All posts tagged "featured"

• Finance

  Affirm is charging ahead with its IPO as it targets a valuation of more than $9 billion. From increased competition to pressure on fees, here are the challenges and opportunities facing Max Levchin’s fintech.

  Buy now, pay later startup Affirm filed an updated S-1 filing, signalling its intent to go public soon.  The fintech, which was...

• Automotive

  Drivers Playing Pokémon Go Cost Us Millions Of Dollars At The Game’s Outset

  Photo: Getty (Getty Images) Drivers using smartphones have been the bane of many good trips, and one study by Purdue researchers zeroed...

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  Tile to launch to launch a new tracker powered by ultra wideband technology

  Tile is preparing to introduce a new product this year that will serve as a rival to Apple’s long-awaited AirTags and other...

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  What’s going on with fintech venture capital investment?

  Over the next few weeks, the venture capital industry will compile and release data concerning its Q4 2020 performance, capping a year...

• Finance

  China regulator calls on internet platforms to review their fintech compliance

  The China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) has stated that all domestic internet platforms offering fintech services need to internally assess...

• Finance

  Chime and Current made select clients’ stimulus payments available to them on December 29

  Chime and Current made the latest round of stimulus payments available early to some customers. This is a move that may drive...

• Sports

  The NBA continues its protocol theater

  A masked LeBron James on the Lakers bench. Image: Getty Images It’s not just the NBA, of course. Both MLB and the...

• Tech

  NYSE reverses plans to delist China’s three big telcos

  In an unexpected turn, the New York Stock Exchange said Monday that it no longer intends to delist China’s three major telecoms...

• Tech

  Alibaba shuts down 12-year-old music streaming app Xiami

  Using Xiami was once synonymous with having good music taste in China. The music app, which debuted around 2008 and was acquired...

• Tech

  TrendForce expects the smartphone market to slowly recover in 2021, but Huawei won’t benefit

  After a dismal year, the global smartphone market will slowly start recovering in 2021, predicts TrendForce. But Huawei won’t benefit and, in...