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forbes.com - Elaine Pofeldt - Collective Acquires Open Ledger, As Fintechs Race To Serve High-Revenue One-Person Businesses
Collective Acquires Open Ledger, As Fintechs Race To Serve High-Revenue One-Person Businesses
Forbes

Human Radar, founder and CEO of Collective, has raised more than $90 million for his one-step financial platform for the self-employed. Collective, a one-stop financial platform for the self-employed, announced today that it is acquiring Open…

pymnts.com - PYMNTS - FinTechs Cut Staff as AI and Margins Redefine Growth
FinTechs Cut Staff as AI and Margins Redefine Growth
PYMNTS.com | Breaking News, Trends and Analysis

The layoffs now underway in the sector indicate a deliberate structural shift as companies unwind hiring decisions made during the pandemic and realign their operations with the current economic environment. The pattern is consistent. Bolt cut at…

cityam.com - Samuel Norman - Top boss at UK property fintech ousted for non-financial misconduct
Top boss at UK property fintech ousted for non-financial misconduct
City AM

A top executive at the UK's largest property fintech has been ousted following allegations of non-financial misconduct, City AM can reveal. Hugo Davies, the former chief capital officer at Lendinvest, is understood to have been dismissed from the…

marketbeat.com - Fintech Stocks To Add to Your Watchlist - April 22nd
Fintech Stocks To Add to Your Watchlist - April 22nd
MarketBeat

3 Stocks Well Below 52-Week Highs Poised for a Q4 Rebound Rocket Companies, Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz, UP Fintech, LexinFintech, and Wealthfront are the five Fintech stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Fintech…

thehindubusinessline.com - RBI issues draft PPI directions, tightens norms for wallets and fintechs
RBI issues draft PPI directions, tightens norms for wallets and fintechs
BusinessLine

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has proposed overhauling the regulatory framework for prepaid payment instruments (PPIs), tightening governance norms, strengthening customer protection, and widening the scope of digital wallets in a bid to deepen…

scmp.com - Ken Ip - Opinion | Hong Kong's education hub cannot be a one-market wonder
Opinion | Hong Kong's education hub cannot be a one-market wonder
South China Morning Post

The numbers tell a revealing story. The city's eight publicly funded universities, once primarily judged by academic output and global rankings, are now generating record income from knowledge transfer. Patents, licensing deals, industry…

financemagnates.com - New York Targets Coinbase and Gemini Over Prediction Markets, Seeks Profit Forfeiture and Triple Penalties
New York Targets Coinbase and Gemini Over Prediction Markets, Seeks Profit Forfeiture and Triple Penalties
Finance Magnates

The lawsuits argue the platforms' event contracts are unlicensed gambling under New York law, not financial derivatives. The cases test whether state gambling rules can restrict prediction markets despite the CFTC's federal framework. New York…

marketwatch.com - Canon Marketing Japan 1Q Net Y12.80B Vs Net Y8.81B
Canon Marketing Japan 1Q Net Y12.80B Vs Net Y8.81B
MarketWatch

Canon Marketing Japan Inc. (8060.TO) Japan 1st Quarter Ended March 31 GROUP 2026 2025 Revenue Y171.67 bln Y167.32 bln Operating Profit Y18.53 bln Y13.17 bln Pretax Profit Y18.57 bln Y13.20 bln Net Profit Y12.80 bln Y8.81 bln Per share Earnings…

forbes.com - Chris Perry - Tokenization Empowers Investors With Greater Market Access And Choice
Tokenization Empowers Investors With Greater Market Access And Choice
Forbes

A truly democratized market means choosing when, where, and how you transact, without barriers to participation. In today's world, the easiest way to make a financial product or service seem sexy is to connect it to market democratization. Anything…

bloomberg.com - Betty Hou - Taiwan Banks to Build Own AI Model to Rival Global Giants
Taiwan Banks to Build Own AI Model to Rival Global Giants
Bloomberg

Taiwan is launching a project to develop a large language model for its finance sector, seeking to strengthen its local firms and bypass the limitations of global AI platforms that often lack the nuance of domestic regulations and market practices.

globenewswire.com - BizClik Media Limited - BizClik Launches Procurement Magazine Weekly Podcast Series
BizClik Launches Procurement Magazine Weekly Podcast Series
GlobeNewswire

London, 22 April 2026 – BizClik, the global B2B media and events company, has announced the launch of Procurement Magazine's Weekly Podcast Series, a new platform designed to explore the evolving role of procurement in today's business…

financemagnates.com - After Nearly a Decade at Scope Markets, Kubra Caglar Joins Tattvam Markets as Commercial Head
After Nearly a Decade at Scope Markets, Kubra Caglar Joins Tattvam Markets as Commercial Head
Finance Magnates

Another former Scope Markets executive, Serkan Ismailoglu, joined Tattvam Markets as Managing Partner last year. Jacob Plattner, the former CEO of Scope Markets, co-founded a new brokerage venture called Azul Markets. Former Scope Markets Regional…

forbes.com - Anastasia Chernikova - Inside Telegram's Plan To Turn A Billion People Into Crypto Users
Inside Telegram's Plan To Turn A Billion People Into Crypto Users
Forbes

CHONGQING, CHINA - NOVEMBER 6: A smartphone screen displays the Telegram app page, with the Telegram logo prominently in the background, on November 6, 2024 in Chongqing, China. Telegram, known for its focus on privacy and security, continues to be…

seekingalpha.com - Lawrence Fuller - Can The Market Look Past Coming Headwinds?
Can The Market Look Past Coming Headwinds?
Seeking Alpha

Geopolitical tensions over the Strait of Hormuz are driving elevated oil and commodity prices, pressuring global supply chains and economic growth. Despite a temporary ceasefire extension, Iran's blockade persists, keeping energy and input costs…

newsweek.com - Sam Stevenson - Who is Kevin McGurn? Trump Media CEO trying to save Truth Social
Who is Kevin McGurn? Trump Media CEO trying to save Truth Social
Newsweek

Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) has named longtime media executive Kevin McGurn as its new interim CEO, appointing him to stabilize Truth Social after heavy losses, a stock collapse and an ambitious expansion push. Trump Media appointed…

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