Cross-border is a topic tracked in our intelligence system with 5 linked articles.
Uber will acquire Delivery Hero in a $14.8B all-stock deal, nearly doubling its global footprint and creating a major non-China food-delivery platform.
Aspora, led by Parth Garg, pivoted from debt finance for Indian software firms to cross-border diaspora banking using stablecoins, amassing 700k NRIs, handling hundreds of millions of transfers monthly (~$4B/year), and closing Series A (Nov 2024) and Series B (Spring 2025) while pursuing multi-country licensing and a broader product slate.
Yousend launches a UK/Canada stablecoin remittance app after a silent beta that processed $1m in transactions, backed by major crypto/VC funds and holding regulatory approvals from UK FCA, FINTRAC, and the Central Bank of Nigeria.
Reticulum promises a more scalable, interoperable mesh than Meshtastic/MeshCore by routing over multiple interfaces and enabling cross-border connectivity, but it trades off dedicated LoRa firmware and relies on external hardware for full standalone nodes.
Cohere to acquire Aleph Alpha with backing from Schwarz Group and government blessing to offer a sovereign AI option, challenging US-dominated providers.
Aleph Alpha and Cohere announce a $20 billion merger, a cross-border AI industry consolidation.
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