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Encore AI Raises $30 Million to Expand Enterprise AI Platform
July 30, 2026

Agentic customer interaction platform Encore AI has raised $30 million in new funding. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today....

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Freehand Raises $75 Million to Automate Enterprise Procurement and Payments
July 29, 2026

Freehand raised $75 million to scale its autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) agents that manage supply chain spend for global enterprises. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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InvestFi Raises $20 Million to Help Credit Unions Reclaim Deposits From Investment Apps
July 29, 2026

Credit union service organization (CUSO) InvestFi raised $20 million for its embedded investing platform that enables American credit unions and community banks to offer their customers digital investing directly within online banking. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Shein Discloses US FTC Probe Ahead of Hong Kong IPO
July 28, 2026

Shein is cooperating with a U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigation into the company’s U.S. business operations, it said in a document related to its planning Hong Kong initial public offering and filed with The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and the Securities and Futures Commission. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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$4.5B Food Tech Firm GrubMarket Submits Confidential IPO Filing
July 28, 2026

Food supply chain technology company GrubMarket has confidentially submitted a draft registration statement for a proposed initial public offering. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe...

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PEX Raises $160 Million to Expand Spend Management Platform
July 28, 2026

Corporate card/spend management platform PEX has raised $160 million in new funding. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this...

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World Foundation Raises $52 Million as AI Drives Demand for ID Solutions
July 24, 2026

World Foundation raised $52.5 million in new funding to bring World ID technology to organizations, consumers and artificial intelligence (AI) agents. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe...

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Startup Telli Raises $15 Million to Replace Call Centers With AI Agents
July 23, 2026

telli raised $15 million in a seed round to develop its artificial intelligence (AI) agent builder focused on customer-facing AI agents. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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Augustus Raises $180 Million to Build Clearing Bank for Stablecoins
July 21, 2026

Augustus, formerly known as Ivy, raised $180 million in a Series B funding round to support its offering that gives financial institutions around the world direct access to dollar accounts and rails through a federally chartered bank. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...