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Hawaii-Based American Savings Bank Files for IPO
August 24, 2026

Hawaii-based community bank American Savings Bank has filed for a proposed initial public offering, the bank said in a Monday (Aug. 24) press release. 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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General Intuition Aims to Raise Capital at $6 Billion Valuation to Power AI Robotics
August 24, 2026

General Intuition, which is developing a foundation artificial intelligence model with potential applications in robotics, is finalizing a funding round that would value the company at $6 billion, TechCrunch reported Monday (Aug. 24), citing unnamed sources. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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UK FinTech Funding Drops to Lowest Level in Decade
August 24, 2026

U.K. FinTech investments have reached a 10-year low amid an overall jump in 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...

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Fifth Third Backs Payload’s Embedded Payments Expansion
August 21, 2026

Payload has secured a strategic investment led by Fifth Third to expand its embedded payments platform, Payload said in a Wednesday (Aug. 19) press release. 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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Nscale Targets $3 Billion IPO as AI Data Center Demand Soars
August 21, 2026

Nscale, a developer of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, aims to raise as much as $3 billion in an initial public offering that could take place as soon as September, Bloomberg reported Friday (Aug. 21), citing unnamed sources. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Robotics AI Firm Dexmal Seeks $3 Billion Valuation in New Funding Round
August 21, 2026

Dexmal, a Chinese firm developing embodied artificial intelligence to control robots, is seeking a valuation of 20 billion yuan ($3 billion) in a funding round, Bloomberg reported Friday (Aug. 21). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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OpenAI and Anthropic Fuel California’s Record-Setting Investment Surge 
August 20, 2026

California is reportedly seeing an historic wave of investment due to Silicon Valley’s artificial intelligence (AI) boom. 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...

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Nvidia Weighs Investment in Round Valuing Mercor at $20 Billion
August 19, 2026

Nvidia has discussed participating in a funding round that would value Mercor, a data labeling provider that supplies data that helps the chip designer develop open-source models, at $20 billion, The Information reported Wednesday (Aug. 19), citing unnamed sources. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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PointsKash Secures Capital Commitment After Beginning Rollout of Crypto ATMs
August 18, 2026

FinTech PointsKash has secured a strategic capital commitment of up to $100 million from Hawk Capital Advisors to support the national rollout of its FinTech, payments, loyalty rewards and digital commerce offerings, PointsKash said in a Wednesday (Aug. 12) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...