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Goldman Sachs and BNY Launch Tokenized MMF for Institutions

Goldman Sachs and BNY Launch Tokenized MMF for Institutions

Tokenization | July 24, 2025 Institutional Clients Gain Real Time Access to Fund Shares on Private Blockchain On July 23, 2025, BNY Mellon and Goldman Sachs launched a tokenized money market fund solution that allows select institutional clients to subscribe, redeem, and safely hold tokenized fund shares on a private blockchain. This is a live system


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Top Free AI Courses Every Fintech Should Use

Top Free AI Courses Every Fintech Should Use

AI Education | July 24, 2025 Unlock Free AI Courses That Help Fintech Builders, Government, Educators, and Investors to Boost Productivity Skills and Help Master AI AI is changing how we work, make decisions, and grow businesses. For fintech founders, investors, educators, and anyone building the future of finance, getting fluent in AI is no


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Student loan forgiveness paused under a popular repayment plan. Here's what to know

Student loan forgiveness paused under a popular repayment plan. Here's what to know

Student loan forgiveness is on hold for borrowers enrolled in the Income-Based Repayment plan. Here's what to know.

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Trump tariffs, inflation have some parents worried about back-to-school shopping costs

Trump tariffs, inflation have some parents worried about back-to-school shopping costs

This year, parents will pay more for back-to-school essentials such as pens, pencils and backpacks.

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House bill would expand the pool of people who can buy certain investments — if they can pass an SEC test

House bill would expand the pool of people who can buy certain investments — if they can pass an SEC test

Legislation aimed at expanding opportunities for investors to access private markets is advancing in Congress.

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The Rise of the Web3 Nomad: Women Thriving in Decentralized Workspaces

The Rise of the Web3 Nomad: Women Thriving in Decentralized Workspaces

Web3 Jobs | July 23, 2025 The digital workforce is evolving fast. Remote work is no longer a trend - it’s the norm. But there’s a deeper shift happening that’s reshaping how we define work, identity, and opportunity: Web3. And at the frontlines of this revolution? Women. From developers to strategists, artists to marketers, women


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FCA Review of Deferred Payment Credit Rules (BNPL)

FCA Review of Deferred Payment Credit Rules (BNPL)

BNPL | July 23, 2025 FCA Consultation on New Consumer Focused Rules to Regulate £13 billion BNPL sector by July 2026 On July 18, 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published their approach to regulating Deferred Payment Credit (DPC), otherwise known as 'Buy Now Pay Later' (BNPL), or interest free credit service if repaid in


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Student loan forgiveness paused for borrowers on IBR plan. Here's what to know

Student loan forgiveness paused for borrowers on IBR plan. Here's what to know

Student loan forgiveness is on hold for borrowers enrolled in the Income-Based Repayment plan. Here's what to know.

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Lovable Hits $100M in 8 Months With Code Vibing Model

Lovable Hits $100M in 8 Months With Code Vibing Model

AI | July 23, 2025 Lovable Reaches $100 million ARR  in 8 Months by Turning Plain Language Into Real Software Lovable is now the fastest growing software company in history. In just eight months, it reached $100 million USD in annual recurring revenue and 2.3 million users and has hosted more than ten million projects.


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Trump floats 'no tax on capital gains' for home sales. Here's who could benefit

Trump floats 'no tax on capital gains' for home sales. Here's who could benefit

President Donald Trump has floated ending capital gains taxes on home sales. If enacted, here's a breakdown of who could benefit from the measure.

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Why AI Investment Is Missing What Workers Actually Want

Why AI Investment Is Missing What Workers Actually Want

AI Research | July 22, 2025 New Standard Report Data Shows Gap Between AI Funding and What Workers Support According to a recent WORKBank audit, a major new study from Stanford's SALT Lab, 41% of Y Combinator-backed AI agent companies are to tasks that workers have no desire for automation. These 'no go zones' represent


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Trusty Raises $1M to Modernize Estate Planning

Trusty Raises $1M to Modernize Estate Planning

Financing | July 22, 2025 Trusty Secures $1M to Help Families Organize and Share Legacy Wishes Using AI On July 15, 2025, Toronto-based Trusty announced it has raised $1 million in pre-seed funding to expand its AI-powered estate planning platform. The round was co-led by Relay Ventures and Graphite Ventures, with support from Mistral Venture


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Schwab to Bring Crypto Trading to Its Brokerage Platform

Schwab to Bring Crypto Trading to Its Brokerage Platform

Crypto | July 22, 2025 Charles Schwab Confirms It Will Let Users Trade Bitcoin and Ethereum Directly On July 18, 2025, Charles Schwab CEO Rick Wurster confirmed in an interview with CNBC Television that Schwab will soon let users buy and sell Bitcoin and Ethereum directly in its brokerage accounts, with the trading option to


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AuCan Launches $2.5B Tokenised Gold RWA Platform

AuCan Launches $2.5B Tokenised Gold RWA Platform

Tokenization RWA | July 22, 2025 Toronto’s AuCan Gold Launches A Tokenised Gold Platform Backed by Real Bullion and Blockchain On July 22, 2025, Toronto-based AuCan Gold announced the launch of a US$2.5 billion real world asset tosenized gold platform in partnership with TheBlock. The platform offers accredited investors secure digital access to institutional-grade gold


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Trump's 'big beautiful bill' created a new student loan repayment plan: Here's what borrowers need to know

Trump's 'big beautiful bill' created a new student loan repayment plan: Here's what borrowers need to know

Congress has created a new student loan repayment plan, called RAP. Here's what to know about the option, which will be available next summer.

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