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Banxware co-founder launches credit infrastructure platform

Finextra

2 days ago

Business
Finextra

Banxware co-founder launches credit infrastructure platform

Berlin-based startup Credibur has secured $2.2 million in pre-seed funding to launch its credit infrastructure platform. 0 The round was led by European FinTech VC Redstone, with participation from MS&AD Ventures, Inovia, and a host of angels. Credibur is the brainchild of Nicolas Kipp, co-founder of embedded lending platform Banxware and chief risk officer at Ratepay. In these roles, Kipp says he witnessed daily how funding and reporting processes can become operational bottlenecks that hinder growth. With Credibur, Kipp and his 10-person team has set out to build infrastructure that solves a central problem in the structured credit portfolio business between non-bank lenders and institutional capital providers: it automates complex, Excel-based workflows and provides all critical decision-making data in real-time. The majority of institutional capital providers continue to rely on manual processes or outdated systems. Credibur replaces these with a modular API-and-AI-first infrastructure for more informed risk assessment and improved decision-making in the credit business. With the funding in place, the startup is exiting stealth mode and is already launching with its first pilot customers. "Debt facility management is the underestimated Achilles' heel in non-bank lending - operationally complex and technologically neglected. With Credibur, we're digitalising this final frontier in the value chain and efficiently connecting institutional capital with new credit models," says Kipp.

7 things to do after defeating Ender Dragon in Minecraft

Time of India

4 days ago

Entertainment
Time of India

7 things to do after defeating Ender Dragon in Minecraft

Image via Mojang Minecraft allows players to explore, build, craft, and fight with various mobs and bosses in the Minecraft World. Ender Dragon is one of them and defeating it is considered one of the game's most impressive milestones. But it doesn't mean the game is over, in fact it just has started as it opens up a whole new world of opportunities. Regardless of you being a builder, explorer, or Redstone engineer, there's many things left to do. This article outlines 7 exciting things and activities which players can do or must do after killing the Ender Dragon in their Minecraft World. Things to do after killing Ender Dragon in Minecraft Here are the 7 things which players can do after defeating Ender Dragon in Minecraft: 1. Exploring & looting the End city to obtain an Elytra Players can look for End cities in the outer End islands. Players can explore End ships to collect Elytra. Collect valuable loot such as enchanted gear and shulker shells. 2. Killing Shulkers to make Shulker Boxes : Players can kill shulkers in End cities in order to obtain shulker shells. Players can craft shulker boxes through shulker shells to enhance portable storage. Shulker boxes are very helpful for mining and large building projects. 3. Collecting the Dragon Egg To collect the Dragon Egg players can use a piston or torch trick. Players can display it as a mark of achievement in their base. Also in future players can respawn the Ender Dragon for more experience 4. Building a base in the End Players can benefit from the flat terrain and unique ambience to create futuristic or alien builds. Players can also mine the End stone and purpur blocks as aesthetic materials. 5. Making an Enderman XP farm Players can build an endermen farm in the End as the natural spawning rate is in the End. Doing so players can collect large amounts of experience for enchanting tools and armor. Players can also have a steady supply of Ender pearls for teleportation or crafting. 6. Creating a Beacon Players can use the XP from the Ender Dragon to enchant gear. With the enchanted gears players can summon a Wither. Then players can use the Nether Star to build a beacon to buff their base. 7. Map out all End gateway portals Every time when players defeat the Ender Dragon again, a new gateway spawns. Which unlocks more outer End islands. These were the 7 things which players can do after defeating the Ender Dragon in Minecraft. Catch Rani Rampal's inspiring story on Game On, Episode 4. Watch Here!

Murdoch stood up to Trump. Did Paramount fold?

Business Insider

6 days ago

Business
Business Insider

Murdoch stood up to Trump. Did Paramount fold?

A shocking change in late-night TV. A salacious story about Jeffrey Epstein. What do they have in common? Donald Trump. Specifically, Trump's use of the Presidency to bend media companies to his will. It's a power he's used so effectively in his second term that any threat he makes has to be taken seriously. And that any decision a big media company makes will be seen through a Trump-colored lens, regardless of the facts — which ends up increasing that power. In the case of Paramount's call to end Stephen Colbert's late-night show, there's no evidence that the company's current owner, Shari Redstone, made the move to appease Trump by kiboshing a TV host who routinely rips into the president. The same goes for Larry Ellison and David Ellison, who plan to buy Paramount via their Skydance studio. Paramount itself took pains to say the decision was "purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night." And as we constantly note here, late-night TV — and all TV — is very much challenged: Ratings for just about any conventional TV programming that isn't the NFL are shrinking. And the viewers who watch late-night shows like Colbert's have been dwindling, and aging, for years. Subtract Trump from the story, and this would be just another signpost telling us that the internet has supplanted TV. And that the TV industry doesn't know how to deal with it other than a never-ending series of cuts and garage sales. "Over the next few years, we expect virtually all linear TV programming outside of sports and news to shift to catalog content and reruns of what appeared on streaming; there simply will not be a business model to support original entertainment programming on linear TV," Lightshed analyst Rich Greenfield wrote in a research note Friday morning. The thing is, Trump is all over the story. That's because Redstone has already paid a $16 million ransom to Trump, in order to settle a seemingly spurious lawsuit he filed about a "60 Minutes" interview with Kamala Harris last fall. And the Ellisons, who plan to buy Paramount if the Trump-controlled Federal Communications Commission signs off on the deal this fall, are already deeply enmeshed with Trump. Larry Ellison, who Forbes says is now the second-richest man in the world, is a longtime Trump donor whose Oracle software company is doing lots of Trump-blessed business these days. His son David, who will run Paramount, has been actively seeking Trump's blessing — which is presumably why he was spotted hanging out with Trump ringside at two UFC matches this spring. So is there a world where Redstone agreed to move out Colbert as a way to placate Trump — or to do so on behalf of the Ellisons, for the same reasons? So far, there's zero reporting out there making that case. But plenty of people immediately wondered out loud if it was so, including Senators Elizabeth Warren and Adam Schiff, who both put out statements Thursday night wondering if Colbert's show was killed for "political reasons." (Paramount declined to comment beyond its initial press release. A rep for Skydance, the Ellison-owned company that will control Paramount if the sale goes through, also declined to comment. Trump, meanwhile, applauded Colbert's cancellation: "I absolutely love that Colbert' got fired. His talent was even less than his ratings. hear Jimmy Kimmel is next," he posted.) But if you're looking for more evidence that Trump expects America's media companies to do what he wants, you didn't have to look very hard on Thursday. After The Wall Street Journal published a story about a racy poem and drawing Trump allegedly gave to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, Trump announced that he had told both Emma Tucker, the Journal's editor, and Rupert Murdoch, who owns the paper via his News Corp., not to publish the report. Because they did, Trump said Thursday night via his Truth Social platform, he would sue Murdoch and his publications. "I look forward to getting Rupert Murdoch to testify in my lawsuit against him and his "pile of garbage" newspaper, the WSJ.," Trump added in a follow-up post Friday morning. Will Trump actually do that? On the one hand, Trump is well-known for threatening media companies with lawsuits, and throughout his career has sometimes followed up. He's never actually filed a suit while he was president, however. And up until last year, he didn't have much luck with the suits he did file. That changed last fall, after Trump's reelection. Since then, we've seen a series of media and tech companies settle Trump's suits with multimillion-dollar payouts — settlements most legal experts say those companies would never have offered if he didn't have the power of the presidency behind him. Which in my mind gives his current threat much more currency — even though it would end up pitting Trump against the man who also owns and controls Fox News, an outlet Trump watches constantly, and uses to staff his administration. There's no point in speculating what would happen if Trump does follow through with his suit (the White House press office, asked for comment, referred me to Trump's Truth Social posts). But we don't have to speculate about Trump's presence in media boardrooms and everywhere else — he's in everyone's heads, whether they like it or not.

HaysMac appoints new audit director in property division

Yahoo

17-07-2025

Business
Yahoo

HaysMac appoints new audit director in property division

UK-based accountancy, tax, and advisory company HaysMac has appointed Sarah Redstone as audit director within its property division. The company said the appointment is aimed at better supporting developers, investors, and real estate investment managers in addressing the challenges and opportunities within the industry. HaysMac managing partner Natasha Frangos said: 'We are thrilled to welcome Sarah to our property team. 'As we accelerate our growth in the property sector, Sarah's expertise will be instrumental in delivering outstanding value and insight to our clients.' Redstone has 12 years of experience specifically in the property and construction industries, having worked extensively in transactions and advisory roles. Her background includes managing complex audit engagements according to both IFRS and UK GAAP, as well as leading various statutory and non-statutory audits for a wide range of clients. In her career, she has been responsible for overseeing the execution of multi-team projects and has acted as the main point of contact for clients regarding both technical and strategic issues. Her skill set also covers internal control assessments, group reporting, and working closely with teams across different functions, including tax and corporate finance. Redstone said: 'I'm delighted to be joining HaysMac at such an exciting time. The firm's deep sector focus, innovative culture, and commitment to client success make it the ideal place to make an impact. 'I look forward to collaborating with the team and helping our clients navigate the evolving challenges of the property and construction landscape.' "HaysMac appoints new audit director in property division" was originally created and published by International Accounting Bulletin, a GlobalData owned brand. The information on this site has been included in good faith for general informational purposes only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely, and we give no representation, warranty or guarantee, whether express or implied as to its accuracy or completeness. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on our site.

Calgary police investigate shooting in Redstone

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