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Changes in the federal law, coupled with a strong labor market and state mandates are opening up employer-sponsored retirement plans to part-time workers.

AI and gift card scams should also be on shoppers' radar this season, experts say.

Payment Regulations | Nov 16, 2023 The Retail Payment Activities Regulations (Regulations) are set to be published on November 22, 2023.  BLG (Borden Ladner Gervais LLP) recently provided an insightful summary of the upcoming changes in Canada's payment industry titled "Canada’s Retail Payment Activities Framework to take off in November 2024".  Here are the key

In a world where change is the only constant, industries are continually evolving, reshaping, and redefining themselves. The term “disruptive industries” has gained prominence in recent years, as these are the sectors that often lead the charge in transforming the … Continue reading →

Funding | Nov 17, 2023 Fnality raises £77.7M led by Goldman Sachs for a blockchain payment network, set to transform global financial transactions Fnality, a blockchain-based wholesale payments firm, has successfully raised £77.7 million ($95.09 million) in its second round of funding. This round was led by Goldman Sachs alongside other prominent financial firms like

Crypto M&A | Nov 17, 2023 WonderFi Technologies Inc., through its subsidiary Bitbuy Technologies Inc., acquires all client accounts of Bitvo Inc., and the Bitvo.com domain Bitbuy has successfully purchased over 17,000 registered client accounts from Bitvo, a Calgary-based crypto-trading platform. These accounts have collectively generated over $235 million in trading volume and over $1.5

Lab-grown diamonds have had an increased demand because of their similarity to natural diamonds. Experts, however, warn that their value may decline rapidly.

Blockchain Payments | Nov 17, 2023 JPMorgan Chase introduces programmable payments to JPM Coin digital payment infrastructure, its blockchain-based settlement token JPM Coin launched in 2019 and was designed to facilitate wholesale payments for institutional clients on a blockchain platform. As of last month, it reached a milestone of handling $1 billion in transactions daily.

If you're in the 0% capital gains bracket for 2023, you could harvest crypto profits tax-free, according to experts. Here's what crypto investors need to know.

The veteran investor, known for his bets against Tesla and Enron, will convert his hedge fund to a family office and advisory business, CNBC has learned.

Software vendors that serve small and medium-sized businesses have gotten hammered by investors recently due to concerning forecasts

People age 100 and up are expected to grow eight-fold in number by 2050. Bill Stovall shows what it's like to live that long without running out of savings.

Nov 16, 2023 What do you think of when you imagine the world of finance? Data, numbers, stockbrokers yelling? And even though these are a part of it, there are many intriguing and captivating stories, some fictional and some real, that have inspired Hollywood for years. While you will still need books to learn the

More people with federal student loans have been able to walk away from their debt in bankruptcy due to a Biden administration policy change.

Regulatory Innovation | Nov 16, 2023 Singapore's MAS Advances Asset Tokenization Initiatives Under Project Guardian. Key Developments MAS is collaborating with 17 financial institutions to launch five new industry pilots. These pilots are exploring a range of tokenization use cases, potentially revolutionizing the capital markets value chain, including listing, distribution, trading, settlement, and asset servicing.