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Marqeta’s second-quarter earnings call Tuesday (Aug. 4) highlighted embedded finance, multinational issuing, stablecoins and commercial payments as the company’s primary strategic growth initiatives, even as overall growth is expected to moderate in the second half. CEO Mike Milotich said customers want a single platform spanning card issuing, money movement, embedded banking capabilities and fraud decisioning…

12:00 AM, 25th September 2026, 1 day ago 2 Every fiscal season follows a familiar pattern across the UK advisory profession. Plans are leaked, investors scrutinise headlines, and advisers face identical, anxious questions from clients: “What do you think will be in the Budget?” Predicting the outcome of an upcoming Budget is an impossible task….

Taxes make a significant difference to the return you get from investments. Fixed deposit (FD) interest is taxed as ordinary income, equity investors get preferential rates on qualifying capital gains, while REIT investors face a more complicated calculation because a single distribution can contain interest, dividend, rental income and return of capital.   …

Mortgage Brain has integrated Uinsure into its CRM Brain platform, enabling brokers to generate buildings and contents insurance quotes as part of the mortgage application process without leaving the system. The integration allows brokers to offer clients an insurance quote immediately after a mortgage application has been submitted through CRM Brain. Quotes can be…

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