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Billionaire businessman Dennis Bastas is closing in on full control of the two pharmaceuticals groups he jointly owns with Canada’s wealthy Sherman family, in what’s understood to be a $1 billion deal.

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Federal Reserve is to launch a new payment service that could allow Americans to send and receive money in seconds. The new service, called 'FedNow', will initially launch with 41 banks and 15 service providers, including community banks and large lenders such as JPMorgan Chase, Bank of New York Mellon and US Bancorp, with plans to add more banks and credit unions later this year. The Federal Reserve has been working on the service since 2019, but it was initially opposed by the big banks, who argued it was redundant, but later agreed to participate as they believe FedNow will expand the services they can offer their customers.

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Fino Payments Bank is keen to become a small finance bank after having completed five years of operations, Managing Director Rishi Gupta said. The Navi Mumbai-based company is a subsidiary of Fino Paytech, which is backed by marquee investors such as Bharat Petroleum, ICICI Group, Blackstone, IFC, Intel and LIC, among others. The company started operations in July 2017 with 410 branches to become the fourth payments bank after Airtel Payments Bank, India Post Payments Bank and Paytm Payments Bank. Fino, which was a remittance service provider, has converted most of its Fino Money Mart outlets into bank branches after getting licence from the Reserve Bank. Also, Fino is the only lender in this space being traded on the exchanges. «From regulatory and compliance perspectives we are eligible for an upgrade to a small finance bank, having completed the mandatory five years of operations. Our board also favours such a conversion and soon we'll be moving an application with the RBI in this regard,» Gupta told PTI.

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Over 200 Hong Kong stores now accept digital yuan payments, banks have claimed, as China looks to take its CBDC into the cross-border space.

Macquarie has ended discussions with Hong Kong’s CLP Group over the possible purchase of a 50 per cent stake in EnergyAustralia, the country’s third-largest electricity and gas supplier, sources said.

The recent momentous decision by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to revise the Enhanced Surveillance Measure (ESM) framework, in partnership with NSE and BSE, signifies a progressive stride towards ensuring market liquidity and nurturing growth opportunities for micro-small companies.Unlocking Opportunities for InvestorsWith the revised ESM framework, investors are set to benefit from increased trading opportunities. Previously, stocks under ESM Stage-II were restricted to trading once a week, posing challenges for investors seeking continuous engagement.

Newgen Software Technologies jumped over 12% on the NSE in Thursday's session after the global brokerage firm Jeffries reiterated a ‘Buy’ recommendation on the stock. The stock also hit its 52-week high of Rs 807.90. The US-headquartered brokerage has put a price target of Rs 860 per share.

Goel Ganga Developments has ventured into the rental segment to offer last-mile support to people looking out for a place to rent in Pune. The new venture called Goel Ganga Rent Easy is a full-stack platform, which also has separate verticals for buying and selling properties. The rental market is considered as growing segment in Indian real estate as in most of the major cities in India, close to 35% of the inhabitants prefer to rent out a space.

Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) account allows nominees to receive a portion of PF accumulations, EDLI benefits, and pension payments in the case of a member's death. Under the EPF scheme, both the employee and the employer contribute 12 per cent of the employee's base salary and dearness allowance. EPF deposits currently earn an annual interest rate of 8.1 per cent. Members should ensure to nominate their nominees, who would get the PF amount to their credit as well as the pension. Nominations can be made for one or more persons belonging to his family duly mentioning the percentage of share.

Decarbonisation of buildings is a key imperative to achieve the national net-zero goals, as buildings contribute nearly 40% of global emissions. In a conversation with ET Digital, Vijay Sankaran, vice-president and chief technology officer at Johnson Controls, says climate change is the most urgent challenge of our time and the answer to that lies in systemic digitalisation of buildings as well as using cloud, edge and AI to unite, automate and optimise systems.

Chris Ellison’s Mineral Resources has pulled out of a billion-dollar deal that would have seen it acquire a stake in lithium hydroxide plants in China owned by its partner, battery chemicals giant Albemarle.

Telstra will spend the next two weeks consulting with employees after confirming it will cut 472 jobs so it can automate operations and compete harder with software-based rivals for business customers.

Dusminute has raised Rs 11.5 crore in a bridge round led by Inflection Point Ventures. The funds will be utilized to drive Dusminute’s growth in Bangalore. The round has seen participation from multiple existing investors and industry veteran angel investors syndicated by an angel investor and banker Bandana Kankani.

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Krsnaa Diagnostics share price plunged over 10% on Thursday after Rajasthan government terminated tender to supply lab services under National Health Mission. Krsnaa Diagnostics shares began trading at intraday high of ₹486.25 apiece on BSE.  In an exchange filing, the company stated that this was in reference to the acceptance of a letter of award from the National Health Mission (NHM), Rajasthan, which it described as "the authority" for the provision of "Laboratory Services under Free Diagnostics Initiative on HUB and SPOKE Model under NHM" throughout the entire state of Rajasthan to the Company in consortium with the Telecommunications Consultants India Ltd ('TCIL'), which was the lead bidder and a 100% Government of India undertaking.

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