By Dhirendra Tripathi
Investing.com – FinTech Acquisition (NASDAQ:FTIV) shares were up over 6% in premarket trading Tuesday on reports Israel’s eToro has agreed to merge with the blank-check firm backed by banking entrepreneur Betsy Cohen.
FinTech is a special purpose acquisition company. A SPAC is a blank-check shell company that uses proceeds from an IPO to take private firms public.
The $10.4 billion deal is backed by SoftBank’s Vision Fund 2.
eToro, a private online stock brokerage, competes with Robinhood, a hugely popular platform with young investors for its easy-to-use interface. It also serves as on outlet for amateur traders itching to challenge Wall Street biggies.