Kalshi bans George Santos for life over State of the Union bets

The disciplinary action comes two months after the Commodity Futures Trading Commission settled charges against Santos.

Ryan Breslow is raising up to $27M in pay-to-play bridge funding to save Bolt

The controversial founder of the checkout startup once valued at $11 billion is putting in $5 million of his own money.

Eyeing Expansion Into Wealth Management, Vanguard Buys Fintech Altruist For As Much As $5 Billion

The acquisition is only the second ever for the 51-year-old company as it tries to expand beyond index-fund fees.

Revolut launches AI unit as proclaims virtues of proprietary AI

Revolut has today launched a unit dedicated to AI research across financial services, as it sets out its belief in building as much of the AI stack in-house and not relying on third parties. Revolut s…

Dutch AI-native financial services startup Neno secures €6.6M for European expansion

Amsterdam-based AI-native financial servicescompany Neno has raised €6.6 million in seed funding to develop its technology,expand its accounting and tax services and enter additional European markets….

Walmart to finally start accepting Apple Pay and Google Pay

Are pigs flying? Walmart has finally caved on its refusal to support Apple Pay and Google Pay.

Ramp launches its own AI model router, called Router

Ramp has launched its own AI model routing service, dubbed Router, that lets users and companies use and switch between various large language models via an API.

Inside PayPal Mafia Billionaire Max Levchin’s Slow-And-Steady Path To Fintech Profitability

Despite racking up more than $2 billion in losses while sticking to a do-it-yourself strategy, buy-now, pay-later pioneer Affirm is finally profitable—and worth $25 billion.

Monzo chairman Gary Hoffman to stand down after nearly eight years

The chairman of Monzo’s board, who was reportedly in a boardroom battle with some Monzo shareholders over the departure of its former CEO, is standing down from the role. Banking veteran Gary Hoffman …