Kit review 2026 Kit is a creator-focused email platform with a generous free plan, visual automations, and built-in tools for selling digital products. TechRadar · May 6
Stablecoin startup Rain is worth $1.95 billion and plans to issue cards with Mastercard in a push to woo institutional customers The company previously only worked with Visa to create stablecoin-backed cards. Fortune · May 4
Meta quietly rolls out stablecoin payments four years after shelving controversial Libra project Creators can receive payouts in the stablecoin USDC on the Solana and Polygon blockchains, according to a new page on Meta’s website. Fortune · Apr 29
Want to Buy OpenAI Stock? Invest in This 1 Robinhood ETF The Robinhood Ventures Fund (RVI) now offers long exposure to OpenAI. Barchart · Apr 26
A startup called Astor plugs into your brokerage account and texts you AI-driven financial advice for $15 a month The startup, which just raised a $5 million seed round, is part of a wave of next-generation financial advisors. Fortune · Apr 23
DoorDash Ends Bank Delays for Drivers With New Instant Crypto Payout System DoorDash is revolutionizing payments with blockchain technology, offering stablecoin options to improve speed and reduce costs for delivery drivers, businesses, and customers worldwide in over 40 countries. International Business Times UK · Apr 22
Is PayPal an Acquisition Target? How to Play PYPL Stock Right Now Amid Activist Investor Rumors. PayPal’s guidance missteps, CEO exit, and wave of shareholder lawsuits have turned it into classic activist bait. Fresh signs that SG Americas may be building swap exposure for a hedge fund have pushed PYPL stock higher on speculation. Barchart · Apr 21
Stripe and Paradigm-backed blockchain Tempo launches advisory unit to promote stablecoin adoption DoorDash, Visa, and Stripe are using Tempo for payments infrastructure Fortune · Apr 21
Why Marketplaces Evaluate Finix Against Stripe Marketplace operators face a specific problem when choosing payment infrastructure inkl · Apr 13
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai says 'AI shift' makes this a great time to invest in new start-ups Sundar Pichai believes now is a great time to start small and invest in AI startups ahead of major growth. TechRadar · Apr 8
Robinhood Ventures has rebounded 30% since its lackluster debut. Can the new private markets fund now withstand the mega IPOs? Shareholders in private companies are holding their breath as SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic look to make big splashes in the public markets. Fortune · Apr 6
The SpaceX IPO is great — but it won't deliver 100x returns The threshold for going public in the U.S. has changed dramatically. Decades ago, firms routinely listed at valuations of a few hundred million dollars. Fortune · Apr 1
Former Stripe and Coinbase employees raise $8 million for Latitude, a startup whose core product is stablecoin-based ‘Global Payouts’ The company aims to be a more efficient money movement rail for businesses of all sizes. Fortune · Mar 31
Affirm: A Solid Footing or More Volatility Ahead? Affirm stock is gaining attention as the buy-now-pay-later lender shows growth and improving profitability, but risks remain in credit quality and competition. MarketBeat · Mar 29
International Business Times · Mar 27 API Key Leak Exposes AWS, Stripe, OpenAI Credentials Across Thousands of Sites Researchers found thousands of exposed API keys across 10 million webpages, including AWS, Stripe, and OpenAI credentials left vulnerable in public code.
Fortune · Mar 18 Stripe-backed crypto startup Tempo releases AI payments protocol, launches blockchain Tempo, incubated by Stripe and the venture firm Paradigm, raised $500 million at a $5 billion valuation in 2025.
Evening Standard · Mar 9 Mind the scaling gap: female ambition needs better funding, not more advice Despite facing a persistent funding gap, female-led firms are scaling through commercial discipline. Stripe & Stare’s Katie Lopes shares the exclusive data and retail strategies helping women-led brands beat the odds.
AAP · Mar 4 Payment giant opens global engineering hub in Sydney Stripe's new Sydney office is a core engineering hub for the financial infrastructure company, reflecting the pool of quality available talent.
Fortune · Mar 3 Visa to expand card partnership with Stripe’s Bridge to over 100 countries The two firms previously launched stablecoin-backed cards for 18 countries in April.
TechRadar · Mar 3 Stripe wants to help your business claim back all those AI costs Stripe wants AI startups to easily apply a percentage markup on top of real-time token pricing to stay in the positive.
MarketBeat · Feb 25 PayPal Stock Halted on Stripe Rumor: Why the Narrative Just Changed PayPal triggered a LULD halt after a report that Stripe is in talks to buy some or all of the company. Here’s how it reshapes the bull and bear case.
Fortune · Feb 19 Exclusive: Badge raises $17 million to chase the next era of digital wallets Badge has raised $17.1 million in funding, Fortune has exclusively learned. The company’s backers include Stripe.
TechRadar · Feb 13 WP Engine-Automattic feud resurfaces with new claims of royalty fees and contract threats WP Engine just updated its legal claim against Automattic, but CEO Matt Mullenweg isn't concerned.
Fortune · Feb 12 Why PayPal’s board chose to act early—and what other boards can learn PayPal’s board is thinking like owners, getting ahead of investors before trust is lost and activists arrive to catalyze change
Fortune · Feb 5 Nestlé’s CEO drinks 8 coffees a day, but says Gen Z staffers are his secret to staying sharp by ‘learning constantly’ In his company’s turnaround effort, Nestlé CEO Philipp Navratil is drinking twice as much coffee as the average American—while admitting it’s Gen Z workers who keep him intellectually alert.