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PE firms eye Goldman's GreenSky at steep discount

Goldman Sachs has received several offers from investment firms to buy its BNPL-based home improvement lender GreenSky, according to press report.

14 June 2023

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Goldman Sachs fintech boss Stephanie Cohen takes leave of absence

The boss of Goldman Sachs' recently created "Platform Solutions" fintech unit, Stephanie Cohen, is taking a leave of absence for personal reasons.

09 June 2023

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Goldman Sachs mulls sale of $2.1bn BNPL business Greensky

Goldman Sachs is mulling the sale of its buy now, pay later-based home improvement lender Greensky as it continues its retreat from the consumer finance market.

19 April 2023

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Apple launches savings account

Apple has launched its long-trailed Apple Card savings account from Goldman Sachs with a 4.15% annual percentage yield.

17 April 2023

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Droit gets UBS backing for expansion into wealth management

US RegTech Droit has secures $23 million in Series B funding with support from Pivot Partners and UBS as co-leads, and existing investor Goldman Sachs.

07 March 2023

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Goldman Sachs fintech unit makes $1.2bn loss in nine months

Goldman Sachs' newly-created "Platform Solutions" unit, which houses the firm's fintech, credit card and transaction banking operations, made a pre-tax loss of $1.2 billion in the first nine months of 2022.

13 January 2023

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Goldman Sachs to ramp up M&A activity in distressed crypto market

Goldman Sachs is in the market for bargain-basement crypto firms following the collapse of FTX, Reuters reports.

06 December 2022

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France and Luxembourg complete CBDC experiment

The central banks of France and Luxembourg have used an experimental CBDC to settle a EUR100 million digital native bond.

30 November 2022

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Goldman, MSCI and Coin Metrics launch digital asset classification system

Goldman Sachs has joined forces with MSCI and Coin Metrics to launch a classification system, called datonomy, for the digital assets market.

04 November 2022

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AFP 2022: Bank and corporate DEI advocates dare firms to be different

The Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) annual conference featured a session Monday called 'Dare to be Different'. During the hour-long programme, a panel featuring diversity, equity, and inclusion experts from Goldman Sachs, Loop Capital, and Dropbox emphasised the financial and organisational advantages of increasing access and career advancement opportunities for women and minorities.

25 October 2022

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Goldman Sachs folds Marcus into wealth management unit

Goldman Sachs is retreating from its push into retail banking, folding digital unit Marcus into its asset and wealth management division as part of a wider reorganisation.

18 October 2022

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Apple partners Goldman Sachs for savings account

Apple has joined forces with Goldman Sachs to add a high-yield savings account feature to its credit card.

13 October 2022

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