Fintech aims to secure $1bn from investors in private round set to be led by US investment firm Greenoaks
A viable renminbi stablecoin has potential to disrupt entrenched dependence on dollar
Boss of Japanese group plans to borrow against its growing stash of cryptocurrency
Permission to offer credit cards to 11mn British customers still pending as fintech nears 1st anniversary of becoming a bank
Stablecoin issuers and traders are attracted by yields on offer and potential use as collateral in some derivatives transactions
Token gestures
The increasing ubiquity of AI makes it harder to authenticate who someone is in the digital realm
Niche corner of finance is a pet project of the US administration and a hot topic for business
Swedish fintech’s transition comes as pressure mounts on core ‘buy now, pay later’ business model
Chains battle to ensure no one has to wait for their caffeine shot
Is $9.3bn a lot of money?
Challenger bank’s ambition might seem delusional but stranger things have happened
Nik Storonsky struck deal before SoftBank funding round that awards him more shares if valuation clears set hurdles
Digital currencies are becoming embedded in financial markets — but for some investors they still have something to prove
The FT’s 2025 ranking of the top schools for financial education, alongside deep dives into key issues: finance grads target jobs outside banking roles, how to fix carbon reporting, arts school students embrace entrepreneurship, and why business schools are redesigning their curriculums
Business schools are redesigning their curricula to produce graduates who interpret machine learning models, and make critical decisions in data-rich environments
Balyasny Asset Management’s head of quantitative research talks algos, hedge funds, correlations and cats
Payment group’s explosive start suggests IPO market is beginning to warm up
Most VC firms are not yet ditching human experience, but a few pioneers are about to go all in on quant trading
Bank customers are notoriously sticky, which makes it hard for any newcomer to break into a developed market
A referendum could make it easier for foreign residents of Italy to secure citizenship
Vehicles tracking memecoins and Pudgy Penguins tokens and NFTs among recent filings
Lenders are adapting their remaining high-street branches to meet a range of customer needs
Hedge fund tightens flexible working after period of poor performance for its systematic investing arm AHL
Circle’s tokens should reliably preserve their value, but the same cannot be guaranteed of its shares
