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Starting a merchant bank Mercuryfounded in 2017, is now launching a consumer banking product. Mercury today serves more than 100,000 businesses, many of which are startups, through its B2B practice. The expansion is a natural move for the company and has been in the works for a few years, according to Immad Akhund, co-founder and CEO of Mercury. “We already have a few hundred thousand users of our business banking product, and a lot of people have expressed a desire for a personal banking product,” he told TechCrunch in an interview. Although there are many neobanks, many of them “focus…

The State of European Fintech 2024 report has been released and the UK is doing really well as a leader in the region. The report shows UK funding for the finch increased by 3%, taking its value to £2.2bn, a big increase from £1.9bn in the first half of the year last. There does, however, appear to be a general decline in fintech funding in Europe. Aman Ghei, partner at Finch Capital, said: “The challenges fintech faced in 2023 were necessary for the sector to mature and become more sustainable. Even though funding is down overall and the hunt for…

Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech! This week, we look at Stripe’s easy acquisition, the role fintech played in Clio’s latest raise, the latest with digital banking startup Mercury, and more. To receive a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important fintech stories in your inbox every Tuesday at 8 a.m. PT, subscribe here. The big story Payments giant Band made its third acquisition in the last 14 months and at least the 15th overall over its lifespan, TechCrunch exclusively reported. Band picked up Lemon Squeezy for 13 peoplea merchant of record that calculates and pays global sales tax on digital products,…

(Bloomberg) — Samsung Electronics Co. is laying off workers in Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand as part of a plan to reduce global workforces by thousands of jobs, according to people familiar with the matter .Most read on BloombergThe layoffs could affect about 10% of the workforce in those markets, although the numbers for each subsidiary may vary, said one of the people, who asked not to be named because the matter is private. Job cuts are planned in other foreign subsidiaries and could reach 10% in certain markets, the source said.The South Korean company employs about 147,000 people…

New York-based fintech Payoneer has acquired Skada global HR and payroll startup based in Singapore, for $61 million in cash, the company told TechCrunch exclusively. Payoneer said it could also pay up to $10 million more, provided Skuad meets various performance targets in the first 18 months following the acquisition. Payoneer also committed to granting $10 million in restricted stock units, the vesting of which is contingent on the continued employment of key personnel. In total, Payoneer could pay out up to around $81 million. It’s a pretty quick release for Skad founder Sundeep Sahi, who launched the company in…

Microsoft (MSFT) is making major updates to its Copilot artificial intelligence platform for Windows, expanding the software’s capabilities with a number of new features and introducing the ability to speak directly to the AI ​​assistant.The announcements, which the company made Tuesday during a press event at its Microsoft Experience Center in New York, also include a pop-up Click to Do option that provides you with tools and actions to complete tasks related to what you see on your screen. , an updated version of Windows Search, the ability to upgrade your old photos up to 8K resolution, and an AI-powered…

Capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Tuesday issued a new set of guidelines aimed at reducing the impact of market rumors on stock prices. In a circular issued after trading hours, SEBI said it was introducing a concept of ‘unaffected pricing’ to mitigate artificial fluctuations in share prices.SEBI explained that the listed entity is required to check market rumors in case of significant price movement. The exchanges will publish the framework of significant price movements on their respective websites. According to the SEBI circular, the market rumor check will apply to the top 100 listed…

Free newsletter Get the latest Fintech Malaysia news delivered to your inbox once a month In fact, an eSIM service provider for international travelers raised $3.5 million in a funding round led by 1982 Companies. Beenext and Kopital Ventures also participated, alongside angel investors including former Airbnb executives JJ Chai and Kum Hong Siew, as well as Tranglo founder Sia Hui Yong, Mohammad Gharaybeh, Qin En Looi, Eric Dadoun and Gilbert Relou. Launching in July 2023, Truely offers eSIM data plans in over 200 destinations and regions, eliminating the need for travelers to swap physical SIM cards. The company aims…

(Bloomberg) — Shares of Microsoft Corp. have lost their luster in recent months as some investors cool the artificial intelligence trade and look for better value elsewhere in the sector.Most read on BloombergShares of the software company have fallen less than 1% over the past six months, compared with a nearly 10% gain for the Nasdaq 100 Index. With a 0.6% decline Tuesday, the stock is near 9% below its all-time high, while an exchange-traded fund that tracks software companies closed at a record Monday. This underperformance came as Microsoft reported mixed results in its most recent quarter and AI…

Investment banking is going through a complex cultural period.Consider the rise of HBO Industrywhich manages to make i-banking look dark, sexy and sometimes even swaggering. The world of Industry is filled with glass skyscrapers, cluttered offices, and hard-won but woefully hollow victories. It’s a generation’s introduction to investment banking, and it’s released just as a real-world balance sheet is gaining momentum. In recent months and years, heartbreaking stories have emerged investment banking associates who are dying on the job amid 100-plus hour workweeks and seemingly toxic work cultures.Impossible jobs make good television, but impossible demands sooner or later become indefensible…