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Financial Services, Industries

Breaking down payments challenges: Fintechs vs traditional finance

December 4, 2023

Via: Payments Dive

In September, Modern Treasury released their 3rd annual State of Payment Operations report, where they surveyed over 500 financial decision-makers for insights into payment operations at their companies. The decision-makers came from all kinds of industries, from marketplaces, to real […]


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Banked builds a US presence

December 4, 2023

Via: Payments Dive

The fintech, founded in 2018 in London, has raised $56 million from strategic investors and venture capitalists, Goodall said. Some of those investors, including Bank of America and Citibank, are also clients, he said. For its U.S. bank customers, the […]


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Gold Prices, Nasdaq 100 Rejected at Resistance, USD/JPY Flies Ahead of Powell

December 1, 2023

Via: DailyFX

U.S. Treasury yields bounced back on Thursday after San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly said that it is premature to declare victory against inflation and that policymakers are not yet thinking about reducing borrowing costs. The rally in rates, […]


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CAD Price Forecast: Loonie Susceptible to Canadian Jobs Report & Fed Chair Powell

December 1, 2023

Via: DailyFX

USD/CAD prices have reached a key inflection point with a possible upside reversal looming. Canadian employment and Fed speak crucial for short-term guidance. Read More on DailyFX


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EU Breaking News: German Inflation Drops as Disinflationary Trend Continues

November 29, 2023

Via: DailyFX

Inflation in Germany dropped to 3.2% compared to November 2022 and represented a further decline from October’s 3.8% year-on-year print. More notably, the month-on-month decline was 0.4% and sharper than the -0.2 estimate. EU inflation data is due tomorrow with […]


Finance Tech, Liquidity

US Dollar on Bearish Path – Technical Setups on USD/JPY, USD/CAD, AUD/USD

November 29, 2023

Via: DailyFX

While USD/JPY has been on a major bullish run since the beginning of the year, it has trended lower in recent days following several unsuccessful attempts at clearing overhead resistance in the 152.00 region. After the latest pullback, which has […]


Finance Tech, Liquidity

Oil Price Forecast: WTI Faces Technical Hurdles as OPEC+ Rumors Swirl

November 29, 2023

Via: DailyFX

Oil prices are enjoying a second successive day of gains, up around 1.5% at the time of writing. A lot of the optimism stems from the idea that OPEC+ will announce additional cut at tomorrow’s virtual meeting despite rumors that […]


Finance Tech, Liquidity

EUR/USD Price Outlook: High Impact EU, US Inflation Data to Guide Price Action

November 28, 2023

Via: DailyFX

EUR/USD is currently testing the 21 November high and continues to trade above the 200-day simple moving average (SMA). The bullish run may face another test in the form of US GDP data (second estimate) later this week after estimates […]


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GBP Price Action Setups: GBP/USD, EUR/GBP, GBP/AUD

November 27, 2023

Via: DailyFX

The GBP and Cable in particular has had a mixed start to the week, fluctuating between gains and losses. Markets in general were a bit slow today ahead of what is a relatively busy week on the data front. The […]


Industries, Retail & Wholesale

How convenience industry leaders see the future of the store experience

November 27, 2023

Via: Payments Dive

As convenience stores increasingly compete with restaurants and grocers, the industry is seeing a stronger need to “step up their game in setting themselves apart from their competitors,” according to Incisiv’s report. Part of that is a matter of aesthetics, […]


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Will China be a boon or bust for card networks?

November 21, 2023

Via: Payments Dive

Mastercard’s entrance into China’s domestic market will further reveal whether that gigantic consumer market is a huge win for U.S.-based card companies, or an ultimate loss. Mastercard said Monday that its Mastercard NUCC Information Technology joint venture with a Chinese […]


Education, Industries

Is there significant potential for apprenticeships in the US market?

November 21, 2023

Via: Education Dive

Nearly 128 million U.S. workers — about 70% of the entire US workforce — could stand to benefit from apprenticeships and on-the-job learning opportunities, opening up a key cohort of trained workers for employers, according to a Nov. 13 report […]


Finance Tech, Trading

Freetrade’s new easy-access funds aim to beat top savings rates

November 20, 2023

Via: MoneyWeek

Investment platform Freetrade, known for letting users trade shares from their phone, has launched a collection of easy-access exchange traded funds (ETF) that track the overnight interbank rate in the UK and US. The Cash Investments ETFs seek to track […]


Finance Tech, Trading

Why is Ether (ETH) price up today?

November 20, 2023

Via: Investing.com

Ethereum (ETH) is witnessing a price breakout on the back of increasing institutional interest in the second-largest cryptocurrency behind Bitcoin (BTC) by market cap. The increased bullish sentiment pushed Ether price up by 26.2% in 30-days. The fact that ETH […]


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Oil Latest – US Crude Trying to Nudge Higher After Another Week of Heavy Losses

November 17, 2023

Via: DailyFX

US oil is down nearly 16% in the last month and over 23% in the last seven weeks as sellers continue to control price action. After touching a $95/bbl. high on September 28th, US crude hit a multi-month low of […]


Finance Tech, Trading

3 metrics DeFi traders can watch to spot the next crypto bull market

November 17, 2023

Via: Investing.com

The decentralized finance (DeFi) market has been one of the most exciting and volatile sectors in crypto outside of Bitcoin (BTC). In 2020, the DeFi sector experienced a bull market that saw the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance […]


Finance Tech, Trading

Oil Price Outlook: Brent and WTI Suffer Further Losses

November 16, 2023

Via: DailyFX

Delayed and current EIA data for the week ending the 3rd and 10th of November revealed massive increases in crude storage, weighing heavily on the price. Deteriorating economic data has illuminated the path for lower oil prices but the recent […]


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EUR/USD Price Forecast: It’s Time for Eurozone Inflation

November 16, 2023

Via: DailyFX

The euro has been capitating off the weaker than expected US CPI earlier this week despite weakening slightly both yesterday and today. Markets are seemingly expecting the Federal Reserve to have reached its hiking cycle peak and have since ‘dovishly’ […]


Industries, Retail & Wholesale

US Breaking News: Retail Sales Beat Pessimistic Estimate, USD Bid

November 15, 2023

Via: DailyFX

US retail sales broke its run of six consecutive positive prints in October, dropping 0.1% in the month of October compared to September. In addition, September’s number was revised higher from +0.7% to +0.9%. Retail sales has contributed to the […]


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Inflation panic seems to be over but cost of living crisis remains

November 15, 2023

Via: Sky News

Inflation has dropped to 4.6% which means the chancellor and prime minister can claim victory in one of their five pledges – the one to halve inflation by the end of the year. True, there’s still a few months of […]