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Bitcoin Daily: Elon Musk’s Favorite Crypto; Liquid.com Secures $1B Valuation

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The crypto was up 26 percent on Wednesday (April 3), giving it a market worth of $381 million, according to Financial Times. In other news, Liquid.com has become the latest crypto unicorn after closing a Series C investment round from Bitmain and IDG Capital , reaching a valuation of over $1 billion.

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How the Money Transmitter Modernization Act could build a more unified future

Abrigo

In today's interconnected world, efficient and secure money movement is crucial for individuals and businesses alike. Money transmitters like Western Union, PayPal, MoneyGram, Zelle, and many others, facilitate secure digital transactions, allowing people to send and receive funds across borders and within the U.S.

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Reduce Credit Spreads to Increase Return

South State Correspondent

Cost-plus pricing: Here banks calculate their cost of capital, funding costs, all direct and indirect costs and add a margin to determine the price. Managers look at the average spreads in the market and set their minimum spread relative to that industry average. However, pricing to competition is the worst pricing choice for banks.

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Biz2Credit Bets On India’s Emerging Alt-Fin Market

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Biz2Credit is expanding its small business lending operations into a market without much experience with alternative finance. The executive added that India is also on track to see similar expansions in alternative SME finance as already experienced in other markets like Europe and the U.S.

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How to Practice Loan Pricing Discipline

South State Correspondent

Treating all credit facilities equally by setting minimum credit spreads regardless of size, term, cross-sell opportunities, lifetime value, and credit quality leads to misallocation of capital and substandard return on assets (ROA) and return on equity (ROE). Many banks target profitable commercial clients. Cost-plus pricing.

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How competitive are UK insurance markets?

BankUnderground

But how much competition in insurance markets is there? We find competition generally works well in UK life and non-life insurance markets, despite increases in life market concentration over the past 25 years. However, competition regulators have found practices in specific markets that harm consumers.

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GAO: FinTech Firms, FIs Seek Alternative Data Clarity In Lending

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Government Accountability Office (GAO) said that financial regulators should look more closely at the role of non-bank tech companies in the small business (SMB) lending and consumer lending markets. Those interviewed by the GAO also said that guidelines would be of help in making sure lending is done efficiently.

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