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SoftBank and Arm Reportedly Weigh Acquiring Ampere Computing
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SoftBank and Arm Reportedly Weigh Acquiring Ampere Computing

Japanese technology investor SoftBank Group and its majority-owned Arm Holdings are currently considering the possibility of concluding the deal with semiconductor company Ampere Computing backed by Oracle.

Nevermined Secures $4M Funding to Develop PayPal-Like AI-Commerce Platform
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Nevermined Secures $4M Funding to Develop PayPal-Like AI-Commerce Platform

Nevermined received fresh funding to develop a payment system tailored for seamless transactions between AI agents, addressing the limitations of traditional payment infrastructure in the rapidly evolving AI-Commerce space.

Indian Startup Funding Witnesses 20% Growth
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Indian Startup Funding Witnesses 20% Growth

In 2024, the Indian startup ecosystem recovered strongly, with funding exceeding $12 billion across 993 deals.

Indian Startups Raise 6% More This Year, With Funding Rounds Getting Scarcer
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Indian Startups Raise 6% More This Year, With Funding Rounds Getting Scarcer

In 2024, Indian startups experienced a 32% decline in funding rounds compared to the previous year, although the aggregate funding amount itself grew by 6%.

Rogbid Introduces First Smart Ring With Interactive Display
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Rogbid Introduces First Smart Ring With Interactive Display

Smartwatch brand Rogbid presented the innovative smart ring model with an OLED touch display, which is the first product of this kind on the market.

Equipifi and Synergent Partner to Expand Credit Union Access to BNPL
Fintech & Ecommerce

Equipifi and Synergent Partner to Expand Credit Union Access to BNPL

U.S. fintech equipifi and a service organisation Synergent have formed a strategic partnership to enhance the ability of credit unions to offer Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) solutions directly within their digital banking platforms.

Australian Fintech Faces Contraction, Blockchain Hit Hardest
Fintech & Ecommerce

Australian Fintech Faces Contraction, Blockchain Hit Hardest

Despite global interest in cryptocurrency, Australia has seen the closure of several blockchain and crypto startups, amid the overall decline of fintech innovation in the country.

Mesolitica Develops LLM for Malaysian GenAI Assistants on AWS
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Mesolitica Develops LLM for Malaysian GenAI Assistants on AWS

Mesolitica, a Malaysian startup focused on developing large language models (LLMs), has created a generative AI LLM designed for the Malaysian language, leveraging one of the world’s leading cloud platforms – AWS.

GCash Weighs Record IPO
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GCash Weighs Record IPO

Philippine fintech platform GCash is reportedly considering an initial public offering (IPO) that can potentially raise between $1 billion and $1.5 billion in the second half of 2025.

dLocal Becomes Certified PISP for Pix
Fintech & Ecommerce

dLocal Becomes Certified PISP for Pix

dLocal achieved a regulatory milestone and became a certified Payment Initiation Service Provider (PISP) in Brazil, able to process Pix payments directly within the Open Finance framework.

Argentex Expands to UAE
Fintech & Ecommerce

Argentex Expands to UAE

Argentex innovative currency risk management and payment solutions are now available in the UAE

How to Avoid Startup Failure in Fintech
Articles

How to Avoid Startup Failure in Fintech

The fintech segment has one of the highest rates of startup failures, making it one of the high-growth but high-risk industries. Is it possible to improve the statistics if only a little bit? Here we are to analyse that.

AI-Powered Robotics Startup Perceptyne Gets $3 Million Funding to Promote Electronic Manufacturing in India
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AI-Powered Robotics Startup Perceptyne Gets $3 Million Funding to Promote Electronic Manufacturing in India

Indian startup Perceptyne secured $3 million in seed funding round led by Endiya Partners and Yali Capital.

Shaping the AI-to-AI Economy With Don Gossen From Nevermined: Interview
Articles

Shaping the AI-to-AI Economy With Don Gossen From Nevermined: Interview

“We’re still effectively in the “early 90’s internet” phase of AI at the moment. […] as we unlock AI capabilities, especially those semi-autonomous or autonomous in nature, we begin to see what the future has in store. The possibilities of AI applications are conceivably endless, limited perhaps only by imagination and energy production,” says Don […]

UK FinTech Constitutes 65% of All European Deals in H1 2024
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UK FinTech Constitutes 65% of All European Deals in H1 2024

While overall funding in the European fintech sector declined by 25% year-on-year, UK companies dominate the scene, accounting for 65% of all deals in the region.

Healthcare Fintech Care.fi Raises $955K in Debt Capital
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Healthcare Fintech Care.fi Raises $955K in Debt Capital

Fresh funding complements earlier Care.fi investments of $2.6 million and fuels fintech’s vision of becoming India’s healthcare-focused Small Finance Bank.