Exclusive: Fintech giant Stripe building ‘Tempo’ blockchain with crypto VC Paradigm Stripe’s newest push into crypto comes as the company has made an aggressive push into stablecoins. Fortune · Aug 11, 2025
Can you trust age verification agencies with your data? Age verification service providers handle highly sensitive information, but there are some important differences about how long they’ll keep it and who they’ll share it with Tom’s Guide · Aug 7, 2025
Tech industry insiders share their picks for the next startups to ride the IPO wave after Figma’s blockbuster debut There’s a long list of late-stage VC-backed tech companies with strong customer bases that investors hope will be enticed to make the leap after Figma's success. Fortune · Aug 4, 2025
Tackling unpaid invoices still a bread and butter issue With Australian business insolvencies at historically high levels, fintechs are looking to settle the problem of the nation's $115 billion in unpaid invoices. AAP · Aug 1, 2025
Mastercard deflects blame for NSFW games being taken down, but Valve says payment processors 'specifically cited' a Mastercard rule about damaging the brand Steam and Itch.io are worried about trouble with their payment processors, and Mastercard is not a payment processor. PC Gamer · Aug 1, 2025
Substack review 2025 Substack combines blogging with email newsletters, offering writers easy monetization through subscriptions but with limited design control. TechRadar · Aug 1, 2025
Free adult NSFW content returns to itch.io, as one of the platform's major payment processors expresses hope to 'support adult content in the future' The small indie platform is slowly rebuilding what it needed to abruptly dismantle. PC Gamer · Aug 1, 2025
Itch.io is 'actively reaching out to other payment processors' after pressure from credit card companies to curtail NSFW content, and that compared to Valve, it has 'limited ability to push back' Clearing up the confusion. PC Gamer · Jul 30, 2025
PayPal will now let you pay in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies - but with one crucial condition Pay with Crypto will allow US PayPal merchants to accept cryptocurrency payments, with multiple coins supported. TechRadar · Jul 29, 2025
Microsoft Is Betting Big On A Startup That Injects Human And Animal Waste Into Rocks To Offset 14.9M Tons Of Emissions Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is under pressure to deliver on its ambitious climate pledge, and it’s now placing a massive bet on a startup that literally buries waste to fight carbon pollution. Carbon removal startup Vaulted Deep on July 17 announced a 12-year agreement with the tech giant to permanently eliminate 4.9… Benzinga · Jul 24, 2025
What is Cowork? Anthropic lets you assign actual work to AI The new desktop agent allows Anthropic’s flagship AI models to bypass the chat window and interact directly with a user’s file system Evening Standard · Jul 15, 2025
You don’t have to explain everything to Claude anymore – it’s finally in your apps Anthropic has upgraded Claude with new app integrations that let it work directly within popular tools. TechRadar · Jul 15, 2025
Crypto and stablecoin infrastructure startup Zerohash to raise $100 million at an almost $1 billion valuation The company is the latest beneficiary of venture capital’s booming interest in stablecoins. Fortune · Jul 11, 2025
Visa And Mastercard Remain Top Picks, But One May Outpace Growth U.S. payment processors are shifting their focus toward faster, more convenient, and secure digital payment solutions. Key trends driving this transformation include the growth of real-time payments and the broader use of digital wallets and mobile transactions. Benzinga · Jul 11, 2025
Saving Advice · Jul 8, 2025 The Quiet Rise of Stablecoin: Are You Ready to Shop and Bank Differently? Major retailers like Walmart and Amazon are exploring their own stablecoins—digital currencies pegged to the dollar—as a way to slash transaction costs and lock in...
Fortune · Jul 8, 2025 Firms from Uber to Amazon are diving into stablecoins. Here’s what they hope to gain Stablecoin boosters say the crypto assets can lead to big cost savings, but some analysts are skeptical they will catch on.
Fortune · Jul 2, 2025 Coinbase buys token manager Liquifi as crypto M&A heats up The largest crypto exchange in the U.S. declined to disclose the cost of the acquisition.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2025 Spruce up a park or start an arts festival: how to raise money for a community project Nail your pitch, pick your platform and get funding or grants in place if you can
Marie Claire · Jul 1, 2025 I Can't Lie—I'm Only Shopping The Fourth of July Sales at J.Crew, Madewell, and Gap J.Crew, Madewell, and Gap top my list.
Geekflare · Jun 26, 2025 You Can Now Monitor and Scale AI Agents with Agentforce 3 Salesforce has launched its Agentforce 3, which is the biggest update to its AI agent platform that aims to give companies better oversight, faster
Fortune · Jun 26, 2025 Mark Zuckerberg’s dream for AI chatbots to become your friend is as unhealthful as 'junk food,' Hinge CEO says Justin McLeod warns against certain AI use cases for dating apps.
Barchart · Jun 18, 2025 ‘It'll Be One of the Most Important and Valuable AI Systems That Gets Built’: Why Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg Is Pumping Billions Into This New Tech Zuckerberg says AI will automate advertising by 2026, transforming business workflows and fueling Meta’s strong stock performance and growth.
Fortune · Jun 12, 2025 Shopify partners with Coinbase and Stripe in landmark stablecoin deal Senior Coinbase exec Jesse Pollak described the deal as a “holy crap” moment for the payments industry.
Fortune · Jun 10, 2025 A growing number of Fortune 500 companies are pursuing ‘blockchain initiatives’ as crypto goes mainstream A surge of interest in crypto has led X, Apple, Meta and Google to consider integrating stablecoins.
MarketBeat · Jun 6, 2025 Why Visa's Innovation Engine Keeps It a Top Portfolio Pick Visa's consistent financial strength, strategic AI and digital currency innovations, and robust shareholder returns solidify its long-term investment appeal.