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FIS Closes $13.5 Billion Fintech Deal, Launches Agentic Commerce
Stephanie Ferris, Chief Executive Officer and President, FIS On Monday, fintech giant Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) announced it closed its $13.5 billion acquisition of Global Payments' Issuer Solutions business (formerly TSYS) ahead…
Fintech Funding Jumped 27% In 2025 With Fewer Deals But Bigger Checks
Global venture funding to fintech startups climbed in 2025 to its highest level in several quarters, boosted by later-stage deals, Crunchbase data shows. Total global funding to VC-backed financial technology startups totaled $51.8 billion for the…
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Best College Degrees for High-Paying Jobs in Fintech Explained
Applied math/statistics (BS/MS) and Financial Engineering / Quantitative Finance (MS) graduates are landing the highest-paying fintech roles. Six-figure salaries are the norm, with the median pay for software developers, data scientists, and…
Hong Kong, Shenzhen push secure data corridor to boost AI, fintech opportunities
Hong Kong and Shenzhen are establishing a white list for data transfers as part of an overarching effort to forge closer cross-border ties, which policymakers and business leaders see as essential to unlocking opportunities in artificial…
Here Are My Top 3 Fintech Stocks to Buy Now
Need some new growth names for your portfolio? Fintech isn't exactly a new concept anymore. But the steady convergence of technology and money continues to create tremendous potential. With that as the backdrop, here are three of the very best…
Banks, fintechs to take VAT on mobile, USSD transfer charges - The Nation Newspaper
Banks and Financial Technology (Fintech) firms are to take Value Added Charge (VAT) on certain electronic banking charges from January 19. Charges on mobile banking and Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) transactions will attract VAT…
Augmentum Fintech (LON:AUGM) Trading Down 0.2% - Should You Sell?
Shares of Augmentum Fintech fell 0.2% to GBX 92.60 on Wednesday, with 142,728 shares traded—about 25% below the average session volume. The company has a market capitalization of £154.9 million and a negative P/E of -12.86, reporting…
Trump Media ETFs Test Brand Power in Crowded $14 Trillion Market
Donald Trump's social-media empire is muscling into Wall Street, entering the $14 trillion US ETF market with five new “Made in America” funds spanning industries from energy to defense. The products, which began trading with little…
Top 29 Companies Hiring Remote Jobs In 2026, From FlexJobs Data
Employees have less perceived bargaining power as far as remote work is concerned, so professionals must expand their flexible working options It's the start of a new year, and right now you're likely either: Fed up of being forced into the office…
'Industry' Season 4 Premiere Viewership Jumps 20% From Season 3
“ Industry ” returned to HBO for its fourth season on Sunday night and reached more than 800,000 viewers in its first three days of availability, marking a 20% increase from the drama series' Season 3 opener in 2024 and its best…
Hong Kong, Shenzhen 'to deepen' ties in finance, AI for a world-class tech hub
Hong Kong and Shenzhen can work closely to empower finance with artificial intelligence, delegates said on Thursday at the China Conference: Greater Bay Area, an event hosted by the South China Morning Post. Joseph Chan Ho-lim, undersecretary for…
UK trade surplus in financial services surges to record $127 billion
News from The City, market updates plus comment and analysis from our business desk I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. UK financial services generated a record trade surplus of…
Industry Season 4 Review
Industry airs Sunday nights on HBO and streams on HBO Max. Those of us who got in on the ground floor with Industry have been saying this from the beginning: You gotta watch Industry. As its audience has grown from its early days being criminally…
The biggest ethereum treasury in the world just made a $200 million bet on MrBeast's DeFi ambitions
The biggest ethereum holding company in the world is betting big on the digital finance ambitions of one of the world's top online content creators. Tom Lee, the cofounder of global investment advisory firm Fundstrat Global Advisors, announced on…
Perps rising: Lighter CEO Vlad Novakovski believes perpetual futures will power crypto's future growths
Bitcoin exploded past $125,000 in 2025 and a big source of the demand came from one of the most technical corners of the crypto industry: decentralized exchanges (DEXes), or venues run autonomously on code where traders can buy and sell digital…
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