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“Payments touch almost every part of daily life in Singapore, and people deserve to know exactly what they are paying and what protection they have,” Singapore FinTech Association (SFA) President Holly Fang said as the industry group launched a new code of conduct aimed at strengthening transparency and consumer protection across the city-state’s payments sector….
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become the shopper’s de facto research assistant, reading Amazon and Google reviews, Reddit threads and YouTube videos before anyone opens a single tab, then handing back one synthesized answer. The platforms that built their businesses on hosting those reviews have the most to lose: AI decides which of their content reaches…
Tokenized stocks may be coming to the London Stock Exchange, as Payward, the parent company of Kraken, has announced plans to tokenize the top 100 London-listed equities under its xStocks brand. The offering will bolster the stock exchange’s decision to explore LSE 24, its planned 24-hour trading venue. If regulators approve the arrangement, it could…
Financial analysts continue to express growing confidence in Robinhood Markets‘ (NASDAQ: HOOD) strategic evolution, with Bernstein recently elevating its outlook on the fintech company’s shares. The firm hiked its 12-month price target for HOOD to $160 from $130 while maintaining an Outperform recommendation. This move underscores expectations that newer revenue streams, particularly in prediction markets…
The market regulator, Sebi, on Friday eased mutual fund investing by allowing SWP and STP standing instructions for demat holdings to facilitate ease of doing business. According to a circular, mutual Fund investors can avail the facility of SWP by creating standing instructions with mutual fund or its RTA for periodic redemption of specified number…
Cotton prices are trading with Friday morning losses of 10 to 33 points. Futures rallied into the Thursday close, as December rallied above 90 cents. Contracts closed with gains of 304 to 329 points across the front months. Crude oil was up $1.31 per barrel, with the US dollar index $0.001 higher. Export Sales showed…