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? News Highlight: Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway dumped a portion of its Visa and Mastercard holdings and increased exposure in Nubank.
⚡ Just in The NYSE has filed an application with the USPTO to provide an online marketplace for various digital goods including NFTs, cryptocurrencies, digital media, and artwork.
⭐ Also, Bank of America announced its latest online payment solution called Pay by Bank. Launched in conjunction with Banked: Ltd.
?? Furthermore, Sokin is set to enable full e-commerce payments for the first time in the metaverse.
? Crypto – DBS Bank is working on expanding its cryptocurrency exchange beyond its current investor base of institutional clients.
? Insights: One of the key areas for entrepreneurial kids is making money by trading crypto. More than 1.33 million of the UK’s children have invested in cryptocurrency, according to a new report from teen neobank GoHenry.
? Opportunities:
- Wellstreet has pulled together a host of leading Nordic bankers and fintech players for a new $40 million fintech fund.
- Stronghold has launched Stronghold Capitalto invest $100 Million in pioneering companies and funds across three core areas: overlooked and underrepresented founders and fund managers, the payments and fintech ecosystem, and the Web3 and blockchain ecosystem.
- Also, there’s a key event for CEOs and CFOs looking to expand the business. Hear Hristo Borisov, CEO and co-founder at Payhawk - The financial system of tomorrow, and Andrew Wolfin, Partner at Mishcon de Reya LLP share their first-hand experience of setting up a UK entity, and their top practices to follow for scaling up your business finances. The webinar, Scaling into the UK, will be held on Wednesday, February 23rd, 2022.
☕️ Events? What key role does AI play in everything from fraud detection and financial inclusion to ensuring a superior customer experience? Join Provenir for an exciting panel discussion where they'll talk with the key industry experts Pablo Dávalos, Samer Atassi, Alejandro Correa Bahnsen, PhD, Jose Luis Vargas Favero, and Fabiola Seminario.