Fintech

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Crypto Clarity Act returns to the Senate as banks push to block it

The Crypto Clarity Act, which aims to establish a comprehensive regulatory framework for stablecoins and digital assets, is set for…

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Paymentology secures $175m from Apis and Aspirity Partners

London-based Paymentology raised $175 million in funding co-led by Apis Partners and Aspirity Partners, marking Apis’s 16th payments-sector investment. The…

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Adfin raises $18M Series A led by Index Ventures

Adfin, a London-based fintech, raised $18 million in Series A funding led by Index Ventures, bringing its total funding to…

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JPMorgan Files for Second Tokenized Fund on Ethereum

JPMorgan Chase has registered its second tokenized money market fund, the JPMorgan OnChain Liquidity-Token Money Market Fund (JLTXX), on the…

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Wise goes public on Nasdaq as London fintech seeks US banking charter

Wise began trading on Nasdaq under ticker WSE, shifting its primary listing from London to New York to access deeper…

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Robinhood rides AI wave into second IPO for retail venture

Robinhood has filed for a second venture fund (RVII) that will invest in both growth-stage and early-stage startups, a shift…

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Venmo introduces major privacy updates

Venmo is testing a major app redesign that makes new users' posts automatically default to "friends-only" instead of public, addressing…

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Trump Media posts $405.9M Q1 loss driven by crypto write-downs

Trump Media & Technology Group reported a $405.9 million net loss for Q1 2026, primarily due to unrealized losses from…

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Fintech startup Parker files for bankruptcy

Parker, a fintech startup offering corporate credit cards for e-commerce businesses, has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and ceased operations,…

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Coinbase cuts 700 jobs, loses $394M, then goes dark from data center failure

Coinbase experienced a seven-hour service blackout on Friday due to a data center overheating event at an AWS facility in…

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Robinhood venture fund IPO draws 150,000+ retail investors, CEO says

Robinhood's Ventures Fund I, with over 150,000 retail investors participating, provides everyday investors access to high-profile private companies like Stripe…

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Anthropic deploys 10 financial AI agents, integrates Moody’s into Claude

Anthropic launched Claude Opus 4.7, 10 pre-built financial AI agents, and a live AML investigator at BMO and Amalgamated Bank,…

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PayPal bets on AI to revive its tech company roots

PayPal is betting on artificial intelligence to modernize its tech platform, shift to cloud-native architecture, and boost developer productivity, aiming…

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Blend Autopilot MCP adds AI agent orchestration to lending platforms

Blend Labs launched Autopilot MCP, a server using the Model Context Protocol that allows AI agents secure, programmatic access to…

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a16z crypto raises $2.2B fund as crypto market cools

a16z crypto launched a $2.2 billion fund, its fifth, bringing total capital raised to $9.8 billion, and promoted CTO Eddy…

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Coinbase cuts 14% of staff in restructuring move

Coinbase is cutting approximately 700 jobs (14% of its workforce) to navigate crypto market volatility and accelerate AI integration, with…

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Coinbase cuts 14% staff, shifts to AI teams as crypto revenue drops 26%

Coinbase is laying off about 660 employees (14% of its workforce) just before reporting its worst quarterly earnings since going…

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Why RFID Blocking Wallets Are Now Obsolete

RFID-blocking wallets are largely obsolete because the threat of remote credit card skimming is mostly theoretical and modern cards use…

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Crypto VC raises $1B for AI agents, betting finance is key

Katie Haun's firm, Haun Ventures, raised $1 billion for two new funds to invest in crypto and blockchain companies, with…

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CryptoProcessing by Coinspaid Earns Top CCSS Security Certification

CryptoProcessing by Coinspaid has achieved the highest Level 3 certification under the Cryptocurrency Security Standard (CCSS) for its institutional-grade key…

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