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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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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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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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Digital Payments in America – Scaling the Peak

The Economist | Mar 20, 2021 PayPal, Stripe and others are only just getting started A LITTLE OVER a decade ago Patrick and John Collison founded Stripe, a company in Silicon Valley that helped other tech startups accept online payments. It has since outgrown them all. On March 14th the firm said it had closed


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What investors have learned one year since the stock market bottomed

What accounted for the breathtaking recovery? Most traders cite the lessons the Fed learned from the Great Recession. 

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Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser calls for Zoom-Free Fridays and new bank holiday as pandemic fatigue grows

The Citigroup memo comes the day after Goldman CEO David Solomon was forced to address his staff after an internal survey of first-year analysts went viral.

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Free Krispy Kreme doughnuts, cash and even marijuana — businesses pile on the perks for getting vaccinated

Businesses are offering incentives to encourage vaccinations. From Krispy Kreme doughnuts to cash and gift cards, here are a few of the freebies available now.

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