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International Women’s Day 2024: Four fintech leaders reflect on progress in the industry
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Inspiring Inclusion in Banking and Finance Tech
Date: March 7, 2024
Inspiring Inclusion in Banking and Finance Tech Research from Deloitte reveals an inclusive organisation is 2x as likely to exceed financial targets, 3x as likely to be high-performing, 6x more likely to be agile and innovative, and 8x more likely to achieve better business outcomes. Meanwhile, when employees “think their organisation is committed to and...
International Women’s Day: Driving innovation in the age of Gen AI
Date: March 7, 2024
International Women’s Day: Driving innovation in the age of Gen AI The theme for this year’s International Women’s day, Count Her In: Invest in Women. Accelerate Progress establishes a poignant tone for fostering authentic change. It mirrors the dynamic landscape of today’s data-driven environment where change is the only constant. The last third-party cookie has...
Bitcoin rises to record high
Date: March 5, 2024
Bitcoin rises to record high New York (Reuters) – Bitcoin hit a record high on Tuesday, fueled by investors pouring money into U.S. spot exchange-traded crypto products and the prospect that global interest rates may fall. The world’s largest cryptocurrency hit a high of $69,202, topping November 2021’s all-time peak of $68,999.99. Investor interest has...
Dollar slips vs euro as data weighs; bitcoin hits new high
Date: March 5, 2024
Dollar slips vs euro as data weighs; bitcoin hits new high By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) -The dollar slipped against the euro on Tuesday after data showed U.S. services industry growth eased and as investors braced for a busy week that includes a European Central Bank rate decision, congressional testimony from Federal Reserve...
Exclusive-UN-backed bank group seeks to avoid departures with new climate guidelines
Date: March 5, 2024
Exclusive-UN-backed bank group seeks to avoid departures with new climate guidelines By Simon Jessop, Isla Binnie and Tommy Wilkes LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – A United Nations-backed alliance of banks is proposing its members disclose more information on their commitments to tackle climate change without requiring them to coordinate action, in a compromise it hopes will...
US stocks pull back as bitcoin, gold score record highs
Date: March 5, 2024
US stocks pull back as bitcoin, gold score record highs By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) -Equity investors in the United States and Europe showed caution on Tuesday while bitcoin and gold touched all-time highs as market participants eyed upcoming economic data and central bank actions. All three major U.S. stock indexes followed their European...