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Tariffs are expected to have more of a financial impact on poor households relative to consumers in the top 1%, according to a new study.

DEI Regulation | April 25, 2025 Canadian Regulators Halt Plans for Mandatory Climate and Diversity Disclosures On April 23, 2025, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced that it is pausing plans to create mandatory rules for climate and diversity reporting, since the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) has cancelled their DEI initiatives and the need

Capital Markets | April 25, 2025 Equity Crowdfunding Surged as Retail Capital Became a Lifeline for Startups in 2024 Last year in 2024, Canada's early stage funding markets were under pressure.  According to Canadian Venture Capital Association (CVCA) data, venture capital slowed with early stage deals down 19%, as institutional investors focused on later stage

When it comes to retirement, Americans are on mostly on their own to manage their savings and spending. Many fear they will run out of money before they die.

April 25, 2025 Online gambling sites have come a long way from merely a source of entertainment; they’ve become technologically advanced platforms that are subtly shaping the direction of financial technology. As consumer demand for efficiency, security and customization increases, online gaming platforms are becoming useful proving grounds for innovative fintech applications. The Fusion of

The move comes two days after Circle, a stablecoin partner of Coinbase, debuted a payment network challenging PayPal's remittance business.

Older investors may consider a bond ladder amid tariff-induced stock market volatility. Here's what to know about the strategy.

New market turbulence may tempt investors to have more cash set aside. But experts warn it's possible to have too much money in savings.

Most Americans are worried about a possible recession, and that will eventually take a toll on their spending, even if it hasn't yet.

DeFi | April 24, 2025 Embedding Regulation in Smart Contracts Helps But Real World Accountability Still Needed In April 2025, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) published a new report called 'Cryptocurrencies and decentralised finance: functions and financial stability implications' that could impact how regulators approach decentralized finance (DeFi).  For the first time, the BIS explores

AI Licensing | April 24, 2025 New UK Licensing Consortium to Offer License to Access Copyrighted Content As reported by the Guardian, the Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA), a collaboration between the Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS) and Publishers' Licensing Services, is currently developing a licensing model to launch in Q3 2025 to ensure authors

Payments | April 24, 2025 VoPay Offers a New Way for Companies to Manage International Payments, Without the Heavy Lift On April 23, Vancouver-based fintech VoPay announced the launch of its Cross Border Payments-as-a-Service platform, built for companies that want to send money globally but don’t want to build the infrastructure to do it. VoPay's new

Crypto | April 22, 2025 Manumint’s Manual Proof of Work Crypto - Digital Labour or Digital Hype? On April 15, 2025, a San Francisco issued press release from Manumint caught my attention.  It was for what they called the world's first 'hand-minded' cryptocurrency.  That's right.  The coin isn't produced with computers and energy-hungry servers but

With student loans in the spotlight, a new report finds that incoming freshmen will only add to the growing education debt tally.

Investor Research | April 23, 2025 OSC Study Finds Finfluencers Strongly Impact Retail Investor Decisions, Need for Intervention The story goes something like this... Maya wasn't looking for investment advice when she jumped on her phone and started scrolling through short videos when one caught her attention. A young finfluencer explained how he built a