Farhan Pambudi
- Fintech & Payments
- March 17, 2026
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Plaid Authorizes Employee Share Sale at 8 Billion Dollar Valuation as Fintech Secondary Market Gains Momentum
Plaid, the San Francisco-based fintech infrastructure giant that serves as the connective tissue between consumer bank accounts and digital financial applications, has confirmed a new secondary share sale allowing employees…
- Fintech & Payments
- March 17, 2026
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PhonePe Pauses Initial Public Offering Citing Geopolitical Instability and Global Market Volatility
PhonePe, the Bengaluru-headquartered digital payments leader and India’s most valuable fintech entity, has officially suspended its plans for a highly anticipated initial public offering on Indian exchanges, citing a confluence…
- Fintech & Payments
- March 16, 2026
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Fuse Secures 25 Million Series A to Modernize Credit Union Lending with AI Native Loan Origination Systems
The financial technology sector is witnessing a significant shift as legacy infrastructure faces the disruptive pressure of generative artificial intelligence. Fuse, a startup developing an AI-native loan origination system (LOS),…
- Fintech & Payments
- March 16, 2026
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TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Sets Final Deadline for Early Bird Ticket Pricing as San Francisco Prepares for Premier Innovation Summit
The window for securing the most competitive entry rates for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is scheduled to close tonight, February 27, at 11:59 p.m. PT. Event organizers have confirmed that this…
- Fintech & Payments
- March 16, 2026
- 12 views
OpenAI Dismisses Employee Following Allegations of Insider Trading Involving Confidential Information on Prediction Markets
In a move that highlights the growing intersection of corporate confidentiality and the burgeoning world of decentralized finance, OpenAI has terminated an employee for allegedly utilizing internal, non-public information to…
- Fintech & Payments
- March 16, 2026
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High Stakes and Ethical Dilemmas Prediction Markets Surge Amid U.S. and Israeli Military Action Against Iran
The intersection of global conflict and decentralized finance reached a new and controversial milestone this week as prediction markets saw record-breaking volumes tied to military operations in the Middle East.…
- Fintech & Payments
- March 15, 2026
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PayPay Postpones United States Initial Public Offering Amid Geopolitical Tensions and Market Volatility
PayPay, the dominant force in Japan’s mobile payment sector, has officially moved to delay its highly anticipated initial public offering (IPO) on the U.S. markets, citing a combination of extreme…
- Fintech & Payments
- March 15, 2026
- 12 views
Stripe Launches Token-Based AI Billing Feature to Streamline Startup Profitability and Usage Management
Financial infrastructure giant Stripe has unveiled a preview of a sophisticated billing feature designed to address one of the most pressing economic challenges in the generative artificial intelligence sector: the…
- Fintech & Payments
- March 15, 2026
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Elon Musk Launches X Money Beta with William Shatner Partnership as X Transforms into a Comprehensive Financial Platform
The evolution of X, the social media conglomerate formerly known as Twitter, has reached a significant milestone with the official commencement of external beta testing for its highly anticipated financial…
- Fintech & Payments
- March 14, 2026
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Kalshi Integrates Prediction Market Data with Threads Amid Rising Rivalry with X and Polymarket
The landscape of social media and financial forecasting has reached a new intersection as Kalshi, the first US-regulated prediction market, officially launched a direct integration with Meta’s Threads. This strategic…
The Private Credit Sector Faces Growing Scrutiny Amidst Escalating Defaults and Interconnected Risks
