Global data and technology company Experian has partnered with British not-for-profit organization Fair4All Finance to help people access debt consolidation products. Together, using a 1-million-pound (about $1.3 million) grant from Fair4All Finance, the organizations will promote ReFi, Experian’s technology that combines multiple debts into a...
Robinhood is set to acquire LedgerX, a derivatives exchange formerly owned by FTX. It’s part of a joint deal announced Tuesday (Nov. 25) by the financial services platform and capital markets company Susquehanna International to purchase a majority stake in LedgerX, which was once owned by the now-defunct cryptocurrency platform FTX...
Global payments processor Thredd has signed an agreement in which it will connect across three global Visa Cloud Connect endpoints. By connecting to Visa Cloud Connect, which allows organizations to access Visa’s global payments network VisaNet, Thredd will eliminate the need for multiple regional integrations...
Banking FinTech Green Dot’s businesses now have new owners, according to a Monday (Nov. 24) news release. Smith Ventures, a private equity company, is set to acquire and privatize Green Dot’s nonbank financial technology business and operations for $690 million, the release said. That business...
On Tuesday (Nov. 18) morning, a configuration error at Cloudflare knocked major services offline, including ChatGPT, X and Spotify for several hours, the latest reminder of how vulnerable digital infrastructure has become as cloud systems grow more complex. One day later, Palo Alto Networks announced...
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase plans to acquire onchain trading platform Vector. Because Vector’s platform is built on Solana, the acquisition will expand Coinbase’s support for the Solana trading ecosystem, Coinbase said in a Friday (Nov. 21) blog post. Vector’s technology will be integrated into Coinbase’s consumer...
Peek is expanding the capabilities of its artificial intelligence-powered platform for the experiences industry, which includes organizations involved with museums, theme parks, tours and activities, and cultural attractions. The company announced in a Thursday (Nov. 20) press release that it acquired two companies, ACME Ticketing...
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) platform Klarna is expanding its partnership with gift card company Blackhawk Network (BHN). The new collaboration, announced in a news release Thursday (Nov. 20), is aimed at offering shoppers greater choice and flexibility for purchasing gift cards ahead of the...
Uber Technologies and Starship Technologies plan to begin rolling out autonomous sidewalk robot delivery for Uber Eats by the end of the year. The companies plan to launch this offering in Leeds, United Kingdom, in December, and then expand it to several European countries in...