Global

November 5, 2024 @ 7:34 am By JD Alois  |  

The Capital Gains Tax (CGT) is moving higher in the UK, and firms and individuals are adjusting their behaviour. One way to mitigate CGT is to invest in companies that qualify under the EIS/SEIS/VCT programs, as there are potentially no capital gains taxes paid at… Read More

November 5, 2024 @ 7:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Deutsche Telekom subsidiary MMS, in collaboration with Bankhaus Metzler, is launching a pilot project to operate a Bitcoin mining infrastructure using surplus energy. The mining is intended to be powered by electricity from renewable energy sources, which would otherwise “remain unused” due to “insufficient” grid… Read More

November 5, 2024 @ 7:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Experian research released recently highlights a strong interest among U.S. consumers in using generative AI for personal financial management. The tech and data company has reportedly surveyed consumers across the country to understand current perceptions about generative AI and how frequently Americans are tapping into… Read More

November 5, 2024 @ 7:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Anchorage Digital is pleased to be an initial partner of the Global Dollar Network (GDN), an alliance of professionals in fintech and digital assets committed to accelerating the adoption of safe and trusted stablecoins. Nathan McCauley, Co-Founder and CEO of Anchorage Digital said that their… Read More

November 5, 2024 @ 7:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Wise (LSE:WISE), the tech company building the “best” way to move and manage the world’s money has been granted direct access to InstaPay, the Philippines’ real-time payment system, and can settle with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) real-time gross payment system, PhilPaSS Plus. Wise claims… Read More

November 5, 2024 @ 5:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Plato Partnership, the organization dedicated to advancing the equities marketplace via collaboration, announces standards for managing cash equities market outages, developed by Plato member firms with discussions with exchanges including Deutsche Börse, Euronext, SIX Swiss Exchange, and Nasdaq OMX. Although not all standards have been… Read More

November 4, 2024 @ 10:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sygnum, a digital asset banking group, announces the transition of its Yield Core AMC, a product that invests in yield-generating strategies in crypto, including lending, funding arbitrage and liquidity provision, into a Luxembourg Reserved Alternative Investment Fund (RAIF) structure. This evolution broadens the fund’s international… Read More

November 4, 2024 @ 10:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As the Web3 ecosystem continues to mature and evolve, significantly more capital is flowing into the crypto-assets sector — which, in many cases, has provided opportunities for hackers to “profit” from this by exploiting vulnerabilities on-chain. This, according to an update from CertiK. Unfortunately, blockchain… Read More

November 4, 2024 @ 10:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

New research reveals that more than two-thirds of younger Australians use some kind of budgeting methods. It comes as digital banking platform Ubank introduces a Bills account in addition to their Spend and Save accounts. Australian digital bank, Ubank, has officially rolled out a new… Read More

November 4, 2024 @ 10:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is pleased to announce that it plans to open an office in Riyadh in 2025. The office will now aim to strengthen HKEX’s Middle East presence as the Group looks to promote connectivity between China and the Gulf… Read More

November 4, 2024 @ 6:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The AMF in France and the AMMC in (Morocco) are reportedly said to be strengthening their ongoing cooperation. On 29 October 2024, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) and the Moroccan Capital Market Authority (AMMC) signed a cooperation and “mutual assistance agreement’ in the field… Read More

November 4, 2024 @ 4:07 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Affirm has launched its pay-over-time options in the United Kingdom. While nearly one-quarter of buy now, pay later users in the UK were charged late fees in 2023, Affirm does not have any late fees or hidden charges. Affirm underwrites every individual transaction before making… Read More

November 4, 2024 @ 4:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

THORChain via SwapKit is now available in the swap section of Ledger Live Desktop. THORChain is a cross-chain decentralized exchange, enabling Ledger Live Desktop users to swap digital assets across different DLT / blockchain networks “without needing a centralized exchange.” This integration allows for a… Read More

November 4, 2024 @ 10:06 am By JD Alois  |  

Open banking enabler Salt Edge has announced a partnership with the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) to boost its tech stack in regard to its Open Banking Framework and requirement for banks to have APIs for corporate accounts. Bahrain is said to be the first… Read More

November 4, 2024 @ 9:43 am By JD Alois  |  

Last week, the Labour government outlined its budget for the forthcoming year. The Autumn Budget, delivered by Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves, sought to address a “black hole” of insufficient funds to fund the government’s programs. One path to generate more funds was an… Read More

November 4, 2024 @ 8:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Xero, the global small business platform, released its quarterly Xero Small Business Insights (XSBI) report for Canada, including data from April to June 2024. As noted in the latest report, Canada’s weak small business sales performance continued in the three months to June. The data… Read More

November 4, 2024 @ 8:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple releases the quarterly XRP Markets Report to provide transparency and updates on the company’s views on the state of crypto markets and relevant XRP Ledger as well as XRP-related announcements. As an XRP holder, Ripple says it believes in “proactive” communication and transparency and… Read More

November 4, 2024 @ 8:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Charles Cascarilla, CEO and co-founder of Paxos, noted in an open letter to Vice President Kamala Harris and Former President Donald Trump that the next presidential administration will determine whether America continues to lead the global financial industry or forfeits that leadership. Cascarilla said the US is at risk of becoming the “Rust… Read More

November 4, 2024 @ 8:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

abrdn Investments has reportedly become the latest ETF Issuer at SIX Swiss Exchange. As noted in the update shared this month, SIX welcomes abrdn Investments as its latest issuer of Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) with their new real estate product. According to the announcement, this addition… Read More

November 4, 2024 @ 8:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BNY) (NYSE: BK), a global financial services company, announced the expansion of its iFlow product offering, with extensive fixed income and equity data analytics. iFlow provides a vantage point of insights into BNY’s $50 trillion+ in assets under… Read More