Augustus, formerly known as Ivy, raised $180 million in a Series B funding round to support its offering that gives financial institutions around the world direct access to dollar accounts and rails through a federally chartered bank. The company will use the new funding to continue serving FinTechs and banks in Latin America, Southeast Asia,…
TECNIMONT (MAIRE) AWARDED ENGINEERING, PROCUREMENT, COMMISSIONING AND START-UP ACTIVITIES FOR A LARGE-SCALE FERTILIZER COMPLEX IN ARGENTINA, BASED ON NEXTCHEM’S UREA TECHNOLOGIES, FOR A TOTAL VALUE OF €1.3 BILLION, OF WHICH €140 MILLION FOR UREA LICENSING, PDP, PROPRIETARY EQUIPMENT, AND THE SUPPLY OF THE REFORMER FOR SYNGAS Once completed in 41 months, the facility will have…
The new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, raises many questions for the entrepreneurial class, including the key Fintech sector. Innovate Finance, an advocacy group supporting innovation in financial services, has distributed an email sharing thoughts on the new government. Many pundits note that Burnham will swing the government further to the left, with policies that veer…
More than four in 10 people expecting to receive an inheritance say it will be essential to their financial security, according to new research from Aviva. The provider’s Intergenerational Wealth Shift report found 43% of those expecting an inheritance deem it essential to their financial security, while 37% say they are financially dependent on receiving…
Just the Tip: Most people are eligible to join a credit union through their employer, their community, or a professional association, and most never bother to check. Credit unions are member-owned nonprofits, so instead of paying shareholders, they return profits as lower fees, better savings rates, and cheaper loan rates. Check what’s available to you…
For the fifth day in a row activists with banners and flags protest against the resignation of Ukrainian Defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov during a rally near the monument to Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko on July 20, 2026 in Lviv, Ukraine. Global Images Ukraine | Global Images Ukraine | Getty Images Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has…
Resorts World New York City on Tuesday opened the first floor of its commercial casino, adding 1,400 slot machines less than three months after the new facility became the city’s first full-fledged casino. The move, which brings the number of slot machines onsite to 3,900, is expected to significantly increase gross gaming revenue and commensurate taxes to…
NEW DELHI, INDIA – JULY 10: Indian Youth Congress members raise slogans during a protest against Union Minister Nitin Gadkari over the issue of ethanol-blended petrol at Raisina Road, on July 10, 2026 in New Delhi, India. Indian Youth Congress (IYC) on Friday staged a protest against the E20 ethanol-blended petrol policy, accusing the Centre…
Key Takeaways Since Capital One completed its acquisition of Discover, it has been gradually merging the various divisions of the companies. Because Discover and Capital One cards are under the same corporate umbrella, you can no longer do balance transfers between the two card types. If you have a Discover or Capital One card, there…
Pressure from President Donald Trump to manufacture advanced semiconductors in the U.S. is increasing costs and squeezing margins at TSMC, the world’s leading chipmaker. Following Trump’s return to power in 2025, the president has repeatedly threatened tariffs on companies that don’t make their products in America. Since then, TSMC has announced a total of $200…