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Ant Financial Could Pursue Digital Banking License In Singapore

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The Monetary Authority of Singapore is offering as many as five digital banking permits to non-banks to boost competition. Ant Financial produced a pre-tax profit in the neighborhood of around $200 million, according to Alibaba’s yearly report. billion) in capital and local control. billion ($1.1

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Facing pressure, HSBC rethinks US strategy

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HSBC, a global bank with $2.7 billion in costs and reallocates capital away from underperforming units. The top-10 global bank reported Tuesday that in 2019, net profit fell 53% to $6 billion, while pre-tax profits fell 33% to $13.3 […]. trillion in assets, is blazing a new path for its U.S. business as it cuts $4.5

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Neon Lands $300M In VC Funding For Brazilian Expansion

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Brazilian digital bank Neon is gearing up for another big wave of expansion after landing hundreds of millions of dollars in venture capital funding. The MEI Fácil platform provides tax and payments products. Founded in 2016, Neon Pagamentos on Wednesday (Sept. Neon says its user base now tops 9.4

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Chime Gives $200 Advances On Stimulus Checks

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Chime , America’s most valuable digital bank, has begun offering cash advances ahead of the $1,200 stimulus payments Americans will be receiving next week, according to a report by Forbes. Those interested in the benefits must have already filed a 2019 tax return and received a refund deposited directly into their Chime account.

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A Qapital Approach To Personal Capital

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The paycheck allocation approach works well for freelancers, Friedman noted, because it enables them to contribute to their taxes all year long, just like salaried employees.

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Freelancer Banking App Lili Nets $15M For Expansion

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All-in-one banking app Lili , which is typically used for freelancers, has raised $15 million in a funding round, a press release says, bringing its total raised to $25 million. The new capital will be used to help Lili boost its ever-growing expansion and add to its product and engineering teams and boost customer adoption, the release says.

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Fundbox, Tipalti Tip The B2B Payments VC Scales

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A summer lull in B2B venture capital appears to have given way to an impressive start to the fall season. BankiFi operates APIs to enable banking clients access to a range of business banking infrastructure to augment their own small business and corporate banking operations. said this week. ZenBusiness.

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