how student loans are paid off just raised a $5 million seed round led by Bain Capital Ventures

Rightfoot co founders

Rightfoot

This fintech is trying to make is easier for companies to build out ways to pay off student debt. Read more here.

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