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Rich Paul: The man who changed the game of sports representation

Rich Paul is not your typical sports agent. He is the founder and CEO of Klutch Sports Group, a powerhouse agency that represents some of the biggest names in basketball, football, and baseball. He is also a close friend and confidant of LeBron James, arguably the best player in NBA history. Paul has negotiated deals worth over $4 billion for his clients, including James, Anthony Davis, Draymond Green, Jalen Hurts,…

Sensex rallies 405 points, Nifty closes near 19,550; L&T, M&M lead the gains

The Indian stock market ended on a positive note on Wednesday, October 5, 2023, as investors cheered the easing of Covid-19 restrictions and the improvement in the manufacturing sector. The BSE Sensex rose 405.31 points or 0.62% to close at 65,837.14, while the NSE Nifty gained 114.15 points or 0.59% to settle at 19,543.60. L&T, M&M, HDFC Bank among top performers Among the Sensex constituents, Larsen & Toubro (L&T) was…

Westpac to end private banking services for St George and Bank of Melbourne customers

Westpac Banking Corporation (ASX: WBC) has announced that it will cease offering private banking services to its customers under the St George and Bank of Melbourne brands, as part of its simplification strategy. The move will affect about 4,000 high-net-worth clients, who will be transferred to Westpac’s private wealth division or other banking options. Westpac’s simplification strategy Westpac, one of the big four banks in Australia, has been undergoing a…

Revolut and SoftBank end share dispute, paving way for UK banking licence

Revolut reaches agreement with SoftBank to simplify its ownership structure Revolut, the UK’s most valuable fintech company, has reached an agreement with SoftBank to simplify its ownership structure in a significant breakthrough for the UK’s financial technology sector. This long-awaited resolution paves the way for Revolut to finally obtain a coveted banking licence from the Bank of England. The protracted negotiations between Revolut and SoftBank, internally dubbed “Project Swan”, revolved…

EU Central Banks to Announce Plans for Digital Currency for Financial Markets

The European Union (EU) is preparing to reveal its plans for a wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) that would be used by financial institutions to settle securities and foreign exchange transactions. The governor of France’s central bank, François Villeroy de Galhau, said on Tuesday that the details of the initiative would be published in the coming weeks and that experiments would be carried out next year. What is a…

CBDCs: A Promise or a Peril for Financial Inclusion?

Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are often touted as a means to achieve financial inclusion for the unbanked and underbanked populations. However, a recent paper by the Bank of Canada reveals that the reality is more complex and challenging than it seems. What are CBDCs and why do they matter? CBDCs are digital versions of fiat currencies that are issued and backed by central banks. Unlike cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin,…

How Fintechs Help Community Banks Offer Personal Loans

Community banks and credit unions are partnering with fintechs to revive their personal lending business. By using digital platforms, they can offer unsecured loans to their customers faster and more efficiently. They can also compete with online lenders that provide point-of-sale financing to consumers. The Challenge of Unsecured Lending for Community Banks Unsecured personal loans are loans that do not require any collateral from the borrower. They are typically used…

Laurentian Bank faces leadership crisis amid strategic review

The sudden departure of the CEO and chair of Laurentian Bank has raised questions about the bank’s future and its governance practices. CEO ousted after two years Rania Llewellyn, who made history as the first female and the first person of Egyptian and Jordanian descent to lead one of Canada’s largest lenders, was ousted last weekend after two years in the role. She was appointed in late 2020 to turn…

TikTok faces data security challenges amid global scrutiny | FT Tech

TikTok, the popular video-sharing app, has been fined €345 million by the European Commission for breaching the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on children’s data. The app, owned by Chinese company ByteDance, has also been banned from official devices in more than a dozen countries, including India, the US, and Australia, over national security and data privacy concerns. The FT’s Cristina Criddle examines why TikTok and its Chinese owner…

Tech Billionaires Face Backlash Over Secretive Plan for a New City in California

A group of tech billionaires, including Laurene Powell Jobs, Reid Hoffman, and Marc Andreessen, have been secretly buying up thousands of acres of land in Solano County, California, with the apparent intention of building a new city from scratch. However, their plan has met with fierce opposition from local residents, farmers, and officials, who accuse them of being unethical, secretive, and disrespectful. A Mysterious Land Grab The tech billionaires’ project,…