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UK FinTechs VibePay and Smartlayer Close Down
VibePay, which was founded in 2019 and offered a consumer payments app that focused on account-to-account payments and targeted younger consumers, has entered liquidation, Finance Feeds reported Thursday (April 2), citing a Companies House filing.
Fintech Stocks To Watch Today - April 3rd
3 Stocks Well Below 52-Week Highs Poised for a Q4 Rebound Rocket Companies, Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz, UP Fintech, Wealthfront, IDT, PPDAI Group, and LexinFintech are the seven Fintech stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock…
LALIGA Signs Polymarket in First European League Deal with a Prediction Market Platform
Polymarket is using sports partnerships to distribute event contracts to a wider audience. Growth through distribution is accelerating, but regulatory treatment remains unresolved. Spain's top football league LALIGA has entered a multi-year…
Why Prediction Markets Could Be Bigger Than Crypto for Robinhood
Robinhood Markets (HOOD 1.71%) generates significant revenue from its cryptocurrency trading business. Unfortunately, because the crypto market is highly volatile, the revenue Robinhood generates from this segment can be fairly unpredictable from…
Why Sam Sharma Believes the Future of Fashion Is Values-Led, Not Trend-Led
Sam Sharma is a man with many identities – husband, father, philanthropist, but most importantly, Christian. He credits his strong value system to being a direct result of his Christian upbringing, which was filled with life lessons and…
Microchip: Growth Trend Improving After Major Plunge (NASDAQ:MCHP)
Microchip's steep 2024-2025 revenue declines were driven by excess customer inventories post-Preferred Supply Program, but distributor inventories are now normalizing. All major product segments: MCU, analog, and FPGA, are showing double-digit YoY…
Circle Defends Limited Role in $285 Million Crypto Hack, Citing Legal Boundaries
The stablecoin issuer is under fire after hackers stole about $285 million from the Solana-based Drift protocol However, legal experts warned that acting without orders could bring liability. Circle is facing criticism from parts of the crypto…
SoFi: Market Panic Just Created An Amazing Entry Point (NASDAQ:SOFI)
SoFi Technologies has declined over 50%, stunning growth investors. But I see signs of bottoming near $15, as investors fled. SOFI still trades at a premium (27x forward P/E) versus fintech peers but is justified by robust cross-selling execution…
CySEC Sets Deadline for CFD Brokers and Crypto Firms to Submit Last Year's Data
Data should be in euros; instructions are included; no additional information requested. The regulator will carry out on-site inspections and desk-based reviews of CFD brokers and other investment firms. The Cyprus Securities and Exchange…
After Exiting CFDs, Korea Investment & Securities Eyes Crypto Stake with Coinone Talks
Proposed 20% ownership cap prompts Korea Investment to consider Coinone stake. Meanwhile, Mirae Asset acquired Korbit for $92 million, adding exchange infrastructure. South Korean brokerage Korea Investment & Securities is reviewing a potential…
MetaTrader 5 Brokers Gain Direct Access to Vantage Liquidity via MetaQuotes' Ultency
Ultency links brokers to over 30 liquidity providers, including Vantage's institutional offerings. Integration centralizes institutional services and removes technical overhead for brokers using MetaTrader 5 liquidity solutions. Vantage, the…
'Ensuring Seamless Execution': Nick Twidale on ATFX Connect's Strategy for 2026
Twidale observes that Bitcoin continues to trade 'purely as a high-risk tech asset,' rather than acting as a hedge against geopolitical risk. He also revealed a specialised weekend USDT funding facility at ATFX for negative balance protection.
1 Reason to Buy SoFi Stock After the Muddy Waters Short Report
Short-seller firm Muddy Waters recently asserted that SoFi Technologies (SOFI +1.60%) is engaging in financial shenanigans, to put it kindly, by inflating fair value gains in its portfolios. SoFi has been a market darling for quite a while…
BlackRock Quietly Pours Millions Into Predictive Finance Apps for Divorcees - News Anyway
Despite being nearly universal in its occurrence, a certain type of financial vulnerability is rarely highlighted in investment strategy documents or earnings calls. It shows up in the midst of a life that is already turbulent, with attorneys…
Editorial | Paperless stock market the way forward for Hong Kong
The predicted demise of physical newspapers may be premature, but paper use in the stock market is definitely passé. Thankfully, the Securities and Futures Commission will phase it out and digitise the market within five years. That should…
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