FinTech behemoth Revolut names a new UK CEO amidst difficulties getting a banking license

Francesca Carlesi, a former executive at Barclays, has been named as the new CEO of Revolut, a European FinTech company, effective Thursday. Carlesi, who has fifteen years of experience in the financial services industry and was previously employed at Deutsche Bank, was most recently the CEO of Molo Finance, a digital mortgage lender. Revolut’s spokesperson…

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UK Confirms Plans to Implement Formal Law to Regulate Crypto Industry

In a consultation paper, the U.K. government confirmed its intentions to regulate the cryptocurrency market, stating that it hopes to introduce formal legislation by 2024. The government released a response to a consultation paper that contained suggestions for regulating the cryptocurrency sector and was published earlier this year. The government stated in the paper that…

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US consumer prices increased by 0.4% in September, more than expected

Inflation remained a top concern for policymakers in September as consumer prices increased at a slightly faster-than-anticipated rate for a variety of goods and services. According to a recently released Labor Department report, the consumer price index increased 0.4% from the previous month and 3.7% from the previous year. The corresponding Dow Jones estimates were…

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IMF Raises US Growth Forecast for 2023; Global Outlook Keeps Unchanged.

The International Monetary Fund released its latest World Economic Outlook on Tuesday, revising its US growth forecast while predicting a slowdown in expansion in the Eurozone. The IMF has raised its forecast for U.S. growth this year to 2.1%, an increase of 0.3 points from the latest estimate in July. The outlook for next year…

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