Most popular companies on Twitter in Q2 2022
Using research from GlobalData’s Banking and Payments Influencer platform, Retail Banker International has listed five of the top trending companies in Twitter discussions related to fintech.
The top companies are the most talked about companies among Twitter discussions of more than 602 fintech experts tracked by GlobalData’s Banking and Payments Influencer platform during the second quarter (Q2) of 2022.
Companies trending in fintech discussions: Top five
1. Mastercard Inc – 252 reviews
Mastercard filing 15 trademarks for metaverse and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and the company’s new biometric payments that make shopping easier, were some of the popular discussions in Q2.
Xavier Gomez, an investment banking and wealth management specialist, shared an article about financial company Mastercard preparing for the virtual economy by filing 15 trademarks for metaverse and NFT. According to a tweet, the global payments facilitator has filed trademark applications to register Mastercard, its circles logo and Priceless tagline, the article detailed. Several virtual, crypto and financial products and services are expected to be covered under the patents filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office on April 4, 2022.
Mastercard Inc (Mastercard) is a payment and technology company headquartered in Purchase, New York, USA. The company clears, authorizes and settles payment transactions. It also offers many payment solutions for credit, debit, prepaid and commercial cards, as well as digital payments, real-time account-based payments and payment system security, along with transaction services, such as domestic and cross-border transactions.
2. PayPal Holdings Inc – 197 reviews
PayPal allowing transfers outside its garden surrounded by cryptocurrencies, the company expanding its payment options with the PayPal Pay Monthly service, and the company being a top digital wallet in EU-5 countries were popularly discussed in the second quarter.
Spiros Margaris, a venture capitalist and board member of venture capital firm Margaris Ventures, tweeted about financial technology company PayPal’s move to allow crypto from its platform as a first step in the transition from a fiat-oriented world to a digital currency, according to CEO Dan Schulman. According to him, the company will convert customers’ crypto to fiat so that it can be used in one of its 35 million merchant accounts, the article described. PayPal’s head of crypto Jose Fernandez da Ponte further stated that allowing customers to transfer crypto in and out of PayPal wallets also helped leverage large and diverse networks, thereby building more value by combining the fiat and crypto universes.
PayPal Holdings Inc (PayPal) is a technology platform and digital payments company headquartered in San Jose, California, USA. The company offers technology and payment options that simplify mobile, in-app and online payments for businesses and consumers. It also offers other value-added services such as working capital and short-term business financing, invoicing and gateway services.
3. Binance Holdings Ltd – 171 reviews
Binance Halts Bitcoin Withdrawals Amid Digital Asset Pressure The company that took the lead in a $600 million hacker bailout and also promoted terra as a safe investment before a $40 million collapse were some of the popularly discussed topics in 2nd quarter.
Theodora Lau, founder of Unconventional Ventures, a financial firm, shared an article about cryptocurrency platform Binance halting Bitcoin withdrawals for several hours after cryptolender Celsius also did not allow customers to withdraw money from its platform due to extreme market conditions and a slowdown in digitization. assets. Bitcoin, the largest traded cryptocurrency, fell almost 20% to below $24,000, its lowest since December 2020, while the value of the broader crypto market fell from a peak of $3.2tn in November to $1tn in June 2022, the article noted.
Binance is a cryptocurrency exchange platform that merges finance with digital technology. The platforms offer a variety of crypto products and services, including decentralization and infrastructure solutions, education, data and research, investment and incubation, social goods, trade and finance, and more.
4. Solana – 161 reviews
Solana has witnessed several power outages in recent times, and the company joining fintech platform YouHodler was some of the popular discussions in the second quarter.
Dr. Robin Kiera, CEO of consulting firm Digitalscouting, shared an article about the Solana blockchain breach for more than four hours. The network, also called the Ethereum Killer, has experienced several outages in recent times, the most recent being on May 1, 2022, which lasted for approximately seven hours before being restored. The previous disruption was triggered by a rush of transactions, the article described. After Solana’s latest outage, one of the company’s improvements was expected to solve the network’s congestion problems. According to reports, the SOL token, native to the Solana blockchain, was down 12.52% and was trading at $39, the article further highlighted.
Solana is a crypto startup headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA. The company develops and builds crypto apps for decentralized apps and marketplaces. It is the world’s fastest blockchain and the fastest growing crypto ecosystem, with multiple projects spanning decentralized finance (DeFi), NFTs and Web3. The company ensures compatibility between projects by keeping a single global state as the network scales.
5. Goldman Sachs International – 137 reviews
Goldman Sachs stated that environmental, social and governance (ESG) is likely to become a core part of the strategy, and the investment banker looking to integrate services with Bitcoin and crypto exchange FTX were some of the popular discussions in Q2.
Koen Vanderhoydonk, CEO of finance company The Connector, shared an article about financial firms raising around $25.5 billion in sustainable linked debt this year globally. The article further noted that the New York-based lender has planned to issue more ESG bonds as part of its efforts to arrange $750 billion in sustainable financing, advisory and investment on a regular basis by 2030. The company has been selling bonds that are focused on financing environmentally and socially friendly projects for the first time.
Carey Halio, managing director of Goldman Sachs Bank USA, stated that the bank wants to issue once every 12 to 18 months relative to benchmark issuance, and that the company has the flexibility to make other commitments. Therefore, ESG will be a core part of the company’s strategy in the future, the article detailed.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS) is a banking and financial holding company headquartered in New York, USA. The company offers a range of investment banking, securities, commercial banking and investment management services. The company conducts market creation within interest, currency, share and commodity products. It also invests in equities and debt securities and provides loans and mortgages to individuals and businesses, while offering banking solutions and wealth advice to private clients, wealthy families and high net worth individuals (HNWIs).
