Finance & Fintech

EU retail investment package will update the UCITS Directive, the AIFMD and the PRIIPs Regulation The European Commission’s retail investment package issued. It proposes (among other things) updates to the …

Join top executives in San Francisco on July 11-12, to hear how leaders are integrating and optimizing AI investments for success. Learn More Execs at AmEx Digital Labs, the company’s …

Chinese consumer spending won’t return to pre-Covid levels anytime soon, a problem for international brands such as Starbucks, Morgan Stanley said in a report. After an expected 9% rebound in …

Saudi Vision 2030 is driving remarkable growth in Saudi Arabia’s startup ecosystem, attracting founders eager to benefit from the government’s support for entrepreneurship. One fast-growing startup is Emkan Capital-backed fintech InvestSky. What …

We start across the pond this week with the big news that the CEO of one of the most successful digital banks will be stepping down after nearly a decade …

Digital-first and digital-only banks are gaining ground, but many consumers are hesitant to make the switch from a more traditional bank to a neobank. Unfamiliarity with neobanks plays a role, …

A couple of more hawkish Fed talk and a further drop in equities is fueling the next leg higher in the dollar now. The greenback saw a couple of key …

Cash has been the main form of payment since we stopped bartering goods and commodities for other goods and commodities. However, digital currencies have caught up and have been adopted …

The following is an excerpt from today’s Global Newsletter. Binance, as a surprise to no one, finds themselves the subject of a Reuters exclusive alleging they commingled customer funds with corporate accounts. …

The Impact of MiCA on Global Crypto Regulation The regulations on markets in crypto-assets known as “Markets in Crypto-Assets” or “MiCA” is considered the world’s first comprehensive set of rules …