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The Promise and Perils of Open Finance

Harvard Corporate Governance

Open Finance seeks to harness the potential of new platform technology to enhance customer data access, sharing, portability, and interoperability—thereby leveling the informational playing field and fostering greater competition between incumbent financial institutions and a new breed of fintech disruptors.

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Embedded Finance Comes Of Age

Global Finance

Embedded finance is revolutionizing global trade, making financing as simple as a click, and empowering SMEs previously locked out of traditional systems. Imagine a world where accessing trade finance is as simple as clicking a button, woven seamlessly into the fabric of online commerce. billion by 2033, up from $63.2

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Earth Finance Acquires Climate Engine and its "Spatial Finance" Technology Platform

Benzinga

SEATTLE, April 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Earth Finance , a Seattle-based sustainability strategy and financing firm has acquired Climate Engine , a U.S. Companies who proactively capitalize on opportunities to generate business value from energy, water, and nature will thrive in the decades ahead."

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Alternative Financing Comes Of Age

Global Finance

For years, alternative financing models have been changing the way companies access cash. Now, fintech is offering innovations, from subscription and fee-based online lending marketplaces to blockchain, that are changing the alternative financing landscape itself. trillion in 2024 and forecast that it will reach $5.3

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Considerations for Technology Companies in Pre-IPO Limbo

Harvard Corporate Governance

In recent weeks, Arm, Instacart, and Klaviyo priced their IPOs, marking some of the first notable IPOs by technology companies in the past 18 months. Spinner, Ms. Delahaye, Mr. Gillman, Michael Nordtvedt , and Rezwan Pavri. Instacart and Klaviyo also raised their price ranges while on the road. What were their keys to success?

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Generative AI in finance: Finding the way to faster, deeper insights

Mckinsey and Company

Generative AI technologies can automate time-consuming tasks for finance professionals, but can they be trusted to give the right answers?

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HSBC Simplifies Trade Finance For Chinese SMEs

Global Finance

HSBC announced at Sibos on Wednesday that it is expanding the trade financing solutions it offers to businesses trading on e-commerce platforms in mainland China and Hong Kong, following the successful launch of its collaboration with Dowsure Technologies. You can click at the point of purchase to pay now or after 30 days.

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