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Financial Longevity: Risks and Opportunities for Fintech
Fintech & Ecommerce

Financial Longevity: Risks and Opportunities for Fintech

Is there anything better than to live long and prosper? If the first component of this equation is getting easier lately, having enough money to cover your retirement years is a great challenge nowadays. The studies of financial longevity reveal both risks and opportunities that financial institutions face as the worldwide average lifespan is continuously […]

PsiQuantum to Build First Commercial Quantum Computer
Science & Technology

PsiQuantum to Build First Commercial Quantum Computer

PsiQuantum aims to build a utility-scale fault-tolerant quantum computer capable of error correction in Brisbane, Australia.

NatWest Issues First IP-Backed Loan to Sci-Net
Fintech & Ecommerce

NatWest Issues First IP-Backed Loan to Sci-Net

The new High Growth IP Loan that Sci-Net secured from NatWest has been developed in cooperation with specialist IP evaluation company Inngot to help unlock the funding gap for high-growth firms.

Hong Kong Crypto ETFs Begin Trading
Blockchain & Crypto

Hong Kong Crypto ETFs Begin Trading

Spot Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs), the first crypto ETFs in Asia, have officially gone live in the Hong Kong stock market today.

Ethiopian Eco Startup Kubik Gets Fresh Funding for Pan-African Growth
Science & Technology

Ethiopian Eco Startup Kubik Gets Fresh Funding for Pan-African Growth

Kubik is turning plastic waste into eco-friendly interlocking building materials like bricks, columns, beams and jambs.

IFC Invests $7M in Philippine Fintech Salmon
Fintech & Ecommerce

IFC Invests $7M in Philippine Fintech Salmon

IFC has joined a $25 million Series A extension round for the Philippine fintech firm Salmon Group Ltd to enable consumer fintech to develop new credit products and boost access to banking among the underserved.

Ukraine Is the Fourth Most Crypto Friendly Nation Worldwide
Blockchain & Crypto

Ukraine Is the Fourth Most Crypto Friendly Nation Worldwide

Ukraine is behind only Argentina, the U.S. and Colombia in the global crypto adoption ranking based on the CryptoCasinos research.

How Investors Can Scale Preventative Climate-Health Solutions
Finance & Economics

How Investors Can Scale Preventative Climate-Health Solutions

Climate change is directly affecting both the environment and humankind. One of the most significant outcomes of climate change is deteriorating health. Dealing with the aftermath would be less challenging if preventative solutions were more efficient. As with many aspects of positive change, preemptive efforts to minimise climate-related health risks require significant investments. Here is […]

Banking-as-a-Service Platform Revenue to Reach $94 Billion Globally by 2028
Fintech & Ecommerce

Banking-as-a-Service Platform Revenue to Reach $94 Billion Globally by 2028

A new study from Juniper Research forecasts that global BaaS (Banking-as-a-Service) platform revenue will grow by 158% by 2028.

Square Merchants Can Convert 1%-10% of Sales to Bitcoin via Cash App
Blockchain & Crypto

Square Merchants Can Convert 1%-10% of Sales to Bitcoin via Cash App

Square merchants can now allocate a portion of their daily sales to Bitcoin, with an on-demand payouts feature via CashApp.

Stripe Returns Crypto Payments With USDC Stablecoin
Blockchain & Crypto

Stripe Returns Crypto Payments With USDC Stablecoin

After the company postponed BTC transactions in 2018, Stripe is ready to bring back a crypto payment option in the form of stablecoin transfers this summer.

Airwallex Expands to U.S.
Fintech & Ecommerce

Airwallex Expands to U.S.

U.S. businesses can now use Airwallex to accept cards, mobile wallets, and local payment methods for cross-border transactions.

Nvidia to Acquire Israeli Startup Run:ai
Science & Technology

Nvidia to Acquire Israeli Startup Run:ai

AI workload management and orchestration software provider Run:ai has fruitfully collaborated with Nvidia since 2020.

EU Approves Due Diligence Obligations For Crypto Companies Under MiCA
Blockchain & Crypto

EU Approves Due Diligence Obligations For Crypto Companies Under MiCA

According to the new EU laws, crypto asset managers will be required to conduct due diligence measures and identity checks and report any suspicious activities to authorities.

Canada Institutional Investors Increase Crypto Exposure to 39%
Blockchain & Crypto

Canada Institutional Investors Increase Crypto Exposure to 39%

In 2023, institutional investors in Canada expanded their exposure to crypto assets, with 39% of KPMG survey respondents dealing with the asset class in some way.

Bitcoin Mining Energy to Heat Homes in Finland
Blockchain & Crypto

Bitcoin Mining Energy to Heat Homes in Finland

A new project in Finland is utilising energy generated while Bitcoin mining to power local heating facilities.

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