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Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHow crypto and fintech may perform under the second Trump administrationCNBC's MacKenzie Sigalos discusses the influence the crypto sector had on the election, and what Trump's victory and future policies will do for the assets and related stocks.
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Rivian posted an adjusted loss of 99 cents per share on $874 million in revenue. Analysts polled by LSEG had forecast a loss of 92 cents per share on revenue of $990 million. On the other hand, Block's adjusted earnings of 88 cents per share beat analysts' estimates by one cent. DraftKings said its fourth-quarter adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization will range between $240 million and $280 million. Expedia's adjusted earnings for the third quarter came in at $6.13 per share, beating analysts' call for $6.04 a share, per LSEG.
Persons: Rivian, LSEG, Airbnb, Akamai, FactSet, DraftKings, Sweetgreen, Toast, Julie Whalen, Jimmy Choo, Michael Kors, Versace, , Darla Mercado, Lisa Kailai Han, Alex Harring Organizations: StreetAccount, Revenue, Arista Networks, Capri Holdings, Capri Locations: LSEG
Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailPrivacy worries around CBDCs are unfounded, says MAS fintech chiefSopnendu Mohanty, Chief FinTech Officer of MAS, talks about central bank digital currencies, and addresses concerns and 'misunderstandings' about the asset coming from investors and President-Elect Donald Trump.
Persons: Sopnendu Mohanty, Donald Trump Organizations: MAS
Nobody was a bigger winner than Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong. Coinbase shares soared 31% on Wednesday, their best day on record, as investors celebrated the company's victorious efforts to get pro-crypto candidates into office. "I am so grateful to Ohioans for their resounding support in this race," Moreno said in a statement Tuesday night. "I look forward to working with the new Republican Senate majority to fix our economy, secure our border, and return to American strength at home and abroad." "In the beginning, a lot of people didn't know what crypto was," Armstrong said of his earlier trips.
Persons: Brian Armstrong, Bryan van der Beek, Coinbase, Armstrong, Ohio Republican Bernie Moreno, Sherrod Brown, Bitcoin, Brown, Moreno, Donald Trump's, Ohioans, Gary Gensler, vociferously, Bernie Moreno, Stephen Maturen, Paul Grewal, Grewal, rulemaking Organizations: Coinbase Inc, Singapore Fintech, Bloomberg, Getty, Ohio Republican, Senate, Committee, Crypto, NBC News, Republicans, Republican, Republican Senate, Armstrong, Securities, Exchange, U.S, Brecksville, Center, CNBC, Trump, SEC Locations: Singapore, Washington, Brecksville , Ohio, United States
Wise posted a 55% jump in profit in the first half of its 2025 fiscal year Wednesday, citing customer growth and expanding market share. The British digital payments firm said that its first-half profit totalled £217.3 million, up from £140.6 million in the same period a year ago. Revenues at the money transfer platform climbed 19% year-on-year for the period to £591.9 million, Wise reported Wednesday. Earlier this year, Wise issued a sales warning that sent shares of the U.K. online payments firm down as much as 21%. On Wednesday, Wise said that its underlying PBT margin for the first-half period was 22%, above its target range of 13% to 16%.
Persons: Wise, , Kristo Käärmann Organizations: U.K, Authority
Coinbase's big election bet is about to be tested
  + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +9 min
BlackRock's ETF chief Samara Cohen told CNBC that 75% of its bitcoin buyers are crypto investors who are new to Wall Street. Grewal told CNBC that he's had "many conversations" behind closed doors with both the Trump camp as well as Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign. Fairshake, one of the top spending PACs this cycle, told CNBC it's raised around $170 million this election and disbursed approximately $135 million. Ripple's head of U.S. public policy, Lauren Belive, told CNBC at a fintech conference in Las Vegas that the company was motivated by the SEC's overreach. WATCH: Bitcoin slumps to $67,000 level on eve of U.S. election: CNBC Crypto World
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Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWhy fintech giants are betting on stablecoinsCNBC Crypto World features the latest news and daily trading updates from the digital currency markets and provides viewers with a look at what's ahead with high-profile interviews, explainers, and unique stories from the ever-changing crypto industry.
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LONDON — Buy now, pay later firm Affirm launched Monday its installment loans in the U.K., in the company's first expansion overseas. Founded in 2012, Affirm is an American fintech firm that offers flexible pay-over-time payment options. Affirm, which is authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority, said its U.K. offering will include interest-free and interest-bearing monthly payment options. Among the first merchants offering Affirm as a payment method in the U.K. are Alternative Airlines, the flight booking website, and payments processing firm Fexco. Max Levchin, CEO of Affirm, told CNBC that the company had been working on its launch in the U.K. for over a year.
Persons: Max Levchin, Levchin Organizations: PayPal Inc, Enercare Center, LONDON, Financial, Authority, Walmart, Airlines, CNBC, Affirm's Locations: Toronto, Canada, American
The lower capital gains tax rate was increased to 18% from 10%, while the higher rate climbed to 24% from 20%. Reeves said the increases will help bring in £2.5 billion ($3.2 billion) of additional capital to the public purses. Still, Reeves said the U.K. would still have the lowest capital gains tax rate of any European G7 economy. watch nowReeves announced that the rate of tax on carried interest, which is charged on capital gains, would rise to 32%, up from 28% currently. She nevertheless urged the government to look seriously at mandating that pension funds diversify their allocation to riskier assets like venture capital — a common ask from VCs to boost the U.K. tech sector.
Persons: Rachel Reeves, Reeves, BADR, Paul Taylor, Taylor, Haakon Overli, Dawn Capital, Overli, Anne Glover, Glover, Clarity, Steve Hare, Sage, Sean Reddington, Reddington Organizations: Labour Party Conference, ACC Liverpool Convention Center, Anadolu, Getty, LONDON, Labour, CGT, National Insurance, Unicorn Council, Nvidia, Dawn, NVIDIA, Amadeus Capital, Wealth, Norway's, Fund Global, Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund Locations: Liverpool, British, Britain, VCs
LONDON — Block, the payments company owned by tech billionaire Jack Dorsey has launched its corporate card service in the U.K. in a bid to deepen its expansion into the country and take on big incumbents like American Express . In the U.K., Square Card will come up against local banking giants like Lloyds and NatWest . Hussain-Letch highlighted The Vinyl Guys as an example of an early adopter of its corporate card offering. The vehicle branding and signage printing shop based in Stafford used the corporate card as part of a testing phase with domestic U.K. customers. Once an employee is onboarded onto the Square Card program, they can begin using within their own digital wallet apps.
Persons: Jack Dorsey, Samina Hussain, Hussain, Letch, We've, Rachel Reeves, Reeves Organizations: American Express, CNBC, Citigroup, U.K, Lloyds, NatWest, Entrepreneurs, Tax Locations: Britain, North America, U.S, Canada, Stafford
A new regulatory rule finalized this month by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau aims to reduce that hassle and make it easier, more secure and always free for customers to switch accounts or to simply transfer or share their financial data from their banks, credit card issuers and other financial service providers upon request. “The problem the CFPB (rule) is addressing is the paperwork required of consumers to change accounts. Financial providers must make this information available without charging fees.”The rule will also restrict how third parties may use and retain the data consumers request be shared. Banks push backThe banking industry wasted no time in expressing its displeasure with the new rule — known as the personal financial data rights rule. “Dodd-Frank only requires banks to provide financial data to consumers.
Persons: it’s, , Adam Rust, Rohit Chopra, ” Rust, , That’s, ” Chopra, Banks, Rob Nichols, , ” Jaret, “ Dodd, Frank, ” Seiberg, Chopra, they’ve Organizations: CNN, Consumer Federation of America, Consumer Financial, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, American Bankers Association, Bank Policy Institute, Kentucky Bankers Association and, Cowen Washington Research Group Locations: Kentucky Bankers Association and Kentucky, Las Vegas
The U.K.'s Labour Party is set to unveil its national budget for the first time in 14 years later on Wednesday. Investment bank analysts have highlighted several stocks that could win or lose ground if the rumored measures are unveiled or curtailed. The Wall Street bank's analysts added that "U.K. long-dated yields might decline with easing budget uncertainty and continued inflation relief". The chancellor is reported to want to remove the inheritance tax relief available to investors holding stocks listed in this market in the Wednesday budget. Such a move may entice existing investors to sell the stocks, if the tax policy change likely impacts them.
Persons: Rachel Reeves, Goldman Sachs, Christian Mueller, Glissmann, Pound Sterling, Investec's Ben Newell, Alan Brierley, Investec's, Genuity, Canaccord Genuity, Alex Brooks, Justin Bates, Portia Patel, Michael Bloom Organizations: Labour, Finance, Investment, London Stock Exchange, Foresight, Fund, Greencoat, Renewables, Infrastructure, International, AIM, London Stock Exchange's, Technology Ashtead Tech Locations: United Kingdom
New York-based BBG Ventures has raised a new $60 million fund. The latest fund will invest in both female founders and those with diverse backgrounds. Ten years later, the seed stage fund has raised a new $60 million fund and is moving beyond just backing female founders to any entrepreneur from a diverse background. AdvertisementWhen Verizon bought AOL in 2015, BBG Ventures separated and raised a new $50 million fund. Related storiesDua explained that the decision to move beyond exclusively backing just female founders reflects the duo's shift in thesis around innovation.
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A little over a year into running her cleaning business, Cool Aunt Cleaners, Anna-Marie Ortiz has learned a lot about the resilience and adaptability needed to succeed as a small business owner. Matt Wolcott | CNBC Make ItOrtiz started the business in July 2023 with her last $2,000 in savings. Despite the failure, running the shop gave Ortiz lasting insights she was able to apply to her cleaning business. To drum up business, Ortiz put up flyers and handed out business cards in targeted neighborhoods. Looking aheadOrtiz has ambitious plans to expand Cool Aunt Cleaners beyond Portland and turn it into a "seven-figure business."
Persons: Marie Ortiz, , Anna, Matt Wolcott, Ortiz, she's, it's, I've, they're, recalibrating, Ortiz doesn't, she'd Organizations: CNBC, Butler Community College, Transportation, Amazon Prime, Spotify Locations: Portland , Oregon, Wichita , Kansas, Wichita, Kingman , Kansas, Lawrence , Kansas, Portland, West Coast, forbearance
Miami-based data operations startup Matia has secured $10.5 million in seed funding. BI got an exclusive look at the 11-slide pitch deck Matia used to secure the fresh funding. AdvertisementMiami-based data management startup Matia has just come out of stealth with $10.5 million in seed funding. The startup's pitch deck, shared exclusively with BI, states that it has four early customers and 10 companies who are showing "strong interest." Check out the 11-slide pitch deck used to secure the fresh funding.
Persons: , Benjamin Segal, Segal, Matia, Benjamin, Geva Organizations: BI, Service, Leaders Fund, Cerca Partners, Caffeinated Locations: Miami
Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailEthridge: Hopeful the election happens with little fanfare, as markets don't like uncertaintyMalcolm Ethridge of Capital Area Planning Group discusses whether the markets can look past the election to trade higher through the end of the year, and highlights a top pick in the fintech space.
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Companies must consider customers' desire for local payment methods, frictionless transactions, and evolving government regulations. For both enterprises, a payment platform must do more than simply accept transactions: It must easily adapt to different markets, audiences, and regulatory environments. That's why they have chosen a single-source payment platform to help them innovate and grow. This included payment methods like Momo in Vietnam, Bank Transfer in Indonesia, Pix in Brazil, and UPI in India. Seamless payment processes drive businessEnterprises looking to grow need a payment partner that meets business requirements as well as consumer preferences.
Persons: Dave Wolf, Fubo, Erik Gerson, Adyen, Momo, we've, Wolf, tokenization, Gerson Organizations: Companies, Meta, Reality Labs, Fubo, UPI, tokenization, Insider Studios Locations: Vietnam, Indonesia, Pix, Brazil, India, Adyen
Robinhood — The fintech stock rose less than 3% after it said Monday that users will have the chance to trade a Kamala Harris or Donald Trump contract ahead of next week's presidential election. ON Semiconductor — The semiconductor product maker rose 5% after third-quarter earnings and revenue topped analyst estimates. Nutanix — The cloud infrastructure stock rose 4% following an upgrade to overweight from equal weight at Morgan Stanley. Moderna — Shares jumped after Moderna and Merck said they initiated a phase 3 trial investigating a treatment for non-small cell lung cancer. Moderna shares advanced 3.9%, while Merck was slightly higher.
Persons: Wells, Steven Cahall, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Israel, FactSet, Eugene Hsiao, Wolfe, Roy Jakobs, Nutanix, Morgan Stanley, Meta Marshall, Merck, Timothy Wojs, Aaon, — CNBC's Sean Conlon, Michelle Fox, Alex Harring, Sarah Min, Pia Singh Organizations: Spotify, U.S . Occidental Petroleum, Exxon, BP —, Citi, McDonald's, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Huawei, Reuters, The U.S, Delta Air Lines, CrowdStrike, Honeywell —, Philips —, , Moderna, Merck, Baird Locations: China, Atlanta
Reflexivity is a startup cofounded by two former hedge fund traders. AdvertisementA startup looking to transform how investors and traders use data just received funding from some of the biggest names in the hedge fund world. Reflexivity, formerly known as Toggle AI, just raised its $30 million Series B, the startup announced Monday. Interactive Brokers and Greycroft led the round, which included participation from billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller and Greg Coffey, the Australian founder of hedge fund Kirkoswald. AdvertisementIt has a valuation between $115 million and $150 million, Szilagyi said.
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Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. We would be surprised if CEO Lisa Su provided 2025 AI chip sales guidance. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER . NO FIDUCIARY OBLIGATION OR DUTY EXISTS, OR IS CREATED, BY VIRTUE OF YOUR RECEIPT OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTING CLUB.
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Jeanne Pastrano quit her $200,000-a-year job in New York after feeling burned out. Pastrano quit her job in April after feeling burned out. Business Insider has reviewed compensation documentation for her previous job and her current job as a strategic account manager at Sardine. It was months and months of planning and preparing financially. AdvertisementI was very transparent about my career break on LinkedIn and in interviews.
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Finix is a startup that works with merchants so they can accept and manage payments. On Thursday, it raised a $75 million Series C that included Lightspeed Ventures and Acrew Capital. AdvertisementSome of the industry's biggest fintech investors just backed an up-and-coming payments startup challenging Stripe and Square. The San Francisco-based startup raised $75 million in a Series C funding round, the company announced Thursday. AdvertisementFinix processes billions of dollars every month for tens of thousands of merchants, Serna said.
Persons: , Richie Serna, Finix, Serna, " Serna Organizations: Lightspeed Ventures, Acrew, Service, Acrew Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners Locations: San Francisco, Finix's, Serna
Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple, speaks at the 2022 Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 4, 2022. Ripple Labs CEO Brad Garlinghouse has been skeptical of crypto regulation in the U.S., but he is feeling highly optimistic about the post-election environment around the corner. Ripple, a veteran company in crypto known in part for its close association with the XRP token, operates a global payments business with banks and financial institutions as its main customers. About 95% of its business takes place outside of the U.S., which Garlinghouse said is partly a reflection of the contentious environment in Washington. On Wednesday, Garlinghouse offered a piece of advice to fintech startups in this changing time: "Incorporate outside the United States."
Persons: Brad Garlinghouse, we've, Garlinghouse, … It's Organizations: Milken, Global Conference, Ripple, CNBC, DC, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission Locations: Beverly Hills , California, U.S, Washington, United States
Kelly directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology's recently created US AI Safety Institute, a group of top computer scientists and ethicists tasked with studying and addressing AI risks, particularly in relation to areas of national security, civil rights, and general public safety. It's expected to introduce testing standards for AI developers to make sure their systems are safe. Kelly, part of Business Insider's 2024 AI Power List, helped shape President Joe Biden's technology policy and assisted in drafting his executive order last year that focused on issues related to AI safety. Before that, Kelly was a special assistant to the president of the National Economic Council, where she led efforts in technology policy, including in AI. See Business Insider's full AI Power List
Persons: Kelly, Joe Biden's Organizations: National Institute of Standards, Safety Institute, National Economic Council, Capital
Investors should look beyond the so-called "Magnificent Seven" and identify "country winners" in tech outside the U.S., according to one hedge fund manager. Beeneet Kothari, CEO and principal portfolio manager at the U.S.-headquartered hedge fund Tekne Capital Management, said there are global tech stocks that also make good investments right now. "Our view is that there is a Magnificent Seven set of companies in each of the major economies in the world [which] you can buy for a fraction of the value," he told CNBC Pro earlier this month. The Magnificent Seven stocks — Alphabet , Amazon , Apple , Meta Platforms , Microsoft , Nvidia and Tesla — have dominated investor interest in tech over recent years. Kaspi Among the stocks Kothari is betting on is the Kazakhstan-headquartered fintech Kaspi .
Persons: Beeneet Kothari, Kothari Organizations: Capital Management, CNBC Pro, Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, Tesla, Kazakhstan Stock Exchange, American Locations: U.S, Kazakhstan, Silicon Valley
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