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The mood in the air was cautiously optimistic as new and returning investors weighed the company's direction under a new chief executive.

May 1, 2026 | NCFA Market Activity | Payments And Market Infrastructure £550M Funding Deepens Bank-led Infrastructure For Global Trade Flows On Apr 30 2026, Santander confirmed Ebury secured about £550M in funding led by Centerbridge Partners, with Santander, Vitruvian Partners, and 83North reinvesting. Santander will retain a 55% stake and positions Ebury as its

May 1, 2026 | NCFA Insight | Capital Markets And Market Infrastructure, Regulation And Policy Multilateral Defence Financing Platform For Supply Chains On Apr 29, 2026, Canada confirmed progress on the Defence, Security and Resilience Bank after multilateral negotiations in Montréal concluded on the proposed charter. Participating countries unanimously support Canada as host country for

May 1, 2026 | NCFA Fintech Market Activity | Risk Compliance And Regtech, Artificial Intelligence And Data AI Driven Compliance And Cyber Risk Platform On May 1, 2026, Datavault AI and CyberCatch announce a binding letter of intent for Datavault AI to acquire 100% of CyberCatch in an all stock transaction structured as a court

The so-called K-shaped economy is becoming more clearly defined, new reports show.

Global trade policy has rarely felt more relevant to startup investors than it does right now. Over the past year, the U.S. has navigated one of the most turbulent tariff environments in recent memory, with sweeping import duties, major legal … Continue reading →

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Quietly, shares of Google-parent Alphabet are on the verge of topping $5 trillion, and overtaking AI-leader Nvidia as the world's most valuable company.

The takeaway could not have been clearer: Alphabet isn't just surviving the AI revolution — in many ways, it's leading it.

May 1, 2026 | NCFA Fintech Market Activity | Capital Markets And Market Infrastructure CQG Execution Tools, Multi-Asset Connectivity And Workflow Ownership On May 1, 2026, Broadridge completed its acquisition of CQG, adding futures and options execution management, algorithmic trading, analytics, and market connectivity to its capital markets platform. CQG brings tools used by futures

NCFA Fintech Whisperer | Apr 25 to May 1, 2026 This live weekly NCFA intelligence page tracks financial technology developments that significantly affect how fintechs build, sell, raise capital, and operate under scrutiny. Coverage prioritizes Canada and includes global events that directly influence competitive conditions, market access, and execution realities across fintech sectors.  This page will

Consumers with health savings accounts can reimburse themselves years later for medical bills. But they have to keep the receipts — or risk IRS penalties.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced new Series I bond rates through October 2026.

The president's executive order will expand retirement account access for workers and will be integrated with the Saver's Match.

Recent grads trying to find a foothold in today's job market may have success at a smaller company, new data shows.

The overall cost has been causing heads to spin, but analysts say they're seeing flowthrough from investments to revenue.