Two major Wall Street investment banks have issued differing views on the newly public fintech firm Figure (FIGR), as the company works to expand its blockchain-based lending and capital markets platform beyond home equity lines of credit. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW) initiated coverage of Figure with an “outperform” rating and a 12-month price target of $48.50, suggesting 17.5% upside. The bank praised Figure’s early dominance in tokenized credit markets, where it holds 73% of the private credit segment ...