12/6/2024 12:57:30 PM Bitcoin surges above $100,000 for the first time as Trump picks pro-crypto SEC chair By Cristobal de Atucha Bitcoin hit $100,000 for the first time late Wednesday, surging to a new record after President-elect Donald Trump unveiled...
8/23/2024 10:04:30 AM USDC to embrace tap-and-go payments after Apple opens up NFC By FinTech Collective Jeremy Allaire, the CEO of stablecoin firm Circle, says his firm is planning to introduce tap-and-go payments on iPhones after a move...
8/23/2024 10:03:34 AM Apple to open up tap-to-pay technology to other developers By FinTech Collective Apple will open the contactless payments technology on its iPhone to third-party developers in multiple countries, following regulatory...
7/25/2024 5:18:54 PM Ether ETFs Trade Over $500 Million in Strong Crypto Fund Debut By Kate Wang Over $500 million shares traded between the nine exchange-traded funds. While that’s far from the $4.6 billion traded during the launch...
7/25/2024 5:16:32 PM Even Wall Street bankers’ kids need lessons in financial literacy By Kate Wang In the US, entrepreneurs, donors and family foundations are backing initiatives to teach the basics of managing money.
6/13/2024 5:12:03 PM Asia’s family office frenzy comes with plenty of imposters By FinTech Collective A rapidly growing wealth management industry is spurring a rise in allegations of fake family offices from Singapore to Hong Kong,...
5/16/2024 6:21:38 PM Klarna's new AI tool does the work of 700 customer service reps By FinTech Collective Klarna says that its AI Assistant is "more accurate" in "errand" (ticket) resolution and has contributed to a 25 percent drop in repeat...
5/16/2024 6:19:24 PM Britons spend total of 800 years waiting to speak to the taxman By FinTech Collective HMRC has cut its helpline staff while promoting digital services that do not provide like-for-like replacement to save money, the...
4/19/2024 6:42:51 PM Millennials are coming for your golf communities By Gareth Jones Once the quiet refuge for retirees, golf communities are now the new hot spot for affluent millennials who are looking to get more for...
4/18/2024 10:48:16 PM Forget boomers vs millennials, the next conflict is millennials vs each other By FinTech Collective Although the average millennial is less wealthy than boomers at their age, the richest far exceed their older counterparts. This has...
4/18/2024 2:38:33 AM Canada hikes capital gains tax to raise billions for housing By FinTech Collective Canada will raise capital gains taxes on businesses and wealthy individuals to help pay for tens of billions in new spending aimed at...
4/12/2024 3:10:05 PM The worst part of a Wall Street career may be coming to an end By FinTech Collective Artificial intelligence tools can replace much of Wall Street’s entry-level white-collar work, raising tough questions about the future...
3/22/2024 6:56:08 PM Inflation tracker: at 3.2%, see the items keeping prices high By FinTech Collective The WSJ's price tracker shows year-over-year price movements for items every month. In February 2024, frozen non-carbonated juices and...
3/22/2024 2:15:12 PM The Taylor Swift effect: How vinyl records returned to U.K. inflation basket after 32 years By FinTech Collective Vinyl records will be added to the UK’s basket of goods used to calculate the rate of inflation for the first time since 1992. The...
3/22/2024 1:21:50 AM Bank of Japan ends the world's only negative rates regime By FinTech Collective The BOJ raised its short-term interest rates to 0% to 0.1% from -0.1%. The move sparked a sell-off in the yen against major currencies,...
3/22/2024 1:18:59 AM The Fed's conundrum: interest rates are both too high -- and too low By FinTech Collective The Federal Reserve is still aiming to lower interest rates later this year, and for many U.S. households and small businesses those rate...