square Square Taps Blizzard Veteran Amrita Ahuja as New Chief Financial Officer Square names former Blizzard Entertainment executive Amrita Ahuja as its new CFO, replacing Sarah Friar who departed for Nextdoor. The hire comes as the mobile payments company looks to maintain financial discipline amid growth.
fintech Automation Will Be the End of Banks as We Know Them Traditional banks face an existential threat not from current fintech competitors, but from the coming wave of intelligent automation.
didi chuxing Didi Chuxing Introduces Insurance and Credit Services Amid Driver Regulations Didi Chuxing is launching in-app insurance and lending options for drivers and passengers as strict new licensing rules threaten to shrink its workforce.
lightspeed china Lightspeed China Partners Seeks $560M for Two New VC Funds Lightspeed China Partners files SEC paperwork to raise $560 million for two new venture capital funds.
s&p global Wall Street's S&P Global Buys AI Startup Kensho for Record $550 Million S&P Global acquires financial AI company Kensho for a record-breaking $550 million to enhance its data analytics capabilities. The deal marks the largest AI acquisition to date, surpassing Google's purchase of DeepMind.