Zapier and Rillet Connect AI-Native ERP to Broader Finance Stack
Zapier and Rillet have announced an integration that links Rillet’s AI‑native general ledger with Zapier’s workflow‑orchestration platform, giving finance teams access to more than 8,000 business applications. The partnership lets AI agents handle core accounting tasks while Zapier automates data movement, approvals, and notifications across billing, spend, CRM and other systems. By separating financial logic from coordination, the solution supports a distributed finance architecture and enables continuous close without additional engineering resources. The move signals a shift toward modular, AI‑driven finance stacks rather than monolithic ERP systems.
M1X Global Raises $3m to Scale On-Chain Sovereign Finance
M1X Global, a public‑private partnership with the Republic of the Marshall Islands, announced the public launch of its on‑chain sovereign finance platform and closed an oversubscribed $3 million angel round. The funding, sourced from prominent crypto‑finance figures and the Stellar Development...
Visa to Bring Privacy-Preserving Payments to Canton Network
Visa announced it will serve as the first payments‑industry Super Validator on the Canton Network, a privacy‑preserving blockchain built for regulated finance. As one of 40 Super Validators, Visa will help banks and financial institutions run secure, on‑chain payment flows...
Federal Reserve Board Releases Annual Audited Financial Statements
The Federal Reserve Board published its audited financial statements for 2025, covering the 12 Reserve Banks, the Board itself, and a limited‑liability company linked to the COVID‑19 response. An independent accounting firm issued an unqualified opinion, confirming no material misstatements...
Pension Funds, Life Insurers Increase MBS Holdings in 4Q
Pension funds and life insurers significantly increased their holdings of mortgage‑backed securities in the fourth quarter. The shift reflects a search for higher yields as Treasury rates stay low and the MBS market offers relatively attractive risk‑adjusted returns. Meanwhile, policy...
Barclays Pulls Back on Asset-Based Loans After MFS, Tricolor
Barclays is scaling back its asset‑based lending to smaller borrowers after taking losses from the collapses of Market Financial Solutions (MFS) and Tricolor Holdings. The bank is redirecting capital toward larger corporate loans and securitizations, and has raised pricing on...
TCL Zhonghuan Reports 2025 Loss, Launches Executive Reshuffle
TCL Zhonghuan posted 2025 operating revenue of $4.22 billion, a modest 2.2% rise, but recorded a net loss of $1.35 billion, narrowing the deficit by 5.6% year‑on‑year. The company’s wafer segment kept its market‑share lead, while cell and module revenue surged 60%...
FLOT: One Of My Favourite Low Duration Instruments
The iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF (FLOT) is gaining attention for its low‑duration, variable‑rate exposure that cushions investors against rising interest rates. Its floating‑rate structure delivers yields that outpace traditional cash equivalents and short‑duration bond funds while keeping price volatility...
Jay Group Scores $300M Refi for DoBro Project
The Jay Group secured a $300 million refinancing loan from Affinius Capital for its 102 Fleet Place development in Downtown Brooklyn. The debt will fund the completion of the 30‑story, 495‑unit luxury multifamily tower and support lease‑up activities. The project, located near...
Midsized Businesses Say Profitability Is More Important Than Growth
A new NCMM‑CBIZ study of 400 U.S. middle‑market executives reveals that while growth remains a top priority, profitability is the default choice when leaders face hard trade‑offs. Innovation‑driven firms outperformed peers, with 51% posting at least 10% revenue growth and...
Corus Receives Court Approval for Recapitalization Transaction
Corus Entertainment secured Ontario Superior Court approval to move forward with its previously announced recapitalization, aimed at slashing third‑party debt and liabilities by more than $500 million CAD (≈$365 million USD). The deal is expected to cut annual cash interest payments by...
Boehringer Ingelheim Plans for Dealmaking and R&D Spending Amid US Price Pressure
Boehringer Ingelheim announced it will maintain its high‑level R&D spending while exploring dealmaking opportunities in China to counteract mounting U.S. drug‑price pressure. The company is prioritising an obesity‑focused pipeline, betting on the fast‑growing weight‑loss market to sustain revenue. By keeping...
Sift Raises $42 Million in Series B Round
Sift, a Southern California startup founded by former SpaceX engineers, announced a $42 million Series B round led by StepStone Group with participation from Google Ventures and other investors. The capital will be used to grow its engineering team and enhance its...
Accounting Jobs Requiring AI Skills Jump 67%
Demand for AI expertise in accounting roles surged dramatically over the past year, climbing from 18% to 30% of job postings, according to Datarails' analysis of 5,000 U.S. finance listings. FP&A positions showed the steepest rise, with 43% now requiring...
APRA Issues Insurance Climate Vulnerability Assessment
On 24 March 2026 the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) published its Insurance Climate Vulnerability Assessment, a stress test that projects how climate change could erode home‑insurance affordability through 2050. The analysis models two severe climate scenarios—heightened physical weather risks and costly...
Teck Defers US$1.9B Zafranal
Teck Resources has postponed the construction decision for its Zafranal copper project in Arequipa, Peru, a venture valued at roughly US$1.9 billion. The company is instead directing capital toward expanding its existing Quebrada Blanca mine in Chile. The deferment underscores ongoing...
EIF Launches €15bn Fund of Funds to Back 100 Growth-Stage VCs
The European Investment Fund announced a €15 bn (≈$16.2 bn) fund‑of‑funds, the second European Tech Champions Initiative, to back about 100 growth‑stage venture capital funds across the EU. The program will target mid‑size funds raising €300‑600 m (≈$324‑$648 m) and mega funds of €1 bn...
Ocorian: Family Offices Turn to AI for Financial Data Insights
New Ocorian research shows 86% of family offices, managing $119.37 billion, are deploying AI to enhance daily operations and data analysis. Executives cite faster fraud detection, streamlined reporting, and regulatory compliance as key benefits, with most leveraging Azure or Google Cloud....
How Agentic AI Helps Accounting Teams Plan Smarter and Forecast Better
Finance departments face mounting pressure to accelerate closes, improve forecast accuracy, and deliver real‑time insights while coping with talent shortages and exploding data volumes. A recent Thomson Reuters survey shows only about 20% of tax firms have moved beyond evaluating...
FCA CP26/10: Simplifying the Pensions and Investment Advice Rules
On 25 March 2026 the FCA published Consultation Paper CP26/10 to simplify pensions and investment advice rules. The paper proposes merging COBS 9 and 9A into a single framework, deleting overlapping rules covered by the Consumer Duty, and redefining suitability assessments...
SEBI, Google Roll Out ‘Verified’ Badge for Investment Apps to Curb Fraud
SEBI has partnered with Google to launch a “verified” badge for investment apps on the Play Store, initially covering more than 600 stock‑broker applications. Only apps belonging to SEBI‑registered entities will display the badge, helping investors differentiate legitimate platforms from...
Analyst Claims SpaceX, Globalstar Deal Edging Closer
Satellite analyst Tim Farrar says SpaceX is close to buying Globalstar for about $10 billion, after a sale process that began in October 2025. The acquisition would cement Starlink’s dominance in the direct‑to‑device (D2D) market and block Amazon’s bid to broaden...
Jim Cramer: Bitcoin, Gold 'Failed' As Crisis Hedges—All He Saw Were Margin Calls
Jim Cramer argued that neither Bitcoin nor gold acted as effective crisis hedges during the recent U.S.–Iran conflict, observing only margin calls and forced selling. Gold has slumped 27% from its January peak and is down about 12% since the...
EV Hardware Spinoff Set For April 1. Here's What To Expect.
Aptiv announced the spin‑off of its electrical distribution systems into a new company, Versigent, which will debut on the NYSE on April 1 under the ticker VGNT. Shareholders will receive one Versigent share for every three Aptiv shares. Versigent targets $8.3 billion...
GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust 2026-PJ5: Presale Report
DBRS, Inc. issued provisional credit ratings on March 25, 2026 for the Mortgage‑Backed Notes of the GS Mortgage‑Backed Securities Trust 2026‑PJ5. All senior A‑class tranches received a (P) AAA rating, while subordinate B‑class tranches were assigned lower ratings ranging from AA to...
Blume Ventures-Backed Zivy Pivots To Fintech Compliance Amid Rise Of AI Agents
AI startup Zivy, backed by Blume Ventures, announced it will cease operations on March 31, 2026 after struggling to convert users into paying customers. The Bengaluru‑based firm, which raised $1.2 million in a September 2024 pre‑seed round, saw demand evaporate as...
Why Euronext Chose the Xeneta Index to Power Euronext Container Freight Futures
Euronext has launched container freight futures and selected Xeneta’s Global Container Price Index (XSI‑C) as the underlying benchmark. The index is praised for its real‑time data, comprehensive coverage of carriers and trade lanes, and focus on 40‑foot containers. Its independence...
Why IBM Paid $11B For Real-Time AI, Not Kafka
IBM completed an $11 billion acquisition of Confluent on March 17, 2026, adding the leading data‑streaming platform used by over 6,500 enterprises, including 40 % of the Fortune 500. IBM frames the deal as buying an AI‑focused data platform that delivers real‑time data to power...
Bottom-Up Forecasting: What It Is and How to Use It
Bottom‑up forecasting builds revenue projections from granular inputs—rep headcount, quota attainment, deal size, and pipeline conversion—while top‑down starts with market‑level figures such as TAM and estimated share. Companies often combine both methods: a top‑down target sets strategic direction, and a...
What Exactly Is Independence for Accounting Firms?
Bob Lewis argues that independence for accounting firms is no longer a blanket refusal of private‑equity offers but a strategic decision based on a firm’s ability to fund technology, sustain succession, and compete in a rapidly consolidating market. He highlights...
Dream Sports to Launch Stockbroking Platform Dream Street
Dream Sports, the parent of fantasy‑sports platform Dream11, announced it will launch a stockbroking service called Dream Street. The brokerage, aimed at retail investors, builds on the company’s recent wealth‑management app Dream Money and will tap the large Dream11 user...
Team17 Parent Company Everplay Reports 10% Profit Increase in 2025
Everplay, the parent of Team17, posted flat revenue of £166 million (≈ $208 million) for FY2025 but saw gross profit rise 10% to £76.3 million (≈ $95 million). The increase stemmed from ending low‑margin physical distribution, which lifted gross margins, while new releases generated an 80%...
UiPath Announces New Agentic Solution to Accelerate Procurement Cycles
UiPath unveiled its new Purchase-to-Pay (P2P) solution, an agentic AI platform that overlays existing ERP and CRM systems to automate procurement and accounts‑payable workflows. The tool leverages Intelligent Xtraction and Processing, AI‑driven approval routing, and UiPath Maestro orchestration to capture...
Branch Integrates with Stripe to Offer New Embedded Digital Wallet for Worker Payouts
Branch has partnered with Stripe to embed its digital wallet into Stripe Connect, allowing platforms to launch customizable wallets and branded debit cards for workers. The solution delivers instant, fee‑free payouts, cash‑back rewards, and everyday financial tools without requiring pre‑funding....
Slow, but Steady Start for SIFs; Amass ₹9,712 Crore AUM in Six Months
Specialised Investment Funds (SIFs) have amassed roughly $1.2 billion in assets under management within six months, driven by a net inflow of about $1.2 billion. The hybrid long‑short strategy leads the pack, holding around $890 million across six schemes, while equity‑focused long‑short funds...
The $100K Audit Is Not Underpriced. It’s Overbuilt.
Audit firms blame low fees for squeezed margins, but the real issue is execution inefficiency. The 2025 IPA report shows industry personnel costs at 49% of revenue, while high‑growth firms operate near 43.5% by streamlining execution. Up to 90% of...
Microneedle Vaccine Patch Company Raises $50M for Pivot to GLP-1 Delivery
Terrestrial Bio, the microneedle vaccine patch pioneer originally founded as Vaxess Technologies, announced a $50 million Series B financing round to shift its focus from vaccines to GLP‑1 peptide delivery. The capital, led by a consortium of biotech investors, will fund clinical...
Exclusive: YC Doubles Down On Trayd, A Construction Tech Startup That Just Raised $10M In 3 Weeks
Trayd, a New York‑based construction‑tech startup, closed a $10 million Series A led by White Star Capital, bringing its total financing to $17 million. The SaaS platform automates payroll, HR, compliance and labor‑cost tracking for specialty trade contractors, shrinking a 14‑hour manual process...
Sherweb Raises $125M to Expand Cloud Marketplace and MSP Services
Sherweb secured a $125 million minority investment from Investissement Québec to fund its next growth phase. The capital will expand its cloud marketplace and MSP enablement platform, building on the recent MicroWarehouse acquisition that gave it over 7,500 partners in North America...
After Pivoting, Y Combinator Grad Glimpse Raises $35M Led by A16z
Fintech startup Glimpse announced a $35 million Series A round led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from 8VC and Y Combinator. The company, a Y Combinator graduate, pivoted from an Airbnb product‑placement venture to an AI‑driven platform that automates retailer...
Renasens Closes €10m Seed to Scale Textile Recycling
Swedish deep‑tech startup Renasens closed a €10 million seed round (about $11 million) to build a pilot plant in Borås, Sweden, for its waterless, chemical‑free textile recycling platform. The technology uses supercritical carbon dioxide to dissolve polymer chains, enabling the separation of...
Pinduoduo Operator’s Profit Slides as Chinese Firm Cites Higher Reinvestment
PDD Holdings, the parent of Pinduoduo and Temu, posted an 11% drop in quarterly net profit to 24.5 billion yuan ($3.6 billion), missing analysts' expectations. Revenue rose 12% year‑on‑year to 123.9 billion yuan (≈$18 billion), in line with forecasts, while full‑year profit fell 12%...
MAS Markets (Formerly BidX) Sees Revenues up 92% in 2025 to £6.1M
MAS Markets, an FCA‑regulated multi‑asset liquidity provider, posted 2025 revenue of £6.13 million (≈ $7.7 million), up 92% from 2024. Gross profit surged 118% to £3.23 million (≈ $4.1 million) and EBITDA reached $673 k, reflecting higher margins and operational efficiency. Trading volumes rose 81% year‑on‑year. The...
Meta Aims to Be a $9 Trillion Stock, New Executive Pay Package Shows. It’s Trying to Out-Tesla Tesla.
Meta Platforms announced a new executive compensation plan that links pay to achieving a $9 trillion market capitalization by 2031. The package is designed to accelerate the company’s AI talent acquisition and development. By tying incentives to AI milestones, Meta signals...
Govt Extends Annual Tax Return Deadline to April 30
Indonesia's finance ministry announced that the annual tax return deadline for the 2025 tax year has been pushed back from March 31 to April 30, aligning individual filers with corporations. By March 24, only 8.8 million of the 15 million expected returns had been submitted,...
Fintrac Crypto Crackdown Tests Real Bite of Canada’s AML Regime
Fintrac, Canada’s AML watchdog, revoked the registrations of 23 cryptocurrency money‑services businesses on Tuesday, adding to 12 revocations earlier this month for a total of 35 firms in days. The moves represent over 10 percent of all revocations in the past...
BitMine’s Ethereum (ETH) Accumulation Strategy Signals Steady Institutional Adoption
BitMine Immersion Technologies (NYSE: BMNR) allocated roughly $145 million to purchase Ethereum, pushing its stash to about 4.66 million ETH – roughly 3.86% of the circulating supply – as part of its “Alchemy of 5%” initiative. The buying spree came as ETH...
Robinhood BoD Approves $1.5bn in Share Repurchases
Robinhood's board approved a $1.5 billion share repurchase, adding $1.1 billion of incremental capacity to prior authorizations. The program follows a $1 billion buyback launched in May 2024 and a $500 million addition in April 2025. To date, Robinhood has repurchased over 25 million shares at about...
Can Hedging Really Support a Struggling Market?
Investors have sharply increased hedging as the SPDR S&P 500 ETF’s 20‑day put‑call implied volatility (IV) skew jumped to 2.0, a level not seen since 2021 and only eight times since 2010. Historical episodes show that when the skew reaches this...