Sarvam AI has come out of stealth mode and announced it has raised $41 million as the five-month old Indian startup races to build a suite of full-stack […]
X is now licensed for payment processing in a dozen US states
Elon Musk is moving forward with his plans to turn the company formerly known as Twitter, now called X, into an “everything app” that includes its own payments […]
UK age assurance guidance for porn sites gives thumbs up to AI age checks, digital ID wallets and more
The U.K.’s Internet regulator has set out draft guidance for how porn sites will need to meet a newly introduced hard legal requirement to prevent children accessing adult […]
Fintechs go shopping | TechCrunch
Welcome back to The Interchange, where we take a look at the hottest fintech news of the previous week. If you want to receive The Interchange directly in your […]
European consumer groups band together to fight Meta’s self-serving ad-free sub — branding it ‘unfair’ and ‘illegal’
Days after a privacy complaint was lodged against Meta in the European Union over its latest controversial shift of legal basis claimed for processing people’s data for ads, consumer […]
Layla taps into AI and creator content to build a travel recommendation app
Many companies are trying to use AI chatbots (beyond ChatGPT) in different industries — especially in the consumer sector. UK-based startup Layla is banking on this trend to […]
‘Squid Game: The Challenge’ review: Is this a show designed exclusively to be hate-watched?
Netflix’s reality TV spin-off of “Squid Game” is an ill-conceived series that is as grotesque as it excruciating.
FrontEdge raises $10M in debt, equity from TLG, Flexport to facilitate trade for African exporters
In the dynamic landscape of African international trade, a prevalent challenge looms large: A mere 30% of trade volumes find financial intermediaries in banks. This glaring gap in […]
Crezco aims to make integrating bill payments easier
Integrating with a payment API is something most — if not all — business-to-consumer platforms are forced to do at some point. It’s practically unavoidable if they wish […]