With the number of instances of wire fraud continuing to rise, many victims are turning to court to seek damages after a large portion of their life savings or business liquidity was stolen by scammers. According to a report published Thursday by wire fraud prevention firm CertifID, real estate agents, brokers and title companies are [...]read moreReal estate firms may be on the hook for wire fraud losses: CertifID
With U.S. regulators continuing to ramp up their scrutiny of crypto, startups and founders in the space are looking overseas to find friendlier climates to support their growth. One such destination is Hong Kong, which, seeking to restore its status as a financial hub, is banking on favorable crypto regulations to draw a fresh raft [...]read moreGlobal crypto firms turn to Hong Kong for refuge — and opportunity
The court has granted plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary approval of settlements proffered by Compass, The Real Brokerage, Realty One Group, At World Properties and Douglas Elliman in the Gibson commission lawsuit. Update: This story was updated on May 1, 2024 to add a comment from Realty One Group International. At Inman Connect Las Vegas, July 30-Aug. [...]read moreCourt Grants Preliminary Approval Of Settlements With Firms In Gibson
In 2024, it’s hard to wake up without reading about yet another large funding round in an enterprise AI company. Intuition, a new VC firm based in Paris, is doing something radical and betting on consumer tech exclusively. Behind the scenes, Hugo Amsellem (pictured left) and Etienne Boutan (pictured right) will be the general partners [...]read moreAs VC firms invest more in B2B startups, Intuition is a new VC fund focusing on consumer tech
A new listing of the fastest-growing UK businesses has seen Live Unlimited coming out top among fashion and accessories names. And in fact, it’s very close to the top of the list overall, coming in as Britain’s eighth fastest-growing firm. Live Unlimited The ranking, which was compiled by consulting and executive search business Oresa, showed [...]read moreLive Unlimited tops list of fastest-growing UK fashion firms
Realty ONE Group International has joined six other real estate brokerages in settling the commission lawsuits. The firm announced on Wednesday that it has entered into a nationwide settlement agreement with the commission lawsuit plaintiffs. The settlement, which is still subject to court approval, will settle all claims against Realty ONE Group, its franchises and [...]read moreRealty One Group joins growing list of firms to settle commission lawsuits
UK-based legaltech company Lawhive, which offers an AI-based in-house ‘lawyer’ through a software-as-a-service platform targeted at small law firms, has raised £9.5 million ($11.9M) in a seed round to expand the reach of AI-driven services for ‘main street’ law firms. To date, most legaltech startups that are deploying AI have concentrated on the big, juicy [...]read moreLawhive raises $12M to expand its legaltech AI platform for small firms
UK retail businesses lost £11.3 billion to fraud, cyber-attacks or data leaks in 2023, according to new research. And the picture was bleak too for UK consumers with a third claiming to have been victims of identity theft in the last year and the average lost is £311 per person. Image: Pixabay On average, enterprises [...]read moreFashion and beauty firms among retailers losing millions to fraud
PUNE: Travel companies in the city have observed a surge of over 60% in enquiries for Lakshadweep following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the beach destination and social media campaign to boycott the Maldives. Spokespersons of online travel portals, such as ixigo and Make My Trip, TOI spoke to on Monday claimed a 2,900%-3,400% [...]read moreLakshadweep: Unprecedented Surge in Exploring Lakshadweep – Travel Firms | Pune News
An impressive panels of judges has been lined up by Fashion District, as the industry networking company launches ‘Innovation Challenge: Manufacturing Futures’ to find “emerging businesses with innovative solutions to revolutionise the retail and fashion manufacturing industry for the better”. Lone Design Club Gillian Lipton, Sustainability Director at Alexander McQueen, Ella Gould, Head of Sustainability [...]read moreManufacturing Futures’ for emerging firms