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...
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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...
China’s regulator tells Futu and UP Fintech to stop seeking mainland clients
SHANGHAI/HONG KONG, Dec 30 (Reuters) – China’s securities regulator said on Friday that online brokers Futu Holding and UP Fintech Holding have been operating illegal securities...
The Australian stock exchange’s blockchain failure burns confidence in the market
SYDNEY, Dec 20 (Reuters) – In a Sydney hotel conference room in May, Tim Hogben, the head of securities and payments for ASX Ltd, which runs...
Fidelity National agrees to review, director adds after DE Shaw pressure
NEW YORK, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Fidelity National Information Services ( FIS.N ) said on Thursday it will undertake a strategic review and add a new...
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...
Cryptoverse: So long, Solana? Ether Rival was beaten by FTX crash
Nov 15 (Reuters) – Solana, a poster coin for the crypto future, is in trouble. The cryptocurrency, which had been praised by FTX’s founder Sam Bankman-Fried,...
JD.Com fintech unit aims to win Beijing approval for HK listing as soon as year ends – sources
HONG KONG/SYDNEY, Nov 15 (Reuters) – The fintech arm of Chinese e-commerce firm JD.Com ( 9618.HK ) aims to win Beijing regulators’ approval to list in...
EXCLUSIVE At least $1 billion of client funds missing from failed crypto firm FTX – sources
FTX founder Bankman-Fried secretly moved $10 billion in funds to trading company Alameda – sources Bankman-Fried showed spreadsheets to colleagues that revealed the change in funding...
Factbox: Sam Bankman-Fried: The crypto mogul whose empire crumbled
Nov 11 (Reuters) – Sam Bankman-Fried stepped down from his role as CEO of FTX on Friday, and the crypto exchange said it will enter bankruptcy...