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Once known for splitting dinner tabs and birthday presents, Venmo is seriously promoting everyday consumer spending. The PayPal-owned app rolls out a series of updates on Wednesday, showing a clear shift from its peer-to-peer roots. Goal: To become a full-fledged financial tool that people use for everything from retail check-outs to earning cashback rewards. Within the update, Venmo is making an enhanced debit card experience. Users can now earn up to 15% cashback at well-known retailers such as Walmart, Sephora, McDonald’s, Lyft and Walgreens. These rewards can be activated directly in the app. This card currently supports tap-to-pay, works internationally…
If you’ve been in the industry for a while, you’ll see that events are far from a 9-on-5 job. In most cases, they require long periods of time, high energy, and constant adaptability. This creates an even stronger case for venues that provide wellness rooms and space. A few days walk through the trade show floor, then a list goes on, from business lunches, consecutive meetings and interviews. Depending on the plan, will things go exactly exactly? Will the event start on time and unfold without any problems? In most cases, the answer is no. That’s fine. But we all…
Silver Spring, US Spring, June 4, 2025, Cybernaise Sweep Workload Identity and Access Management (IAM) company Aembit today announced that it will be included in Cyber 2025 Rising, an independent list launched by notable capital, to highlight the 30 most promising cybersecurity startups that will shape the future of security. Unlike traditional rankings, cyber rise in 2025 was selected through a multi-stage process based on actual verification. The leading cybersecurity ventures submitted nominations, with nearly 150 top information security officers (CISOs) and senior security executives voting on the final list, highlighting the companies that solve the most urgent challenges faced…
Long known for helping friends split dinner bills and birthday presents, Benmo has jumped into the heart of consumer commerce. PayPal- Wednesday’s owned platform rolled out several updates designed to move beyond peer-to-peer transfers, turning Venmo into a more robust fintech tool for everyday spending.Changes include upgraded rewards for Venmo Debit Mastercard Users is a new brand campaign aimed at expanding checkout options at major retailers and deploying Venmo, which has over 64 million active users per month, as a full-service commerce platform.”We’re committed to providing a range of services to our customers,” said Diego Scotti, EVP and General Manager,…
San Francisco, California, June 4, 2025, ChainWire Huma has officially joined Global Dollar Network (GDN), a coalition of leading companies committed to accelerating the adoption of steady fraud through aligned incentives, regulatory clarity and global utilities. The network, launched by Paxos and powered by Global Dollar (USDG), includes members such as Robinhood, Kraken, Anchorage, Nuvei and WorldPay. The USDG is a US dollar-backed Stablecoin issued by Paxos Digital Singapore, which complies with financial authorities in the framework of future Stablecoin regulations by Singapore (MAS). Available on Solana, Ethereum and other public blockchains approved by MAS, USDG supports a fast, low-cost,…
For many companies selling auxiliary services or products (think insurance), the biggest problem with selling online is that they surface the offering at the right moment on their customer’s purchase journey. With increasingly moving online shopping, companies that enable this by connecting service providers with product distributors understand that interest is growing from both customers and investors. One such company, Singapore-based Bolttech, which acts as connective tissue between insurers, distributors and target customers, said it closed its $147 million Series C round on Wednesday at a $2.1 billion valuation. The news is led by the Dragon Fund, with participation from…
Uber today unveiled a new type of account called Senior Accounts for older users who prioritize simpler app experiences, such as family ride updates, saved destinations and the ability to use family cards for payments. Uber said the senior accounts present a simpler app experience with larger text and icons and less complicated screens. Users can toggle this mode using the accessibility settings of the app. Image credit: Uber US users:[アカウント]Tab’s[家族]You can now add seniors to family accounts using the menu. Users who manage family accounts can add their own payment methods, edit a list of saved destinations, book rides…
June 4, 2025Ravi LakshmananLinux/Malware Threat Hunters are turning their attention to a new variant of the remote access trojan (rat), called Chaos Rat, which has been used in recent attacks targeting Windows and Linux systems. According to Acronis research findings, malware artifacts may have been distributed by trinking victims to download network troubleshooting utility in Linux environments. “Chaos Rat is an open source rat written in Golang and provides cross-platform support for both Windows and Linux systems,” security researchers Santiago Pontiroli, Gabor Molnar and Kirill Antonenko said in a report shared with Hacker News. “Inspired by popular frameworks like Cobalt…
June 4, 2025Hacker NewsBrowser Security/Enterprise Security Traditional Data Leak Prevention (DLP) tools do not address the reality of how modern businesses use SaaS applications. Today’s businesses rely heavily on SaaS platforms such as Google Workspace, Salesforce, Slack, and Generation AI Tools, making significant changes to how sensitive information is handled. In these environments, data rarely appears as traditional files or cross-network in a way that endpoints or network-based DLP tools can monitor. However, most companies use legacy DLP systems, leaving a significant security gap. A new whitepaper rethinking DLP in the SaaS era: Why browser-centric DLP is a new mission…
A few days before the Worldwide Developers Conference 2025 (WWDC), Apple was named a 2025 Design Award winner and finalist. This year’s winners and finalists mainly include indie apps and startups, and generative AI apps are significantly missing from the list, despite all other trends. This is the second year Apple skipped AI-centric apps for awards. The company highlighted several apps with AI capabilities, but includes Speedify (acquired in the inclusiveness category), and Mois, the music creation and editing app (both are ventured back startups). Naturally, Apple is focusing more on how developers used its tools to build a better…