Markets

24 March 2024

Pig-Butchering Becomes A Major Payment Scam Threat

Pig butchering has been revealed as one of the major customer scams currently. This report was shown in Visa’s Biannual Threats Report, its Spring 2024 Edition. The announcement shows that about 10% of surveyed adults have been targeted. Fraudsters who...

23 March 2024

Robinhood Makes UK Debut, Temporarily Pauses Margin Trading

Robinhood has rolled out its brokerage services in the UK following two unsuccessful attempts. However, the challenges for the broker remained as it ceased margin trading options from its UK services hours after the debut. A representative for Robinhood cited...

22 March 2024

Shift4 Payments Reject Buyers’ Bids For Poor Valuation

Shift4 Payments has faulted the bidding price of potential buyers, with its Chief Executive Officer, Jared Isaacman, claiming that the bids are undervalued. He expressed disappointment with the bids so far, even after receiving interest from several potential buyers. Shift4 Payments Is...

21 March 2024

Zilch To Launch Its Initial Public Offering Next Year

Zilch, a British buy now, pay later (BNPL) service, Zilch, has hinted that it could launch an initial public offering (IPO) for its platform next year. However, the company has not chosen a platform to run the IPO. Zilch is still in...

21 March 2024

Railsr Extends Merger Proposal To Equals Group

Railsr, a company under the parent firm Embedded Finance, has formally announced a merger offer of the two businesses with UK-based Equals Group. According to the announcement, this strategic move with Equals Group, the London-listed payments company, aims to integrate...

21 March 2024

Genesis Agrees To Pay $21 Million Fine To The SEC

Genesis Global Capital, a bankrupt cryptocurrency lender, has agreed to pay a fine of $21 million to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fine will be used to settle the SEC charges concerning the Gemini Earn lending program....

20 March 2024

BlackRock Joins Asset Tokenization Race With Ethereum Fund Launch

BlackRock(BLK), an asset management giant, launched its tokenized asset fund, the BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund, on the Ethereum network. it is symbolized by the blockchain-based BUIDL token. It is fully supported by repurchase agreements, U.S Treasury bills, and...