Back in 2021, investors watched Polygon (MATIC) surge from just $0.01 to over $2.50—a mind-blowing 250x return that turned early believers into millionaires. Those who saw the opportunity in its early development and strong use case were handsomely rewarded. But while Polygon (MATIC)’s explosive growth has already happened, a new project is now catching the
Rory Holland, a pioneer in Fintech marketing, and Founder & CEO of CSTMR Fintech Marketing Agency. getty For the past few years, I’ve been part of an experience called the “Fintech House” at SXSW (South by Southwest), and it’s been a major highlight. Hosted by Alloy Labs, the event is a place for fintech pioneers
JERUSALEM/ISTANBUL Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich criticized the possibility of signing a partial hostage exchange deal with the Palestinian group Hamas, calling it “foolish.” In a post Wednesday on X, Smotrich claimed that Hamas has been under tremendous pressure and distress in recent days due to a change in the aid distribution system and its
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — George Santos′ former campaign treasurer was sentenced Wednesday to three years’ probation for her role in fabricating campaign finance reports for the disgraced ex-congressman from New York. Nancy Marks, addressing a federal judge on Long Island, said she’d learned from her mistakes, walked away from politics and started her life
UK PRA publishes consultation on managing climate-related risks The UK Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) published a Consultation Paper proposing the replacement of its existing Supervisory Statement on enhancing banks’ and insurers’ approaches to managing the financial risks from climate change with a new Supervisory Statement setting out updated, more detailed supervisory expectations. The proposed expectations
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer is the co-founder of Ethereum and chief executive and founder of Consensys, a blockchain software company The modern financial system is undergoing a foundational stress test. Decades of globalisation combined with increasingly fragile
By Cynthia Kroet & Peggy Corlin Published on 28/05/2025 – 15:21 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT The European Commission launched a strategy designed to foster and grow small tech start-up companies on Wednesday as part of a broader Choose Europe initiative aimed at competing with China and the US. The document sets out key actions to help companies set up and
The chairman of the Senate standing committee on finance and revenue, former finance minister Senator Saleem Mandviwalla, said on Tuesday that the upcoming budget will further burden the people due to an increase in the petroleum levy. He was also critical of the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) performance, especially in terms of the Tajir
The Finance Ministry views the net foreign direct investment (FDI) for FY25 as “rather subdued,” but not a sign of worry, with figures settling at just $0.4 billion. The ministry explains that a rise in repatriations by foreign investors, coupled with a simultaneous increase in overseas direct investments by Indian firms—up nearly $12.5 billion in
Shares of L&T Finance are in news today after the non-banking financial major raised Rs 1,500 crore via the issuance of senior, secured, rated, listed, redeemable NCDs. L&T Finance shares ended 1.20% lower at Rs 172.25 on Tuesday against the previous clsoe of Rs 174.35 on BSE. Market cap of the firm stood at Rs