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americanbanker.com - Melinda Lucy - New fintech Maximum aims to take on the core banking cabal
New fintech Maximum aims to take on the core banking cabal
American Banker

Key insight: Maximum, an AI-powered operating system startup for banks, is launching with a $30 million seed funding round to compete with incumbent core providers. Supporting data: Seventy-six percent of banks recently surveyed by the ABA have…

forbes.com - Bill Capuzzi - Infrastructure Investing: Betting On The Systems Behind The Future
Infrastructure Investing: Betting On The Systems Behind The Future
Forbes

Bill Capuzzi is the CEO of Apex Fintech Solutions, advancing digital custody, clearing, and wealthtech for the next generation. The next decade's biggest investment themes share one thing in common: They're all infrastructure stories.​…

yahoo.com - Attiya Zainib - Why MercadoLibre (MELI) Is Spending Big to Defend Its Latin American Moat
Why MercadoLibre (MELI) Is Spending Big to Defend Its Latin American Moat
Yahoo!

Janus Henderson Investors, an investment management company, released its 'Forty Fund' Q2 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The Fund returned 19.00% in the second quarter of 2026, outperforming the Russell 1000…

thenyledger.com - Press Room - Treasury Loses Key Architect of Trump's Crypto Policy: Report
Treasury Loses Key Architect of Trump's Crypto Policy: Report
The New York Ledger

Cointelegraph is committed to providing independent, high-quality journalism across the crypto, blockchain, AI, and fintech industries. All news, reviews, and analyses are produced with full journalistic independence and integrity. For more details…

forbes.com - Boaz Sobrado - Maximum Raises $30M To Replace Bank Core Systems With AI
Maximum Raises $30M To Replace Bank Core Systems With AI
Forbes

Close-up of bank of wire contacts on an antique mainframe computer, March 25, 2018. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) 'They have a team of humans that do upwards of four or five hours of manual reconciliation every day,' Randy Fernando…

thenyledger.com - Press Room - Kenya Puts Academic Records on Avalanche Blockchain
Kenya Puts Academic Records on Avalanche Blockchain
The New York Ledger

Cointelegraph is committed to providing independent, high-quality journalism across the crypto, blockchain, AI, and fintech industries. All news, reviews, and analyses are produced with full journalistic independence and integrity. For more details…

u.today - Gamza Khanzadaev - Mastercard Completes Acquisition of Ripple Partner BVNK: Stablecoin Market Is Key Reason Why
Mastercard Completes Acquisition of Ripple Partner BVNK: Stablecoin Market Is Key Reason Why
U.Today

Payments giant Mastercard has officially completed its acquisition of fintech platform BVNK. The main reason behind the purchase is the growth of the stablecoin market, which is currently valued at more than $309 billion, according to…

scmp.com - Wency Chen - Chasing physical AI: Ant Group robotics arm Robbyant kicks off external funding
Chasing physical AI: Ant Group robotics arm Robbyant kicks off external funding
South China Morning Post

Robbyant, the embodied artificial intelligence division of Ant Group, has begun seeking external funding, becoming the fourth unit of the fintech giant to step up capital-raising efforts. The unit said it was in talks with investors on Monday. As…

forbes.com - Pathanjali Sastry Pappu Srinivasa - ​Where The Sea Meets The Spreadsheet
​Where The Sea Meets The Spreadsheet
Forbes

Capt. Pappu Sastry - explores why the meeting point of ships and money remains endlessly captivating. Shipping as we know it has existed for centuries and remains as important today as it was thousands of years ago. The vast, quiet network of…

forbes.com - Neha Mehra - Why AI Agent Startups Are Becoming The New Solo-Founder Playbook
Why AI Agent Startups Are Becoming The New Solo-Founder Playbook
Forbes

AI Startup Founder Talking About Innovations in the World of Artificial Intelligence and Large Language Models. Young Caucasian Man Talking About Future Technology Insights on Stage at a Global Event Solo-founded startups have surged from 23.7% of…

globenewswire.com - BizClik Media Limited - CXO Summit Opens Sponsorship Opportunities for Enterprise Leaders
CXO Summit Opens Sponsorship Opportunities for Enterprise Leaders
GlobeNewswire

London, 3 August 2026 – Business Chief, a BizClik media brand, has announced sponsorship opportunities are now available for the upcoming CXO Summit, offering organisations a platform to connect with senior executives from the world's…

cointelegraph.com - Zoltan Vardai - Ripple Invests in Zilo, Licuido in Tokenized Capital Markets Push
Ripple Invests in Zilo, Licuido in Tokenized Capital Markets Push
Cointelegraph

Latest News PublishedAug 3, 2026 Ripple made a strategic investment in Zilo and Licuido as it looks to enable the use of tokenized funds as collateral from the point of issuance. Ripple announced two new strategic investments as the…

forbes.com - Charles Lloyd Bovaird II - Bitcoin Prices Rally In Spite Of $116 Million Coldcard Hack
Bitcoin Prices Rally In Spite Of $116 Million Coldcard Hack
Forbes

Bitcoin rallied even as headlines focused on a $100 million hack. 3d illustration Bitcoin prices climbed on Monday, August 3, posting a modest gain even as headlines were dominated by a hack that resulted in the loss of over $100 million' worth of…

cointelegraph.com - Ezra Reguerra - Mastercard Closes $1.8B BVNK Deal to Connect Fiat and Stablecoins
Mastercard Closes $1.8B BVNK Deal to Connect Fiat and Stablecoins
Cointelegraph

Latest News PublishedAug 4, 2026 Mastercard said the tie-up would help banks, fintechs and enterprises expand stablecoin payments, payouts, settlement and treasury services. Mastercard has completed its acquisition of stablecoin infrastructure…

forbes.com - Nina Bambysheva - Crypto's Landmark CLARITY Bill Is Running Out Of Time
Crypto's Landmark CLARITY Bill Is Running Out Of Time
Forbes

Trump's crypto gains have become a major hurdle to passage of the CLARITY Act. T ime is running out for the crypto industry's landmark bill — and with it, the industry's best chance at a law that outlasts this administration. The Digital…

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