GoCardless contemplates acquisitions in the midst of consolidation in the payments industry

Leading Fintech Company GoCardless Considering Merger and Acquisition Deals to Bolster Market Share In a highly competitive field, British fintech company GoCardless aims to secure its position through potential mergers and acquisitions. Hiroki Takeuchi, GoCardless’ CEO, disclosed in an interview with CNBC that the company is exploring opportunities to accelerate growth, add value to its…

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This electric vehicle battery company has potential for double-digit gains in the future.

“CATL: China’s EV battery giant poised for outsized gains” Contemporary Amperex Technology, also known as CATL, is an influential player in the electric vehicle industry that often flies under the radar. As the leading company by market capitalization on the Shenzhen stock exchange, CATL boasts a larger valuation than other local heavyweights such as BYD….

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World’s largest bank, ICBC, suffers ransomware cyberattack

The U.S. division of Chinese bank ICBC hit by cyberattack The U.S. financial services division of the Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) was targeted in a cyberattack that reportedly disrupted the trading of Treasurys. ICBC, which is the world’s largest lender by assets, confirmed that its financial services arm experienced a ransomware attack,…

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A memo reveals that Google employees often work more than eight hours a day.

Google employees work longer than the standard 9-to-5 workday, refuting earlier reports of light workloads, according to an HR representative from the company. The representative disclosed that most salaried Googlers already work longer than 8-hour days, making a compressed work schedule difficult to achieve. The company does, however, allow employees to apply for schedules that…

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