Michael Roddan
@michaelroddan.bsky.social
Banking reporter @ The Information in NYC
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Former national correspondent at The Australian Financial Review and roustabout for The Australian newspaper
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Former national correspondent at The Australian Financial Review and roustabout for The Australian newspaper
Reposted by Michael Roddan
"Trump Pardon Leads to Business Deal for His Son
Donald Trump Jr. invested in a company founded by Michael Liberty, which is suing Apple and fundraising in the Middle East."
@michaelroddan.bsky.social, Aaron Tilley for @theinformation.com
Donald Trump Jr. invested in a company founded by Michael Liberty, which is suing Apple and fundraising in the Middle East."
@michaelroddan.bsky.social, Aaron Tilley for @theinformation.com
Trump Pardon Leads to Business Deal for His Son
On President Donald Trump’s last day of his first term, in 2021, he pardoned Michael Liberty, a real estate developer and tech entrepreneur who had served jail time for illegal campaign contributions ...
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August 15, 2025 at 1:27 PM
"Trump Pardon Leads to Business Deal for His Son
Donald Trump Jr. invested in a company founded by Michael Liberty, which is suing Apple and fundraising in the Middle East."
@michaelroddan.bsky.social, Aaron Tilley for @theinformation.com
Donald Trump Jr. invested in a company founded by Michael Liberty, which is suing Apple and fundraising in the Middle East."
@michaelroddan.bsky.social, Aaron Tilley for @theinformation.com
🚨ICYMI🚨
Eric Schmidt, Ray Dalio, Marc Benioff + others tipped $1bn into the $6bn Google AI spinoff SandboxAQ. CEO Jack Hidary spent some of that entertaining + flying women who had no connections to the biz. It's meagre revenue is traced back to Sergey Brin
www.theinformation.com/articles/lav...
Eric Schmidt, Ray Dalio, Marc Benioff + others tipped $1bn into the $6bn Google AI spinoff SandboxAQ. CEO Jack Hidary spent some of that entertaining + flying women who had no connections to the biz. It's meagre revenue is traced back to Sergey Brin
www.theinformation.com/articles/lav...
July 21, 2025 at 4:37 PM
🚨ICYMI🚨
Eric Schmidt, Ray Dalio, Marc Benioff + others tipped $1bn into the $6bn Google AI spinoff SandboxAQ. CEO Jack Hidary spent some of that entertaining + flying women who had no connections to the biz. It's meagre revenue is traced back to Sergey Brin
www.theinformation.com/articles/lav...
Eric Schmidt, Ray Dalio, Marc Benioff + others tipped $1bn into the $6bn Google AI spinoff SandboxAQ. CEO Jack Hidary spent some of that entertaining + flying women who had no connections to the biz. It's meagre revenue is traced back to Sergey Brin
www.theinformation.com/articles/lav...
Reposted by Michael Roddan
Exclusive: Steve McLaughlin’s FT Partners wants to cash in on a fintech rebound, but disputes over its hefty deal fees keep cropping up.
www.theinformation.com/articles/ft-...
From @michaelroddan.bsky.social
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From @michaelroddan.bsky.social
FT Partners’ Steve McLaughlin Fights ‘Blood Brothers’ Over Fees
In mid-2020, when cryptocurrency firm Circle needed to raise cash, CEO Jeremy Allaire sought out Steve McLaughlin, founder of investment bank FT Partners and a force in fintech dealmaking. For its ser...
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November 20, 2024 at 2:03 PM
Exclusive: Steve McLaughlin’s FT Partners wants to cash in on a fintech rebound, but disputes over its hefty deal fees keep cropping up.
www.theinformation.com/articles/ft-...
From @michaelroddan.bsky.social
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From @michaelroddan.bsky.social
Regulators are turning the screws on fintech partner banks - generally ancient mom + pop community lenders that have grown exponentially backstopping our favorite financial apps
Here's my story about two tiny banks that partnered with Block's Cash App
www.theinformation.com/articles/tin...
Here's my story about two tiny banks that partnered with Block's Cash App
www.theinformation.com/articles/tin...
Tiny Banks That Powered Cash App Grew Like Crazy. Then the Feds Came Calling
When Lincoln Savings Bank struck a partnership in 2017 to process direct deposits for Cash App, it was a big break for the small, century-old lender based in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The Venmo-like app, par...
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October 12, 2023 at 2:44 PM
Regulators are turning the screws on fintech partner banks - generally ancient mom + pop community lenders that have grown exponentially backstopping our favorite financial apps
Here's my story about two tiny banks that partnered with Block's Cash App
www.theinformation.com/articles/tin...
Here's my story about two tiny banks that partnered with Block's Cash App
www.theinformation.com/articles/tin...
In December, Centerview Partners punished four bankers who suggested in texts that a female employee should have sex with colleagues for promotion. This month, one of them was fired after comments made to a colleague at a party.
More in our story:
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More in our story:
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Disputes, Employee Misconduct Rattle Centerview’s Silicon Valley Dreams
The San Francisco Bay Area–based bankers at Centerview Partners, the investment bank that advised Silicon Valley Bank’s owner and Credit Suisse through recent turmoil, got two doses of bad news la...
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September 26, 2023 at 3:58 PM
In December, Centerview Partners punished four bankers who suggested in texts that a female employee should have sex with colleagues for promotion. This month, one of them was fired after comments made to a colleague at a party.
More in our story:
www.theinformation.com/articles/dis...
More in our story:
www.theinformation.com/articles/dis...
JPMorgan spent $800m buying 49% of fintech Viva Wallet - Greece’s first unicorn firm.
But regulators have been probing Viva's AML/CTF controls. JPMorgan says it's "aware of certain findings by Viva’s regulators that the company is working to address".
But regulators have been probing Viva's AML/CTF controls. JPMorgan says it's "aware of certain findings by Viva’s regulators that the company is working to address".
JPMorgan’s Greek Fintech Unicorn Draws Regulatory Blitz
When JPMorgan Chase signed a deal last year to buy 49% of Greek payments fintech Viva Wallet for $800 million, Jamie Dimon flew to Athens to stand alongside Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who hai...
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July 24, 2023 at 5:53 PM
JPMorgan spent $800m buying 49% of fintech Viva Wallet - Greece’s first unicorn firm.
But regulators have been probing Viva's AML/CTF controls. JPMorgan says it's "aware of certain findings by Viva’s regulators that the company is working to address".
But regulators have been probing Viva's AML/CTF controls. JPMorgan says it's "aware of certain findings by Viva’s regulators that the company is working to address".