Major banks explore blockchain-based digital money
Some of the world’s biggest banks, including Barclays and Goldman Sachs, are exploring the issuance of a 1:1 reserve-backed form ...
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China probes Qualcomm for antitrust violation
US semiconductor manufacturer Qualcomm is under investigation in China for allegedly breaching antitrust laws for its acquisition of Autotalks. Editorial ...
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JPMorgan tells staff to register biometric data to access new HQ
JPMorgan Chase staffers will have to scan their fingerprints or eyes, rather than their ID badges, to access the bank’s ...
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Asia Startup Investment Up In Q3
Asia’s startup funding rose sequentially in the third quarter, boosted by a handful of hardtech-focused megarounds. Overall, investors put $16.8 ...
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Mastercard and Coinbase in bidding war for stablecoin firm BVNK
Mastercard and Coinbase are battling it out to acquire stablecoin infrastructure platform BVNK in a deal that could be worth ...
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SoftBank in talks for $5 billion margin loan
SoftBank Group is reportedly asking global banks to borrow $5 billion as founder Masayoshi Son pours funding into AI investments. ...
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Brazil Back On Top In Q3 When It Comes To Venture Funding In Latin America
In the second quarter of 2025, Mexico emerged as the leader in terms of venture capital dollars raised in Latin ...
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Google signs FS firms to new Gemini Enterprise agentic platform
Commerzbank, Macquarie Bank and insurance player Signal Iduna are among the first firms to use Google Cloud’s new Gemini Enterprise ...
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Payments Tech Startup Routefusion Raises $26.7M Series A
Routefusion, an Austin, Texas-based financial infrastructure provider, has raised $26.7 million in a Series A round led by PeakSpan Capital, ...
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JPMorgan spends $2bn a year on AI, saves same amount
JPMorgan Chase invests $2 billion a year developing AI, with the technology saving the bank about the same amount, according ...
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