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Ali is a professional journalist with experience in Web3 journalism and marketing. Ali holds a Master's degree in Finance and enjoys writing about cryptocurrencies and fintech. Ali’s work has been published on a number of leading cryptocurrency publications including Capital.com, CryptoSlate, Securities.io, Invezz.com, Business2Community, BeinCrypto, and more.

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Imprint Secures $150M to Reinvent Co-Brand Credit Cards

Imprint, a financial platform transforming the way brands engage, reward, and retain customers, announced yesterday, December 17, that it has concluded a Series D funding round with $150 million...

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bunq Rolls Out Major Upgrade to Finn AI Banking Assistant

Europe’s second-largest neobank, bunq, announced recently that it has released a new, upgraded version of its GenAI assistant and AI support agent, Finn. In a statement published December 16,...

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DTCC to Tokenize U.S. Treasuries on Canton Network

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, announced yesterday that it is teaming up with Digital Asset Holdings...

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Fed Reverses 2023 Rule, Opening Crypto Access for State Banks

The US Federal Reserve Board announced yesterday, December 17, that it is withdrawing the 2023 policy statement, and is instead issuing a new policy statement regarding the treatment of...

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Binance Explores US Return as CZ’s Majority Stake Faces Scrutiny

Binance is exploring new strategies to boost its foothold in the US, and one of them is a scenario where Changpeng Zhao’s (CZ) majority stake in the exchange could...

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Trump Orders Blockade of Sanctioned Oil Tankers to Venezuela

US President Donald Trump ordered a blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, as reported by Reuters earlier today, December 17. Trump’s order came yesterday, December...

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Equiti Becomes First Brand to Launch Uber Journey Ads in UAE

Equiti, a global fintech group offering digital platforms for online trading of various financial assets, announced yesterday, December 16, that it has partnered with Uber as the UAE’s first...

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PayPal Applies to Launch Industrial Bank in Utah

Global payments giant PayPal recently announced that it has submitted applications to the Utah Department of Financial Institutions and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to establish PayPal Bank. The...

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Visa Launches USDC Settlement for U.S. Banks

Global payments giant Visa announced yesterday, December 16, that it is launching USDC settlements in the United States. According to the company’s statement, this is a major milestone for...

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Amazon Eyes $10B OpenAI Investment at $500B Valuation

New reports claim that Amazon is in talks to invest in ChatGPT-maker OpenAI in a potential deal that could push the value of the artificial intelligence company at more...

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Following a career as a photographer and video producer, Alice began working in financial services as an IFA in 2007. She began her career as an investment writer and financial journalist in 2009, working for a number of top financial institutions while obtaining extensive expertise writing for a range of industries and audiences. Alice went to St Andrews University to study English and Russian.

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Argentina’s Energy Secretary in 2002, and subsequently its World Bank representative. Alieto Guadagni has a doctorate in economics from the University of Chile. In 1991 he undertook the role of undersecretary of Production for Defense in the Ministry of Defense in Argentina, and consequently became secretary of International Economic Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Relations. In 1993, Guadagni was appointed an official ambassador of Brazil. He has worked as a consultant for international organisations such as the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the World Bank, the Organization of American States, and the United Nations, in addition to being a researcher at the Universidad Torcuato Di Tella.

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Andrea Edwards has worked in marketing and communications all over the globe for 20 years, and is now focused on her passion – writing. A gifted communicator, strategist, writer and avid blogger, Andrea is Managing Director of SAJE, a digital communications agency, and The Writers Shop – a regional collaboration between the best business writers in Asia Pacific

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