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Google Ventures Backs Fintech Started by Former Axiom Space CEO
Alphabet Inc. 's Google Ventures led a funding round to provide $30 million in seed money to a fledgling space fintech company founded by Axiom Space Inc. 's former Chief Executive Officer Tejpaul Bhatia. The startup, called Nebex, will serve as an…
Shift4 Payments: Staying Bullish On Leading FinTech (NYSE:FOUR)
Shift4 Payments (FOUR) is positioned as a leading integrated payments processor with strong niche market leadership and a diverse customer base. FOUR's Q1 results outperformed 2026 guidance, with volume up 24% yoy and international revenue up 51%…
Alphabet to give $30M to fintech startup Nebex | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Alphabet Inc.'s Google Ventures led a funding round to provide $30 million in seed money to a fledgling space fintech company founded by Axiom Space Inc.'s former Chief Executive Officer Tejpaul Bhatia. The startup, called Nebex, will serve as an…
FinTech Partnerships Force Banks to Fix API Oversight
Banks are shifting from adding FinTech partners to governing APIs, credentials, user permissions and third-party connections across expanding digital ecosystems. PYMNTS Intelligence finds partnerships remain central to innovation, but…
Elon Musk's 'bank' is live. What it needs to threaten fintechs
Key insights: Elon Musk's X Money has launched to a select group of users, with a wider rollout expected. What's at stake: Musk for years has been touting X's ability to be a platform for financial services, in competition with PayPal, Cash App and…
Google Invests $30 Million in X-Border Payment FinTech Nebex
The company's seed round, announced Monday (June 29), will help it expand its platform and link sovereign space programs with the founders and companies developing new technologies to serve the space industry. In an interview with Bloomberg News…
How Nomerra Plans To Solve The Paperwork Crisis In Private Markets
Private markets firms are in danger of being overwhelmed by paperwork and manual processes Private markets are the investment story of our time. No longer content to limit themselves to stock market-listed companies, investors worldwide are pumping…
Peptide Payments: The $1 Billion Industry Banks Won't Touch
Signage for Peptide Therapy treatments on glass, Lafayette, California, May 8, 2026. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) 'An off-rail transaction is basically closed loop, which doesn't touch Visa and Mastercard,' Mark Lewis said. He was…
The Primacy Imperative: How Financial Institutions Can Win-And Keep-Market Share
JB Orecchia is the President and CEO of SavvyMoney. Over half of Americans feel overwhelmed by their finances. They're stressed, actively researching financial products and making decisions about where to borrow, save and invest. Many are in-market…
AI Is Repricing Software Which Is Splitting Old Moats
'Bodiam, UK - July, 10th 2010: Historic Bodiam Castle and moat in Kent frames by nearby trees at dawn' Last week a Blackstone-led group took control of Medallia from Thoma Bravo, and Thoma Bravo wrote off close to $5 billion. By one widely cited…
Dollars & Sense: Swipe right for banking?
ORLANDO, Fla. – What to Know: Neo-banks have surged in popularity by offering mobile-first banking and fewer fees. Have you heard of Chime, So-Fi, Current, or Dave? They're all neo-banks. Here's the catch: many (but not all) neo-banks aren't…
Applied Materials Stock: Equipment Market Surge Priced Into Stock Price (NASDAQ:AMAT)
Applied Materials benefits from a robust semiconductor equipment market, driven by accelerating industry capex and strong AI/data center demand. Applied Materials's revenue growth is projected to accelerate to 16.2% in FY2026 and 34.3% in FY2027…
Is Pagaya Technologies a Buy After Its CEO Bought 16,230 Shares?
Chief Executive Officer Gal Krubiner reported the purchase of 16,230 shares of Pagaya Technologies Ltd. (PGY +4.79%) in an open-market transaction on June 24, 2026, according to a SEC Form 4 filing. MetricValueShares traded…
Crypto exchange OKX wants AI agents to hire and pay each other
When AI agents begin working for people — and increasingly for one another — they will need a way to find jobs, pay for services, and build trust. Crypto exchange OKX is betting that future is closer than many expect, launching a…
WhatsApp to let people chat without swapping phone numbers
WhatsApp is set to let people chat without having to reveal their phone number - by exchanging unique usernames instead. It will be rolled out globally to the platform's three billion account holders over the next few months, the platform said.
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