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americanbanker.com - Ebrima Santos Sanneh - Upgrade is latest fintech to seek ILC charter
Upgrade is latest fintech to seek ILC charter
American Banker –

Key insight: Upgrade says its application would give the fintech its own FDIC-insured bank while preserving its existing relationships with partner banks and loan purchasers. Supporting data: The neobank says it has provided more than $53 billion…

thechronicle.com.gh - MobileMoney Fintech wants small traders to grow into merchants - The Ghanaian Chronicle
MobileMoney Fintech wants small traders to grow into merchants - The Ghanaian Chronicle
Home - The Ghanaian Chronicle –

MobileMoney Fintech Limited (MMFL), the operator of MTN MoMo in Ghana, is seeking to reposition small-scale businesses as merchants and growth partners rather than treating them merely as customers, as it looks to deepen financial inclusion and…

thehindubusinessline.com - Viyona Fintech expands opeartions to Zimbabwe
Viyona Fintech expands opeartions to Zimbabwe
BusinessLine –

Viyona Fintech, an NPCI-certified Technology Service Provider (TSP), is planning to to roll out its Viyona Tap and Pay platform to extend its payment technologies to African markets, positioning Zimbabwe as its initial entry point for sub-Saharan…

marketbeat.com - Fintech Stocks To Consider - October 12th
Fintech Stocks To Consider - October 12th
MarketBeat –

3 Stocks Built for Higher Rates—And 2 That Could Break Rocket Companies, Netcapital, Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz, OLB Group, and IDT are the five Fintech stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Fintech stocks…

thehindu.com - The Hindu Bureau - 'Future of leadership is abilityto be a boundary-less leader'
'Future of leadership is abilityto be a boundary-less leader'
The Hindu –

The future of leadership for students is the ability to be a boundary-less leader, said Sai Sudha Chandrasekaran, Alpha Alternatives and former CEO of India Fintech Foundation, at the 25th Madras Management Association (MMA) All-India Management…

ndtv.com - Priyanka Negi - Want To Learn Artificial Intelligence? IIT Kharagpur Offers Online Courses
Want To Learn Artificial Intelligence? IIT Kharagpur Offers Online Courses
NDTV –

Applicants can apply online, meeting eligibility criteria including relevant degrees or work experience. Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed IIT Kharagpur offers seven online AI certificate programmes for graduates and professionals. Courses…

econotimes.com - Riza Dagoc - Morgan Stanley Predicts $10 Trillion RWA Market by 2030
Morgan Stanley Predicts $10 Trillion RWA Market by 2030
EconoTimes –

Morgan Stanley expects the tokenized real-world asset (RWA) market to grow to between $3 trillion and $10 trillion by 2030, driven by increasing institutional adoption of blockchain technology and tokenized financial products. Amy Oldenburg, Morgan…

pymnts.com - PYMNTS - PayJoy Acquires Mexico's Finia to Gain Deeper Credit Insights
PayJoy Acquires Mexico's Finia to Gain Deeper Credit Insights
PYMNTS.com | Breaking News, Trends and Analysis –

The deal is designed to let PayJoy apply Finia's technology and expertise to its platform, enhancing its underwriting capabilities and expanding its services for customers with limited access to formal credit, the company announced in a news…

seekingalpha.com - Mike Zaccardi - MercadoLibre: Making The Right Investment Moves, Near 20% FCF Yield (NASDAQ:MELI)
MercadoLibre: Making The Right Investment Moves, Near 20% FCF Yield (NASDAQ:MELI)
Seeking Alpha –

MercadoLibre remains a buy, with valuation attractive despite recent underperformance versus Latin American peers and mixed technicals ahead of Q3 earnings. MELI delivered robust Q2 results: 43% YoY net sales growth, $683M operating income, and…

theverge.com - Jess Weatherbed - The Yandex outage probably didn't blitz Russian bots
The Yandex outage probably didn't blitz Russian bots
The Verge –

At least, not the troll traffic that blights social media. At least, not the troll traffic that blights social media. Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Jess Weatherbed is a news writer focused on creative industries…

seekingalpha.com - Juxtaposed Ideas - MercadoLibre's Accelerated Ecosystem Growth At The Cost Of Margins, Contrarian Buy
MercadoLibre's Accelerated Ecosystem Growth At The Cost Of Margins, Contrarian Buy
Seeking Alpha –

Juxtaposed Ideas 16.28K Followers Brazil's election tailwinds, moderating inflationary risks, and ongoing rate easing underscore MercadoLibre, Inc.'s (MELI) future growth prospects, given their exposure at 54.4% of revenues. Their commerce growth…

indianexpress.com - Education Desk - IIT Kharagpur's online postgraduate and certificate courses on AI; here's the list
IIT Kharagpur's online postgraduate and certificate courses on AI; here's the list
The Indian Express –

The course has been designed to prepare engineers to design, customise, and deploy next-generation AI systems as per the requirements of real-world situations. It also includes a two-week guided project under faculty mentorship. Eligibility BTech…

seekingalpha.com - Mike Zaccardi - SoFi: Major Long-Term Growth Investments Make For Opportunity Today (SOFI)
SoFi: Major Long-Term Growth Investments Make For Opportunity Today (SOFI)
Seeking Alpha –

SoFi is initiated at a 'Buy,' with fair value materially above current levels and a technical setup supportive of a year-end bounce. SOFI delivered strong Q2 results: $1.21 billion revenue (+41% YoY), record member/product growth, and raised FY…

techcrunch.com - TechCrunch Events - The founder's guide to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Everything you need to know
The founder's guide to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Everything you need to know
TechCrunch –

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is built around one question: How do you build an enduring company in the AI era? Our programming and speaker lineup reflect that, based on the feedback we've gotten from the community and the reality on the ground. And…

variety.com - John Peters - What Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Reveals About Media's Future (Guest Column)
What Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Reveals About Media's Future (Guest Column)
Variety –

Paramount Skydance ‘s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery to form Skydance Corp., which pushes the combined company to second place in Nielsen's U.S. TV audience share and brings together two major Hollywood studios, has reignited debate…

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