Finance Director Encourages Public Participation in School Aid Meeting at UMass on March 24
Finance Director Urges Public to Attend Meeting on School Aid at UMass on March 24 Day of Civic Awareness Planned for High School Students With many schools and municipalities facing budget shortfalls for the next year, largely due to the increased needs of schools, School Finance Director Shannon Bernacchia urged parents and educators to attend […]
Square Financial Services Expands to Offer Cash App Borrowing Solutions
Square Financial Services to Service, Originate Cash App Borrow Block said Thursday (March 13) that its industrial bank, Square Financial Services (SFS), received approval from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) to offer the company’s consumer loan product Cash App Borrow. SFS will begin servicing and originating Cash App Borrow loans nationwide in the coming […]
TPG Real Estate Finance Secures $1.1 Billion Commercial Real Estate CLO Transaction
TPG RE Finance Prices $1.1B Commercial Real Estate CLO Deal TPG RE Finance Trust (NYSE: TRTX) has announced the pricing of TRTX 2025-FL6, a $1.1 billion managed Commercial Real Estate Collateralized Loan Obligation (CRE CLO). The company expects to place approximately $962.5 million of investment grade securities with institutional investors, providing non-mark-to-market, […]
Synctera Secures $15 Million as Embedded Finance Evolves
Synctera Raises $15 Million Amid Embedded Finance’s Evolution Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) and embedded finance firm Synctera raised $15 million in new funding. The financing brings Synctera’s total funding to $94 million and will help support the acceleration of its growth and meet the more complex needs of its customers, according to a Tuesday (March 11) press […]
Alaska Energy Metals: Why Now is The Right Time to Invest in American Nickel.
Nickel may not make the same headlines as other strategic critical metals, but this silvery-white metal is an integral component in a host of diverse applications from stainless steel production to energy storage technologies. Indonesia, currently referred to as the “OPEC of nickel,” cranks out approximately 61% of the world’s refined nickel supply. This outsized […]
Amid Ongoing Concerns of Bank Failures, Corporate Finance Leaders Focus on Liquidity and Security
As Fears of Bank Failure Persist, Corporate Finance Leaders Prioritize Liquidity and Safety Though the worst of 2023’s banking crisis lasted just five days, its effects continue to haunt corporate finance leaders nearly two years later. Nine out of 10 executives and senior managers involved in deposit administration said they were concerned about near-term deposit […]
How Global Fintech Startups Are Bridging the Gender Wealth Divide
How Global Fintech Startups Are Closing The Gender Wealth Gap Fintech is fueling a financial revolution for women—not just in the U.S., but across the globe. From Europe to Africa, Latin America to Asia, a new wave of startups is breaking down financial barriers, empowering women with better access to banking, investment tools, and entrepreneurial […]
James Dolan Advocates for Increased Transparency in NBA Financial Matters
James Dolan Calls For More Transparency Regarding NBA Finances Knicks owner James Dolan wants the NBA to adopt a more open accounting process for its finances and he plans to call for a vote on a resolution to that effect when the board of governors meets later this month, according to Tim Bontemps of ESPN. […]
Experts Offer Strategies for Coping with the Trumpcession and Economic Anxiety
Experts Share How To Navigate Trumpcession, Economic Anxiety With every announcement that the Trump administration makes lately, it can feel like the U.S. economy is strapped onto a never-ending rollercoaster. Take the ongoing saga of Donald Trump’s tariffs. Just this week, Trump said he was going forward with a 25% additional tariff on almost all […]
Encouraging Vulnerable Customers to Obtain Support from Financial Services Firms
Vulnerable customers encouraged to seek support from financial services firms Fewer than half (42%) of vulnerable customers have disclosed their personal circumstances to firms, according to the City regulator. People affected by a vulnerability, such as a health condition, a low ability to withstand financial shocks or low financial and/or digital literacy levels, were also […]