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Agree.com Raises Investments to Combine Payments and e-Signatures
Fintech & Ecommerce

Agree.com Raises Investments to Combine Payments and e-Signatures

Agree.com, the e-Signature platform, raised new funding for $7.2 million.

Plaid Integrates Claude AI
Fintech & Ecommerce

Plaid Integrates Claude AI

Plaid’s Model Context Protocol (MCP) server integrates directly with Claude, a virtual assistant powered by artificial intelligence from startup Anthropic.

Duna Raises Investments to Bolster Business Identity Platform
Science & Technology

Duna Raises Investments to Bolster Business Identity Platform

Duna, a business identity platform founded by two Stripe veterans, raised $12.1 million.

Visa Invests in BVNK
Fintech & Ecommerce

Visa Invests in BVNK

Stablecoin infrastructure platform BVNK has received investments from the payment industry giant Visa.

First Saudi IPO Since Tariff Shock Draws $20 Billion in Orders
Finance & Economics

First Saudi IPO Since Tariff Shock Draws $20 Billion in Orders

Saudi packaging manufacturer United Carton Industries Co. drew more than $20 billion in orders for its initial public offering (IPO) of shares.

Apple and Anthropic Reportedly Develop AI-Powered Coding Platform
Science & Technology

Apple and Anthropic Reportedly Develop AI-Powered Coding Platform

The media published information according to which Apple and Anthropic have partnered to develop a platform that will use artificial intelligence to write, edit, and test code for programmers.

HK Digital Banks to Expand Wealth Services
Fintech & Ecommerce

HK Digital Banks to Expand Wealth Services

In Hong Kong, eight local digital banks intend to expand their wealth management services in the background of favorable results.

China Risks to Dive Into Deeper Deflation
Finance & Economics

China Risks to Dive Into Deeper Deflation

High tariffs from the United States on imports of goods from China are a factor that will definitely significantly reduce or, quite likely, bring US orders for products from an Asian country to zero, against which Beijing, as part of its desire to help local exporters, is making efforts to divert sales to the domestic […]

MoneyFellows Raises $13 Million
Fintech & Ecommerce

MoneyFellows Raises $13 Million

Currently, most African-based digital lenders rely heavily on working capital in the context of efforts to stimulate the growth of their own businesses, but at the same time, MoneyFellows startup has been able to implement a practice that few fintech industry players on the mentioned continent can do, lend billions of Egyptian pounds with virtually […]

European Inflation Shows Stability
Finance & Economics

European Inflation Shows Stability

In April, inflation in the eurozone showed no change, remaining at the 2.2% mark.

Global Manufacturing Activity Decreases
Finance & Economics

Global Manufacturing Activity Decreases

In April, global manufacturing activity contracted for the first time since the beginning of the current year.

Amazon’s Cloud Business Increases
Science & Technology

Amazon’s Cloud Business Increases

Amazon’s cloud business showed growth in the first quarter of 2025, but the pace of this upward process turned out to be slower than preliminary expectations.

Amazon Launches Nova Premier
Science & Technology

Amazon Launches Nova Premier

Amazon released Nova Premier, which, according to this company, is the most capable artificial intelligence model in its Nova family.

Apple Reports Earnings
Science & Technology

Apple Reports Earnings

Last Thursday, May 1, Apple published information about the financial results of its activities in the second fiscal quarter, which ended on March 29, 2025.

US Economy Adds 177,000 Jobs
Finance & Economics

US Economy Adds 177,000 Jobs

The United States labor market, which has demonstrated resilience for a long period, continues to defy expectations in a positive sense even amid increasing uncertainty related to the trade war.

China Says About Prospects of Trade Talks With US
Finance & Economics

China Says About Prospects of Trade Talks With US

China said it is currently evaluating the possibility of implementing a negotiation process with the United States on trade cooperation between the world’s two largest economies that was actually the first signal from Beijing about the at least theoretical ability of dialogue with Washington after last month, US President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on […]