Fintech

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Revolut Co-Founder Vlad Yatsenko Exits as CTO

Revolut co-founder and CTO Vlad Yatsenko will step down in July 2026 to join the board, replaced by insider Donato…

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SoftBank’s PayPay acquires 70.2% stake in T&D Life Insurance

PayPay is acquiring a 70.2% stake in T&D Financial Life Insurance for ¥134.3 billion ($840 million), marking its entry into…

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Tencent enables PayPal payments via WeChat QR codes in China

Tencent is integrating PayPal into its WeChat Pay network, allowing US-based PayPal users to pay in China by scanning WeChat…

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Apple building receipt-scanning feature to split bills with friends

Apple is developing a feature allowing iPhone users to snap a photo of a receipt, tag items to specific diners,…

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SEALSQ buys majority of WeCan for post-quantum AI compliance tool

SEALSQ converted its minority stake in WeCan Group into a majority holding and committed an additional CHF 5 million to…

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Revolut launches services for thousands of users in India

Revolut has quietly launched a controlled beta program in India, onboarding a few thousand users from a waitlist of 450,000…

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I Searched for the AI Weed Vape That Pays You Bitcoin

A journalist investigated the "Gudtrip" cannabis vape that claims to pay users Bitcoin, finding the product's marketing full of tech…

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Fonoa raises $110M, acquires PwC tax software for real-time compliance

Fonoa raised $110 million in Series C funding and acquired PwC’s Indirect Tax Edge software, positioning itself for the shift…

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Why top finance teams are keeping AI in check

AI is reshaping finance work by excelling at forecasting, data consolidation, scenario analysis, anomaly detection, and removing manual tasks, but…

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Coinflow CISO: Securing crypto payments amid AI threats

Crypto payment firms are prime targets for advanced persistent threat groups due to the industry's financial and Web3 focus, not…

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Capchase secures $200M for AI vendor financing

Capchase raised over $200 million to expand its AI-powered vendor financing platform, which integrates directly into Salesforce to provide near-instant…

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Google employee allegedly used insider info for $1.2M Polymarket win

A Google employee, Michele Spagnuolo, was charged with fraud for using confidential company data to earn $1.2 million on the…

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Robinhood enables AI agents to trade stocks

Robinhood launched AI agentic trading, allowing users to create a dedicated wallet for autonomous AI agents to analyze portfolios and…

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Spain blocks Polymarket and Kalshi for lacking gambling licences

Spain has temporarily blocked Polymarket and Kalshi for operating without a gambling licence, opening a formal investigation that could last…

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AI Replaces the World’s Most Cursed Job

AI debt collectors like ProCollect's "Eve" are increasingly used to pursue delinquent debts, operating with persistence and scale, but can…

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Wall Street Pays Ex-Workers $25K a Day as AI Trainers

Two former investment bankers, Felipe Sinisterra and Dave Wang, charge $25,000 per day to teach senior staff at major banks…

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Former Citadel quants raise $78M for AI system Wall Street wealth managers lacked

Former Citadel Securities quantitative traders raised $78 million in new funding for their fintech startup Moment, led by Index Ventures…

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The New Economics of Fraud: Cheaper, Faster, and More Convincing

Scams are a rapidly growing consumer risk, with nearly $1 billion in scam activity identified from July to December 2025,…

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How to Spot a Crypto Drainer Before It Empties Your Wallet

Crypto drainers have evolved from isolated phishing attempts into structured Drainer-as-a-Service (DaaS) platforms that operate like legitimate software companies, relying…

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Telegram’s Digital Marketplace: Inside NEED’s Home Screen Takeover

Telegram's mini-app ecosystem allows users to access services like VPNs, eSIMs, and gift cards directly within the messenger, eliminating the…

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