Tag: banking

The Unstoppable Rise of Crypto Products in Football on BBC Sounds. Socios told BBC News it had sold $270m-300m worth of coins through its app. It would not say how much money goes directly to clubs. ( read original story ...)

Only a small number of U.S. users have access to the Novi digital wallet feature on WhatsApp, the company said. ( read original story ...)

The Nikkei share average ended 1% lower at 28,437.77, but posted a 1.46% gain in its first weekly gain in three weeks. ( read original story ...)

SBI Holdings has increased its stake in Shinsei Bank close to its targeted 48per cent from about 20per cent through a US$1.1 billion tender offer that closed on Friday, Kyodo News reported. (Reporting ... ( read original story ...)

Aichi Bank 8527> and Chukyo Bank 8530>, both operating mainly in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, said Friday that they will set up a joint holding company in October 2022 for business integration. ( read original story ...)

Binance Holdings Ltd. is in talks with Indonesia’s richest family, the Hartonos, and a state-owned telecom operator to set up a cryptocurrency trading exchange, according to people with knowledge of ... ( read original story ...)

Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin have gained traction in finance worldwide thanks to dissent, greed, idealism and fear of missing out. But in the absence of centralised authority, where will it all ... ( read original story ...)

Six crypto CEOs testified on Capitol Hill yesterday. They received a much more welcoming reception than in the past as lawmakers sought ways to harness crypto and blockchain for national gain. ( read original story ...)

Regulatory uncertainty and travel restrictions are forcing the city’s crypto elites to shift their operations to more hospitable jurisdictions. ( read original story ...)

The three-day issue of MapmyIndia has been subscribed 2 times so far, while that of Shriram Properties has been subscribed 1.6 times. ( read original story ...)

Wholesale prices in Japan jumped 9.0 percent in November from a year earlier, marking the steepest gain on record, boosted by higher ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's business mood improved in the three months to December and exports continued to benefit from robust global demand in November, a Reuters poll showed, offering policymakers hope the economy is ... ( read original story ...)

Bitcoin and cryptocurrency prices remain under significant pressure following a sharp sell-off last weekend—sparking fresh "bubble" ... ( read original story ...)

In the debut of TheStreet's Crypto Minute, we head to Capitol Hill, discuss MicroStrategy's bitcoin buys and talk who's who in CoinDesk's 2021 "Most Influential." ... ( read original story ...)

The pandemic has been good for FinTech acceleration. I write about trending IPOs and startups here, on a substack that's free to join. ( read original story ...)

Japan's SBI Holdings plans to form a bank holding company by the end of the year at the earliest as it seeks a majority stake in Shinsei Bank, the Nikkei reported on Thursday.SBI's unsolicited bid has ... ( read original story ...)