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Fintech Company Secures Regulatory Approval in HK
Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has added another company to its list of formally licensed cryptocurrency trading platforms, according to a Friday announcement. The SFC's list of licensed virtual asset trading platforms includes…
What CFOs Need From Banks and FinTechs in Cross-Border Payments
While FinTechs have redefined speed and usability, launching new corridors, pricing models and APIs, banks are re-engineering their global plumbing and modernizing the settlement, compliance and liquidity infrastructure that still underpins the…
Football, Fintech and a Trillion in Trade: British Consul General on Why It's Vital to Safeguard the 'Special Relationship'
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Exponent Energy launches fintech arm Exponent One; raises $2 million pre-seed
Bengaluru -based energy-tech company, Exponent Energy, on Tuesday announced the launch of Exponent One, a fintech and asset management venture focused on commercial electric vehicles. The new entity will be led by Sandeep Divakaran as Co-Founder…
Is Fidelity National Information Services Inc (FIS) one of the Best S&P 500 Stocks With Highest Upside Potential?
Fidelity National Information Services Inc (NYSE: FIS) is among the best S&P 500 stocks with highest upside potential. On February 6, the investment research firm Stephens named Fidelity National Information Services Inc (NYSE:FIS) among its top…
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Edelman India names new heads for its Mumbai and Bengaluru offices
Edelman India has announced key leadership appointments across its India operations. Siddharth Panicker has been named head of Edelman's Mumbai office while Karthy Prasanna takes on the role of head of the firm's Bengaluru office.These elevations…
Findevor Identifies $60M Premium Opportunity Through Distribution Intelligence
The initiative demonstrates how embedding distribution intelligence directly within portfolio management enables carriers to shift volume toward higher-performing channels while opportunities remain actionable. Rather than relying on static reports…
Wix and Intuit Deepen Partnership to Unlock Growth Opportunities for Small Businesses
The integration brings Intuit QuickBooks and Wix users a unified way to streamline their business sales, finances, and operations right alongside their web and eCommerce sites NEW YORK - Today Wix.com Ltd. (NASDAQ: WIX), a leading global platform…
SA banks shift from caution to participation in crypto market
Compliance with the Travel Rule is critical for South African banks entering the crypto market. (Image source: 123RF) After years of caution, South African banks are increasingly positioning themselves to enter the crypto-currency market, as…
Can Hong Kong lead a digital gold trading revolution with blockchain innovation?
This Lunar New Year, Hongkongers can gift friends and family digital gold tokens, a new way of blending the city's tradition of giving gold for good wishes with the convenience of blockchain technology. HSBC added this new transfer feature earlier…
Stripe just turned HTTP 402 into a cash register for AI Agents ; Grab bought a US FinTech for $0.63 on the dollar, and both sides are celebrating ♂
Good morning & happy Tuesday! Today, all eyes are on FinTech giant Stripe, which just turned HTTP 402 into a cash register for AI Agents (what it's all about & why it's huge + bonus dives into Stripe & the future of payments for the machine…
Banks to discuss UK alternative to Visa and Mastercard | Computer Weekly
UK bank bosses are to meet this week to discuss a potential local alternative to Visa and Mastercard as the US president stokes fears over countries being cut off. According to a report by The Guardian, a meeting chaired by the chief executive of…
Airbnb expands its 'Reserve Now, Pay Later' globally
Airbnb said on Tuesday that it is launching its “Reserve Now, Pay Later” feature — which lets users secure bookings without immediate payment — globally. This allows users to cancel their bookings if there is a change of…
Exclusive | Activist Jana Builds Stake in Payments Business Fiserv
Activist investor Jana Partners has built a stake in and is pushing for changes to boost the payments company's underperforming stock, according to people familiar with the matter. Fiserv, which provides fintech services to banks, credit unions and…
Futures Fall As AI Selloff Resumes
US equity futures woke up after President's Day and chose to resume their selloff (after a modest bounce on Monday's holiday failed to hold) dragged by Tech, as the risk-off moves on AI disruption fears continue. As of 8:15am ET, S&P 500 futures…
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