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Orrick banks on new fintech specialist
The payments and lending advisor will join the firm's Washington, DC office. Global law firm Orrick has welcomed partner Obrea Poindexter to its financial services and fintech advisory practice in Washington, DC. Prior to joining the firm…
The fintech betting that the next edge is human plus machine
Automation of processes, and of transactions to apps, were a top priority for Indian FinTech companies for years, and a way to remove the need for humans in a process. They soon discovered that there are some things about investing which can't be…
Brazil Police Bust Cartel Laundering Billions With Crypto
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Ramp's free LLM Router isn't the product ; FinTech funding topped $29B in H1 2026, but most founders got left behind
👋 Hey, Linas here! Welcome back to a 🔓 weekly free edition 🔓 of my daily newsletter. Each day, I focus on 3 stories that are making a difference in the financial technology space. Coupled with things worth watching & most…
Vodacom's prepaid turnaround helps steady home market
Vodacom reported group revenue of R42.4 billion, up 5.9% year-on-year. Vodacom Group has kicked off its 2027 financial year with stronger revenue growth, buoyed by an improving performance in South Africa, continued momentum in Egypt and robust…
MercadoLibre Stock: Why This E-Commerce Leader Can Outperform the Market Over the Next 5 Years
MercadoLibre (MELI +0.16%) stock has fallen by 31% from its previous peak as Wall Street focuses on near-term margin pressure and intensifying competition. Yet the business continues to expand rapidly in Latin America's e-commerce market…
EU's New MiCA Rules Could Mean More Crypto Mergers
That's according to a report Sunday (July 26) by CoinDesk, which says that companies are now facing the cost of doing business under the new Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) rules that went into effect at the start of this month. That could lead to…
AI Layoffs Are Backfiring. Did Employers Bet Too Much On The AI Boom?
The promise of AI has led to regrettable bets being made which compromise quality in favor of speed and efficiency Been laid off this year because of AI? Don't worry; chances are, you might just get your job back. The very employers that were quick…
From rails to routine
Stephen Mulenga, Regional Manager for Zambia at Sybrin. When Zambia moved its domestic card traffic off the international networks and onto its own National Financial Switch (NFS), one of the key objectives of the NFS was to reduce the cost of…
XRP Price Prediction: Can 10,000 XRP Reach $100,000 by 2027?
An XRP analyst has outlined a framework that could determine whether a 10,000 XRP portfolio could be worth $100,000 by 2027, arguing that regulation, financial infrastructure and network adoption will be the key drivers rather than price…
PayPal Turned Down $53 Billion. Now It Has To Beat It.
Turning down Stripe's offer was the easiest part, what comes next is difficult. On July 15, Reuters reported that Stripe and Advent International had offered $60.50 per share, roughly $53 billion, to take PayPal private. The offer carried a 28%…
Iwoca closes bumper debt facility as sale speculation mounts
Small business lender Iwoca has inked a new £250m debt facility that will help it ramp up its lending power just days after it emerged it had instructed bankers to launch a sale process valuing it at north of £1bn. The fintech closed…
Circle Acquires IBM's Blockchain IP Portfolio
Latest News PublishedJul 27, 2026 IBM's blockchain portfolio includes more than 680 patent families and nearly 1,000 issued patents worldwide, with a particular focus in supply chain applications. Circle will acquire IBM's blockchain patent…
Principal Financial Group Inc. Increases Holdings in ZoomInfo Technologies Inc. $GTM
Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of ZoomInfo Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:GTM - Free Report) by 120.6% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The…
American Express Just Reported Its Second Quarter. Here's What the Card-Fee Line Says About the Premium Consumer.
Credit card giant American Express (AXP -4.30%) released its second-quarter earnings before the market opened on July 24. Although the company's earnings per share of $4.53 cleared Wall Street's expectations, revenue net of interest expense…
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