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Mastercard Launches Agent Connect to Help Merchants Scale AI Shopping

Mastercard Launches Agent Connect to Help Merchants Scale AI Shopping
Mastercard Launches Agent Connect to Help Merchants Scale AI Shopping
September 09, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Mastercard is expanding one agentic AI offering for merchants while introducing another. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Kapital Lands $125 Million to Scale AI-Powered Business Platform
Kapital Lands $125 Million to Scale AI-Powered Business Platform
September 09, 2026  |  Investments

Kapital, a financial institution providing access to business capital across Mexico, Colombia, Spain and the United States, secured $125 million in new financing, the company...

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 Zeal Raises $10 Million for Merchant Loyalty Product
 Zeal Raises $10 Million for Merchant Loyalty Product
September 09, 2026  |  Investments

Payments tech company Zeal, based in the United Kingdom, raised $10 million to expand its merchant loyalty product, according to a Wednesday (Sept. 9) press...

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World Bank Pushes to Expand Emerging Market Digital Payments
World Bank Pushes to Expand Emerging Market Digital Payments
September 09, 2026  |  Digital Payments

Mastercard and Visa have joined a new World Bank initiative to promote digital payments in emerging markets. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Ramp Eyes $60 Billion Valuation Just Months After Series F
Ramp Eyes $60 Billion Valuation Just Months After Series F
September 08, 2026  |  Spend Management

Financial operations platform Ramp is in early talks with investors to raise about $1 billion in primary funding at a $60 billion valuation, Bloomberg reported...

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Chime Inks $590 Million Deal to Buy Longtime Bank Partner Stride
Chime Inks $590 Million Deal to Buy Longtime Bank Partner Stride
September 08, 2026  |  Banking

Chime plans to acquire its bank partner, Oklahoma-headquartered Stride Bank, to further Chime’s efforts to provide “mainstream America” with better banking, the company said in...

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Block Pursues National Trust Bank Charter to Custody Bitcoin and Stablecoins
Block Pursues National Trust Bank Charter to Custody Bitcoin and Stablecoins
September 08, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Block aims to establish a national trust bank that would provide custody and related fiduciary services, including those for bitcoin and stablecoins, the company said...

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Cognition Secures $48 Billion Valuation as Demand for AI Coding Surges
Cognition Secures $48 Billion Valuation as Demand for AI Coding Surges
September 08, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence coding startup Cognition raised over $2 billion at a $48 billion valuation in a Series E funding round, the company said in a...

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