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Fintech Stocks To Follow Today - August 2nd
Rocket Companies Turns Around, But Mortgage Risk Remains Rocket Companies, Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz, IDT, Wealthfront, UP Fintech, LexinFintech, and DeFi Development are the seven Fintech stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock…
US Stock Futures Rise as Trump's Iran Talks Boost Market Sentiment Ahead of Key Earnings
U.S. stock index futures moved higher late Sunday after President Donald Trump announced that negotiations with Iran would begin on Monday, easing geopolitical concerns and lifting investor sentiment. The prospect of renewed diplomacy also…
SoFi: More Wall St. Games (NASDAQ:SOFI)
SoFi Technologies delivered 41% YoY revenue growth, and record loan originations. The flywheel effect and SoFi Plus adoption drove robust member and product growth, providing a recurring revenue stream for the future. The fintech guided…
Indian UPI Processed Record 23.66 Billion Transactions Worth Rs 29.88 Lakh Crore in July | Dynamite News
Post Published By: Subhash Raturi Updated: 2 August 2026, 6:04 PM IST New Delhi: India's Unified Payments Interface (UPI) achieved a historic milestone in July 2026 by recording its highest-ever monthly transaction volume and one of its biggest…
China's forex regulator pledges to open up market, tighten capital oversight
China's foreign exchange regulator has pledged to help further open up the forex market, while strengthening oversight of cross-border capital flows in the second half of the year. “[We will] steadily expand the institutional opening-up in…
Earnings Week Ahead: PLTR, AMD, PFE, DIS, SHOP, VTRS, CGC, MCD, ROKU, ABNB, and more
The first full week of August features one of the busiest stretches of the reporting season, with several market heavyweights across AI, semiconductors, healthcare, energy, consumer, software, fintech, travel, and quantum computing set to release…
Korean streaming platforms pivot to 24/7 'binge channels'
In an era of rising subscription fatigue, Korea's domestic streaming platforms have adopted free offerings on a limited release schedule to retain users, turning passive viewing into daily habits through continuous engagement. Major local players…
AIIB explores digital payments, eyes Hong Kong hub as it raises record funds
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is setting its sights on tokenised payments and digital settlement systems, tapping into Hong Kong's growing digital finance ecosystem as part of a broader push to modernise its capital market…
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With BARC ratings frozen, how will brands decide where to place their festive bets?
Every August, television broadcasters begin rolling out their biggest entertainment properties. Advertisers lock festive media plans worth thousands of crores, betting on marquee launches such as Kaun Banega Crorepati, Bigg Boss and a slate of new…
Right Choice | Data analytics vs tech product management: Which suits you best?
It will be appropriate to first understand what these two roles entail. Let us take the example of a Fintech company which lends unsecured personal loans. The company needs to build an app which the potential customers (also called applicants) will…
Here are the 2 big things we're watching in the stock market in the week ahead
The jobs market steps into the spotlight this week, while second-quarter earnings season continues apace. Here's a closer look at what to expect in the coming days. We'll start with the Club holdings set to report, before touching on the…
Is Solana (SOL) a Buy Right Now?
Solana (SOL +0.24%), one of the world's fastest-growing developer-driven cryptocurrencies, set a record high of $295 on Jan. 18, 2025. But today, it trades at about $73. Let's see why this hot token fizzled out, and if it's worth buying as a…
Dave Inc. $DAVE is Prospect Capital Advisors LLC's 8th Largest Position
Prospect Capital Advisors LLC increased its stake in Dave Inc. (NASDAQ:DAVE - Free Report) by 39.4% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 52,240…
Institutional DeFi Yield Moves Inside BitGo Custody
POLAND - 2023/11/14: In this photo illustration, a DeFi logo is displayed on a smartphone with stock market percentages in the background. (Photo Illustration by Omar Marques/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) SOPA Images/LightRocket via…
What Saudi Arabia's latest global achievements reveal about its transformation
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia recorded a wide range of international achievements in July 2026, from topping global digital rankings and aviation performance tables to earning recognition in higher education, healthcare, sports, and sustainability.
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