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FinTech Land Grab Intensifies as Deal-Making Rewires Platforms

FinTech Land Grab Intensifies as Deal-Making Rewires Platforms
FinTech Land Grab Intensifies as Deal-Making Rewires Platforms
April 27, 2026  |  Acquisitions

Recent FinTech dealmaking has been marked by firms pursuing acquisitions that extend control across payments, data, incentives and settlement. The strategies are arcing toward determining...

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Banking Circle Unveils Stablecoin Settlement After Landing Crypto License
Banking Circle Unveils Stablecoin Settlement After Landing Crypto License
April 27, 2026  |  Blockchain

Luxembourg-based financial services company Banking Circle said it has launched stablecoin settlement services. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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CFOs Suffer From Consumption as Tech Teams AI Tokenmaxx
CFOs Suffer From Consumption as Tech Teams AI Tokenmaxx
April 27, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

Enterprise software helped redefine corporate billing and make it CFO-friendly. Annual licenses, multi-year agreements and seat-based pricing models created a stable cost structure that finance...

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Real Moves to Buy RE/MAX to Supercharge Global Property Tech
Real Moves to Buy RE/MAX to Supercharge Global Property Tech
April 27, 2026  |  Real Estate

The Real Brokerage plans to acquire the parent company of RE/MAX in an $880 million deal to create a technology-enabled global real estate platform. Get...

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DeepSeek Pitches Deep Discounts Amid Fierce AI Competition
DeepSeek Pitches Deep Discounts Amid Fierce AI Competition
April 27, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

DeepSeek has begun offering developers discounts amid increasing competition in China’s artificial intelligence (AI) space. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Sereact Raises $110 Million to Scale AI Robotic Brain
Sereact Raises $110 Million to Scale AI Robotic Brain
April 27, 2026  |  Investments

German startup Sereact has raised $110 million to develop its AI robotics model. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Meta’s Purchase of AI Startup Manus Halted by China
Meta’s Purchase of AI Startup Manus Halted by China
April 27, 2026  |  Meta

The Chinese government has halted Meta’s $2 billion acquisition of artificial intelligence (AI) startup Manus. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Agentic Commerce Forces a Rethink of Card Infrastructure
Agentic Commerce Forces a Rethink of Card Infrastructure
April 27, 2026  |  Payments Innovation

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Affirm: Agentic Credit Rewrites the Rules of Consumer Lending
Affirm: Agentic Credit Rewrites the Rules of Consumer Lending
April 27, 2026  |  Consumer Finance

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