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A newly launched fintech, Skalar, is offering an alternative to traditional venture debt by providing capital for customer acquisition, with repayment directly tied to the revenue generated by those new customers.
As quantitative trading and AI workloads demand unprecedented power, Crusoe's massive new contract with Jane Street highlights how specialized, energy-adjacent GPU clouds are challenging traditional hyperscalers.
Félix, an AI-powered WhatsApp remittance platform, has secured $200 million in Series C funding, signaling significant traction in its mission to simplify financial transfers for Latino immigrants.
A federal appeals court has ruled that prediction markets cannot classify event contracts as financial swaps, effectively subjecting platforms like Kalshi to strict gambling oversight.
AI-native accounting startup Rillet has achieved unicorn status through rapid product adoption, doubling its annual recurring revenue in three months and signaling a significant shift in enterprise financial operations.
Stripe's reported acquisition of AI gateway OpenRouter signals a major shift to unify model orchestration and usage-based billing for the agentic economy.
Insurance startup Corgi has secured multiple rounds in two months at a $4 billion valuation, underscoring its aggressive strategy to reshape insurance through AI-driven technology.
Natural, a year-old startup, is redesigning financial architecture to enable autonomous AI agents to conduct transactions, challenging incumbents like Stripe.