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Instarc raises €1.25M to scale its cloud-native compliance platform

Tallinn-based regtech companyInstarc has secured a €1.25 million strategic investment to support thecommercial rollout of its cloud-native compliance platform in South Africa. Theinvestment was led by…

ID Finance secures €21M from nordIX to grow its Spanish lending business

Fintech company ID Financehas secured a €21 million debt facility from German asset manager nordIX tosupport the continued growth of its consumer lending business in Spain.Founded in Barcelona in2015,…

Kalshi bans George Santos for life over State of the Union bets

The disciplinary action comes two months after the Commodity Futures Trading Commission settled charges against Santos.

Ryan Breslow is raising up to $27M in pay-to-play bridge funding to save Bolt

The controversial founder of the checkout startup once valued at $11 billion is putting in $5 million of his own money.

Eyeing Expansion Into Wealth Management, Vanguard Buys Fintech Altruist For As Much As $5 Billion

The acquisition is only the second ever for the 51-year-old company as it tries to expand beyond index-fund fees.

Revolut launches AI unit as proclaims virtues of proprietary AI

Revolut has today launched a unit dedicated to AI research across financial services, as it sets out its belief in building as much of the AI stack in-house and not relying on third parties. Revolut s…

Dutch AI-native financial services startup Neno secures €6.6M for European expansion

Amsterdam-based AI-native financial servicescompany Neno has raised €6.6 million in seed funding to develop its technology,expand its accounting and tax services and enter additional European markets….

Walmart to finally start accepting Apple Pay and Google Pay

Are pigs flying? Walmart has finally caved on its refusal to support Apple Pay and Google Pay.

Ramp launches its own AI model router, called Router

Ramp has launched its own AI model routing service, dubbed Router, that lets users and companies use and switch between various large language models via an API.