Expanding into the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) remains a costly and complex challenge for global businesses, thanks to fragmented regulations and banking systems. Dubai-based fintech Fuse aims to simplify that…
Tech Crunch – Truecaller now has over 450M monthly active users
Caller ID app Truecaller said on Thursday that it crossed the 450 million user mark earlier this week. The company said that it added 50 million users in the past 10 months…
Tech Crunch – Fintech Plaid raises $575M at a $6.1B valuation, says it will not go public in 2025
Plaid, which connects bank accounts to financial applications, has sold about $575 million worth of common stock at a $6.1 billion post-money valuation, the fintech company confirmed to TechCrunch. The valuation is…
Texas Monthly – Texas’ Rio Grande Valley didn’t see last week’s historic storms coming
The region is still cleaning up after last week’s storms in which at least six people died. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – The Dan Patrick Show: How to build an audience — and political power
In an interview, the lieutenant governor talks about his recent pop-up investigations and how he uses storytelling to make a political point. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – Y Combinator neobank Djamo raises $17M with 1M users across Francophone Africa
Djamo is one of several digital banking startups targeting Africa’s underbanked. But unlike many that focus on large markets like Nigeria, Egypt, or South Africa, Djamo has carved out a niche in…
Yard Barker – Former CFB coach isn’t yet sold on new Texas QB Arch Manning
Arch Manning is now “the guy” in Texas after two seasons of acting as the backup quarterback to Quinn Ewers. Read: Read More
KTSM News – Wall Street reacts to Trump’s tariffs
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — U.S. stocks took a dive in after-hours trading Wednesday as investors digested President Donald Trump’s decision to impose sweeping tariffs on a range of U.S. trading partners…
Yard Barker – Texas A&M lands 2026 four-star linebacker Storm Miller
With a first name of Storm and and playing a position like linebacker, you’d anticipate Storm Miller is quite the gamer. Read: Read More
Border Report – Border Patrol agents stay with stranded Mexican women overnight on Otay Mountain
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — U.S. Border Patrol agents from San Diego stayed with two stranded and injured Mexican women in the Otay Mountain wilderness and built a makeshift shelter until they…