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Financial market technology upgrade could unlock $24b a year
Banks and other financial firms and investors could be $24 billion better off every year if the technology underpinning the country's financial markets is upgraded, a group of influential academics has found. Modernising core technology…
SA to see fintech-led MVNOs offering crypto services
Businesses increasingly require reliable connectivity across networks and regions. (Image source: 123RF) South Africa's mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) sector is undergoing a structural shift, with 2026 expected to see deeper convergence of…
Iran war brings urgency to fintechs' sanctions compliance
Key insight: Fintechs and small banks may receive additional scrutiny from regulators on know-your-customer compliance. Expert quote: 'Shadow banking is a real threat... there can't be any ambiguity in decision-making or oversight.' —Rob…
OCC Clarifies Charter Rule and Extends National Path for FinTechs
For much of the past decade, many FinTechs relied on sponsor-bank arrangements and state licensing frameworks to deliver accounts, payments and lending products. That model has grown more intricate. Third-party risk management guidance issued in…
FinTech Avant Boosts Financing Capacity With New $200 Million Deal
The transaction also marks Avant's first deal to receive AAA ratings from both Fitch Ratings and Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA), the company said in a Thursday (Feb. 26) press release. This is Avant's 23rd personal loan securitization since the…
How fintech SMB lenders are responding to tariff changes
Key insight: Fintechs are preparing for impacts on SMB lending from new rounds of global tariffs. Supporting data: A Pitchbook report said that loan prices fell by 19 basis points in response to the new tariffs. Forward look: Some lenders and…
The Most Sickening Twist in Industry Is Also Its Most Insightful
This post contains spoilers through Season 4, Episode 8 of Industry. Over four seasons of HBO's drama Industry, Yasmin Kara-Hanani has emerged as TV's most lovable monster. The show portrays devious, cocaine-huffing young bankers climbing the ranks…
Paymentus Holdings, Inc. (PAY) Benefits from Rising Digitization of Bill Payments, Says Wedbush
Paymentus Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: PAY) is among the 13 Best Big Tech Stocks to Buy According to Hedge Funds. Paymentus Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:PAY) is one of the best tech stocks. TheFly reported on February 24 that Wedbush lowered its price target for…
Bloomberg Businessweek Daily: Iran War Rattles Markets
Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec bring together the latest news from the world of business and finance and the interesting stories of global technology, politics, economics and more by harnessing the power of Bloomberg Businessweek reporters and…
Reps move to regulate mobile money operators - The Nation Newspaper
The House of Representatives on Monday set in motion machinery for the establishment of a Fintech regulatory commission to regulate online money transactions. Stakeholders in the digital financial sub-sector, however, threw their weight behind the…
Here's the lowdown on Industry's explosive season 4 finale and that last shot
Season four, episode eight of Industry brings the latest instalment of the HBO and BBC series to quite a conclusion. The finale follows on from twists and turns involving Sweetpea Golightly (played by Miriam Petche) and Eric Tao (Ken Leung). The…
The Shocking Season 4 Finale of 'Industry'
The fourth season of HBO's “Industry” has been a gruesome one for the show's fan favorites (spoilers ahead!), with one character, Rishi, breaking both his ankles after a coke-fuelled jump off a balcony, and another, Eric, exiling…
'Industry' Finale: Kit Harington on Sir Henry Muck's Glory-Hole Spiral and Total Downfall
SPOILER ALERT: The following story contains plot details from “Both, And,” the Season 4 finale of “ Industry,” now streaming on HBO Max. Henry's really mucked it up this time. Sunday saw the end of a sensational fourth…
Industry's Season 4 Finale Cements Yasmin As a Ripped-From-the-Headlines Villain
Warning: This post contains spoilers for the Season 4 finale of Industry. We knew going into the Season 4 finale of Industry that the HBO finance drama had already been renewed for a fifth and final season, guaranteeing us a presumed eight…
3 Crypto To Watch Amid The US-Israel Iran War
It's now open to the world that war is on the table, and geopolitics is in a deep mess now. The US-Israel and Iran war shows that Unpredictable movements, impactful losses, and trade limitations are directly impacting global stock markets and…
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