San Francisco Financial News
18.05 / 18:21
17.05 / 02:11
Why are investors so jittery about streaming?
Therese Poletti writes the Tech Tales column for MarketWatch. Jeremy Owens is MarketWatch’s technology editor and San Francisco bureau chief
10.05 / 14:29
Divinity
Derby’s Take: SF Fed Paper Says Yield Curve Doesn’t Signal Big Recession Risk
The best way to look at the bond market as a means for divining the economic future suggests the U.S. economy isn’t heading toward an imminent downturn, according to a report on Monday from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
29.04 / 05:23
UPS
VISA
CEO
Singapore start-up Nium seeks up to $400 million in deals to take on Europe's crowded fintech market
LONDON — Nium, a $2 billion digital payments start-up based out of Singapore, has big plans for its European business.
28.04 / 05:13
business
Facebook
Adoption
Meta Ceo
Meta’s Reality Labs posts $2.9B loss: 'I recognize it’s expensive' says Zuck
Meta Platforms Inc., formerly known as Facebook Inc., posted its Q1 2022 earnings on Wednesday, with its Metaverse-focused Reality Labs division posting increased losses.
28.04 / 01:59
business
Payments
PayPal
PayPal is shuttering its San Francisco office: Report
Major United States-based payment processor PayPal will reportedly be closing its office in San Francisco, while the headquarters in nearby San Jose will remain available to employees.
25.04 / 23:01
business
Facebook
virtual reality
retail
open
Meta will open physical metaverse-themed store in San Francisco Bay Area
Social media giant Facebook's parent company, Meta, will be opening a retail store in the San Francisco Peninsula offering hardware for the virtual reality space.
22.04 / 20:07
UPS
Unemployment
Cuts to unemployment benefits didn’t spur jobs, says report
State cuts to pandemic unemployment benefits last summer had a small impact on hiring, suggesting enhanced funding for the unemployed didn't play a big role in labor shortages, according to research.
22.04 / 17:47
Blockchain
Lowe's
Ripple
SEC
After MENA and APAC, this is the region Ripple could be looking at next
Ripple, the San Francisco-based blockchain company, has admittedly seen more success and received warmer welcomes abroad than within the USA. So naturally, many investors and XRP-holders want to know where the company is looking at next to launch new projects and partnerships. And to that end, a statement by the company published on 20 April suggests where Ripple might be focusing in the near future.
22.04 / 16:17
Twitter
Digital
Platform
Bitcoin
Fintech giant Stripe jumps into crypto with a feature that lets Twitter users get paid in stablecoin
Stripe will allow businesses to pay their users via cryptocurrencies, starting with Twitter, in the latest sign of how large financial firms are warming to digital assets.
21.04 / 13:05
UPS
Target
end
Fed’s Daly Calls for ‘Expeditious’ Rate Increases to End Year at Neutral Levels
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Mary Daly said Wednesday that the U.S. central bank should move up its short-term target rate quickly to neutral levels and that she supports a big interest rate increase at the start of next month.
20.04 / 22:57
UPS
Remark
CME
rate hikes
Fed's Daly says the economy can handle rate hikes, but a mild recession is possible
San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly acknowledged Wednesday that a near-certain series of interest rate hikes over the coming months could tip the economy into a shallow recession, though she noted that isn't her expectation.
20.04 / 16:31
Ripple
XRP
SEC
CEO
SEC v. Ripple – How did agency’s ‘Estabrook Notes’ win affect XRP
Ripple Labs, the San Francisco-based fintech firm, has maintained its offensive attacks against the SEC amidst the ongoing lawsuit. However, it might be time for its supporters to put some hard brakes on that “winning” sentiment.
20.04 / 05:47
World Bank
Framework
India bats for global crypto regulation framework
India has pitched for a global framework to regulate crypto currencies identifying their use in money laundering and terror financing as the biggest risks for all countries. «I think the biggest risk for all countries across the board will be the money laundering aspect and also the aspect of currency being used for financing terror,» finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said at a discussion on “Money at a Crossroad” hosted by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington DC. The minister added that no country could handle these alone and they can be only regulated when countries come on board together.
14.04 / 20:33
13.04 / 20:19
Ripple
XRP
SEC
security
XRP price bounces to $0.72 but still risks new lows in April — here's why
Ripple's XRP took a break from its prevailing downtrend as its price rebounded from $0.68 to $0.72 in the last three days.
12.04 / 08:15
11.04 / 18:33
Blockchain
Binance
Digital
Yellow
network
Master Ventures Inv. Mgmt. Partners with Yellow Network to Transform Blockchain Industry
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11.04 / 12:13
cryptocurrency
Provident
Platform
cryptocurrency news
To Enable Crypto Payments On Its Platform, Bolt To Buy Wyre
Payments company Bolt to buy Wyre in cryptocurrency push
08.04 / 13:27
Blockchain
Kraken
California
Bitcoin
Shuts Down
safe
NOT
Kraken shuts down global headquarters as 'San Francisco is not safe'
The Golden City is losing its shine as one of the largest United States-based cryptocurrency exchanges closes its San Francisco-based headquarters.
07.04 / 16:51
business
Adoption
e-commerce
Bitcoin
Bolt to enable Bitcoin and NFT access via Wyre acquisition
San Francisco-based e-commerce startup Bolt is moving into cryptocurrencies and nonfungible tokens (NFTs) by acquiring fiat-to-crypto and payment infrastructure firm Wyre.
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