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Stripe to acquire AI firm OpenRouter for $7 billion
Payments infrastructure giant Stripe has agreed to acquire OpenRouter, an artificial intelligence gateway company, in a deal valued at $7 billion, according to a Bloomberg repor…
Spot Crypto ETFs vs Direct Ownership: Key Differences
The approval of spot Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds has drawn new investors into the digital asset space. For many, the immediate question isn't which token to buy, …
Lithic and Monavate Partner for Card Programs
Lithic, a card-issuing processing platform, has announced a partnership with Monavate, a regulated payments platform and program manager owned by Exodus Movement. The collaborat…
Trump-Linked Crypto Venture Gets Conditional Bank Charter
World Liberty Financial, a cryptocurrency project linked to former President Donald Trump, has secured conditional approval for a bank charter from the Office of the Comptroller…
Ingenico Secures €150M from PIMCO-Led Investors
Ingenico, a global provider of payment acceptance technology, has secured a major infusion of capital as part of a renewed capital structure. The company announced an agreement …
Payments Evolve from Processing to Intelligence
For decades, the core objective of payment technology was straightforward: move money from one account to another as efficiently as possible. Speed and reliability were the prim…
Gold Council CEO Says Bitcoin Will Eventually Go to Zero
The chief executive of the World Gold Council has made a bearish call on Bitcoin, warning that the cryptocurrency will eventually lose all of its value. The comment places anoth…
Stripe to Acquire AI Gateway OpenRouter for Over $7B
Stripe has agreed to acquire OpenRouter, a startup focused on AI gateway services, in a deal valued at over $7 billion. The transaction highlights Stripe’s ambition to become a …
Philippine central bank sees gradual inflation easing, upside risks
The Philippine central bank has signaled that consumer price growth will likely moderate at a measured pace in the months ahead, while acknowledging that the risks to the inflat…