Stockholm-based digital bank Brite Payments raised a $60M Series A led by Dawn Capital with Headline and Incore participating (Mike Butcher/TechCrunch)

Mike Butcher / TechCrunch:
Stockholm-based digital bank Brite Payments raised a $60M Series A led by Dawn Capital with Headline and Incore participating  —  The move towards Open Banking payments, especially in the EU, effectively kicked-off the FinTech boom.  Open Baking standards meant that FinTech startups …

Filings: Niklas Zennström's VC firm Atomico raised $1.1B across two funds, among the largest such raises this year in Europe, as it nears its goal of $1.35B (Financial Times)

Financial Times:
Filings: Niklas Zennström's VC firm Atomico raised $1.1B across two funds, among the largest such raises this year in Europe, as it nears its goal of $1.35B  —  London-based group founded by Niklas Zennström nears fundraising goal despite tough economic conditions  —  NEW

Stampli, which uses AI to automate the processing of invoices and help businesses pay vendors, raised $61M, bringing its total funding to $148M+ (Priya Anand/Bloomberg)

Priya Anand / Bloomberg:
Stampli, which uses AI to automate the processing of invoices and help businesses pay vendors, raised $61M, bringing its total funding to $148M+  —  Artificial intelligence is showing up in unexpected sectors. … Funds managed by Blackstone Inc. led the round.  The company declined to give its valuation.

Apple starts requiring a Chinese government license to publish new apps on the China App Store, after China tightened its oversight over mobile apps in August (Josh Ye/Reuters)

Josh Ye / Reuters:
Apple starts requiring a Chinese government license to publish new apps on the China App Store, after China tightened its oversight over mobile apps in August  —  Apple (AAPL.O) has started requiring new apps to show proof of a Chinese government licence before their release on its China App Store …

How to share channel updates on WhatsApp

WhatsApp has introduced its Channels feature in India, following a successful pilot in specific regions. The feature allows users to share updates in a separate tab of the app, away from personal chats and calls. Updates are one-way broadcasts and are public, visible to followers and non-followers for up to 30 days. Users can add formatting, emojis, and links to their updates. https://ift.tt/4ED5iKJ

Google Home getting a generative AI feature, here’s how it will help users

Google is adding generative AI to Google Home, allowing users with little coding experience to build custom automations for their households. The new "help me script" feature in the script editor will make it easier for users to create advanced automations by generating the necessary code based on a natural language prompt. The feature will be available later this year, and users can activate the generated code in the script editor. https://ift.tt/C91EVG5