FinTech
British fintech Revolut valued at $45 billion in secondary share sale
Revolut cards are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on March 29, 2024. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images British fintech startup Revolut on Friday said that it was valued at $45 billion in a secondary share sale with existing and new investors. “This valuation reflects the strong financial performance recorded […]
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Goldman Sachs jumps into bitcoin ETFs while rivals retreat, and one hedge fund gets bullish on miners
When the SEC opened the door in January for bitcoin exchange-traded funds to hit the mainstream, many traditional financial institutions across Wall Street and beyond finally had the opportunity to buy into crypto. Since then, money has poured in, but in fits and starts. On Wednesday, banks and hedge funds with more than $100 million […]
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Klarna takes on banks with a personal account and cashback rewards ahead of IPO
Buy now, pay later firms like Klarna and Block’s Afterpay could be about to face tougher rules in the U.K. Nikolas Kokovlis | Nurphoto | Getty Images Financial technology firm Klarna is pushing deeper into banking with its own checking account-like product and a cashback offering that rewards users for shopping via its app. The […]
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Tencent-backed Airwallex nears $500 million annualized sales, aims to get IPO-ready by 2026
Airwallex, which was most recently valued at $5.5 billion and is backed by Tencent, has been tipped as one of many prominent fintech IPO candidates. Jose Sarmento | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tencent-backed payments startup Airwallex is nearing an annual revenue run rate of $500 million and will look to get ready for an initial […]
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Schumer says a crypto bill can pass Senate this year; key Dems join ‘Crypto4Harris’ call
US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer presents US Vice President Kamala Harris with a “golden gavel” after she cast her 32nd tie-breaking vote in the Senate, the most ever cast by a Vice President, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, December 5, 2023. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Senate Majority Leader Chuck […]
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Bitcoin plunged 28%. Institutional investors bought the dip
The crypto markets appear calm heading into the weekend after a volatile week that tested how institutional investors new to the crypto trade would react to the mammoth swings that are old hat for more seasoned digital currency investors. The selloff in bitcoin and ether began earlier this week and wiped out $367 billion in […]
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Banks face tough new security standards in the EU — their tech suppliers are under scrutiny, too
Traffic_analyzer | Digitalvision Vectors | Getty Images Financial services companies and their digital technology suppliers are under intense pressure to achieve compliance with strict new rules from the EU that require them to boost their cyber resilience. By the start of next year, financial services firms and their technology suppliers will have to make sure […]
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Crypto ETFs get first major test after $370 billion market sell-off
Omar Marques | Lightrocket | Getty Images Bitcoin and ether are gaining back ground after falling to their lowest level in six months on Monday in the first major test of the recently launched crypto exchange-traded funds. As of early Monday, roughly $370 billion dollars had been wiped off the market cap of all digital […]
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Bitcoin miner Core Scientific rides AI from bankruptcy to $6.7 billion partnership in eight months
In January, U.S. bitcoin miner Core Scientific was bankrupt and battling angry lenders. Since its return to the stock market that month, the share price is up 140% as the company aggressively goes after building a business in artificial intelligence. On Tuesday, the mining firm announced an expanded deal worth $6.7 billion with CoreWeave, an Nvidia-backed startup that’s one […]
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Crypto selloff wipes out $270 billion in value as bitcoin, ether plunge
Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images The cryptocurrency market plummeted in value on Sunday, as investors continued selling out of risky assets. Led by a drop of 11% in bitcoin in the past 24 hours and a 21% plunge in ether, the overall value of cryptocurrencies sank by about $270 billion, according to CoinGecko data. […]
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