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Banks test stablecoins for faster cross-border payments
Crypto

Banks test stablecoins for faster cross-border payments

Clearer rules and lower fees are pushing banks and corporates to trial stablecoins for cross-border transfers and treasury management.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
Visa launches Tempo validator node in blockchain push
Firewalls

Visa launches Tempo validator node in blockchain push

The move gives the payments group a direct role in securing early transactions on a network built for real-time and machine-to-machine payments.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month
AppDirect buys PartnerStack to expand B2B sales platform
Software-as-a-Service

AppDirect buys PartnerStack to expand B2B sales platform

The deal gives software vendors a broader route to market as AppDirect adds PartnerStack's 138,000-strong B2B partner network.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
Softr launches AI no-code platform for business teams
Software-as-a-Service

Softr launches AI no-code platform for business teams

Non-technical teams can now build live business apps with data, permissions and security built in, Softr says.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Linux Foundation launches x402 payment protocol body
Hyperscale

Linux Foundation launches x402 payment protocol body

Backers say the move will give AI agents and apps a neutral, open payments standard for web transactions, with support from Amazon, Visa and others.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Multiplier buys Oxygen Advisors in sixth global deal
Data Analytics

Multiplier buys Oxygen Advisors in sixth global deal

The acquisition strengthens Multiplier’s push into professional services as AI and rising client demands reshape the startup advisory market.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Wed, 1st Apr 2026
Zapier & Rillet launch finance workflow integration
Customer Relationship Management

Zapier & Rillet launch finance workflow integration

Finance teams can now cut manual close and approval work as Rillet links its ERP to more than 8,000 apps on Zapier.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026
Exclusive: G+D's Sofiane Chouane on the future of European fintech
Data Protection

Exclusive: G+D's Sofiane Chouane on the future of European fintech

European fintech is maturing as G+D's Sofiane Chouane charts a future shaped by stricter regulation, AI, and bank-startup partnerships.

By Jake MacAndrew • 4 min read • Sat, 21st Mar 2026
Tempo debuts Mainnet, protocol for machine payments
Disaster Recovery

Tempo debuts Mainnet, protocol for machine payments

Tempo launches Mainnet and unveils Machine Payments Protocol to automate stablecoin and card payments between AI agents and online services.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Fri, 20th Mar 2026
Robinhood fund buys into Stripe, AI start-up ElevenLabs
Fintech

Robinhood fund buys into Stripe, AI start-up ElevenLabs

Robinhood Ventures Fund I adds Stripe and ElevenLabs stakes to give retail investors listed access to late-stage private tech firms.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
Anthropic launches institute to study AI's societal risks
AI Security

Anthropic launches institute to study AI's societal risks

Anthropic has launched an in-house institute to study AI's societal risks, governance and economic upheaval as it predicts rapid progress.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Mar 2026
Payoneer, FundPark launch eCommerce credit for sellers
Fintech

Payoneer, FundPark launch eCommerce credit for sellers

Payoneer teams with FundPark to offer Hong Kong eCommerce sellers AI-driven credit lines of up to USD $10 million via integrated accounts.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2026

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Visa expands Bridge partnership to boost SMB payments
Crypto

Visa expands Bridge partnership to boost SMB payments

Visa widens Bridge tie-up to let more firms issue stablecoin-backed cards, targeting faster, more certain cross-border SMB payments.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Mon, 16th Mar 2026
Alludium launches no-code AI agent platform to public
Software-as-a-Service

Alludium launches no-code AI agent platform to public

Alludium opens its no-code AI agent platform to the public, offering paid plans from launch as it shifts from design partners to wider use.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 12th Mar 2026
Alludium launches public no-code AI agent platform
Software-as-a-Service

Alludium launches public no-code AI agent platform

London startup Alludium has publicly launched its no-code Agent Operating System, letting teams build and run shared AI agents via chat.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2026
Anthropic offers EUR €355,000 AI roles in Dublin push
Data Protection

Anthropic offers EUR €355,000 AI roles in Dublin push

Anthropic dangles EUR €355,000 AI engineering pay as it ramps up Dublin hiring drive and cements the city as a key European hub.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2026
Ramp bets on self-driving finance tools for US firms
Software-as-a-Service

Ramp bets on self-driving finance tools for US firms

New York fintech Ramp is betting on 'self-driving' finance, using AI and Visa cards to automate spend, bills and cash for US firms.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Sat, 7th Mar 2026