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Two executive orders pulled federal deadlines for quantum-proof encryption forward to 2030, after 2026 research cut the cost of breaking today's codes.
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The need to scale quickly is adding new challenges to the build vs. buy debate
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The private student loan market figures to benefit from Republican-led changes to the much larger federal program. But other consumer lenders could face a fallout as more Americans are forced to reconsider which debt payments to prioritize.
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Even though RIAs reached a record size in four important metrics, experts say equity values are masking weaknesses in their organic growth.
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The buy now/pay later provider and aspiring neobank submitted applications to the Utah Department of Financial Institutions and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. to establish Klarna Bank.
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Abhishek Lodha is a Director in the Public Finance team at Assured Guaranty, leading fintech strategy for the secondary markets team and pioneering initiatives at the intersection of secondary markets, credit, technology, and data. He has spent over a decade working across electronic trading, credit analytics, and the application of artificial intelligence in the public finance market. His experience spans fixed income, business development, and product development roles across both fintech startups and established financial institutions.
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The U.S. has created just 36,000 jobs on average every month over the last year; that's long enough to be a trend, and a weak one at that.
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Federal Reserve Board Gov. Christopher Waller says he is OK with dialing down the amount of communication issued by the central bank's monetary policy committee, but doesn't want the central bank to throw out the baby with the bathwater.
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Washington, D.C., may be the epicenter of the nation's birthday celebrations, but the financiers, financial institutions and city that funded it deserve some attention, too.
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