Category: News

February 02, 2024 BY PureContent

Nuvei Corporation partners with Cash App in US

Nuvei CEO Philip Fayer said that the firm decided to expand its offerings in the US after recognising the rapid adoption of Cash App Pay, which is particularly popular with young adults. Nuvei’s mission is to break down payment barriers and empower its partners to deliver feature-rich and relevant customer checkout experiences. Nuvei already serves…

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February 02, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Possible OPEC+ global oil supply cuts on the table for Q2 2024

The seven members are Russia, Iraq, the UAE, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria and Oman. Officials, who wished to remain anonymous, indicated that additional limits will be considered in March. With a tempered oil price of around $80 per barrel, the surge in US shale production, and the Red Sea conflict endangering shipments, OPEC+ members find it…

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Deutsche Bank
February 01, 2024 BY Simon Mugo

Deutsche Bank Plans To Fire 3,500 Employees Despite Upbeat Results

Previously, Deutsche Bank had disclosed intentions to reduce its workforce but had not specified the scale of these layoffs, which now represent nearly 4% of its approximately 90,000 employees globally, impacting mainly back-office functions. The bank plans to allocate €1.6 billion ($1.7 billion) for share buybacks and dividends in the first half of the year,…

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February 01, 2024 BY PureContent

George Osborne joins Coinbase’s advisory council

Osborne, who served as Chancellor for six years until 2016, will join CoinBase’s advisory council. In a statement, the 52-year-old announced he was excited about the “huge amount” of innovation that is present in the financial industry. He will now use his experience in a range of sectors and disciplines – these include business and…

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February 01, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Novo Nordisk smiling all the way to the bank

During the first three quarters of 2023, these medicines helped the pharmaceutics research and development outfit top the GDP of its homeland, Denmark. This performance also catapulted Novo Nordisk to the top spot among European companies.  Wegovy, the weight loss drug, raked in sales of $4.5bn, increasing the overall sales of this segment by 154%.…

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February 01, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Rising AI costs a stumbling block for big tech stock performance

Alphabet stocks took a 7.35% knock after publishing its leaner-than-expected festive advertising sales figures on Tuesday, 30 January. The tech giant also indicated that more money will go into boosting its AI leverage by investing in upscaled servers, for example.    Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai tried to bolster investor confidence by saying: We are pleased with…

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China's Country Garden developments
January 31, 2024 BY Simon Mugo

China’s Country Garden Plans To Sell London Property Worth $570M

Knight Frank, a real estate agency, has been tasked by Risland UK, a subsidiary of Country Garden, to oversee the sale of the Calico Wharf development. This project, proposed to house 1,000 homes, is located in the Poplar area of London and is yet to commence construction. As China's leading private property developer, Country Garden…

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January 31, 2024 BY PureContent

Fintel acquires Owen James Events and Synaptic Software

A flurry of important updates began with the closure of a £3.5m deal for Synaptic Software. The acquisition was announced in early December and has been pending FCA approval. Now the green light has been given. The deal is quite a coup for Fintel as Synaptic already serves thousands of financial advisers with its compliance…

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January 31, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

ChatGPT steps on toes of EU data privacy rules

Following the temporary ban on processing imposed on OpenAI by the Italian DPA on 30 March 2023, and based on the outcome of its fact-finding activity, the Italian DPA concluded that the available evidence pointed to the existence of breaches of the provisions contained in the EU GDPR. The machine-learning startup grabbed the November 2023 headlines when…

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