How Your Power Bill Is Financing The AI Boom, Without Your OK

The IMF flagged a $1.4 trillion AI financing loop as the top risk to markets. The bill lands on households, towns, and pension funds. Who signed them up?

A16z-backed UK fintech Sequence sold to Intuit in reported $200M deal

A UK fintech using AI to help startups better manage revenue has been sold to US software giant Intuit, in what is reported to be one of the largest exits by a UK AI startup with a female co-founder.I…

Ramp reaches $60B valuation as it pushes deeper into AI

The funding comes as Ramp’s annualized revenue crosses $2B, and its customer count reaches 85,000.

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Prismm helps banks keep inherited money in-house

With Prismm, account holders can give designated family members access to their accounts and documents ahead of time.

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India delays digital payments fee rollout amid retailer pushback

The NPCI, which operates the UPI network, said it was postponing the planned October 15 rollout of the 0.4% fee due to the festive shopping season.

Spanish fintech ID Finance lands €545M in debt and equity

Spanish fintech ID Finance has raised €545 million in debt and equity, it said today, as it looks to make its consumer fintech app Plazo Spain’s “go-to” credit platform.Barcelona-headquartered ID Fina…