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Bill Ackman unveiled six new holdings including Netflix, Visa and Mastercard, marking the billionaire investor's biggest portfolio overhaul in years. Ackman said on Thursday he acquired shares ‌starting in the second quarter that will be held in his investment funds including his newest offering ‌Pershing Square USA, which was listed on the New York Stock Exchange in April. Along with Netflix, which Ackman held briefly in 2022 before selling ​at a loss, his funds are also investing in eye care firm Alcon, exchange operator Intercontinental Exchange and financial data provider S&P Global.

Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square made investments in six new public companies since the end of March: Visa Mastercard Netflix S&P Global Intercontinental Exchange Alcon The additions were disclosed in a letter to shareholders that accompanied Pershing Square’s quarterly earnings release, the firm’s first since it went public in April.

Elon Musk's social media company X, formerly known as Twitter, launched its own bank account-like product where users can send money to one another. X Money is using technology and banking services provided by Cross River Bank, and branding that backbone as X Money.

Samsung Electronics on Monday launched its first U.S. co-branded credit card with Barclays, deepening its push into the financial services space ‌in the country and signaling plans to broaden its offerings in the future. The Samsung Galaxy ‌Card, issued by Barclays and running on Visa's network, will allow users to apply, manage accounts, track spending and redeem ​rewards entirely through Samsung Wallet. The credit card launch also puts Samsung in direct competition with Apple Pay, which dominates payment services in the U.S. The launch comes as technology companies and banks race ‌to deepen ties between digital wallets ⁠and financial products, seeking to make smartphones the primary device for payments and money management, and both Samsung and Barclays want to capitalize on it.