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New financial and tech jargon explained

New terms explained
Fractional ownership
Fractional ownership
Metaverse
Metaverse
Ransomware attack
Ransomware attack
Meme stock
Meme stock
Payment for order flow
Payment for order flow
Big Tech
Big Tech
Fintech
Fintech
Robo-adviser
Robo-adviser
Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrency
Stablecoin
Stablecoin
Blockchain
Blockchain
NFT
NFT
SPAC
SPAC
Unicorn
Unicorn
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New terms explained

Do you know your blockchain from your Big Tech and your meme stock from your metaverse? As finance and technology become ever more entwined, a whole host of new terms have emerged. Read on as we explain what some of the most common new words and phrases you’ll find in financial headlines today actually mean.
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Alice Cattley

24 December 2021

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