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2026 RealTrends Verified shows The Real Brokerage at No. 5 in sides and volume, LPT at 61,041 sides, and LeadingRE at 11.08%.
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2026 RealTrends Verified shows The Real Brokerage at No. 5 in sides and volume, LPT at 61,041 sides, and LeadingRE at 11.08%.
AI platform Anthropic announced its new general-purpose language model, Claude Mythos Preview to enhance detection of cybercrime on Wednesday, alongside its launch of Claude Managed Agents, which allows users to deploy AI agents within its platform.
Cryptocurrency app Binance now offers access to prediction markets, the company announced on Thursday.
Returning for its ninth year, NextGen Nordics will welcome decision makers from banks, central banks, regulators, trade associations, technology firms and fintechs to the Münchenbryggeriet in Stockholm, Sweden on 28 April 2026.
The conversation around artificial intelligence has largely defaulted to one of two extremes: AI as an existential threat to human work, or AI as a magic button that solves every operational problem automatically. In practice, neither framing holds up. The organizations gaining t...
The US government has launched a cybersecurity information sharing initiative for the digital asset industry.
Spanberger faces pressure from local governments and a small but vocal group of civic organizations to veto the bill, extending the fight after they failed to stop it in the state's General Assembly.
PAM says lenders can manage appraisals in-house, cut fees by 25% to 40%, and pay a $99 per-order charge instead of AMC markups.
Lower describes Movoto Advantage as a limited-access, subscription-based program that connects high-performing real estate agents with motivated home buyers and sellers through real-time live transfers.
New Cheval Holdings acquires Surge, a wholesale mortgage partner intelligence platform, and names Jimmy Gillespie as CEO.
loanDepot is partnering with Figure to power its 5x5 HomeLoan, promising approvals in minutes and funding in days across all 50 states.
NAHB's RMI slipped to a reading of 62 in Q1 2026, with current conditions at 70 and future indicators at 54, above the expansion threshold.
New View Advisors this week released its Proprietary Reverse Mortgage Production Index for the first quarter of 2026, with the data showing that private-label loan products have grown to new heights.
The court cited evidence, including communication between eXp leaders saying that “no investigation would be occurring."
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PayPal is integrating payment links into visual communication and graphic design platform Canva.
Nasdaq-listed fintech Perpetuals has unveiled Quantum-Resilience-as-a-Service (QRaaS), a security offering built to help financial institutions, trading platforms, and payment networks strengthen encryption against emerging quantum threats without overhauling existing systems.
Revolut has launched a new AI assistant to help customers with money management tasks, enabling users to get instant spending insights, check investments, manage subscriptions or plan a trip all through a single in-app conversation
ClearBank has won regulatory approval to provide European clients with access to stablecoins, including Euro Coin and USD Coin
Revolut has signed a 10-year lease on a site in Paris, locking in the French capital as its Western Europe headquarters as it targets ambitious growth in the region.
Australian Payments Plus (AP+) has agreed to sell its consumer payments app Beem to local fintech Bolt Group. Financial terms were not disclosed.
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An exposed Amazon-hosted server allowed anyone to access reams of customer data without needing a password.
Block says that the new feature has strong built-in protections to keep users from so-called debt spirals.
Glimpse announced on Wednesday a $35 million Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from 8VC and YC.
Doss's AI-powered inventory management system integrates with existing ERP systems. The Series B round was co-led by Madrona and Premji Invest.
As prediction markets explode, the new firm called 5(c) Capital, will back startups supporting the burgeoning category.
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