Payments company based in London, Checkout.com has been valued at US$ 12 billion after a new employee stock buyback program. An impressive figure for any startup, but a setback for …
Manuela Tecchio
Manuela Tecchio
With over eight years of experience in newsrooms like CNN and Globo, Manuela is a specialized business and finance journalist, trained by FGV and Insper. She has covered the sector across Latin America and Europe, and edits FintechScoop since its founding.
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Novo Nordisk, the Danish pharmaceutical giant known for its weight-loss drug Wegovy and diabetes treatment Ozempic, announced today a plan to eliminate 9,000 jobs. The volume represents approximately 11% of …
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Cybersecurity firm Netskope has filed for a US initial public offering (IPO) at Nasdaq, aiming to raise up to US$ 813 million by offering 47.8 million shares priced between US$ …
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Anthropic, a leading AI firm specialized in advanced language models, has raised an impressive US$ 13 billion in a Series F funding round, reaching US$ 183 billion post‑money valuation. The round was co‑led …
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Nvidia’s Q2 fiscal 2026 earnings revealed a record US$ 46.7 billion in revenue, driven predominantly by its booming data center operations. However, this stellar performance is partially clouded by significant customer …
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European policymakers are accelerating work on a digital euro after Washington approved its first comprehensive framework for stablecoins. The US law, nicknamed the Genius Act, regulates a US$ 288 billion …
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The rapper Kanye West, now going by Ye, unexpectedly introduced his own meme-token, YZY on Solana blockchain infrastructure. Branded as “Yeezy Money”, it was announced via his X (Twitter) account. …
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Recenlty a member of Trump’s government, Elon Musk has now declared the formation of a new political named the America Party. The idea, Tesla CEO’s said, is positioning it as a …
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Eurozone inflation rose to 2.2% in September 2025, surpassing the European Central Bank’s (ECB) 2% target for the first time since April. This uptick, driven by higher services costs and …
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As traditional banks tighten lending standards in the face of rising rates, private credit is stepping in. Once a niche strategy, it has become a US$ 2.5 trillion global market, …
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DAOs, or Decentralized Autonomous Organizations, exploded in popularity during a crypto boom in 2020. Once hailed as the future of organizational structure, they promised a new era of borderless, leaderless …
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Decentralized social media (DSM) is experiencing a surge of interest, again. According to TrendFeedr, over 150 DSM ventures have collectively raised roughly US$ 459 million across 71 funding rounds—averaging growth of …
