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Aisha S Gani

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fintech reporter @bloomberg.com

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Aisha S Gani @aishagani.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Hello! Some highlights from my first week as a Knight-Bagehot Fellow at Columbia University. I’m thrilled to be back in New York!
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Dónal Griffin @donalgriffin.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Every week during the years before its collapse, Stenn sent granular emails to its Wall Street backers listing its biggest clients, line by line. Yet all was not as it seemed... www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-04-23/stenn-collapse-how-citigroup-bnp-paribas-missed-fintech-s-warning-signs
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Wall Street Missed Warning Signs Ahead of $1 Billion Fintech Implosion
Big banks like Citigroup and Natixis thought they were backing a $1 billion fintech darling. But when Stenn blew up, most of its supposed partners said they had never worked with the company.
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Aisha S Gani @aishagani.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Hello! For my first story of the year I spoke to the Syrian and Palestinian co-founders of the finance startup nsave that provides offshore accounts to people from unstable economies, and raised $18 million from investors www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Sequoia Backs Startup Giving Offshore Accounts to People in Unstable Economies
Offshore finance startup nsave raised $18 million from investors including Sequoia Capital and Y Combinator to help it expand into investment products.
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Rachel Savage @rachelmsavage.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
More than 140 workers in Kenya who moderated Facebook content including child sexual abuse, terrorism and necrophilia have severe PTSD, according to diagnoses made as part of a lawsuit against Meta and the moderation outsourcing company Samasource
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More than 140 Kenya Facebook moderators diagnosed with severe PTSD
Exclusive: Diagnoses part of lawsuit being brought against parent company Meta and outsourcer Samasource Kenya
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Aisha S Gani @aishagani.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Tuesday news — UK will monitor insider trading risks in new secondaries markets. Read the full story here: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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UK Will Monitor Insider Trading Risks in New Secondaries Markets
A UK regulator said a new framework for private company share sales will create “more of a ‘buyer beware’ market” than a traditional stock exchange, with higher risks of insider trading.
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Israel has taken more Syrian territory and struck chemical weapons sites in reaction to the toppling of Bashar al-Assad’s regime by a group led by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham www.ft.com/content/5690...
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Israel takes more Syrian territory and hits chemical weapons sites
Defence minister Katz says troops will seize more ‘high ground’
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Aisha S Gani @aishagani.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
⚡️New: Digital bank Zopa Bank has raised €82 million ($86.6 million) as it prepares to launch current accounts in the new year, retaining its $1 billion unicorn status www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Zopa Bank Raises $86 Million Ahead of Launching Current Accounts
Digital bank Zopa Bank Ltd. has raised €82 million ($86.6 million) as it prepares to launch current accounts in the new year.
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Aisha S Gani @aishagani.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
I wrote about how the UK government hopes a new framework for secondary shares called Pisces will help them revive London’s moribund capital markets www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Investors Clamor for UK Startup Shares Outside the Sluggish LSE
Hungry investors have placed $50 million of unfilled orders for Klarna stock. Early employees of Revolut have been waiting months to cash in more than $500 million of their holdings. Monzo has a nine-...
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Heba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
"UnitedHealth is the largest U.S. health insurer, providing benefits to tens of millions of Americans, who pay more for healthcare than in any other country." Tremendous line in the Reuters coverage of the UHC CEO assassination. www.reuters.com/world/us/uni...
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UnitedHealthcare CEO fatally shot, NY Post reports
The CEO of UnitedHealthcare, Brian Thompson, was fatally shot in the chest on Wednesday morning outside the Hilton hotel in Midtown, NY Post reported, citing police sources.
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Aisha S Gani @aishagani.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
New: Revolut Co-Founder Storonsky Says UK Can’t Compete with US on IPOs www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Revolut Co-Founder Storonsky Says UK Can’t Compete with US on IPOs
Revolut boss Nik Storonsky would still prefer to float his fintech company in the US, saying that markets in the UK can’t compare.
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Aisha S Gani @aishagani.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Everyone from Wall Street investors to foreign governments are trying to map out Trump’s tariff plan in a fog of uncertainty. Bloomberg Economics has detailed a plausible scenario for what lies ahead: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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A Roadmap Through the Drama and Realities of Trump’s Trade War
Trump’s tariffs could go in many different directions. Understanding the strategy from his first term, and the priorities of his new team, reveals a potential path ahead.
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Aisha S Gani @aishagani.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Scoop: Revolut has told its former staff they can participate in a secondary share sale, allowing them to cash in at the finance firm’s latest $45 billion valuation
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Aisha S Gani @aishagani.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
spotted this on my walk to work. It’s true, there isn’t another city like London
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 27/11/2024
US motorists should brace for a hike in gasoline prices under the incoming Trump administration plans to slap tariffs on imports of products from Canada and Mexico
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Trump’s Tariff Plan Threatens Higher US Gasoline Prices
US motorists should brace for a hike in gasoline prices under the incoming Trump administration plans to slap tariffs on imports of products from Canada and Mexico.
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Aisha S Gani @aishagani.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Welcome to Bloomberg Mishal! www.bloombergmedia.com/press/mishal...
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Mishal Husain to Launch New Global Interview Series for Bloomberg Weekend Edition | Bloomberg Media
Intelligence for the new era of business. @BBGMedia
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Aisha S Gani @aishagani.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
The Royal Exchange is looking perfectly festive today:
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Aisha S Gani @aishagani.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
⚡️New: Revolut boss Nik Storonsky has hinted at making a fresh bid for a US banking license www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Revolut Co-Founder Nik Storonsky Hints at US Banking License Application
Revolut boss Nik Storonsky has hinted at making a fresh bid for a US banking license as part of the payment firm’s evolution from foreign exchange startup to global finance firm.
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Aisha S Gani @aishagani.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
I love the fact I have more American friends living in London these days. It means multiple friendsgiving dinners — accept they’ve fallen on my birthday weekend this time!
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Aisha S Gani @aishagani.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
⚡️ I wrote about how the Klarna x Google Pay tie-up means buy now, pay later is going to be available in more shoppers' digital wallets next year www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Klarna Adds Google Pay to Its Big Tech Partners After Apple Deal
Klarna Group Plc will offer buy-now, pay-later credit to US shoppers using Google Pay, tying up the fintech firm with another tech giant a month after its partnership with Apple Inc.
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Aisha S Gani @aishagani.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
I’m learning to ice skate and I’m curious to know how many lessons people generally take to become pretty decent?
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Aisha S Gani @aishagani.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Hello to all my new followers! I’m Aisha a news reporter based in London 📲 I cover financial technology for Bloomberg News ✨ I was previously at AJ+, BuzzFeed News, the Guardian 🌍 I also post about politics, books, and travel 📩 Got a story? Get in touch
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Aisha S Gani @aishagani.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Hello! I wrote about Klarna’s wild year: from boardroom brawls to IPO ready www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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From Boardroom Brawls to IPO Ready: Inside Klarna’s Wild Year
At times, the boardroom drama inside Klarna Group Plc this year felt like a soap opera.
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John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch.ft.com · 13/11/2024
Here are UK & US BlueSky numbers separately, to show what’s driving the trends: • Aug 3rd: Musk says ‘civil war is inevitable’ in UK during far right riots • Oct 17th: Musk changes the block function on X, prompting a massive exodus • Nov 7th: thousands more migrate in aftermath of Trump victory
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Aisha S Gani @aishagani.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
@adambienkov.bsky.social thanks for the handy politics starter pack!
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Aisha S Gani @aishagani.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Hello! Aisha Gani @bloomberg.com reporter here. I’ve finally joined. I’ll be posting about fintech, politics, and travel👋🏾
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