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Figure: Ma Activity
Figure acquired real estate lender Kiavi through a joint venture to tokenize housing loans and deploy an AI-powered onboarding agent, signaling strategic expansion into blockchain-based real estate finance.
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The leadership read
Consolidation of this kind shifts demand toward integration and transformation leadership bench strength in fintech.
Market context: MitchelLake's Talent Market Index sits at 107.9 (Hot), up 2.4 on the prior month; Americas hiring signal is running rising (+15.4pts).
Figure: 1 signal in the last 90 days — in line with the Fintech median of 1 across 95 tracked companies.
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