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Financing platform Capchase has secured $200 million in a new funding round, combining $26 million in equity and a $174 million credit facility. The company provides flexible payment solutions for B2B sales, targeting software, hardware, and cybersecurity vendors to help them accelerate their sales cycles.
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is intensifying its surveillance of prediction markets. The agency is using AI, blockchain tracing, and other advanced tools to detect and prevent insider trading and market manipulation, including monitoring US traders accessing offshore platforms through VPNs.
Neobank Monzo has redesigned its data warehouse using a "data mesh" approach to support over 100 teams and 12,000 data models. This new system successfully reduced warehouse costs by approximately 40% and accelerated data delivery speeds by a significant 25%, improving overall efficiency.