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Today In Payments Around The World: Lendify Secures $115M In Funding; Contour Teams With Mphasis On Trade Tech

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In today’s top payments news around the world, Swedish peer-to-peer (P2P) lending upstart Lendify has reportedly secured $115 million of funding, while international trade platform Contour has teamed with information technology (IT) solutions firm Mphasis. The Hong Kong sale is being managed by Citigroup, China International Capital Corp.,

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Measuring capital at risk in the UK banking sector

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The probability of an extreme stress event with losses above £91 billion (roughly 19% of CET1 capital) increased from 1% before the pandemic to 4.1% Developing policies that reduce the build-up of systemic risk and preserve the stability of the financial system is an increasingly relevant task for regulators worldwide. in 2021 Q4.

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Coinbase Mulls Adding 30 New Cryptocurrencies

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When Coinbase was founded in 2012, it was fairly selective about adding new currencies, but eventually changed that strategy. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) gave it the go-ahead to close three acquisitions that could potentially allow the trade of security tokens. Coinbase has ambitious plans for cryptocurrencies.

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Making A Sizzling Leap Into Digital Banking

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regulators to secure a national bank charter, in turn clearing the runway for the entity to accept consumer deposits. LendingClub management said on the conference call that buying Radius provides access to capital beyond the traditional institutional investors that have helped fund the loans. Home sales: In a sign that U.S.

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Caesars Puts Stake In Online Betting Co DraftKings

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“This alliance is the latest initiative by Caesars to capitalize on our database, generate a new revenue stream in a growth market and raise our profile in sports, in part by creating new sports-themed guest experiences at our resorts across the country.” and international sports, pursuant to state rules and regulations.

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Impact of the UK QE on banks’ balance sheets

BankUnderground

In our paper , we use balance sheet data for 118 UK banks to empirically investigate whether the asset compositions of banks involved in the UK QE operations reacted differently in comparison to banks not involved in the initial rounds of QE between March 2009 and July 2012. QE and central bank reserves. QE and bank lending. What we do.

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Challenges for the neo-challengers: Four hurdles to overcome

Accenture

As our research shows, their net promoter score averages 62 compared to just 19 for traditional banks—a differential reflected both by their rapid customer adoption and also their ability to attract venture capital funding. The biggest hurdles are around profitability, UK regulation, customer growth and cybersecurity. Regulation.