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News•Feb 19, 2026
Exclusive: Plaid CTO Talks AI Strategy, New Foundational Model to Power Next Phase of ‘Intelligent Finance’
Plaid announced a new transactional foundational AI model, built in‑house from its de‑identified financial data, to power what it calls “intelligent finance.” CTO Will Robinson said the model moves Plaid beyond open‑finance connectivity toward smarter, personalized transaction insights and tighter fraud detection. The system is designed for financial‑specific tasks and will interoperate with major AI providers such as OpenAI, Anthropic and Mistral. Early production tests show improved fraud‑risk scoring and more accurate transaction categorization, with a staged rollout already underway.
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News•Feb 18, 2026
Okay, So You've Got a Stablecoin…
In a recent episode of This Week in Fintech, Paxos Labs CEO Bhau Kotecha outlined the firm’s vision for stablecoins and tokenized finance. He noted that enterprises typically enter crypto by integrating stablecoins for payments or enabling crypto trading, then...
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News•Feb 18, 2026
🎙️ Ep 19: Why Building a Global Venmo with Stablecoins Is Still Hard W/ Mike Hudack (Sling)
The Money Code episode with Sling’s Mike Hudack explains why building a global Venmo‑style app with stablecoins remains challenging. While stablecoins provide a unified ledger that eases cross‑border transfers, the real work lies in local on‑ramps, identity verification, fraud prevention,...
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News•Feb 12, 2026
LayerZero Launches “Zero” L1 (MC 2/12)
LayerZero Labs unveiled "Zero," a new Layer‑1 blockchain designed as a multi‑core world computer for institutional on‑chain markets. The network decouples execution from verification via zero‑knowledge proofs and the Jolt framework, promising up to 2 million transactions per second per zone...
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News•Feb 10, 2026
🎙️ Ep 18: Can Stablecoins Keep Deposits in Banks? W/ Cooper Thompson (Fiserv)
The Money Code episode explores how stablecoins reshape the placement of bank reserves, turning them into a funding mechanism rather than just a payment rail. Cooper Thompson argues that without a new fiat‑layer design, community banks risk being bypassed as...
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News•Feb 3, 2026
Y Combinator Says That Startups Will Now Be Able to Receive Their Funding in Stablecoins
Y Combinator announced that, beginning with its Spring 2026 batch, startups can elect to receive the standard $500,000 investment in USDC stablecoins instead of cash. The option, driven by founder demand and the accelerator’s view of evolving financial infrastructure, aims...
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News•Jan 28, 2026
Slice Raises $25M Series A Led By Insight Partners For AI-Powered Global Equity Compliance
Slice Global Equity announced a $25 million Series A round led by Insight Partners, bringing its total capital to $32 million since its December 2022 launch. The New‑York‑based SaaS platform uses proprietary AI agents to embed multi‑jurisdiction tax and legal rules into equity grant,...
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News•Jan 28, 2026
Brazilian Startup Revena Raises $8M Seed to Automate Medical Billing in Hospitals
São Paulo‑based startup Revena announced an $8 million seed round, led by Canary with participation from Flourish Ventures and Caravela Capital. The company’s AI agents transform clinical records into accurate medical bills, shrinking processing time from 18 hours to about 20 minutes. Deployed...
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Deals•Jan 28, 2026
Slice Raises $25M Series A Led by Insight Partners for AI-Powered Global Equity Compliance
Equity compliance startup Slice Global Equity announced a $25 million Series A round led by Insight Partners, with participation from Fenwick and Cooley LLP, TLV Partners, R‑Squared Ventures and Jibe Ventures. The funding will accelerate its AI‑native SaaS platform that helps multinational...
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Deals•Jan 28, 2026
Revena Raises $8M Seed Round to Automate Medical Billing in Hospitals
Brazilian health‑tech startup Revena announced an $8 million seed round led by Canary, with participation from Flourish Ventures and Caravela Capital. The funding will support the expansion of its AI‑driven platform that automates medical billing for hospitals, aiming to cut billing...
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Deals•Jan 12, 2026
Woliz Raises $2.2M to Digitise Morocco's Neighbourhood Retail Economy
Morocco-based fintech Woliz announced a $2.2 million fundraising round to digitise and expand financial services for Morocco's neighbourhood retail economy.
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Deals•Jan 9, 2026
MagicCube Raises $10M in Strategic Funding Round, Backed by Verifone and Bold Capital
Cupertino‑based secure payments startup MagicCube announced a $10 million fundraising round led by Bold Capital, with strategic investor Verifone and participation from Mosaik Partners, ID Tech and an unnamed global player. The capital will fuel expansion beyond tap‑to‑phone into biometrics, identity verification...
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