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Science & Technology

Omni Raises $69 Million

Omni closed a Series B funding round worth $69 million this month.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Fortis to Expand Embedded Payments Offerings

Fortis will step up efforts to expand its embedded payments offerings after securing a joint investment from Audax Private Equity and existing investor Lovell Minnick Partners (LMP).

Blockchain & Crypto

BNY Reportedly Deepens Relationship With Stablecoin Company Circle

The media published information according to which BNY is handling additional services for Circle.

Blockchain & Crypto

MoonPay Acquires Iron

Crypto payment giant MoonPay is expanding its push into the enterprise market as a result of the acquisition of Iron, an API-first stablecoin infrastructure startup.

Blockchain & Crypto

MGX Pledges to Invest $2 Billion in Binance

Emirati state-owned investment company MGX announced $2 billion in financial injections into Binance, which was the cryptocurrency exchange’s first institutional investment and the single largest investment in the virtual currency sector.

Fintech & Ecommerce

SoFi Seals Up to $5 Billion Loan Agreement

SoFi has finalized an agreement with Blue Owl Capital worth at least $5 billion.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Worth Raises $25 Million

Automation-focused fintech platform Worth raised $25 million in new funding.

Science & Technology

Corsair Capital Acquires Stake in Platform IDnow

Investment company Corsair Capital has acquired a majority stake in the German IDnow identity verification platform.

Science & Technology

Lowe’s Launches Virtual Assistant Mylow

Lowe’s introduced a virtual home improvement assistant powered by artificial intelligence.

Science & Technology

Banking Giants Warn New AI Risks

Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, and other Wall Street companies have warned investors about new risks associated with scaling artificial intelligence using practices, including software hallucinations, employee-morale issues, AI leverage by cybercriminals, and the impact of changing laws around the world.

Science & Technology

ServiceNow to Acquire Moveworks

ServiceNow powerful agentic AI and automation capabilities, combined with Moveworks front-end AI assistant and enterprise search technology, will help speed up the adoption and innovation of AI in businesses.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Mastercard Explains How Gaming Reinvents Loyalty Programs

As businesses are struggling to retain customer loyalty, Mastercard suggests gaming might offer some solutions.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Visa Says About Results of Its Anti-Fraud Unit Activity

Visa said that its anti-fraud disruption department saved potential victims of scammers $350 million last year.

Finance & Economics

US Budget Deficit Increases

The United States’ debt and budget deficit problem worsened during President Donald Trump’s first month in office.

Finance & Economics

Canada to Impose Retaliatory Tariffs on US Goods

Canada on Wednesday, March 12, said it would impose 25% tariffs on US goods worth more than $20 billion.

Finance & Economics

EU Launches Countermeasures Against US Metals Tariffs

On Wednesday, March 12, the European Union launched countermeasures against the United States tariffs on metal imports, announcing its intention to enact its own levies on American goods worth up to 26 billion euros ($28.3 billion).