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Council Post: Revolutionizing Business Finance With AI: A New Era Is Coming
In what feels like a matter of months, artificial intelligence has gone from buzzword to must-have technology. Similar to tech advancements of the past, what was considered “AI” just a year ago is now archaic by today's standards, and…
Say hello to Britcoin - and say goodbye to financial privacy
Central bank digital currencies (CBDC) are the shiny new play thing for governments around the world. From the moment the concept began to gain popularity amongst policymakers in the mid-2010s the starting gun was fired. Now the mad dash to create…
UK's Alfa Financial discloses $773 mln buyout offer from EQT
June 9 (Reuters) - UK's Alfa Financial Software (ALFAAL.L) said on Friday it had received a number of unsolicited buyout proposals from investment firm EQT, with the latest offer at 208 pence in cash, valuing the company at 614.6 million pounds…
How New York State Could Unlock Billions for Climate Finance
When Cyclone Mocha swept through Bangladesh in May, some 250,000 people were left in need of food and shelter. Record-breaking flooding the year before affected over seven million, and heavy rains in 2020 submerged a quarter of the country and…
Labour to delay £28bn green investment pledge - BBC News
Labour has rowed back on its pledge to invest £28bn a year in green industries, saying it needs to be 'responsible' with the public finances. In 2021 Labour promised to invest £28bn a year until 2030 in green projects. Instead shadow…
Financial Markets
Asian shares are trading mostly higher, led by a jump on the Tokyo Stock Exchange where share prices got a boost of optimism from a new bull market on Wall Street. U.S. futures edged lower and oil prices fell. Wall Street stocks rose just enough to…
T. Rowe Sees BOJ Policy 'San Andreas Fault' of Global Finance Is at Hand
Policy tightening by the Bank of Japan, the last bastion of ultra-low interest rates, may send shock waves through the financial world. Lift-off could be at hand, according to T. Rowe Price. “Japanese monetary policy could be the San Andreas…
Here's one way women can feel more empowered when thinking about their finances
Sometimes it seems as if the deck is stacked against you. For women, high inflation and soaring housing costs in many parts of the U.S. can be compounded by a perception that they are unable to work toward financial independence. Alessandra Malito…
10 Key Financial Ratios Every Investor Should Know
Evaluating stocks to buy and sell can be a tricky business, even with all of the data available at your fingertips. There are dozens of ratios and metrics that give clues to the financial health of a company. How do you know which ones matter? Here…
Borrowing costs jump to 7% for landlords seeking Wall Street financing on commercial real estate
Wall Street in May restarted its commercial-real estate debt machine after activity recently ground to a halt, with the hitch that it's now more expensive for landlords to afford financing. Goldman Sachs analysts pegged the average coupon on new…
Financial Services Roundup: Market Talk
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The Embedded Finance Opportunity In Asia
As technology has improved over time, so have financial services. Embedded finance – financial services provided via non-financial platforms or apps – is another iteration of this journey, and it is playing out in real time throughout…
Financier who used fraud proceeds to fund 'lavish lifestyle' sentenced to 14 years
Anthony Constantinou, who ran fraudulent foreign exchange trading firm Capital World Markets, is still on the run Receive free Financial fraud updates We'll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Financial fraud news every…
Future of Finance: PayPal's Fernandez da Ponte on how B2B payments could spur crypto adoption worldwide
Welcome to Future of Finance, where Fortune asks prominent people at major companies about their jobs, how their firm fits into the crypto ecosystem, and what this all means for how we use money. Jose Fernandez da Ponte is four years into his…
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Breakingviews - Lessons from the original Industrial Revolution
LONDON, June 9 (Reuters Breakingviews) - There is much excited chatter that automation will unleash a Fourth Industrial Revolution, building on earlier upheavals caused by the arrival of steam power, electricity, and semiconductors. Yet in Britain…
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