Crypto exchanges look into equities trading
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Brett Harrison, President of FTX US, said new trading features could be rolled out within two months; Bitstamp did not provide a tentative timeline.
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Fintech News Stories
The metaverse’s battle royale for tech talent
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Over the past year, more than 40 Microsoft employees working on augmented-reality technologies have been poached by Meta, which has poured billions into metaverse initiatives.
Read MoreSpeed: It’s How Fintechs Say They Can Help With U.S. Stimulus Payments
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Speed is an oft-cited cultural difference between traditional financial service companies and their fintech counterparts, especially start-ups. And that’s a big benefit fintechs say they can offer the U.S. government as it prepares to dole out the stimulus payments enacted under the $2 trillion CARES Act.
Read MoreGodspeed, Paul Volcker
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As our ongoing “200 Financial Revolutionists” series honors leading financial innovators during the coming months, we also lost a leading light of finance and economics this week. Former Fed chairman Paul Volcker passed away at age 92.
Read MoreWeWork Rise and Fall Offers Lesson for Investors
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The stunning rise and fall of WeWork that has played out over the course of this year seemed to end with a whimper this week.
Read MoreSnip, Snip: Haircuts Are Trendy Among Central Banks
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Minutes released this week from the latest Fed meeting show there are sharp divisions among members when it comes to future policy. On a broad level, the most recent rate reduction comes amidst a global trend of cutting interest rates.
Read MoreU.S. Lags in Green Finance
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New York may rank number one in the world as a competitive financial center, but it’s 41st in “green finance.”
Read MoreAsian Financial Supply Chains Get a Boost
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Standard Chartered Bank, based in Singapore, announced last month an alliance with SAP Ariba to expand the bank’s supply chain reach across Asia. We chatted with both to get some perspective about the joint venture.
Read MoreFintechs Tackle the Retirement Crisis
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The fintech industry has revolutionized and changed many aspects of financial services over the past several years, from lending to student loan refinancing to budgeting to investing. Now there’s a crop of fintechs that have arisen looking to “fix” retirement in America.
Read MoreBig Bank Take Lil' Bank
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That’s the refrain of YG’s 2018 hit song, “Big Bank,” which features 2 Chainz, Big Sean, and Nicki Minaj. Along the way, the song also makes a salient point apropos of today’s college admissions reality: People with big money win out over those with little money.
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