Chinese Developer Evergrande Nears Landmark Restructuring Deal
China Evergrande Group, the giant property company that defaulted on its U.S. dollar bonds more than a year ago, is close to striking a debt restructuring deal with foreign bond investors.Read More
The Cryptocurrency Derivatives Market Is Ready for Life Beyond FTX Debacle
Participants in the cryptocurrency derivatives market have taken the collapse of FTX on the chin with a stoic step forward for market resiliency; finds institutional report. Members of the Acuiti Crypto Derivatives Expert Network are learning from FTX’s November demise by holding less money at exchanges and onboarding with third-party custody providers while calling for […]
Klarna Launches ‘Conscious Badges’ to Recognise the Best Sustainable Practises in Tech
Global payments provider Klarna has launched new ‘conscious badges’ in collaboration with the sustainability tech platform Clarity AI. Klarna will award up to five of the new conscious badges to tech brands, to recognise those best championing sustainable practices. The initiative enables Klarna users worldwide to access more comprehensive metrics about their electronic purchases. Information […]
Hokodo and BNP Paribas Launch BNPL Solution For B2B eCommerce
Fintech Hokodo has launched a new B2B buy now, pay later (BNPL) solution in collaboration with French international banking group BNP Paribas. The solution aims to enable large multinational corporates to provide payment alternatives to their business customers. Following the significant rise of B2B digital sales, it has emerged that B2B sellers are in need of a […]
ClearBank and Code First Girls Partner to Tackle Fintech’s Gender Gap
ClearBank, the UK-based cloud-based banking platform, has teamed up with Code First Girls to tackle the gender gap in fintech by actively recruiting female coders. Code First Girls, the largest provider of free coding courses for women in the UK, partners with over 100 firms in the UK as well as abroad to actively place […]
Ben Affleck addresses his ‘mischaracterized’ remarks about Jennifer Garner and that Grammys moment
Ben Affleck is clearing a few things up.Read More
Pediatric hospital beds are in high demand for ailing children. Here’s why
• Video: Doctor explains ‘alarming’ CDC report • Experts worry that maternal deaths in the US are getting worseRead More
Slovakia to send 13 MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine
• China’s Xi to meet Putin next week in first visit to Russia since invasion • Secret security service document reveals Russia’s 10-year plan to destabilize MoldovaRead More
Opinion: Macron is dragging France’s retirement age out of the 17th century
The last time President Emmanuel Macron tried to drag France’s antiquated pension and retirement system from the 17th century into the 21st century with one long pull, mobs coursed through the streets of Paris, flaming barricades went up on the Champs Elysées and Macron’s entire presidency nearly floundered in the face of the “gilets jaunes” […]
French workers can retire much younger than most. That’s about to change
The French government is planning to raise the official retirement age by two years as part of a long-delayed reform to the country’s pension system that prompted labor unions to call for nationwide strikes next week.Read More
