New market turbulence may tempt investors to have more cash set aside. But experts warn it's possible to have too much money in savings.
Most Americans are worried about a possible recession, and that will eventually take a toll on their spending, even if it hasn't yet.
DeFi | April 24, 2025 Embedding Regulation in Smart Contracts Helps But Real World Accountability Still Needed In April 2025, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) published a new report called 'Cryptocurrencies and decentralised finance: functions and financial stability implications' that could impact how regulators approach decentralized finance (DeFi). For the first time, the BIS explores
AI Licensing | April 24, 2025 New UK Licensing Consortium to Offer License to Access Copyrighted Content As reported by the Guardian, the Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA), a collaboration between the Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS) and Publishers' Licensing Services, is currently developing a licensing model to launch in Q3 2025 to ensure authors
Payments | April 24, 2025 VoPay Offers a New Way for Companies to Manage International Payments, Without the Heavy Lift On April 23, Vancouver-based fintech VoPay announced the launch of its Cross Border Payments-as-a-Service platform, built for companies that want to send money globally but don’t want to build the infrastructure to do it. VoPay's new
Crypto | April 22, 2025 Manumint’s Manual Proof of Work Crypto - Digital Labour or Digital Hype? On April 15, 2025, a San Francisco issued press release from Manumint caught my attention. It was for what they called the world's first 'hand-minded' cryptocurrency. That's right. The coin isn't produced with computers and energy-hungry servers but
With student loans in the spotlight, a new report finds that incoming freshmen will only add to the growing education debt tally.
Investor Research | April 23, 2025 OSC Study Finds Finfluencers Strongly Impact Retail Investor Decisions, Need for Intervention The story goes something like this... Maya wasn't looking for investment advice when she jumped on her phone and started scrolling through short videos when one caught her attention. A young finfluencer explained how he built a
Living with their parents can save young adults about $13,000 a year, according to one report.
Capital Markets | April 23, 2025 U.S. Non-Bank Lender, NewCo Capital, Brings Same Day Funding to Canadian Small Businesses On April 21, 2025, U.S.-based alternative finance provider NewCo Capital Group announced the official launch of its Canadian operations. The expansion to Canada is fuelled by a strategic partnership with Bizcap, a global business lender in Australia,
Crypto | April 22, 2025 Manumint’s Manual Proof of Workmanship vs. Algorithms On April 15, 2025, a San Francisco issued press release from Manumint caught my attention. It was for what they called the world's first 'hand-minded' cryptocurrency. That's right. The coin isn't produced with computers and energy-hungry servers but actual people working with pen
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M&A and Financing | April 22, 2025 FundThrough Scales AI Cash Flow Infrastructure with Ampla Acquisition and Fresh $25M Raise Toronto-based financial invoicing technology firm FundThrough announced on April 22, 2025, the strategic acquisition of U.S.-based Ampla Technologies along with $25 million in new equity funding to grow its platform. This achievement builds on prior
The Education Dept. is restarting "involuntary" repayment of federal student loans in default. Here's what borrowers who are behind on their bills need to know.
AI Security | April 22, 2025 Why Perplexity's App Flaws Should Alarm Anyone Building with AI Perplexity AI is growing fast with over 10 million Android downloads and is backed by tech royalty like Jeff Bezos but a new security report by a Singapore security firm AppKnox found major vulnerabilities that could be exploited by