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Sound Group Inc is a world-wide audio-centric social and entertainment company. It Leverages broad product portfolio and in-house technologies, Sound Group caters to user interest in audio entertainment and social networking. Sound Group nurtures a globally diverse and inclusive team, drawing on talent from various countries and regions world-wide.

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Burlington Stores, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BURL#NYSE">BURL</a>) shares are <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/movers" rel="noreferrer noopener">trading higher on Thursday.</a>
The company reported first-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $1.60, beating the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/25/05/g45665089/burlington-stores-inc-reports-first-quarter-2025-earnings" rel="noreferrer noopener">analyst consensus estimate of $1.41</a>. Quarterly sales of $2.50 billion missed the Street view of $2.52 billion.
Total sales&nbsp;increased 6% year over year, while comparable store sales were flat.
&#8220;We anticipate that tariffs will put significant pressure on our merchandise margin, but we are confident that, as long as tariffs do not increase from current levels, we can offset this pressure elsewhere in the P&amp;L,&#8221; said the company&#8217;s CEO Michael O&#8217;Sullivan.
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Gross margin&nbsp;in the quarter under review expanded to 43.8% from 43.5%, an increase of 30 basis points year over year. Merchandise margin expanded 20 basis points.
Adjusted EBITDA&nbsp;was $244 million compared with $217 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2024, excluding $6 million of expenses in each period associated with bankruptcy-acquired leases.
Merchandise inventories soared 15% on a year-over-year basis to $1.315 billion. Comparable store inventories decreased 8%.
The company exited the quarter with cash and equivalents worth $371.092 million, and long-term debt of $1.637 billion.
Outlook: Burlington Stores sees second-quarter adjusted EPS of $1.20-$1.30 versus the $1.34 estimate. The firm expects total sales to increase in the range of 5% to 7%; this assumes comparable store sales will increase in the range of 0% to 2%.
For FY25, the firm expects total sales to increase in the range of 6% to 8% on top of the 11% increase during Fiscal 2024.
The company projects the firm to open approximately 100 net new stores.
Burlington Stores reiterated its FY25 Adj EPS guidance of $8.70-$9.30 versus the $9.24 estimate.
Price Action: BURL shares are trading higher by 2.39% to $245.08 at last check Thursday.
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Burlington Beats Q1 Earnings, CEO Vows To Absorb Tariff Heat Through Gains Elsewhere

Real estate markets are still not getting a lot of love from the investing world. Even though sales and pricing have been increasing, there is still fear of what may happen if the bond market does not get its act under control. The price of real estate and REITs are very closely correlated to the yield of ten-year treasuries, and that is a concern.
I am comfortably in the camp of &#8220;Stagflation is inevitable&#8221; thanks to the current trade policy and high levels of uncertainty. However, I am not in the camp of &#8220;The end is nigh.&#8221;
Given the nasty bear market we have experienced and the levels of fear in the marketplace, it is quite likely that we are closer to a bottom than the markets want to accept. Even those who are bullish on the economy and the markets tend to overlook real estate.
Even though real estate has created more millionaires and even billionaires than any other asset class, there is a perception that owning REITs is boring. While REITs have languished in the past few years, it was hard to be comfortable with calling a bottom as we did not see insiders step up to the plate as they have at previous bottoms in the REIT market. That is starting to change. In recent weeks, buying activity by the officers and directors of real estate investment trusts has been picking up.
Americold Realty Trust (Ticker: COLD)
One of the largest rounds of insider buying recently was at Americold Realty Trust (COLD). Everything you buy requires storage at some point in its journey from the manufacturer to you. A lot of the things you buy, especially at the grocery store, require that storage facility to be temperature controlled—specifically, controlled to be cold.
Americold owns 238 cold storage facilities around the world. Its customers include some of the largest food producers and grocery chains in the world. Here in the United States, their locations cover 99% of the population.
There are key megatrends helping drive the demand for cold storage:
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<li>We are trying to eat healthier, which requires fresh food</li>
<li>Meal kits have seen a meteoric rise in popularity, and most of them have to be refrigerated at every step of the supply chain</li>
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Americold has seen revenues rise by 60% over the past five years, and net operating income has grown by 69%. The stock has fallen by more than 50% from its pandemic highs, and insiders are starting to buy shares in anticipation of a massive long-term rebound.
CEO George Chapelle bought $1.9 million worth of stock earlier this month. CFO Jay Wells spent $179,000 to add to his position in the REIT. Americold just raised the dividend by 5%, and the shares now yield about 5.5%.
BRT Apartments Corp. (Ticker: BRT)
It seems that every time there is even a hint of a lull in the real estate markets, Jeffrey Gould increases his stake in BRT Apartments (BRT). I bought BRT shares years ago when they made the transition from a mortgage REIT to an owner of apartments. It was insider buying that drew my attention to the stock, and we are still seeing strong buying today.
Gould has been in the real estate investment game for a long time and is also a director at One Liberty Properties (OLP), a net lease REIT.
BRT Apartments Corp. is a small-cap multifamily REIT focused on garden-style and mid-rise apartment communities across the Southeast and Texas. The company operates a portfolio of 29 properties with nearly 8,000 units. At the current price, the shares yield 6.29%. The REIT is also actively buying back stock to take advantage of the favorable valuation right now.
The Gould family owns about 40% of the REIT, but Jeffrey Gould just keeps buying. Notably, in May 2025, he purchased 25,238 shares valued at approximately $385,134. Earlier, in April 2024, Gould acquired shares worth over $625,000.
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (Ticker: PEB)
Hotel REITs have underperformed all year, and the decline is starting to create the kind of bargain pricing that attracts insiders. Pebblebrook Hotels (PEB) Chairman and CEO Jon Bortz has been aggressively buying shares since March. His most recent purchases were in May when he purchased about $1.5 million in additional shares of the REIT.
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PEB#NYSE">PEB</a>) is a lodging-focused REIT that owns a portfolio of upper-upscale, full-service hotels and resorts concentrated in high-barrier, urban and resort markets across the United States. Pebblebrook has carved out a niche investing in lifestyle-oriented properties in gateway cities like San Francisco, Washington D.C., Boston, and Key West. The portfolio includes over 50 hotels and resorts, featuring well-known properties like 1 Hotel San Francisco, Hotel Zena in D.C., and the Southernmost Beach Resort in Key West.
Real estate is out of favor with investors, but insiders are slowly but surely stepping up to the plate.

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Alpha Buying: Real Estate May Be Cold, but Insider Confidence Is Heating Up

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Houston American Energy shares are trading lower after the company announced a 1-for-10 reverse stock split.

After graduating and landing a professional marketing role in New York City, one Reddit user thought they were off to a strong start. But after receiving their first paycheck, reality hit hard: nearly 80% of their take-home pay <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/25/05/45573478/new-york-citys-housing-market-is-so-tough-that-its-now-the-second-most-expensive-city-in-the-world-i">went to rent</a>.
&#8220;After taxes, utilities, student loans, and transportation, there&#8217;s barely anything left for food, let alone saving or any semblance of a social life,&#8221; the person wrote in the <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/jobs/comments/1kw5xnr/just_started_my_professional_job_and_realized_my/">r/jobs</a> subreddit recently.
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Roommates Are The Reality</h2>
The original poster said they weren&#8217;t expecting the shock: &#8220;I feel like I&#8217;m playing a game where the rules changed, but no one told me.&#8221;
The overwhelming consensus in the replies was that living solo in a major city just isn&#8217;t doable for most new grads. &#8220;I <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/personal-finance/24/11/42193386/mark-cuban-shared-600-a-month-dallas-apartment-with-5-guys-and-slept-on-the-living-room-floor-i-had-nothing-so-i-had-nothing-to-lose">lived with roommates in a big city</a> for five years until I earned a six-figure paycheck,&#8221; one commenter said. &#8220;Very few people can afford to live on their own fresh out of the gate.&#8221;
Another added, &#8220;Everyone in big cities has roommates early in their careers or until they get married.&#8221; To them, it&#8217;s not weird or embarrassing.
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Several people shared that communal living has always been the norm. &#8220;My grandmother, who was born in 1933, lived in a woman&#8217;s house when she moved to the city for work. She had her own bedroom, but she shared a bathroom, had a curfew, and part of her rental fee went to breakfast and dinner,&#8221; one person recalled.
Many said this has long been the case for young workers in big cities. One person called it out as a common mistake: &#8220;He rented accommodation. Then he accepted a job offer. And only then did he do the maths. He just realized it.&#8221;
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Wider Economic Frustration</h2>
Some said the situation reflects broader economic problems. &#8220;The problem is that <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/personal-finance/24/12/42496912/warren-buffett-doesnt-believe-college-is-for-everyone-none-of-his-3-kids-finished-if-you-pool-their-credits-you-got-a-degree">the education system</a> lies,&#8221; one said. &#8220;They tell you that you cannot get anywhere in life without a 4-year bachelor's degree in something. [Then] you graduate, get a job, get a place, get bills rolling in and realize the hard way that you were sold a bunch of sh&#x2A;t.&#8221;
Others pointed to <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/etfs/sector-etfs/25/05/45330230/jobs-up-wages-down-financial-etfs-may-have-just-found-their-sweet-spot">wage stagnation</a> and <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/25/02/43818622/buying-just-keeps-getting-more-expensive-study-shows-home-prices-up-in-89-of-us-cities-in-2024">inflated housing costs</a>: &#8220;I don&#8217;t know anyone who doesn't have at minimum two incomes coming into their home.&#8221;
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">What Now?</h2>
Advice ranged from practical to hard truths. &#8220;Either your rent is too high and you need to move, or your pay is too low and you need to get a higher-paying job,&#8221; one person wrote. Another chimed in: &#8220;It&#8217;s more likely both.&#8221;
The message was obvious: get roommates, cut expenses, or reconsider the job. Some suggested side gigs or moving farther out from the city. Others encouraged using the current job as a stepping stone to better opportunities.
&#8220;You aren&#8217;t supposed to &#8216;make it&#8217; right out the gate,&#8221; one commenter said. &#8220;Many are living with roommates, living in sub-optimal apartments. If you're living the &#8216;good life&#8217; in a modern apartment with an entry-level job, that's the trade-off you're making.&#8221;
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'Rules Changed, But No One Told Me'—A Young Professional Says Their Rent Is 80% Of Take-Home Pay. How Is This Supposed To Be Sustainable?

ORIC Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ORIC#NASDAQ">ORIC</a>) released preliminary efficacy and safety data on Wednesday from its ongoing Phase 1b trial of once daily ORIC-944 in combination with androgen receptor (AR) inhibitors in patients with metastatic castration-resistant <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/health-care" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">prostate cancer (mCRPC)</a>.
Preliminary activity analysis:
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<li>59% of patients (10/17) achieved a PSA50 response and nearly all patients with a PSA50 response were confirmed one month later, for a confirmed PSA50 response rate of 47% (8/17), which does not include one additional PSA <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/25/05/g45656385/oric-pharmaceuticals-announces-potentially-best-in-class-preliminary-efficacy-and-safety-data-from" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">response pending confirmation</a>.</li>
<li>24% of patients (4/17) achieved a PSA90 response, all of which were subsequently confirmed.</li>
<li>PSA responses were observed across all ORIC-944 dose levels and at comparable rates in combination with apalutamide or darolutamide.</li>
<li>The majority of patients are still ongoing, with multiple patients approaching one year or more on therapy. Further dose exploration is ongoing.</li>
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Preliminary safety analysis:
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<li>ORIC-944 combined with apalutamide or with darolutamide has been generally well tolerated to date. The majority of adverse events (AEs) are Grade 1 or 2 in severity and consistent with PRC2 and AR inhibition.</li>
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Following completion of the Phase 1b dose exploration portion of the trial expected in mid-2025, the company plans to evaluate two candidate RP2Ds for each combination in the dose optimization portion of the trial in 2H 2025.
Data from the dose optimization portion of the trial will inform the choice of ORIC-944 dose to advance in combination with apalutamide or with darolutamide in the company&#8217;s first global Phase 3 registrational trial in mCRPC, which it expects to initiate in 1H 2026.
The company announced a concurrent $125 million private placement financing that it expects will extend the cash runway into the second half of 2027 and through the anticipated primary endpoint readout from the first ORIC-944 Phase 3 registrational trial in mCRPC.
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<li>The company will sell approximately 19.2 million shares in a private placement at $6.50 per share (or $6.4999 per <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/25/05/g45656386/oric-pharmaceuticals-announces-125-million-private-placement-financing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">pre-funded warrant)</a>.&nbsp;</li>
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Price Action: At the last check on Thursday, ORIC stock was up 24.7% at $7.44 during the premarket session.
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ORIC Pharmaceuticals Touts Positive Efficacy, Safety Data From Early-Stage Prostate Cancer Candidate, Raises Capital

AECOM (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ACM#NYSE">ACM</a>) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 6.06% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 19.97%. Currently, AECOM has a market capitalization of $14.31 billion. 
Buying $1000 In ACM: If an investor had bought $1000 of ACM stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $2,755.42 today based on a price of $108.15 for ACM at the time of writing.
<h3>AECOM's Performance Over Last 5 Years</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1748531729_0.png" alt="comp_fig" />
Finally -- what's the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.

$1000 Invested In AECOM 5 Years Ago Would Be Worth This Much Today

Intensity Therapeutics, Inc. (&quot;Intensity&quot;&nbsp;or &quot;the Company&quot;) (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/INTS#NASDAQ">INTS</a>), a late-stage clinical biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of proprietary, novel immune-based intratumoral cancer therapies designed to kill tumors and increase immune system recognition of cancers, announces that the Company will be presenting a Trials in Progress poster outlining its <a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4436350-1&amp;h=1972245731&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.clinicaltrials.gov%2Fstudy%2FNCT06263231%3Fterm%3DINT230-6%26rank%3D3&amp;a=Phase+3+INVINCIBLE-3">Phase 3 INVINCIBLE-3</a> clinical trial of INT230-6 for the treatment of metastatic soft tissue sarcomas. The poster will be shown at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2025 Annual Meeting held at McCormick Place in Chicago May 30-June 5, 2025.
The poster, titled, &quot;A Multicenter, Randomized, Global Phase 3 Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Intratumoral (IT) INT230-6 (SHAO, VINblastine, Cisplatin) as Monotherapy Compared with Standard of Care Systemic Chemotherapy in Adults with Locally Recurrent, InoperaBLE, or Metastatic Soft Tissue Sarcomas (STS) (INVINCIBLE-3),&quot; will be presented by Sant P. Chawla M.D., Director, Sarcoma Oncology Center of Southern California, during the &quot;Sarcoma&quot; session to be held on Saturday May 31, 2025 from 9:30 AM to 12 PM on panel 66a. An abstract of the poster, which outlines the Company&#39;s Phase 3 study protocol, can be found <a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4436350-1&amp;h=875344405&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.asco.org%2Fabstracts-presentations%2FABSTRACT503972&amp;a=here.">here.</a>

INTS

Reported Earlier: Intensity Therapeutics To Present Phase 3 INVINCIBLE-3 Trial Poster For INT230-6 In Metastatic Soft Tissue Sarcomas At ASCO 2025 Annual Meeting

Barclays analyst Kannan Venkateshwar maintains SentinelOne (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/S#NYSE">S</a>) with a Equal-Weight and lowers the price target from $21 to $19.

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Barclays Maintains Equal-Weight on SentinelOne, Lowers Price Target to $19

Macy&#8217;s Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/M#NYSE">M</a>) reported its first-quarter results on Wednesday, with <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/earnings/25/05/45643848/macys-feels-tariffs-and-consumer-spending-heat-cuts-profit-forecast">sales and earnings topping expectations</a>.
The announcement came amid an <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/earnings">exciting earnings season</a>. Here are some key analyst takeaways.
Goldman Sachs On Macy&#8217;s
<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings/analyst/60eef53155f722000105d101/brooke-roach">Analyst Brooke Roach</a> maintained a Neutral rating, while lifting the price target from $12 to $13.
Macy&#8217;s reported adjusted earnings of 16 cents per share, beating consensus of 15 cents per share, "with the beat largely driven by stronger comp delivery," Roach said in a note. Despite the beat, management lowered their full-year earnings guidance to $1.60-$2.00 per share, from their prior projection of $2.05-$2.25 per share, he added.
"The company's updated outlook accounts for initial and current tariffs, a somewhat weaker discretionary spending backdrop, and a more competitive promotional environment," the analyst wrote. Macy's forecast for net sales remained at $21.0 billion-$21.4 billion, he stated.
Telsey Advisory Group On Macy&#8217;s
<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings/analyst/5888c53977f9dd0001877a22/dana-telsey">Analyst Dana Telsey</a> reaffirmed a Market Perform rating, while lowering the price target from $15 to $14.
Telsey said Macy&#8217;s achieved its earnings beat due to a less-steep-than-expected decline in sales and gains related to a real estate sale, which mitigated higher-than-expected operating expenses. The company expects tariffs to impact its gross margin by 20-40 basis points (bps) this year, she added.
"The second quarter guide reflects markdowns on early spring product that arrived late in Q4 and in February, clearing up shelf space to offer newness through the summer and enter fall and winter in a good inventory position," the analyst wrote. 
For the full year, the company reaffirmed its revenue guidance but reduced its earnings outlook to reflect challenges in the current macro, she further stated.
JPMorgan On Macy&#8217;s
<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings/analyst/586bcbd9351b9b0001ab738c/matthew-boss">Analyst Matthew Boss</a> reiterated a Neutral rating, while cutting the price target from $13 to $12.
Sales momentum accelerated in March and April, due to improvements in product and experience and more favorable weather, Boss said. There was further improvement in May, he added.
Management reduced their full-year earnings guidance, with gross margin expected to decline by 30-70 bps year-on-year, the analyst stated. The lowered gross margin outlook reflects a tariff hit of 20-40 bps and an "intensifying promotional landscape," he further wrote.
M Price Action: Shares of Macy&#8217;s were flat at $12.00 at the time of publication on Thursday.
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Macy's Analysts See Tariffs, Promotions Pressuring Outlook Despite Q1 Beat

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Southwest Airlines CEO At Bernstein Conference Reportedly Says Seeing Stability In Demand In Last Few Weeks; Says Business Bookings Are Holding Up Well

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Federal Reserve

Fed's Goolsbee Says 'This Is A Stagflationary Direction, But It's Not Stagflation'

Barclays analyst Raimo Lenschow maintains Salesforce (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRM#NYSE">CRM</a>) with a Overweight and lowers the price target from $425 to $347.

Barclays Maintains Overweight on Salesforce, Lowers Price Target to $347

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MRNA

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MULN

Mullen Automotive shares are trading lower after the company announced a 1-for-100 reverse stock split.

Barclays analyst Tim Long maintains Pure Storage (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PSTG#NYSE">PSTG</a>) with a Equal-Weight and lowers the price target from $61 to $57.

PSTG

Barclays Maintains Equal-Weight on Pure Storage, Lowers Price Target to $57

Barclays analyst Jeffrey Bernstein maintains Performance Food Gr (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PFGC#NYSE">PFGC</a>) with a Overweight and raises the price target from $100 to $112.

PFGC

Barclays Maintains Overweight on Performance Food Gr, Raises Price Target to $112

Barclays analyst Tom O'Malley maintains NVIDIA (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>) with a Overweight and raises the price target from $155 to $170.

NVDA

Barclays Maintains Overweight on NVIDIA, Raises Price Target to $170

In the fast-paced world of financial technology, staying ahead means more than just offering innovative products and services. It requires building agile, skilled teams capable of navigating complex challenges. To meet this demand, fintech companies are increasingly turning to AI hiring tools to streamline recruitment and secure top talent more efficiently than ever before.
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">The High-Stakes Nature of Fintech Recruitment</h3>
Fintech firms operate at the high-stakes intersection of finance and technology. They need professionals who not only understand the intricacies of financial regulations but are also adept at working with cutting-edge digital tools. This blend of skills is rare, making hiring in the fintech sector highly competitive.
The pressure is even greater when you&#8217;re scaling rapidly or launching new products. Every hiring decision counts. A single misstep can delay launches, increase costs, or compromise compliance. Therefore, speed, precision, and quality are non-negotiable in fintech hiring.
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">The Shortcomings of Traditional Hiring Methods</h3>
Before the adoption of AI solutions, hiring in fintech largely relied on manual processes. HR teams had to:
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<li>Sift through hundreds of resumes by hand</li>
<li>Conduct multiple interview rounds with little standardization</li>
<li>Coordinate schedules across global teams</li>
<li>Make critical decisions often based on gut feeling</li>
</ul>
While this approach might work at a small scale, it quickly breaks down under growth pressure. Talented candidates often drop off during long hiring cycles, and unconscious bias can skew decisions. Traditional hiring can also make it harder to predict whether a candidate will thrive in a fast-paced fintech environment.
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">What AI Hiring Tools Actually Do</h3>
AI hiring tools don't replace recruiters—they empower them. These tools enhance various stages of the hiring process, such as:
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<li>Screening Resumes: AI systems quickly identify top candidates based on relevant experience, skills, and even career trajectory.</li>
<li>Matching Skills to Roles: By analyzing past hiring data, these tools can suggest which candidates are likely to succeed in specific roles.</li>
<li>Automated Interview Scheduling: No more endless email chains. AI can coordinate calendars and reduce time-to-interview.</li>
<li>Bias Reduction: By relying on objective criteria, AI helps create fairer hiring practices.</li>
<li>Predictive Analytics: Some platforms estimate long-term success based on soft skills and behavioral patterns.</li>
</ul>
In doing so, AI hiring tools enable fintech firms to make faster, better-informed hiring decisions. They reduce operational friction and allow HR teams to focus on building relationships and assessing culture fit—tasks where human judgment excels.
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Fintech Giants Already Embracing AI-Driven Hiring</h3>
Several fintech leaders are already integrating these tools into their hiring processes:
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<li>Revolut has implemented AI to refine its hiring strategy, resulting in faster hiring cycles and a better match between candidates and roles.</li>
<li>Stripe uses data-driven hiring strategies to optimize how teams scale globally.</li>
<li>JPMorgan Chase has built internal AI platforms not only for customer service but also for talent acquisition, streamlining operations across the board.</li>
</ul>
These companies are setting benchmarks that others in the fintech space are beginning to follow.
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Case Study: AI Hiring in a Mid-Sized Fintech Firm</h3>
Consider the example of a mid-sized fintech startup operating in Southeast Asia. With limited HR bandwidth and a high demand for engineers, the firm struggled with slow hiring cycles and high candidate dropout rates.
After adopting an AI hiring platform, the company saw:
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<li>A 40% reduction in time-to-hire</li>
<li>A 25% increase in offer acceptance rate</li>
<li>More diverse candidate shortlists due to less biased filtering</li>
</ul>
These improvements allowed the firm to onboard high-impact talent more quickly, accelerating product development and customer acquisition.
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Addressing Concerns: Trust, Transparency, and Bias</h3>
Despite the benefits, using AI in hiring is not without controversy. Critics point to several valid concerns:
<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Algorithmic Bias: If not properly trained, AI can replicate and even amplify human biases.</li>
<li>Lack of Transparency: Candidates may feel uncomfortable if they don't understand how decisions are made.</li>
<li>Data Privacy: Handling sensitive candidate information brings regulatory and ethical responsibilities.</li>
</ul>
To address these, fintech firms are:
<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Investing in auditable and explainable AI systems</li>
<li>Offering candidate feedback to maintain transparency</li>
<li>Ensuring compliance with data protection regulations like GDPR and local equivalents</li>
</ul>
These measures build trust in AI-powered systems and ensure their ethical application.
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Why AI Is a Strategic Asset in Fintech</h3>
In a sector where innovation cycles are short and customer expectations are high, the ability to attract and retain the right talent can be a game-changer. AI hiring tools align with broader fintech strategies by:
<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Reducing time-to-value for new hires</li>
<li>Optimizing recruitment ROI</li>
<li>Supporting DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) goals</li>
<li>Scaling global operations with consistency</li>
</ul>
These tools don't just solve tactical issues; they become part of a strategic HR transformation.
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">The Road Ahead: AI and the Future Workforce</h3>
As AI continues to evolve, its integration with HR tech will only deepen. Emerging developments include:
<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>AI-driven onboarding: Tailored training paths based on learning styles</li>
<li>Continuous performance monitoring: Real-time feedback and skill tracking</li>
<li>Retention prediction: Identifying at-risk employees before churn happens</li>
</ul>
These features will help fintech firms build not just strong teams, but resilient and adaptive workforces ready for future disruptions.
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Final Thoughts</h3>
The fintech industry thrives on speed, precision, and innovation. To maintain that edge, companies must evolve their hiring strategies to match. <a href="https://www.ezintervuez.com/">AI hiring tools</a> provide a proven pathway to do just that—helping organizations move faster, hire smarter, and build the workforce of tomorrow.
Fintech giants aren't just adopting AI in their products. They're embedding it into the very DNA of how they grow their teams. And in doing so, they're not just transforming recruitment—they're reshaping the future of work itself.

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