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TechCrunch Disrupt 2026's new Smart Money Stage explores fintech, payments, AI, and everything between
Money has evolved into far more than the cash in your wallet or your bank account. And at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, we're devoting an entire stage to that progression. The brand-new Smart Money Stage will be where fintech, payments, and AI collide.
The week in fintech: Revolut's raise, Francisco Partners' fund
• Revolut, the U.K.-based digital bank, is boosting its valuation to $115b in a recently launched secondary sale. It was valued at $75b in 2025. Go deeper • Corgi, an SF-based insurtech for underwriting AI risk, is raising at a $4b…
Promising Fintech Stocks To Watch Now - July 24th
Rocket Companies Turns Around, But Mortgage Risk Remains Rocket Companies, Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz, IDT, UP Fintech, and Wealthfront are the five Fintech stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Fintech stocks are…
In Today's New Grad Job Market, Some Engineering Majors Are Big Losers
Growing up in Detroit, Ryon Baldwin-Williams built web pages as a hobby. As a computer science major at Michigan State University's School of Engineering, he got prized internships, working (among other stints) as a software analyst at consulting…
Flexible Finance applies for Utah-chartered industrial bank
Fintech Flexible Finance on Friday said it has applied to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Utah Department of Financial Institutions to charter Flex Bank. The proposed Salt Lake City-headquartered bank will operate nationally…
How Wise's OCC rejection creates demand for bank AML experts
Key insights: The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency denied Wise's application to charter a de novo national trust bank, citing deficiencies in the company's Bank Secrecy Act, Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism…
K2 Capital Acquisition II Corp. Files for $150M IPO
K2 Capital Acquisition II Corp. filed to raise $150 million in an initial public offering. The blank-check company said it plans to offer 15 million units for $10 each, with each unit containing one share and a right to receive one-tenth of a share…
Bluerock Acquisition Corp. II Files for IPO
The special-purpose acquisition company said it will sell 15 million units at $10 apiece, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday. Each unit consists of one Class A ordinary share and one-third of one redeemable…
Outlook Therapeutics Gains Following FDA Approval of Macular-Degeneration Drug
Shares of Outlook Therapeutics rose as the Food and Drug Administration approved the company's Lytenava for treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration. The stock was up 21%, to $1.60, late Friday. Shares hit a intraday high of $1.75…
XRP Price Prediction: Here's Why XRP May Not Rally Until 2028
Ripple continues to expand its business, with banks adopting its technology, and spot XRP ETFs have already attracted nearly $1.5 billion. Yet its native token XRP remains nearly 72% below its 2025 peak. Meanwhile, on-chain data and technical…
Materials Shares Gain as Economically Sensitive Sectors Draw Interest -- Materials Roundup
Shares of companies in the materials sector climbed as U.S. business activity in the private sector continued to expand to an eight-month high in July, according to the S&P Global Flash U.S. Composite PMI. Gold-miner Newmont reported a profit of…
Outlook Therapeutics Gains Following FDA Approval of Macular-Degeneration Drug -- Update
Shares of Outlook Therapeutics posted wide swings as the Food and Drug Administration approved the company's Lytenava for treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration. The stock closed up 6% to $1.41 and were recently at $1.40 after…
Utilities Shares Climb on Surging Power Demands From AI -- Utilities Roundup
Utility stocks traded higher as operators scramble to modernize grids, expand transmission and hyperscalers look to secure the energy supplies needed to run huge data centers. NextEra Energy recorded a big jump in profit for the second quarter from…
What Moved Markets This Week
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Technology Shares Fall as Investors Continue to Fret About AI Spending -- Technology Roundup
Shares of technology companies are lower as investors mulled quarterly results this week from Alphabet parent Google and Intel that showed unabated AI spending continues. Intel's business continues to turn around, demonstrated by a second quarter…
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