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Groq Pursues $8 Billion Valuation With New Funding
Groq, a chip developer with Nvidia among its backers, is pursuing a valuation of $8 billion in a new funding round, according to Bloomberg. The reported target would mark a sign…
Bitcoin Set for Weekly Loss on Regulatory Uncertainty, Jobs Data
Bitcoin was on course to finish the week lower, as traders weighed uncertainty over the direction of US cryptocurrency regulation following the midterm elections alongside a clo…
U.S. Treasury Targets Canadian Payment Firms Over Iran Links
The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned Canadian money services businesses over transactions linked to Iran, Reuters reported, adding a northern-border dimension to Washingt…
vVardis Pursues $229 Million US Listing With Apollo Backing
Apollo-backed dental company vVardis is looking to raise as much as $229 million through a US initial public offering, according to the company's disclosed plans. The move would…
BMO Deploys AI Agent to Speed Credit Card Support
BMO has introduced a new artificial intelligence tool designed to shorten the time credit card customers spend waiting for help. The offering, called AI Agent Assist, is deploye…
KCB Tanzania Brings PayPal Into Its Mobile Banking App
KCB Bank Tanzania has struck a partnership with PayPal that will place the global payments platform inside the lender's mobile banking application. The arrangement is meant to g…
CoreWeave Bond Yield Tops 16% as AI Debt Gets Costlier
CoreWeave's bond yield has pushed above 16%, a level that tells investors the debt behind the artificial intelligence buildout is no longer cheap. The company, which rents out g…
AI-Led FinTech Funding Week Totals $454.5M
Artificial intelligence continued to shape fintech investment sentiment in the latest weekly funding roundup, with AI-related deals taking the lead. FinTech Global reported that…
Citi Flags Top Pick in Stablecoin, Digital Payments
Citi has identified what its analysts consider the strongest equity opportunity in the emerging stablecoin and digital payments landscape, according to a research note reported …