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Here's the inflation breakdown for September 2022 — in one chart

Here's the inflation breakdown for September 2022 — in one chart

Inflation was hotter than expected in September. Categories such as food, energy and housing have risen sharply in the past year.

3 years ago
IIROC Approves Coinsquare Registration – A First in Canadian Crypto

IIROC Approves Coinsquare Registration – A First in Canadian Crypto

Yahoo Finance Canada | Michelle Zadikian | Oct 13, 2022 Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) announced late Wednesday afternoon that Coinsquare is now registered as an investment dealer, the first in the Canadian crypto sector. The new registration will bring a number of changes to the exchange. It will have to fully segregate


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3 years ago
CNN Shutting Down NFT Project ‘Vault’ | Faces Accusations of an NFT Rug Pull

CNN Shutting Down NFT Project ‘Vault’ | Faces Accusations of an NFT Rug Pull

PC Gamer | Andy Chalk | Oct 12, 2022 CNN says its Vault NFT program, which launched more than a year ago, was only a "six week experiment," and now it's closing. CNN's foray into the world of NFTs has come to an untimely end with an announcement that Vault (opens in new tab), which


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3 years ago
BNY Mellon:  Collaboration Between Banks and Fintechs Key to Avoid Client Disintermediation

BNY Mellon: Collaboration Between Banks and Fintechs Key to Avoid Client Disintermediation

BNY Mellon | Oct 10, 2022 BNY Mellon, in collaboration with Aite-Novarica Group, today released a report finding that financial institutions (FIs) servicing business clients are being disintermediated by fintech payment providers. But it also found that banks are slowing the trend by partnering with larger banks who have already built connections to fintechs. Survey:


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3 years ago
Young, wealthy investors are flocking to alternative investments, study shows. What to know before adding to your portfolio

Young, wealthy investors are flocking to alternative investments, study shows. What to know before adding to your portfolio

Many younger, wealthy investors are looking beyond the stock market for above-average returns, with 80% turning to alternative investments.

3 years ago
US-Euro Real-Time Payments Expected to Launch in 2022

US-Euro Real-Time Payments Expected to Launch in 2022

PYMTS | Oct 12, 2022 Cross-border B2B transactions — done in real time — are on the cusp of being as simple as domestic real-time payments (RTP). Russ Waterhouse, executive vice president for product development and strategy at The Clearing House (TCH), told PYMNTS’ Karen Webster that after months of development, joint efforts between payments


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3 years ago
Google Cloud to Let Users Pay With Crypto via Coinbase

Google Cloud to Let Users Pay With Crypto via Coinbase

CNBC | Jordan Novet | Oct 11, 2022 Google said Tuesday that it will rely on Coinbase to start letting some customers pay for cloud services with cryptocurrencies early in 2023, while Coinbase said it would draw on Google’s cloud infrastructure. Coinbase shares rose as much as 8.4% in Tuesday’s trading session, although the stock is


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3 years ago
EY Handbook:  Key Priorities for Fintechs to Sustainably Grow from Start-up to Scale-up

EY Handbook: Key Priorities for Fintechs to Sustainably Grow from Start-up to Scale-up

EY UK | Christopher Woolard, Tom Bull, Anita Kimber, and Tom Hill | Oct 11, 2022 The impressive rise of the UK FinTech sector can be attributed largely to firms that have managed a successful transition from start-up, to scale their businesses to reach more customers, expand internationally and make an exponentially larger impact. This


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3 years ago
Why Small Businesses Invest in Stocks

Why Small Businesses Invest in Stocks

Oct 12, 2022 When you think of investing in stocks, it’s easy to think of big companies with huge capital reserves. But what about small businesses? Can they invest in stocks? The answer is yes! It might seem like small businesses would be restricted from investing in stocks, but there are actually several ways that


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3 years ago
Cash is king again as money managers are in no rush to embrace risk with Fed raising rates

Cash is king again as money managers are in no rush to embrace risk with Fed raising rates

Global money market funds saw the largest weekly inflows since April 2020 as investors seek safety to ride out the turmoil.

3 years ago
Missed a tax credit from last year? You can claim that money through Nov. 15

Missed a tax credit from last year? You can claim that money through Nov. 15

GetCTC.org will let those who typically don't file tax returns claim the child tax and earned income tax credits and third stimulus checks, through Nov. 15.

3 years ago
Powerball's jackpot is now $420 million and Mega Millions' top prize is $494 million. Here's how to handle a huge windfall

Powerball's jackpot is now $420 million and Mega Millions' top prize is $494 million. Here's how to handle a huge windfall

If you beat the odds stacked against hitting the jackpot, there are some key things to do — and not do — right out of the gate.

3 years ago
How to make inflation-protected bonds work in your portfolio as interest rates rise

How to make inflation-protected bonds work in your portfolio as interest rates rise

Despite recent losses, Treasury inflation-protected securities, or TIPS, offer portfolio diversification amid market uncertainty, experts say.

3 years ago
These colleges promise no student debt: 'Loans are not part of the deal'

These colleges promise no student debt: 'Loans are not part of the deal'

To make college more accessible, a growing number of institutions are eliminating student loans from their financial aid packages. 

3 years ago