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Stripe
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Stripe agrees to acquire OpenRouter in what reporting values above $7bn
Stripe's $7.5bn OpenRouter deal, 5x May's valuation, tests whether it can stay neutral on AI routing while it processes payments for OpenAI and Anthropic.
Shaires (AIM: SHR) builds $86.7m private AI portfolio as London investors weigh access against dilution
Shaires is assembling up to US$86.7 million of private AI and technology exposure, but indirect holdings and large new-share issuance make NAV growth the real test.
Moneris sale to Francisco Partners ends 25-year RBC and BMO payments venture
RBC and BMO sell Moneris to Francisco Partners for C$2 billion, closing early 2027 and ending a 25-year Canadian payments joint venture between the banks.
Why ImagineX’s Payteros acquisition could solve the hardest part of payment modernisation
ImagineX’s acquisition of Payteros adds enterprise payments deployment, SAP integration and order-to-cash expertise to its software, data and artificial intelligence platform, but the strategic payoff will depend on converting complementary capabilities into larger and more repeatable client engagements.
Stripe and Advent offer $53bn to buy PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL), Reuters reports
PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) receives $60.50 per share joint bid from Stripe and Advent, valuing the fintech at $53bn with a $50bn bank financing package attached.
Klarna stock is up 21% in one month. Can Bolt turn KLAR into an everyday payments platform?
Klarna brings tokenised payments to Bolt rides and scooters across Europe. Discover whether the deal can turn KLAR into an everyday payments platform.
Can DreamHost’s Remixer turn plain-language prompts into the next small business software stack?
Find out how DreamHost Remixer is reshaping AI website and app building for small businesses as competition in no-code platforms intensifies.
Circle stock sinks as Stripe, Visa, and Mastercard move on the $319bn stablecoin market
Stripe, Visa, and Mastercard are reportedly building a joint stablecoin platform, per CoinDesk, sending Circle down ~11% as incumbents move to control stablecoin rails.
Block (ASX: XYZ) Q1 beat reframes the AI restructuring as a margin story
Block cut 40% of staff. Bears called it desperation. Today's Q1 beat and guidance lift suggest Dorsey's AI bet is working.
Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL) jumps 16% on CLARITY Act stablecoin yield compromise
Tillis-Alsobrooks broke the stablecoin yield deadlock. CLARITY now has a path to law and Circle has a stacked catalyst week ahead of May 11 earnings.