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Fintech Caruso's valuation soars in new funding round
New Zealand-born funds administration and registry services platform Caruso is setting sail for Sydney after a significant valuation uplift. Street Talk can reveal the start-up has finalised a $9.3 million capital raising in a funding round led by…
Short-seller Carson Block compares SoFi to Enron in a letter to the fintech firm's board
Carson Block is ramping up a campaign against his latest short target, SoFi Technologies. SoFi stock tumbled last month after Block's firm, Muddy Waters Research, revealed a bearish bet alongside a short report that contained claims of financial…
Responsible Fintech Institute Strengthens Global Policy Leadership with Appointment of Two Executive Fellows Amid Growing Complexity in Digital Finance
SINGAPORE, April 13, 2026 /CNW/ -- The Responsible Fintech Institute (RFI) has appointed Distinguished Professor Patrick H. M. Loh and Professor Tek Yew Chia as Executive Fellows, strengthening its leadership team as global financial systems…
Meet the Alberta Rancher Mokah Shmigelsky Who Built a Fintech Empire from a Cow Barn - News Anyway
The OneCup AI tale is almost purposefully counterintuitive. The company's technology is advanced enough to follow each animal's health, activity, and calving behavior around-the-clock and can identify individual animals in a herd in the same way…
PayPal Jumps 5%, Affirm Rockets 6%, SoFi Rises 4% in a Broad Payments and Fintech Rebound
PayPal (PYPL), Affirm (AFRM), and SoFi Technologies (SOFI) stocks ascended on Monday as a fintech sector perceived as oversold attracts buyer interest. PayPal remains a sector leader as it processes $475.1B in payment volume with 439M active…
StoneCo: The Bull Case Just Got Less Predictable (NASDAQ:STNE)
StoneCo's latest print marked a shift in the narrative, with weaker execution in core payments and a more complex, credit-driven growth profile pressuring near-term visibility. The FY26 guidance reset confirmed a slower and less predictable growth…
Paytm Achieves Majority Indian Ownership: Impact on Investors and Future Growth
Paytm achieves a significant milestone, transitioning to majority Indian ownership as domestic investors increase their stake, signaling strong confidence in the company's financial performance and future growth potential. Paytm has become a…
JPMorgan profit rises as volatile markets drive trading division
JPMorgan Chase reported a rise in first-quarter profit on Tuesday as its trading division got a boost from volatility across global markets. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Net income rose to US$16.5 billion (HK$129.3 billion), or US$5.94 per…
Market on Sale: 2 Stocks Worth Buying With $1,000 Amid the Chaos
The market had one of its inevitable dips when oil prices soared before the recent Iran war ceasefire. It's on its way back up, and the S&P 500 is roughly flat year to date. However, the ceasefire looks fragile, and the markets will be sensitive to…
Polish Regulator Hits XTB With $5.5M Fine Over CFD Marketing Rules
KNF accused the broker of failing to properly assess client experience and of providing misleading information about CFD risks. XTB recently strengthened its UAE presence after upgrading its license to become a full broker. The Polish Financial…
UK financial regulators rush to assess risks of Anthropic AI model | Computer Weekly
Major UK banks are in discussions with regulators as well as finance and national security organisations as the latest Anthropic artificial intelligence (AI) model unearths decades-old vulnerabilities. At the same time Anthropic has announced…
FCA Pulls Investment Apps Into Open Finance Net With 2030 Roadmap
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) today (Tuesday) laid out a four-year roadmap for open finance, signaling that secure financial data sharing in Britain will move beyond payments and into investments, mortgages, savings and small business…
After More Than a Decade at XTX Markets, CTO Joshua Leahy Steps Down, Also as Director
Leahy previously served as a senior technology executive working on trading infrastructure and engineering systems. The company's revenue rose to £2.74 billion in 2024, while profit reached £1.28 billion. XTX Markets Chief Technology…
Exclusive: Synctera buys compliance startup
Synctera, which helps banks and fintechs launch and manage banking programs, has acquired automated compliance testing startup Cable, CEOs Peter Hazlehurst and Natasha Vernier tell Axios exclusively. The big picture: Hazlehurst says Synctera…
Former CFTC Chair to Focus on Crypto Advisory Work
Chris Giancarlo, the former chair of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, is stepping away from law to become a full-time adviser to cryptocurrency firms. Giancarlo, referred to as “Crypto Dad” while in office for his crypto…
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