WE ASKED YOU :

ARE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS IN THE METAVERSE A GOOD IDEA ?

Our results show that trust in the virtual world is still scant - with investors preferring to place their bets on real-world investment opportunities

32 %

Maybe

No

WILL ETHEREUM MERGE BOOST CRYPTO BACK TO PRE-WINTER LEVELS ? We examine The Merge and how the event will affect the cryptocurrency market moving forward

SINGAPORE AND INDIA TO WORK TOGETHER ON FINTECH REGULATION As these two leading regional hubs forge new strategic alliances , we discuss what the future will hold for them

WOMEN IN FINTECH : ANNELYSE FOURNIER , COO OF PDX GLOBAL

19 %

Yes

We caught up with Annelyse Fournier , COO of PDX Global , to find out what inspires her in fintech today

� RATIO Ratio , a fintech that combines payments , predictive pricing , financing and a quote-to-cash process into one platform , has raised $ 411mn across venture funding and a credit facility

� POWER Power launched a full-stack credit card issuance platform and has raised $ 316.1mn after a $ 300mn credit facility and $ 16.1mn in seed funding

� PAYPAL PayPal ’ s market capitalisation is currently sitting at $ 101.37bn , down from a peak of more than $ 360bn in July 2021

� BLOCK Block , the recently re-branded Square , owned by Jack Dorsey , posted a net loss of $ 208mn , or 36c a share

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