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Stripe and Advent International have reportedly tabled a US$53.4B joint bid for PayPal, a move that could redraw the global payments map and reset valuations across the fintech sector if it goes through.
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Mexican fintech Aviva raised a US$18M Series A led by Valor Capital Group to scale a phygital credit network for the underbanked in Mexico, signaling how infrastructure plays will define the next wave of Latin American fintech.
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TerraFirma has raised US$115M to scale its autonomous construction platform for extreme environments, signaling that infrastructure robotics is becoming a core theme in both industrial and space investing.
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London‑based Valarian just raised US$50M to build a sovereign control layer on top of US hyperscaler clouds, reshaping how governments and enterprises think about AI, data governance, and geopolitical risk for their infrastructure.
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Uber’s effort to shape a law enabling robotaxis in Washington, D.C. puts it on a collision course with Waymo and previews how market power and regulatory capture will play out in the next wave of autonomous mobility.
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Chevron is building AI‑focused power assets and long‑term electricity contracts with Microsoft and GE Vernova, signaling that oil majors can become infrastructure suppliers to the data center boom and reshape their growth profile for the next decade.
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Paradigm has closed a new $1.2 billion frontier-technology fund that formally takes the firm beyond its original crypto-only mandate into artificial intelligence, robotics and adjacent “frontier” sectors. For founders and investors, this move is a clear signal: the line between crypto, AI agents and advanced automation is
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Super.com has raised $65 million in a Series D round led by TPG, reaching a $1.2 billion valuation and reinforcing investor confidence in consumer fintech models that prioritize accessibility and real, tangible savings. At its core, Super.com is tackling a long-standing imbalance: the best financial perks
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Where rates actually are Most major trackers show the 30‑year fixed sitting in the mid‑6% range, with national averages around 6.5%. Freddie Mac’s latest weekly survey pegs the 30‑year fixed at 6.43%, down slightly from 6.49% a week earlier, keeping it below last