Newly launched cybersecurity startup Artemis has reportedly raised $70 million in new funding. That’s according to a Wednesday (April 15) report from Fortune, which described the company’s mission as using artificial intelligence (AI) to combat AI-powered cyberattacks. According to the report, Artemis’ vision of fighting...
Kraken Co-CEO Arjun Sethi said Tuesday (April 14) that the crypto exchange confidentially filed for an initial public offering (IPO), Semafor reported Tuesday. Sethi shared this news at a Semafor World Economy event in Washington, D.C., according to the report. Kraken aims to help its customers make sophisticated trades that would otherwise...
Investors are reportedly getting worried about life insurance companies’ exposure to the private credit world. According to a Tuesday (April 14) Financial Times (FT) report, insurance is now one of the lowest-performing sectors in the U.S. investment-grade bond index, while the stocks of major insurance...
German stock exchange operator Deutsche Börse has invested $200 million in cryptocurrency exchange Kraken. The deal, announced Tuesday (April 15), gives Deutsche Börse a 1.5% stake in Kraken parent Payward and expands on an existing partnership between the two groups to combine traditional financial markets and digital assets. “Spanning trading,...
Alternative asset manager Blackstone is considering a $2 billion initial public offering (IPO) for an acquisition company that would buy data centers, Bloomberg reported Friday (April 10), citing unnamed sources. Blackstone filed paperwork confidentially with U.S. regulators earlier this year and could begin formal marketing...
Early-stage venture firm Collide Capital has raised an oversubscribed $95 million Fund II that will back FinTech, supply chain and “future of work” companies. This capital raise brings Collide’s total assets under management (AUM) to over $170 million, the firm said in a Thursday (April...
Blockchain developer Polygon Labs is looking to raise between $50 million and $100 million to build a new stablecoin payment business, The Information reported Wednesday (April 8), citing unnamed sources. The company is looking to diversify its business amid the current downturn in cryptocurrency, which...
Funding for digital healthcare startups has reached record levels for the first quarter of the year. That’s according to findings released Monday (April 6) by venture fund group Rock Health, which said the first three months of 2026 were marked by two “headline records.” First,...
The Middle East has, in recent years, stood out among the more productive settings for payments innovation, where digital adoption and infrastructure development have advanced in tandem and given rise to a new generation of FinTech platforms. That foundation remains intact, but what’s changing in...