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Sereact Raises $110 Million to Scale AI Robotic Brain

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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Green Dot Says the New Data Moat Is Speed
Green Dot Says the New Data Moat Is Speed
April 27, 2026  |  Data

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Maverick Says Data Without Intent Is Just Expensive Storage
Maverick Says Data Without Intent Is Just Expensive Storage
April 27, 2026  |  Data

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AI Agents Move From Demo Day to Desk Work
AI Agents Move From Demo Day to Desk Work
April 27, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

Agentic artificial intelligence (AI) is starting to move from conference-room promise to operating-room reality in financial services, where banks, insurers and asset managers are testing...

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63% of Firms Face Check Fraud as Paper Payments Linger
63% of Firms Face Check Fraud as Paper Payments Linger
April 27, 2026  |  Real-Time Payments

The biggest obstacle to real-time payments adoption may not be fraud, but the fear of fraud. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Visa Says Payouts Should Move at the Speed of Need
Visa Says Payouts Should Move at the Speed of Need
April 27, 2026  |  Real-Time Payments

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