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Equal Pay Day highlights a $1 million salary shortfall for some women amid Covid

The Covid crisis hit women particularly hard. Now, the pay gap costs Latinas more than $1.1 million over a career and Black women lose nearly $1 million.

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Coinsquare Finalizes Agreement With CRA: Protects Majority of Client Data

Coinsquare | March 23, 2021 Coinsquare has today announced the outcome of proceedings resulting from the Canada Revenue Agency’s (CRA) September 2020 application in Federal Court seeking an order to compel Coinsquare to provide information pertaining to all of Coinsquare clients’ account history and trading data. Coinsquare negotiated to protect its clients’ privacy, and limit


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3 years ago

Credit Suisse is giving junior bankers special $20,000 bonuses, raises after Goldman analyst revolt

The move is Wall Street's latest attempt to address concerns that junior bankers are overworked and underappreciated during a surge in capital markets activity.

3 years ago

GameStop shares fall 20% on lack of transformation detail, possible share sale

Tuesday's earnings mark the brick-and-mortar video game retailer's first quarterly report since the GameStop trading mania in January.

3 years ago

Mogo to enter $4+ trillion Canadian Wealth Management Industry with acquisition of Leading Saving and Investing App, Moka Financial Technologies Inc.

Mogo | March 23, 2021 Wil increase Mogo’s member base to more than 1.7 million with addition of Moka’s more than 500,000 members Acquisition will form core of MogoWealth, leveraging Moka’s investing platform & team, which includes over $250 million of AUM along with registered portfolio management capabilities throughout Canada & Europe Will accelerate planned


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3 years ago

BIGG Digital Assets Inc. Announces $25 Million Bought Deal Financing

BIGG Digital Assets | March 24, 2021 VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BIGG Digital Assets Inc. (“BIGG” or the “Company”) (CSE: BIGG; OTCQX: BBKCF; WKN: A2PS9W) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with a syndicate of underwriters led by PI Financial Corp. (the “Lead Underwriter”) and


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3 years ago

Buying a Tesla using bitcoin? It could mean a tax bill

The automaker said its customers can now purchase one of its electric cars using bitcoin as payment. Here's what that transaction would mean for your taxes.

3 years ago

IRS had a backlog of nearly 12 million paper tax returns by Christmas, says watchdog

Backlogs of paper tax returns ballooned due to the Covid pandemic, according to a report. An IRS official urged taxpayers to file an electronic return.

3 years ago

GameStop shares fall nearly 30% on lack of transformation detail, possible share sale

Tuesday's earnings mark the brick-and-mortar video game retailer's first quarterly report since the GameStop trading mania in January.

3 years ago

KPMG Pulse of Fintech Report H2 – 2020

KPMG | Feb 2021 2020 was a gamechanger. Words became action as the global pandemic made digitalization a critical priority for businesses of every shape and size. The same can be said for incumbent financial institutions, and most importantly, for consumers. The changes we have seen this year will not likely stop when COVID-19 wanes.


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'You can now buy a Tesla with bitcoin,' CEO Elon Musk said. But it could mean a big tax bill

The automaker said its customers can now purchase one of its electric cars using bitcoin as payment. Here's what that transaction would mean for your taxes.

3 years ago

The Small Business Administration is set to triple loan amounts for businesses hurt by Covid

Starting April 6, small businesses can apply for 24 months of help, with a maximum loan amount of $500,000, through an SBA program.

3 years ago

GameStop shares fall 33% on lack of transformation detail, possible share sale

Tuesday's earnings mark the brick-and-mortar video game retailer's first quarterly report since the GameStop trading mania in January.

3 years ago

Fidelity to launch bitcoin ETF as investment giant builds its digital asset business

Fidelity is preparing to launch its own bitcoin fund as the investment giant works to cement its clout in the market for digital assets.

3 years ago

6 lessons on online privacy and digital authentication

Sifted | Tom Ritchie | Mar 23, 2021 Digital fraud, from phishing to synthetic identity fraud, is increasing in frequency and sophistication. It’s more crucial than ever for startups to protect themselves using biometric identification, which uses AI and machine learning to analyse images — but just how good is verification tech, and where is


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