SaaS news on March 17, 2026

1. 0113:42 UTC

   Mastercard agrees to acquire BVNK in stablecoin deal

   3 outlets · first: Decrypt Acquisition

   Machine summary Mastercard agreed to acquire BVNK in a deal valued at up to $1.8 billion, according to reports. The acquisition is intended to expand Mastercard's stablecoin capabilities.

   1. Mastercard agreed to acquire BVNK, according to Cointelegraph.
   2. The deal is valued at up to $1.8 billion, according to Decrypt.

   Reported by Decrypt, cointelegraph.com and ventureburn.com.

   • Mastercard
   • Stablecoin
   • BVNK

2. 0200:30 UTC

   EXL advances EXLerate.ai agentic AI platform with NVIDIA technologies

   2 outlets · first: manilatimes.net Product updates

   Machine summary According to itnewsonline.com, EXL is advancing its EXLerate.ai agentic AI platform with NVIDIA technologies to support enterprise-scale adoption.

   1. EXL advanced the EXLerate.ai agentic AI platform, according to itnewsonline.com.
   2. The platform is intended to support enterprise-scale adoption with NVIDIA technologies, according to manilatimes.net.

   Reported by manilatimes.net and itnewsonline.com.

   • NVIDIA
   • EXLerate.ai
   • EXL

3. 0304:45 UTC

   Asus unveils liquid-cooled AI infrastructure powered by Nvidia Vera Rubin

   2 outlets · first: Pr Newswire Infrastructure Mostly press releases

   Machine summary Finanznachrichten.de reports that Asus introduced liquid-cooled AI infrastructure using the Nvidia Vera Rubin platform.

   1. Asus unveiled liquid-cooled AI infrastructure, according to finanznachrichten.de.
   2. The infrastructure is powered by the Nvidia Vera Rubin platform, according to prnewswire.com.

   Reported by Pr Newswire and finanznachrichten.de.

   • NVIDIA
   • Vera Rubin Platform
   • Liquid-Cooled AI Infrastructure
   • ASUS

4. 0408:00 UTC

   Report: AI becoming a daily tool for Gen Z

   1 outlet · first: economictimes.indiatimes.com Market trends

   Machine summary According to a report, AI is becoming a daily tool for Gen Z rather than a trend.

   1. A report states that AI is becoming a daily tool for Gen Z, not a trend.

   Reported by economictimes.indiatimes.com.

5. 0522:00 UTC

   ClearML introduces floating NVIDIA AI Enterprise license management

   1 outlet · first: hawaiitelegraph.com (Big News Network) Product updates

   Machine summary hawaiitelegraph.com reports that ClearML introduced floating NVIDIA AI Enterprise license management with one-click NVIDIA NIM deployments.

   Reported by hawaiitelegraph.com (Big News Network) and tennesseedaily.com (Big News Network).

   • NVIDIA
   • NVIDIA NIM
   • NVIDIA AI Enterprise
   • ClearML

   Full coverage: every report, when each was published, and who was named (1 outlet)

6. 0618:03 UTC

   JPMorgan halts Qualtrics $5.3 billion debt deal

   1 outlet · first: Bloomberg Funding

   Reported by Bloomberg.

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