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Vidooly ranks BloombergQuint as most popular biz news publisher on FB video
MUMBAI: Bloomberg|Quint, a business and financial news company, continues its rapid rise as the leading integrated business news platform in the country. In its June report, digital video analytics provider, Vidooly has rated Bloomberg|Quint as the ninth most popular news brand among new-age news publishers. It is the only business news brand featured in the Top 10, ahead of general news platform Firstpost and amongst other general news publishers such as Scroll and Indiatimes. The ranking is based on the number of video views clocked by brands.
As will be recalled, Bloomberg|Quint is a partnership between global financial news leader Bloomberg Media and Quintillion Media, one of India’s fastest growing digital news ventures founded by serial entrepreneur Raghav Bahl. The partnership harnesses the unrivalled resources and pedigree of Bloomberg with Quintillion Media’s deep market experience in its business and financial news platform straddling digital, broadcast and live events. Bloomberg|Quint brings together some of the most respected names in Indian financial media such as Raghav Bahl, Menaka Doshi, Sanjay Pugalia and Anil Uniyal. The brand’s philosophy focuses on balancing journalistic objectivity and hard data with deep, insightful and sharp perspective and opinion.
Bloomberg|Quint provides high-quality business news and insights to India’s decision-makers, executives and entrepreneurs. With a native, platform-first philosophy in content, Bloomberg|Quint has fast emerged as one of the most engaging business brands on digital. Bloomberg|Quint’s content spans engaging and innovative mobile-friendly formats including published articles, op-eds, live and produced video, data infographics and charts, social content, newsletters, polls and live chats, live streaming, photo essays and contests across its own and partner platforms including The Quint, Twitter, Yahoo, Facebook.
Bloomberg|Quint CEO Anil Uniyal said, “We believe that India needed a truly digital-first, credible and premium business news product and Bloomberg|Quint serves that need. Our digital product has positioned us well as we get ready to launch and scale the broadcast and events business, as part of our integrated platform.”
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American Express to acquire AI startup Hyper to boost automation
Deal targets expense management as AI reshapes corporate spending tools.
MUMBAI: From receipts to robots, the expense sheet is getting a brain upgrade as American Express moves to bring artificial intelligence into the heart of corporate spending. The company has announced plans to acquire Hyper, a relatively young but fast-rising startup founded in 2022 that builds AI-powered agents capable of organising expenses, generating reports, verifying compliance with budgets and policies, and nudging users with timely reminders. The deal, expected to close in the second quarter of 2026, underscores a growing shift among financial institutions to automate traditionally manual, time-heavy workflows.
Hyper counts Sam Altman among its backers, adding a layer of Silicon Valley credibility to the acquisition. While financial details remain undisclosed, the strategic intent is clear: deepen automation capabilities and sharpen American Express’s position in the competitive corporate spending ecosystem.
The two companies are not strangers. They previously collaborated in 2024 on a co-branded credit card product, suggesting that the acquisition is less a cold buy and more an extension of an existing relationship. With this move, American Express is effectively bringing that capability in-house, aiming to embed AI directly into its commercial services stack.
Chief executive Stephen Squeri had already signalled the direction of travel in a recent shareholder letter, describing AI as a “structural shift” in how businesses operate. The Hyper acquisition appears to be a direct response to that shift, particularly in expense management, where processes such as approvals, compliance checks and reporting remain ripe for automation.
Alongside the acquisition, the company is also expanding its product suite. A recently launched business credit card offers cashback and benefits at an annual fee of $295, with another card expected later this year moves that complement its broader push into commercial services.
Taken together, the strategy points to a future where managing expenses may require fewer spreadsheets and more algorithms. For American Express, the bet is simple, if businesses are rethinking how work gets done, the tools that power that work need to evolve just as quickly.
