June 19, 2024
Cybersecurity Concerns Test Paris Olympics Preparations
The opening ceremonies of the Paris Olympics are set for just over a month from now, and the event is starting to look a lot like the banking and payments...
June 19, 2024
Heat Wave? Consumers Cool Off With Digital-First Staycations
As so many people learned back in 2020, digital platforms provide a wide range of amusements that can be enjoyed from the comforts of one’s home when going on an...
June 19, 2024
Main Street Merchants See Light at End of 2024 Tunnel
We’re roughly at the midpoint of 2024, and the midpoint is a good time to take stock of where we’ve been and what lies ahead. For the Main Street small...
June 17, 2024
Bookkeeping Firm Digits Buys Accounting Platform Basis Finance
Bookkeeping platform Digits has acquired budgeting and forecasting startup Basis Finance. “With rising interest rates and a tightening fundraising environment, the importance of extending runway has become crystal clear to founders in 2024,”...
June 17, 2024
ACM Study: One in Ten Consumers Switches Energy Contracts Following...
By: Tjitte Mastenbroek (Netherlands ACM) The ACM’s Consumer Experience Monitor has shown that one in ten consumers who switched energy contracts last year did so following an unsolicited offer made...
June 13, 2024
How Credit Unions Are Playing David Against Industry Goliaths
Regardless of a credit union’s size, members expect digital-first capabilities that can compete with what for-profit financial institutions (FIs) offer. While many CUs are rising to the innovation challenge, there...
June 12, 2024
Mistral’s $640 Million Funding Round Fuels Europe’s AI Ambitions
Mistral AI, a Paris-based artificial intelligence startup, raised $640 million in a Series B funding round led by General Catalyst, propelling its valuation to $6 billion. The funding injection positions...
June 12, 2024
Getting Paid: Digital Payments for Improving Cash Flow and Customer...
Accounts receivable (AR) is the lifeblood of any business, ensuring that a company gets paid for its services in a timely manner to maintain smooth operations and invest to thrive...
June 11, 2024
Mistral Raises $640 Million to ‘Push the Frontier of AI’
French artificial intelligence startup Mistral AI reportedly raised 600 million euros (about $640 million) in a Series B funding round. The fundraise values the startup at $6 billion about one...