Cryptoverse: Big investors return to bitcoin
Jan 31 (Reuters) – Big investors are dipping their toes back into crypto waters after a bumper month for bitcoin. Investment products for digital assets, often...
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How Ant fell into fintech’s middle-income trap
HONG KONG, Feb 9 (Reuters Breakingviews) – It has been almost a decade since the company now known as Ant turned China’s clumsy financial system on...
Tough road ahead for US fintech lenders as default risk rises
Jan 13 (Reuters) – U.S. fintech companies that lend to consumers with impaired credit scores face a tough year as rising defaults and interest rates limit...
Revolut nears completion of 2021 accounts as fintech seeks UK license – sources
LONDON, Jan 13 (Reuters) – Fintech firm Revolut Ltd. is close to completing its extended financial statements for 2021, a move that could pave the way...
Cryptoverse: Boom or Bust? $30k or $5k? Play bitcoin roulette
Dec 13 (Reuters) – Plucky bitcoin has held steady since seeing off the chaos of the FTX collapse, rallying its strength to rally towards the dizzying...
Cryptoverse: Forget crypto winter, this is a bitcoin ‘bloodbath’
Dec 6 (Reuters) – “I’m almost bankrupt,” said Jad Fawaz, a crypto trader in Abu Dhabi. “I’m laughing because there’s no point in exerting more depression...
ECB says Bitcoin is artificially backed, should not be legitimized
FRANKFURT, Nov 30 (Reuters) – Bitcoin is being artificially propped up and should not be legitimized by regulators or financial firms as it is heading towards...
Exclusive: China to fine Ant Group over $1 billion, signaling renewal nearing end sources
HONG KONG, Nov 22 (Reuters) – Chinese authorities are poised to fine Jack Ma’s Ant Group more than $1 billion, six sources with direct knowledge of...
Analysis: US banks pounce on fintech deals as valuations plunge
NEW YORK, Nov 17 (Reuters) – Financial technology companies, long seen as a threat by the likes of JPMorgan Chase & Co ( JPM.N ), are...