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Science & Technology

Databricks Acquires Startup Neon

Data and artificial intelligence company Databricks acquires Neon, which is a database startup.

Science & Technology

TensorWave Raises $100 Million

TensorWave, a Las Vegas-based startup specializing in the development of artificial intelligence infrastructure, announced on Wednesday, May 14, that it managed to raise $100 million in the latest round of financing.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Monzo Introduces Payment Reversal Option

Monzo customers may now have up to a minute to decide whether they want a transaction to proceed, thanks to the new payment reversal feature.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Perplexity Selects PayPal for AI-Powered Payments Within Its Agentic Commerce System

Perplexity and PayPal will allow AI agents on the Perplexity Pro platform to pay for products, travel bookings, or tickets requested by users.

Blockchain & Crypto

Robinhood to Buy WonderFi

United States-based financial company Robinhood is buying WonderFi, the Canadian crypto operator of Bitbuy and Coinsquare.

Blockchain & Crypto

Citi Predicts Stablecoin Market to Hit $3.7 Trillion by 2030

Citi predicts that the financial volume of the stablecoins market could reach $3.7 trillion by the end of the current decade.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Stash to Add AI to Financial Guidance Platform

Stash has secured $146 million in a Series H funding round to deepen its investment in artificial intelligence for the company’s financial guidance platform.

Science & Technology

Google Says Gemma AI Model Surpasses 150 Million Downloads

Google reported that its Gemma open-source artificial intelligence model has been downloaded by users more than 150 million times.

Science & Technology

Perplexity AI Reportedly Plans to Launch Browser

The media published information according to which Perplexity AI, which is gradually becoming an increasingly powerful player in the global artificial intelligence industry, is currently in preliminary negotiations on raising investments worth $500 million at a valuation of $14 billion.

Blockchain & Crypto

Dubai to Enable Crypto Payments for Government Services

Dubai Finance and Crypto.com partner to allow UAE citizens to pay for government services with crypto.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Adyen to Offer JCB Card-on-File Tokenization

Merchants who use Adyen platform will soon benefit from even more secure credit card transactions with JCB Card-on-File (COF) Tokenization technology.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Virtual Card Payments Go Mainstream in U.S.

Not only do Gen Z and millennials in the U.S. embrace virtual cards, but also older age cohorts resort to this innovative payment method if providers manage to raise proper awareness.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Byline Bank Expands Payments and Fintech Banking Group

Byline Bank on Monday, May 12, announced the expansion of the Payments and Fintech Banking division.

Science & Technology

Saudi Arabia Launches New AI Company

Saudi Arabia has launched a company to invest across the artificial intelligence value chain.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Alipay Launches Voice Call to Boost Financial Security

Alipay has launched a voice call feature that allows consumers to double-check their real identity before making fund transfers.

Science & Technology

Relevance AI Raises $24 Million

Relevance AI has secured $24 million in Series B funding.