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Flatpay Raises $48 Million to Expand POS, Payment Solutions Offering
Flatpay Raises $48 Million to Expand POS, Payment Solutions Offering
April 17, 2024  |  Investments

Flatpay has raised 45 million euros (about $48 million) in a Series B funding round to expand its offering of point-of-sale (POS) systems and payment...

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Report: Mistral AI Targeting $5 Billion Valuation 
Report: Mistral AI Targeting $5 Billion Valuation 
April 17, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Mistral AI is reportedly exploring a funding round that would value it at $5 billion. The French startup has been in talks with investors about raising several...

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Andreessen Horowitz Raises $7.2 Billion as VCs Focus on AI
Andreessen Horowitz Raises $7.2 Billion as VCs Focus on AI
April 17, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Andreessen Horowitz has raised $7.2 billion for tech startups including those in the AI sector. The funding, announced by the venture capital (VC) group Tuesday...

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Bankjoy and Pinwheel Partner to Simplify Direct Deposit Setups
Bankjoy and Pinwheel Partner to Simplify Direct Deposit Setups
April 16, 2024  |  Partnerships

Bankjoy and Pinwheel have partnered to help financial institutions offer their customers a frictionless way to set up their direct deposit. With this collaboration, Bankjoy will help its...

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Interac Acquires Canadian Rights to Vouchr’s Engagement Platform
Interac Acquires Canadian Rights to Vouchr’s Engagement Platform
April 16, 2024  |  Digital Payments

Interac has acquired the exclusive Canadian rights to use Vouchr’s engagement platform. This platform allows users to send and receive personalized multimedia notifications along with money transfers,...

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Former OpenAI Board Member Says AI Needs Reporting Mechanism, Auditors
Former OpenAI Board Member Says AI Needs Reporting Mechanism, Auditors
April 16, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

There should be a reporting mechanism in place for incidents when artificial intelligence (AI) goes wrong, just as there is for airplane crashes, a former OpenAI board...

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Report: Rippling in Discussions on Funding Round, $13.4 Billion Valuation
Report: Rippling in Discussions on Funding Round, $13.4 Billion Valuation
April 16, 2024  |  Investments

Rippling is reportedly in discussions to raise $870 million at a valuation of $13.4 billion. This round would include a $200 million injection of capital and...

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European Banking Federation Says EU Should Streamline Regulation
European Banking Federation Says EU Should Streamline Regulation
April 16, 2024  |  Bank Regulation

The European Banking Federation (EBF) is calling on the European Union (EU) to streamline regulation of banks and to declare banks a “strategic sector.” The group is...

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Banks Report Lending Slows as Corporate Borrowers Pay Down Debt
Banks Report Lending Slows as Corporate Borrowers Pay Down Debt
April 16, 2024  |  Banking

The largest U.S. banks are reporting a slowdown in lending. Bank of America and PNC were the latest to do so, with the former reporting Tuesday (April 16)...

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