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Crypto Law | May 7, 2025 New Hampshire Sets Precedent with Bitcoin Reserve Legislation On May 6, 2025, Governor Kelly Ayotte signed New Hampshire House Bill 302 into law, allowing the state treasury to invest up to 5% of surplus public funds in digital assets with a market cap over $500 billion, currently only Bitcoin

The IRS has lost nearly one-third of tax auditors amid DOGE cuts, according to a watchdog report. Here's what to know.

Payments | May 7 2025 Shakepay is Canada's First Crypto-native Firm to Enter National Payments Infrastructure Canadian fintech just took a significant step forward.  On May 5, 2025, Shakepay Inc, a Montreal-based crypto platform and CIRO-regulated securities dealer announced that they are the first crypto-native company to officially join Payments Canada, an independent public-purpose organization

Federal student loans should come with slightly lower interest rates in the 2025-2026 academic year. Here's what to know.

The Fed’s decision to keep rates unchanged still has far-reaching implications for almost all forms of borrowing as well as the returns on a savings account.

Newly confirmed Social Security commissioner Frank Bisignano has faced a series of questions on his involvements with the Department of Government Efficiency.

Fintech Services | May 6, 2025 Digital Banks Are Becoming Mobile Carriers and Canada May Be Next Two of Europe's leading digital banks, Revolut and N26 are now expanding into the telcom sector for continued growth.  First it was Revolut on April 30, 2025 who announced they are launching mobile phone plan offerings in the

Everyday traders bought more than $24 million of Class B shares on Monday.

From credit cards and mortgage rates to auto loans and savings accounts, all sorts of consumer borrowing costs are impacted by Fed moves.

Americans are seeing prices fall in certain pockets of the U.S. economy.

Americans are seeing prices fall in certain pockets of the U.S. economy, including airline fares, produce, consumer electronics and energy.

When evaluating startup opportunities in the private market, it’s easy to focus solely on product innovation or founder charisma. However, a company’s use of financial instruments can influence growth, risk exposure, and exit outcomes. Among the most common are common … Continue reading →

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The Trump administration is set to garnish the wages of the 5.3 million federal student loan borrowers in default in just a few months.

Millions of borrowers who are late on their payments may see their credit scores plummet as collection activity on federal student loans restarts.

Agentic AI | May 5, 2025 Visa and Mastercard Join the AI 'Buy for me' Race. What Should Fintechs Do Now? Last month, Amazon launched its AI concierge shopping service.  Now Visa is rolling out its 'Intelligent Commerce' (April 30) and Mastercard with its 'Agent Pay' (Apr 29).  Without question artificial intelligent smart, buying assistants