Tony Zerucha

E-Skimming Newest Online Threat: NordVPN

As holiday shopping peaks, experts warn about e-skimming — malicious JavaScript code injected into legitimate e-commerce sites to steal customers’ payment data during checkout. This is the online equivalent of physical skimming devices found on ATMs or gas pumps. What makes e-skimming particularly dangerous is… Read More

Tabi Chain’s Mori Xu Wants to Redefine Consumer Finance

Tabi Chain co-founder Mori Xu believes her blockchain infrastructure will redefine consumer finance through on-chain identity and decentralized payments. She shares her thoughts on how Tabi Chain addresses long-standing consumer finance issues, including those in emerging markets. 1) Start by sharing a bit about your… Read More

RateX Completes $7M Strategic Round

RateX, a Solana-based yield trading protocol, has raised $10.4 million across three funding rounds over the past two years, including a recently completed $7 million strategic round. The latest raise includes participation from Animoca Ventures, ECHO, GSR, Crypto.com Capital, Gate, Rzong Capital, BGX Capital, and… Read More

YouHodler’s Ruslan Lienkha Discusses Bitcoin, Macro Trends, and 2026

YouHodler’s chief of markets, Ruslan Lienkha, believes macro factors have been a significant factor in Bitcoin and crypto markets of late. He also shares his predictions for 2026. Are we seeing more macro-driven pressure (rates, inflation data, liquidity) or crypto-native factors (ETF flows, miner behavior,… Read More

GFT, FICO Announce Fraud Prevention Partnership

GFT Technologies and FICO have joined forces in a new global partnership. Their goal: help banks act in real-time, stop fraud early, and simplify risk decisions using AI. “This partnership reflects what the market needs most: speed, trust, and intelligence at scale,” said Marco Santos, global CEO of… Read More

Target to Release ChatGPT App

Target (NYSE: TGT) this week announced that consumers can shop inside ChatGPT, part of an effort to reimagine AI-powered shopping as a curated, conversational experience. In the new Target app in ChatGPT, users can ask for help. Launching next week in beta, Target will offer a complete… Read More

EtonAxisTM Targets PE Firms

Eton Solutions has launched EtonAxisTM to serve private equity users worldwide. The solution helps manage key multi-step workflows, including tracking entire deal lifecycles, digitally onboarding investors, securely sharing documents with external stakeholders and collaborating with portfolio companies. For private equity firms that manage tens to… Read More

Klarna Taps Blackhawk Network to Grab Share of $447B Gift Card Market

Klarna, the global digital bank and flexible payments provider, has expanded its partnership with Blackhawk Network (BHN), a global provider of branded payment solutions, to give consumers even more choice and flexibility for purchasing gift cards, just in time for the holidays. Gift cards remain… Read More

New Hampshire to Introduce Bitcoin-Backed Muni Bond

The New Hampshire Business Finance Authority (BFA) Board of Directors has approved a financing structure that will make New Hampshire the first state in the world to issue a municipal bond backed by Bitcoin. The $100 million inaugural issuance marks a major milestone in the… Read More

Bitcoin and Crypto Market Volatility: Web3 Thoughts of the Week

Bitcoin’s recent woes, crypto markets in general, and possible directions in 2026 dominated Web3 minds this week. “Bitcoin enters 2026 as one of the most closely watched and unpredictable assets in global markets. A wide range of possible outcomes exists, from around $90,000 to $160,000,… Read More

Bluwhale Launches AI Stablecoin Agent

Bluwhale, a decentralized intelligence network powering AI agent transactions across blockchains, has launched AI Stablecoin Agent, a breakthrough designed to support individual investors in managing dollar-denominated digital assets in a controlled and automated manner. Stablecoins have grown into a significant asset class within Web3, now… Read More

AI, Tech Reset Beginning: deVere CEO

A global reset is unfolding across AI and tech markets as investors confront the limits of a model that has powered equity gains for two years, warns the CEO of a global financial advisory giant. The warning from Nigel Green of deVere Group follows four… Read More

Albatross Raises $12.5M For Real-Time Product, Content Discovery

Albatross, a Zurich-based AI company founded by former Amazon AI leaders, has raised $12.5 million to develop what it says is the world’s first platform for real-time product and content discovery – one that learns, reasons, and adapts as users interact. The round was led… Read More

Payment Choice Is the New Loyalty Driver: Gr4vy’s John Lunn on Payments and Agentic AI

Loyalty’s definition changes with generations, but one thing is certain: For a company to survive in the modern age, its loyalty strategy must begin with payments. Gr4vy helps foster that loyalty. Founded by three-decade payment industry veteran John Lunn, Gr4vy helps merchants simplify fragmented payment… Read More

Exegy Nexus Designed For Low-Latency Market Making

Exegy, a provider of market data and trading technology for capital markets, this week announced that a major investment bank has signed a multi-year agreement to deploy Exegy Nexus, the company’s FPGA-powered market-data appliance designed for ultra-low-latency trading environments. The bank will use Exegy Nexus to process all… Read More

Noah, Algorand Partnership Links DeFi, TradFi

Algorand Foundation and Noah have announced a strategic partnership to connect traditional finance and decentralized finance. The collaboration was unveiled during AlgoDay at DevConnect 2025, where Min Wei, CBO of Algorand Foundation, and Shah Ramezani, CEO and founder of Noah, highlighted how the integration will empower builders across the Algorand ecosystem by… Read More

ERP Fintech Tailor Completes Series A, Has Raised $37M to Date

Tailor, the headless ERP platform enabling modern retail and e-commerce brands to build fully composable business systems, has completed its Series A funding round, bringing total investment to $37 million. “We’re grateful to our investors and customers who share our belief that ERP should be composable and… Read More

Maxio, Anrok Announce Revenue, Compliance Integration

Maxio, a platform for billing automation and revenue management for B2B SaaS and AI companies, is partnering with Anrok, a global tax compliance platform built for modern software businesses. The partnership integrates Maxio’s billing and revenue engine and Anrok’s automated global tax platform—giving finance teams… Read More

Gr4vy, Worldline Partnership Improves Cross-Border Payments Flexibility

Gr4vy (Pron. Gravy), a cloud-based payment orchestration platform, has announced a strategic partnership with payment services provider Worldline. The collaboration brings together Gr4vy’s no-code orchestration technology with Worldline’s global acquiring network and market-specific infrastructure to help merchants simplify and scale their payment operations across international… Read More

Zillow’s CreditClimb Helps Renters Build Credit

Zillow is giving renters a new way to turn their largest monthly expense into real financial progress with CreditClimb, a credit-building tool powered by Esusu. Renters nationwide can enroll directly through Zillow to have their on-time rent payments automatically reported to all three major credit bureaus for… Read More

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