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CoreWeave and Circle Internet Group held blockbuster initial public offerings earlier this year.CoreWeave (CRWV -4.96%) and Circle Internet Group (CRCL 1.94%) held initial public offerings (IPOs) earlier this year and both stocks have already posted monster returns. CoreWeave shares have tripled since March, and Circle shares have quadrupled since June.A few hedge fund managers bought one of the stocks in the second quarter. The ones below, all billionaires, are particularly noteworthy because they outperfo ...

PCE inflation comes in as expected… Fed cuts still expected… a step forward in practical use for quantum… how to invest… AI buying agents are nearly here…VIEW IN BROWSERThis morning brought the Federal Reserve’s favorite inflation barometer, the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index. Although the numbers didn’t present any major curveballs, they showed that inflation remains a challenge.Headline PCE rose by 0.3% month-over-month, lifting the year-over-year figure to 2.7%.Excluding volatile foo ...

Fintech Checkout.com announced on Friday that it reached a $12 billion valuation as part of an employee stock buyback program. On the one hand, very few startups ever achieve decacorn status, so $12 billion is nothing to sneeze at. It’s a valuable enough company to have landed its founder and CEO Guillaume Pousaz on Forbes’ billionaire list. On the other, there was a short period of time when Checkout.com was valued at a whopping $40 billion, as part of its $1 billion Series D round closed in 2022. By t ...

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued sweeping new rules to tighten authentication standards for digital payments, in a bid to curb rising fraud in the sector. The guidelines, released on September 25, 2025, under the Authentication Mechanisms for Digital Payment Transactions Directions, 2025, mandate stronger security protocols across all domestic digital transactions. RBI Mandates Dynamic Authentication for All Digital Payments by April 2026 All payment system providers, including banks and non-b ...

**Brookfield Business Partners (BBU) 2025年投资者日会议纪要关键要点** **一、 公司概况与战略定位** * Brookfield Business Partners (BBU) 是让公开市场投资者参与Brookfield全球私募股权策略的主要工具 是Brookfield旗下表现最佳的私募股权策略的大型且有价值的二级投资载体[3] * 公司核心战略是通过运营改进和价值创造举措（主要是利润率扩张）来不断提升资产净值(NAV) 而非金融工程[4] * 公司拥有25年的卓越投资记录 实现了26%的总内部收益率(IRR)和20%的净内部收益率[3] * 公司定位为业务构建者(business builders) 在当下资本不再免费、交易艰难的市场环境中 此运营能力尤为重要[4] **二、 财务表现与资本配置** * 公司实现了创纪录的息税折旧摊销前利润(EBITDA) 达27亿美元 过去五年复合年增长率(CAGR)为16%[64] * EBITDA利润率在过去五年间从12%翻倍至24%[65] * 调整后每单位营运资金(EFO)从3.65美元增至6.90美元[65] * 公司在12个月内完成了21亿美元的资产变现(realizations) 超出了原定24个月实现20亿美元的目标[66] * 资本配置优先级明确：1 4亿美元用于偿还公司层面债务以去杠杆[6]；2 5亿美元再投资于增长型业务[6]；3 2 5亿美元用于股票回购计划 以非常增值的水平回购股票[6][7] * 公司拥有创纪录的29亿美元流动性[68] * 运营公司层面的债务为128亿美元（按BBU持股比例计算） 加权平均期限约6年 无重大近期到期债务 且与公司层面隔离（无追索权、无交叉抵押）[68] * 75%的运营公司债务在公开市场交易并由评级机构评级 其中超过90%的评级在B至BB之间 符合私募股权融资惯例[69] **三、 企业结构简化与价值重估催化剂** * 公司宣布将BBU LP单位和BBUC可交换股份合并为一家公开上市的加拿大公司 以简化企业结构 预计在第一季度完成[8] * 此举预计将使合并后的交易流动性改善超过50% 并可能使被动指数持有者的所有权增加超过两倍[9] * 公司近期以相当于NAV 8 6%的折扣（与市场私募股权二级交易水平一致）向Brookfield新发起的常青基金出售了三项业务的权益 相比其股票交易时近50%的NAV折扣 此举极具增值效应[7] * 若将此次交易所得全部用于按当前股价回购股票 可增加2 50美元的NAV 增值幅度约超过5%[7] * 公司认为其股票相对NAV的折扣已缩小但仍不足 股价两年上涨约90% 但若NAV保持静态 仍有至少90%的上涨空间[5] **四、 人工智能(AI)与运营转型** * 公司视AI和第四次工业革命为真实且加速的趋势 并将其视为改造所投资业务的重要工具[10][11] * 公司认为AI基础设施存在7万亿美元的投资机会 而行业每年需要2-4万亿美元的生产力改进才能回报AI投资[11] * 当前AI应用的瓶颈并非技术 而是管理层实施和运用AI改造业务的能力 公司在这方面处于领先地位[12] * 公司成立了AI价值创造办公室 拥有超过30名专职人员 负责思考真实用例并推动管理团队应用[13] * 公司已在业务中部署了超过200个AI用例 并利用其全球规模（1 1万亿美元管理资产、400家被投公司）分享最佳实践[12][13] * 具体案例：1 在Clarios（汽车电池业务） 通过机器学习算法分析数十亿数据点 节省了比预期多60%的成本 并大幅提升效率 此成功经验将推广至所有Clarios工厂及BBU内适用工厂[14][16]；2 在Sagen（抵押贷款保险业务） 利用25年数据训练机器学习模型 将抵押贷款核保自动化能力提高约1 5倍 提升核保效率 并能更好地预测房价和检测欺诈[17] **五、 金融基础设施投资主题与机遇** * 金融基础设施领域存在4万亿美元的资本需求 以确保证本在全球无缝流动[20] * 该领域许多业务隶属于大型金融集团 作为非核心资产难以获得足够资本和关注 通过分拆和针对性投资可以释放其潜力[20] * 四大关键细分领域正在发生巨大变革：支付（向数字化和碎片化转变）、资本市场（受Gen AI、代币化、分布式账本技术影响）、银行技术（遗留系统现代化需求）、财富管理（产品复杂性和用户数量激增）[21][22] * 投资重点在于资产轻(asset-light)的金融服务和科技公司 即银行等机构日常运营所依赖的软件和服务 其特点是稳定、粘性、经常性收入[23] * Brookfield在该领域已投资并管理超过70亿美元[24] * 具体投资案例：1 Network International与Magnati合并 创造了中东和非洲地区首屈一指的支付提供商 处理该地区超过60%的支付[49]；2 从巴克莱银行(Barclays)分拆收购其业务部门 目标是通过运营专长带来2亿美元的EBITDA增长[52] **六、 投资组合与价值评估** * 公司NAV在过去五年翻倍 从2020年的28美元增至目前的54美元[72] * 投资组合包含20家优质企业 包括Clarios（先进汽车电池）、Sagen（抵押贷款保险）、Scientific Games（彩票服务）、CDK（汽车经销商软件）等市场领导者[73] * 清算价值评估中约30%（16美元/单位）来自Clarios业务[73] * 自上市以来 公司已变现25项投资 累计实现80亿美元收益（按BBU份额计算） 与持有这些资产时的NAV一致 且回报率高于目标[74] **七、 未来展望与重点领域** * 公司目标是通过运营持续增加NAV并收窄股票相对NAV的折扣[76] * 将继续执行其战略：以合理价格收购优质业务 通过运营提升业务价值 最终变现并为投资者创造丰厚回报[72] * 除了传统的工业领域 金融基础设施是目前非常兴奋的重点投资领域 其转型机会巨大[84]

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Accessibility StatementSkip Navigation Penn State's legendary 'White Out' game sets the stage for new Venmo Hall activations to engage students, alumni, and fans across iconic gameday weekends SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Venmo, a leading social payments platform that helps people manage and move their money, today announced a new Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) partnership with Penn State Quarterback Drew Allar, who will serve as the face of a new Penn State Venmo Debit Mastercard. The ...

BREAKING: Futures Fall As Many Hot Stocks Continue Slide Google-parent Alphabet (GOOGL) is shaking up digital payments, cryptocurrency and emerging artificial intelligence-based shopping applications with a new "AI agent" technology. Google stock has climbed 30% in 2025. Many tech companies are focused on autonomous, goal-driven AI "agents" that complete tasks on their own. One of the big applications is expected to be online shopping on the behalf of consumers. Google last week announced a new Agent Paymen ...

Cashfree Payments has announced the integration of Apple Pay support on international cards through its international payment gateway (IPG). This development allows businesses to offer Apple Pay as a checkout option, enhancing their reach in global markets such as the US, UK, Canada, UAE, and Europe. This integration aims to reduce payment friction and facilitate borderless e-commerce. Cashfree Payments head of product Nitin Pulyani said: “At Cashfree Payments, we believe the future of cross-border co ...