#Fintech
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Rivvun AI raises $7.55M for spend recovery
Rivvun AI, from Icertis veterans, secures $7.55M seed funding to reclaim billions in lost enterprise revenue and spend using AI.
AI ERP makes month-end obsolete
AI-native ERP systems are making the traditional month-end accounting close obsolete, with automated processes handling nearly all transactions.
Four quantum companies raised $961M in seven days. Europe wrote the checks.
The week Anthropic filed for IPO, four quantum rounds totaled $961M in Europe, AI agent payment rails launched quietly, and DeepSeek took its first outside money.
Erste Group & OpenAI Discuss AI Integration
Erste Group's Maurizio Poletto discusses AI integration with OpenAI, highlighting customer-centricity and the shift to a platform-based strategy.
Allica Bank CTO on AI Integration with OpenAI
Allica Bank CTO Ravneet Shah discusses the bank's AI integration strategy with OpenAI, focusing on enhancing customer service and operational efficiency.
Stripe's Kaliski on Building Safe AI Payments
Stripe's Steve Kaliski explains how the company is building payment infrastructure for the autonomous economy, focusing on secure, deterministic transactions for AI agents.
Worldline, ING, Mastercard Pilot Agentic Payments
Worldline, ING, and Mastercard achieve a live, end-to-end European agentic payment, paving the way for AI-driven financial transactions.
Robinhood Bets on World Cup for Prediction Markets
Robinhood is expanding its prediction markets by adding World Cup trading, routing contracts to the new Rothera exchange and lowering fees.
AI Model Race: Betting on 2026's Best
Polymarket prediction markets reveal $31.2M in daily volume, with AI, war, and crypto bets dominating. The race for the best AI model in 2026 is a key focus.
Lassie Secures $35M Series A
a16z leads $35 million Series A for Lassie, an AI company automating administrative tasks for small businesses, starting with dental practices.
Robinhood Links Clients to Advisors
Robinhood launches the Robinhood Advisor Network and AI tools for RIAs, connecting users with financial advisors and streamlining professional wealth management.
OpenAI Extends Codex Beyond Developers
OpenAI's Codex AI is now tailored for non-developers with new plugins for various roles and the ability to create shareable websites.
Africa's Startup Funding Shifts Amidst AI Boom
African startups face funding shifts due to the AI boom. Founders are adapting by seeking domestic capital and focusing on local solutions, with fintech leading the way.
Robinhood AI Trading & Wall Street's Optimism
Bloomberg Money Minute covers Wall Street's optimism, Robinhood's new AI trading feature, and surging San Francisco housing costs.
Robinhood Lets AI Trade Your Stocks
Robinhood's new Agentic Trading feature lets AI agents manage investments, using the Model Context Protocol (MCP) for seamless integration and automated trades.
Robinhood Buys Back $1B in Stock
Robinhood announces a $1 billion share repurchase program, signaling confidence in its financial health and future growth.
Robinhood Social Beta Launches
Robinhood's new social trading platform, Robinhood Social, enters beta, aiming to bring verified trades and community discussion to active traders.
Robinhood Bets Big on Social Trading
Robinhood launches 'Robinhood Social' and AI-powered trading tools, aiming to become the premier platform for active traders.
Robinhood Ventures Fund backs AI audio firm ElevenLabs
Robinhood Ventures Fund I invests $20 million in AI audio firm ElevenLabs and $14.6 million in Stripe, broadening retail investor access to private markets.
Robinhood Embraces AI Agents for Trading, Spending
Robinhood launches Agentic Trading and Agentic Credit Card, allowing AI agents to manage investments and spending with user-controlled safety features.
AI's Boring Revenue Play: Compliance
AI is transforming compliance from a costly, manual burden into a strategic revenue driver, leveraging advanced technology to navigate complex regulations.
Nasdaq eVestment AI: Speeding Up Investment Insights
Nasdaq eVestment is using agentic AI to dramatically speed up investment insight generation for financial professionals.
ChatGPT Tackles Personal Finance
OpenAI launches a new personal finance feature in ChatGPT, enabling users to connect accounts for AI-driven financial insights and planning.
Stitch Secures $25 Million Series A Led by Andreessen Horowitz
Saudi-Arabia-based fintech Stitch has raised $25 million in Series A funding led by Andreessen Horowitz, the firm's first investment in the Gulf Cooperation Council, with Arbor Ventures, COTU Ventures, Raed Ventures, and SVC participating. The round brings Stitch's total funding to $35 million.
OpenAI Codex: Finance Team Power-Up
OpenAI's Codex is empowering finance teams to automate reporting, analysis, and forecasting, shifting focus from data assembly to strategic decision-making.
Singular Bank Boosts Banker Efficiency with ChatGPT
Singular Bank's AI assistant, Singularity, leverages ChatGPT and Codex to save bankers 60-90 minutes daily, enhancing client advisory.
Anthropic Unleashes Finance AI Agents
Anthropic launches ten new AI agent templates for financial services, integrating with Microsoft 365 and expanding data access to automate key workflows.
Stripe Unleashes AI Agents for Commerce
Stripe is expanding its Agentic Commerce Suite and forging partnerships with Meta and Google to enable businesses to sell directly through AI agents.
Black Ore Tax Autopilot Goes Wide
Black Ore's AI platform, Tax Autopilot, is now widely available, automating tax preparation for CPA firms and addressing industry talent shortages.
Stripe Data Lands on Databricks
Stripe data is now directly accessible on Databricks via the Marketplace, simplifying AI-native analysis and eliminating ETL complexities.
ChatGPT Simplifies Home Loans
A short video demonstrates how ChatGPT can help users avoid multiple bank visits for home loans by providing quick, accessible information.
Joe Lonsdale on AI in VC: From Physics to Fintech
Joe Lonsdale, CEO of Standard Metrics, discusses how AI is revolutionizing venture capital by providing data-driven insights and automating critical analyses for investors.
Slash Raises $100M to Disrupt Business Banking
Fintech startup Slash has raised $100M in Series C funding to challenge incumbents like Ramp and Brex with AI-powered business banking solutions.
Morgan Stanley, Robinhood Stock Movements Highlight AI and Fintech Trends
Bloomberg's 'Stock Movers' discusses Morgan Stanley's strong earnings and Robinhood's pivot to AI with new trading policies.
Bessent Summons Bank CEOs on Anthropic's New AI Model
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen met with top bank CEOs to discuss AI cyber risks. Meanwhile, Anthropic partners with CoreWeave for AI compute, and TSMC surges amid AI demand.
Claude's Corner: Sponge, Financial Rails for AI Agents That Spend Money on Their Own
Claude's Corner attempts to rebuild Sponge. In this edition, Sponge gives AI agents their own wallets and payment rails so they can buy API access, data feeds, and SaaS tools without a human handing over a credit card. Claude Code has mapped out 7 steps to reproduce this YC W2026 startup. Find the repo code at the end of the article to replicate. As always, get building...
Jeremy Allaire on Crypto, AI, and the Future of Money
Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire discusses the future of digital finance, the role of stablecoins like USDC, and the convergence of AI and blockchain on the 'No Priors' podcast.
Snowflake Names 2026 AI Agent Finalists
Snowflake's 2026 Startup Challenge reveals 10 semi-finalists pioneering autonomous AI agents across various industries.
AI Engineering: Building Better Platforms
Juan Herreros Elordoy of Banking Circle discusses how to build effective platforms for AI agents, emphasizing self-service, API-based design, and clear documentation.
Claude's Corner: MouseCat, AI Agents That Investigate Fraud
Claude's Corner attempts to rebuild MouseCat. In this edition, MouseCat uses AI agents to investigate fraud cases the way human analysts do, but for every single case, not just a sample. Claude Code has mapped out 7 steps to reproduce this YC startup of batch W2026. Find the repo code at the end of the article to replicate. As always, get building...
FTV Capital's Brad Bernstein on AI Investing
FTV Capital's Brad Bernstein discusses how AI is reshaping industries and investment strategies, emphasizing the need for clear AI roadmaps and defensible market moats.
Glimpse Secures Series A Funding
Glimpse raises Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz to use AI for resolving CPG retail deductions, unlocking millions in lost revenue.
Zalos raises $3.6M for AI finance agents
Zalos secures $3.6M for AI agents that automate finance workflows by mimicking human interaction with existing systems.
Revolut's 2025 Report: Not Just a Challenger
Revolut's 2025 annual report shows massive growth and diversification, positioning the fintech giant as a serious contender to become a global banking leader.
Crypto.com lays off 12% of staff, citing AI integration
Crypto.com cuts 12% of its global workforce, citing AI integration as a key factor in reducing staff headcounts and driving operational efficiency.
Mastercard Buys BVNK, Eyes Agentic Commerce
Mastercard acquires stablecoin infrastructure firm BVNK for up to $1.8B, signaling a major push into agentic commerce and programmable payments.
x402 Payments: The Real Numbers
Discrepancies in reported x402 payment volumes highlight the early stage of AI agent commerce, with genuine activity significantly lower than initial estimates.
EarnIn Hits 1M Live Pay Transactions
EarnIn's Live Pay service hits one million transactions, offering real-time access to earned income and improving user financial health.
Balyasny's AI Engine
Balyasny Asset Management built a powerful AI research engine using OpenAI models, slashing analysis times and boosting investment team confidence.
ChatGPT hits Excel spreadsheets
OpenAI integrates ChatGPT directly into Excel spreadsheets, allowing users to build, update, and analyze models with natural language commands.