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.
Source: americanbanker.com
The leadership read
Need blockchain engineers, real estate finance specialists, AI/ML engineers for onboarding systems, compliance officers experienced in real estate lending, product managers for tokenized assets, and integration specialists for loan management systems.
Market context: MitchelLake's Talent Market Index sits at 114.6 (Hot), up 16.3 on the prior month; Americas hiring signal is running steady (-1.3pts).
Figure: 1 signal in the last 90 days — in line with the Fintech median of 1 across 35 tracked companies; 0.2% of MitchelLake's Americas signal flow.
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