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Industry takes: how will the EU’s AI act impact financial services?
The EU’s landmark Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act passed through the European Parliament last week, cementing the bloc as a world…
Industry takes: what does Blackrock’s $10bn IBIT mean for crypto investors?
This week (10 March), institutional investment giant Blackrock’s Bitcoin ETF hit $10bn, becoming the fastest in history to do so.…
Higher inflation will lead investors towards variable assets
As inflation remains above 2%, interest rates have failed to keep up. This will continue to drive investors towards financial…
Finance firms and ex-spies: strange bedfellows in a war-torn world
On 11 September 2001 at 8:46am EST, five hijackers crashed an American Airlines flight into the World Trade Center’s North…
Davos: AI Governance Alliance calls for stronger global collaboration
As global leaders and industry power players gather in Davos to address the world's most pressing problems, the World Economic…
Q4 2023 update: cryptocurrencies related M&A activity in the payments industry
Analysis of the key themes driving M&A activity reveals that cryptocurrencies accounted for 7 payments deals announced in Q4 2023,…
Q4 2023 update: ecommerce related M&A activity in the financial services industry
Analysis of the key themes driving M&A activity reveals that ecommerce accounted for 16 financial services deals announced in Q4…
Q4 2023 update: ecommerce related M&A activity in the payments industry
Analysis of the key themes driving M&A activity reveals that ecommerce accounted for 6 payments deals announced in Q4 2023,…
Q4 2023 update: big data related M&A activity in the financial services industry
Analysis of the key themes driving M&A activity reveals that big data accounted for 5 financial services deals announced in…
Q4 2023 update: ecommerce related private equity activity in the financial services industry
Analysis of the key themes driving private equity deal activity reveals that ecommerce accounted for 2 financial services deals announced…
