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Unaati by CBV, with the fintech partner Capital Trust, empowers India's micro-retailers with a Credit line
3 min read Last Updated: Jul 05 2025 | 2:32 PM IST In the alleys of India's bustling neighborhoods, beyond the glitz of malls and e-commerce giants, thrives a powerful but often overlooked force, the humble kirana store. These mom-and-pop shops…
$2M Milken-Motsepe Prize Targets AI and Manufacturing to Boost Africa's Industrial Future
A new $2 million equity-free prize backed by South African billionaire Dr. Patrice Motsepe and the Milken Institute aims to accelerate AI-powered manufacturing in Africa. Announced at the 2025 Milken Institute Global Conference, the Milken-Motsepe…
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Are Deals Back? IPOs, M&A Recover After 'Liberation Day' Blip
Deal activity appears to be picking up as investors ride the AI wave and markets hit record highs, helping 2025 look like a strong year for IPOs and M&A. U.S. IPO and M&A volumes in the first half of 2025 have hit the highest levels since 2021…
Hong Kong To Launch Third Tokenized Bond with ETF Stamp Duty Relief
Hong Kong is preparing to launch its third tokenized green bond while also introducing stamp duty relief for exchange-traded funds (ETFs). These initiatives form part of a broader digital asset and financial technology strategy led by the…
Bitcoin Is The Benchmark: Why The Biggest Opportunity In The Next Decade Isn't DeFi
Excerpt from the July Issue of The Bitcoin Capitalist – ‘The Stablecoin Standard' Here is the the argument for this section of the Bitcoin Capitalist entitled ‘Bitcoin and Crypto Macro': “This sums up everything we've…
What Moved Markets This Week
Seeking Alpha's Calls Of The Week NextEra Energy (NEE) Turns Headwinds Into Strategic Leverage. BST: Attractive Magnificent 7-Heavy CEF With An AI Catalyst. Eastman Chemical (EMN) Plows Ahead - Strong Fundamentals. Rivian's (RIVN) Turnaround Story…
Terrified shelter dog was about to be euthanized-then someone saw him
By Melissa Fleur Afshar is a Newsweek reporter based in London, United Kingdom. Her current focus is on trending life stories and human-interest features on a variety of topics ranging from relationships, pets, and personal finances to health…
Weekly Snapshot: Prop Firm Funded Unicorn's A-Book Bet Ends in Failure, Is FxPro Entering Crypto Next?
How far-reaching are the consequences of failure in risk handling for prop trading firms? The closure of Funded Unicorn, one of Germany's top prop trading firms, exposed weaknesses in the firm's risk management. The firm used the much-respected…
One year after July: A nation waits in uncertainty
As the calendar wheels into July once more, we approach the first anniversary of the great civic insurrection that unseated what was, by any measure, one of the most enduring authoritarian regimes in South Asia's history. The events of that month…
Mercado Bitcoin announces tokenization of $200M in RWAs on XRPL
Mercado Bitcoin, a major crypto exchange in the Latin America region, announced on Friday that it is tokenizing $200 million in real-world assets (RWAs) on the XRP Ledger (XRPL). The real-world assets include tokenized fixed-income and equity…
ChatGPT Could Help Phishing Scammers Steal Your Banking Login
So far, we've seen large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT used to produce political propaganda by foreign powers, cheat on academic coursework, and even generate imagery for scam campaigns. But now, researchers are highlighting a new way…
Tokenized equity still in regulatory grey zone - Attorneys
Tokenized stocks and private equity may face several legal challenges, as the emerging real-world asset (RWA) sits in a gray zone that does not grant holders the same legal rights as traditional asset owners, according to industry executives and…
As Britain chases net zero, this town's emissions are soaring
Slough has emerged as Britain's fastest-growing pollution hotspot, with its surging data centre industry driving up greenhouse gas emissions. The southern town's concentration of more than 30 massive data centres has pushed up commercial emissions…
Owners asked which pets they'd never own again-no one prepared for answers
By Melissa Fleur Afshar is a Newsweek reporter based in London, United Kingdom. Her current focus is on trending life stories and human-interest features on a variety of topics ranging from relationships, pets, and personal finances to health…
'I Hope Bitcoin Crashes' Says Robert Kiyosaki
Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki has a message for market speculators predicting a Bitcoin crash. His message came as bulls have struggled to drive the BTC price past the $109,500 resistance, with traders showing little interest at this…
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