India Proposes Legislative Framework to Reintroduce Merchant Fees on Unified Payments Interface Transactions

India is moving to fundamentally restructure the economic foundations of its digital payments landscape through new legislation that could end the era of zero-cost transactions for businesses using the Unified…

Stripe and Advent International Reportedly Renew Acquisition Talks for Fintech Giant PayPal Amid Strategic Turnaround Efforts

The global financial technology landscape is facing a potential seismic shift as reports emerge that PayPal Holdings Inc. is once again in active negotiations regarding a possible sale to a…

Flutterwave Secures Strategic Series E Investment from Ripple to Accelerate Blockchain-Based Payment Infrastructure Across Africa

The African fintech landscape reached a significant milestone on Tuesday as Flutterwave, the continent’s leading payments infrastructure provider, announced the successful completion of a Series E funding round. This latest…

Anthropic Dominates Business AI Market as White House Intervention Forces Withdrawal of Mythos and Fable Models

The artificial intelligence landscape shifted dramatically in the second quarter of 2026 as Anthropic, the San Francisco-based AI safety and research laboratory, achieved a series of unprecedented financial milestones even…

TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 Early Bird Deadline Approaches as Boston Prepares for Premier Entrepreneurial Gathering

TechCrunch has officially entered the final countdown for its Early Bird registration phase for the upcoming Founder Summit 2026, a high-stakes gathering of the world’s most promising startup leaders and…

Walmart Finally Adopts Apple Pay and Google Pay Ending a Decade of Resistance to Mobile Wallets

In a significant reversal of a decade-long corporate strategy, Walmart Inc. announced on Friday that it will officially begin accepting Apple Pay and Google Pay at its retail locations across…

Meta Enters Prediction Market Space with Development of Experimental Social Betting App Arena

Meta Platforms Inc. is preparing to enter the rapidly expanding and increasingly controversial world of prediction markets, signaling a significant strategic pivot for the social media giant. According to internal…

Google Finance Mobile App Launch: AI-Powered Insights and Global Portfolio Integration Redefine Market Monitoring

Google on Thursday officially launched a dedicated mobile application for Google Finance, marking a significant strategic shift for the platform as it transitions from a specialized search feature into a…

TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 Set for Boston as Early Bird Registration Deadline Approaches

The countdown for the TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 has reached a critical juncture as the window for Early Bird registration is set to close tonight, June 26, at 11:59 p.m.…

Ramp Challenges Stripe with Launch of Router AI Model Routing Platform to Consolidate Enterprise Inference Management

Ramp, the multi-billion dollar corporate expense management powerhouse, has officially entered the competitive arena of artificial intelligence infrastructure with the launch of Router, a sophisticated model routing service designed to…