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Deals•Feb 17, 2026
BridgeWise Acquires Context Analytics
BridgeWise announced the acquisition of Context Analytics, expanding its data analytics capabilities. The deal was disclosed on February 17, 2026, and the financial terms were not disclosed.
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Deals•Feb 17, 2026
Sphinx Raises $7.1M to Build Compliance Agent
Sphinx, a compliance technology startup, announced a $7.1 million fundraising round to develop its compliance agent platform. The funding was disclosed on Feb 17, 2026, and aims to accelerate product development and market expansion. Investor details were not disclosed.
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Deals•Feb 6, 2026
Visa Partners with Lendistry to Launch $100M Working‑capital Facility for US Small Businesses
Visa announced the launch of its Visa & Main platform, which includes a $100 million working‑capital facility in partnership with community lender Lendistry to improve financing access for U.S. small businesses. The program also offers marketing support tied to the upcoming FIFA World...
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Deals•Feb 6, 2026
Broadridge to Acquire CQG, Expanding Futures and Options Trading Capabilities
Broadridge Financial Solutions announced it will acquire CQG, a provider of futures and options trading, execution management, and market connectivity. The undisclosed deal will add CQG’s execution management, algorithmic trading, and analytics capabilities to Broadridge’s order management platform, creating an...
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Deals•Feb 4, 2026
Neo Financial Raises C$68.5 Million to Fund Its Inaugural Securitisation Programme
Canadian fintech Neo Financial announced a C$68.5 million equity raise to launch a securitisation programme aimed at expanding its lending portfolio. The round was led by a syndicate of over 100 Canadian investors, with institutional participation from Alberta Investment Management Corporation...
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Deals•Feb 4, 2026
OneDome Raises $25M in Pre-Series C Funding Round
OneDome, a UK‑based housing and fintech platform, announced a $25 million Pre‑Series C funding round, bringing its total capital raised to $40 million. The new capital will support the company’s expansion of its digital mortgage and property‑management services.
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Deals•Feb 4, 2026
Lightyear Capital to Acquire PayByPhone From Corpay
Private equity firm Lightyear Capital has signed an agreement to acquire mobile parking payments provider PayByPhone from Corpay. The transaction, expected to close in Q2 2026, will see PayByPhone operate as a standalone business under Lightyear’s ownership.
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Deals•Feb 2, 2026
Novum Investment Management Secures Equity Investment From UK Local Government Pension Fund
London-based fintech Novum Investment Management announced it has secured an equity investment from a UK local government pension fund to launch and scale its patent‑pending Doris platform, which aims to help savers transition to investing. The amount of the investment...
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News•Jan 29, 2026
Santander to Shut 44 More Branches
Santander announced the closure of an additional 44 UK branches, putting 291 jobs at risk. The bank cites a dramatic shift to digital banking, with 96% of transactions now conducted online and over 80% of new accounts opened digitally. Mobile‑app...
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News•Jan 29, 2026
SEC Statement on Tokenized Securities
The SEC’s staff issued a detailed statement outlining how existing federal securities laws apply to tokenized securities, whether issued by issuers or third parties. It distinguishes issuer‑sponsored models—using on‑chain, off‑chain, or hybrid record‑keeping—from third‑party models such as custodial and synthetic...
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News•Jan 29, 2026
Stablecoin Bank Kontigo Suffers Cyber Attack
US neobank Kontigo, a stablecoin bank serving Latin America, suffered a cyber attack that impacted 1,005 users and resulted in the loss of 340,905.28 USDT. The breach exploited a flaw in the Auth provider’s Apple OIDC authentication flow, allowing attackers...
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News•Jan 29, 2026
Plum Introduces Worldwide Travel Insurance Backed by Qover
Plum, the UK‑based smart‑money app, has launched worldwide travel insurance as part of its Max subscription. The coverage, backed by Aspire, Lloyd’s and powered by Qover’s AI‑driven claims platform, protects users against medical emergencies, lost baggage, delays and cancellations. All...
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News•Jan 29, 2026
Papaya Global Releases Global Workforce Wallet Powered by Fireblocks
Papaya Global and Fireblocks have launched Banco Wallet, a global workforce wallet that enables real‑time payouts in both fiat and stablecoins across more than 180 countries. The solution leverages Fireblocks’ digital‑asset infrastructure, combining embedded wallets, treasury operations, and a stablecoin...
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News•Jan 29, 2026
10x Banking Seals Multi-Year Deal with Australia's Remara
10x Banking announced a multi‑year partnership with Australian asset‑management and lending specialist Remara, deploying its cloud‑native core banking platform to launch mortgage, commercial lending, term‑investment and novated‑lease products. The deal underscores the accelerating pace of core‑banking transformation across APAC, where...
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News•Jan 29, 2026
Solaris Launches Bankident Plus for Fast Customer Onboarding
Solaris, Europe’s leading embedded finance platform, has launched Bankident Plus, an enhanced identification solution that combines a Qualified Electronic Signature with a reference transfer embedded in the first SEPA top‑up. The product adds a pre‑identification step of selfie and ID capture,...
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News•Jan 29, 2026
Shield Opens New Hub in Lisbon
Shield, a Gartner‑ranked top‑3 DCGA vendor, announced the opening of a new hub in Lisbon to scale its European operations. The expansion follows a 40% growth in its Lisbon team over two years, adding capacity in R&D, product, and customer...
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News•Jan 29, 2026
Skipton Building Society Partners with Eligible to Improve Mortgage Renewal Experience
Skipton Building Society has teamed up with Eligible to launch a data‑driven platform that engages borrowers well before mortgage renewal. The partnership aims to provide proactive, personalized guidance, reducing uncertainty and manual workload. By automating outreach, Skipton expects higher retention...
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News•Jan 29, 2026
Mollie Signs with Form3 for Verification of Payee
Form3 has delivered a fully compliant Verification of Payee (VoP) solution to European payments provider Mollie, allowing the fintech to meet the EU’s strict VoP deadline. The cloud‑native platform enabled rapid onboarding without sacrificing scalability, protecting merchants from misdirected payments...
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News•Jan 29, 2026
Universal Launches UAE's First Central Bank-Registered Stablecoin
Universal Digital has launched USDU, the UAE’s first central‑bank‑registered USD‑backed stablecoin. The token is classified as a Foreign Payment Token, making it the inaugural live implementation of the Central Bank of the UAE’s approved digital settlement framework. Reserves are held...
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News•Jan 29, 2026
WealthAi Scores $800k in Pre-Seed Funding
WealthAi, a wealth‑tech startup offering the first AI‑driven operating system for wealth managers, family offices and private banks, secured $800,000 in pre‑seed funding led by Fuel Ventures and Founders Factory. The platform unifies fragmented client data through a modular, AI‑native...
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Deals•Jan 29, 2026
WealthAi Raises $800k Pre‑seed Round Led by Fuel Ventures and Founders Factory
WealthAi, an AI‑driven operating system for wealth managers, family offices and private banks, announced an $800k pre‑seed funding round. The round was led by venture firms Fuel Ventures and Founders Factory, providing capital to accelerate product development and market rollout.
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Deals•Jan 29, 2026
Sunrate Acquires Payments Team to Launch Global Acquiring Services
Sunrate announced the acquisition of an experienced payments team and its acquiring technology, marking the launch of its global acquiring business line. The deal expands Sunrate's end‑to‑end payment capabilities across merchants in eCommerce, SaaS, travel and other sectors. Deal value...
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News•Jan 28, 2026
OnePay Adds Free In-App Tax Filing
OnePay has launched a free, in‑app tax‑filing feature for its Cash customers, allowing them to file federal and state returns directly through the mobile app. The service, powered by AI‑driven tax engine april, promises no hidden fees, early refund deposits...
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News•Jan 28, 2026
ICE Launches Reddit Signals and Sentiment Tool for Investors
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has introduced Reddit Signals and Sentiment, a data‑analytics suite that converts millions of Reddit posts into structured market signals. The service, accessible via ICE’s consolidated data feed, provides real‑time and historical sentiment scores along with daily trend...
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News•Jan 28, 2026
Seen Finance Signs with Nova Credit to Expand Access to Credit
Seen Finance, an affiliate of Snap Finance, announced a strategic partnership with Nova Credit to broaden credit access for qualified applicants. By integrating Nova Credit’s multi‑aggregator cash‑flow data platform, Seen can supplement traditional underwriting with richer financial insights. The collaboration...
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News•Jan 28, 2026
EPC Issues RFI for Fraud Information Sharing Platform
The European Payments Council (EPC) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to find operators for a central fraud‑information sharing platform under its Frida scheme. The initiative anticipates the EU Payment Services Regulation (PSR) that will take effect in early...
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News•Jan 28, 2026
ThriveCart Introduces Installment Payments
ThriveCart has launched ThrivePay Installments, a new payment option that splits purchases into 3, 6 or 12‑month installments using customers’ existing credit‑card limits while paying merchants upfront. The service taps the roughly $4.1 trillion of pre‑authorized credit in the U.S., aiming...
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News•Jan 28, 2026
Movitz to Bring Global Verification of Payee to EU Banks with JPMorgan Kinexys
JPMorgan Chase has entered a partnership with Movitz Payments to launch the Kinexys Link solution across European banks. The service provides a single‑network connection for global payee verification, extending coverage to more than 70 countries. By integrating this platform, European...
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News•Jan 28, 2026
AI for Wealth Management Firm Zocks Lands $45 Million Investtment
Zocks, a privacy‑first artificial‑intelligence platform for wealth‑management advisors, announced a $45 million Series B round. The round was co‑led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and QED Investors, with participation from Illuminate Financial and existing backers such as Motive Partners, Expanse Venture Partners, Entrée...
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News•Jan 28, 2026
Ripple Moves Into Corporate Finance
Ripple has completed its acquisition of GTreasury and launched Ripple Treasury, a unified platform that blends traditional cash‑management tools with blockchain‑based digital‑asset capabilities. The solution gives CFOs, treasurers and accounting teams real‑time visibility across fiat and crypto holdings, 24/7 yield...
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News•Jan 28, 2026
Stablecoin Player Fitpo Achieves Dual Authorisation Status
Fitpo, a regulated payment infrastructure for stablecoins, announced it received a Crypto‑Asset Service Provider (CASP) licence from France’s Autorité des Marchés Financiers. The approval grants Fitpo dual authorisation status, complementing its existing licence in another jurisdiction. This regulatory clearance enables...
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News•Jan 28, 2026
Mastercard Showcases Agentic Payments in Australia with CBA and Westpac Onboard
Mastercard has rolled out its Agent Pay technology in Australia, following a US launch last year. The first Australian transactions used a Commonwealth Bank debit card to buy cinema tickets and a Westpac credit card to book Thredbo accommodation, both completed...
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News•Jan 28, 2026
Sokin Secures $100 Million Debt Facility
Sokin, a global business‑payments platform, secured a $100 million long‑term debt facility from Oxford Finance. The capital will accelerate its expansion across North America, Asia, the Middle East and South America and fund new embedded‑payments products. The deal follows a $50 million...
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News•Jan 28, 2026
Armundia Rolls Out New Modular Platform for Family Offices
Armundia Group, an international fintech firm, has launched a new modular platform tailored for single and multi‑family offices. The solution centralizes portfolio management, risk analytics, and regulatory compliance within a single, customizable interface. By leveraging cloud‑native architecture and open APIs,...
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News•Jan 28, 2026
Bitget Appoints Oliver Stauber as EU CEO
Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange, has appointed Oliver Stauber as CEO of its European operations and will locate its EU headquarters in Vienna, Austria. Stauber brings deep regulatory and legal experience from previous leadership roles at KuCoin EU and Bitpanda....
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News•Jan 28, 2026
A Governance Framework for Safe AI Adoption in Banks and Fintechs
Generative AI has shifted from pilot projects to routine operations across banks and fintechs, prompting regulators and executives to demand structured oversight. A new governance framework outlines four pillars—strategy, risk, data, and monitoring—to ensure safe, compliant AI deployment. The model...
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News•Jan 28, 2026
ERM Taps Auquan to Adopt Agentic AI to Assess ESG Risks
ERM, the world’s largest sustainability consultancy, announced a partnership with Auquan to integrate its agentic AI platform into ESG risk assessments for financial institutions. The collaboration will deploy autonomous AI agents that scan global news, regulatory filings, and stakeholder reports...
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News•Jan 28, 2026
Etrading Software Signs Concession Agreement with the FCA for Delivery of Consolidated Tape
Etrading Software’s subsidiary ETS Connect UK has signed a concession agreement with the Financial Conduct Authority to become the official provider of the United Kingdom’s bond Consolidated Tape. The agreement launches the implementation phase, during which ETS Connect UK will design, build, and operate...
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News•Jan 28, 2026
Hype vs Responsibility in Building Fintech Products with AI
I work in fintech product, and I’ve been working on AI implementation for a while. One thing keeps
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News•Jan 28, 2026
Who Needs $6 Million in Cash? Asks Thai Central Bank Governor
The Bank of Thailand announced stricter cash‑withdrawal rules after investigators uncovered two large cash transactions totalling roughly $12 million just days before the national election. Governor Vitai Ratanakorn highlighted a 250 million‑baht withdrawal and a separate 200 million‑baht pull of 100‑baht notes, questioning...
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News•Jan 28, 2026
Upvest Partners with Boerse Stuttgart to Bring Securitised Derivatives Trading to EU Banks
Boerse Stuttgart and Upvest have formed a partnership that lets European financial institutions offer securitised derivatives through the exchange’s platform. The exchange provides over 2.5 million derivative contracts and handles regulatory, settlement and risk functions, while Upvest supplies an Investment API...
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News•Jan 28, 2026
TerraPay Launches Payouts for Content Creators and the Gig Economy
TerraPay announced a partnership with MilX, the payments division of Air Media Tech, to launch instant cross‑border payouts for content creators and gig workers. The service will deliver earnings in local currencies across more than 70 markets via bank accounts, wallets...
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News•Jan 28, 2026
EuroCTP Selects Equinix to Provide Consolidated Tape for EU Equities
EuroCTP has chosen Equinix to host its EU equity Consolidated Tape, using the FR2 data centre in Frankfurt as the digital backbone. The tape will aggregate real‑time pre‑ and post‑trade data from every EU venue, targeting a Q3 2026 launch and...
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News•Jan 28, 2026
Plumery Taps Lokalise to Embed Enterprise-Grade Localisation Functionality
Plumery, a digital banking development platform, has partnered with localisation specialist Lokalise to embed enterprise‑grade translation and market adaptation capabilities directly into its platform. The integration enables financial institutions to launch multilingual digital banking journeys faster, with AI‑driven orchestration, compliance...
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News•Jan 28, 2026
ADCB Egypt Goes Live with Temenos
ADCB Egypt, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, has launched Temenos Payments Hub to modernize its payments infrastructure. The new hub processes SWIFT payments using the ISO 20022 MX standard, delivering richer data and higher straight‑through‑processing rates. Integrated with the...
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Deals•Jan 28, 2026
Ripple Acquires GTreasury to Launch Unified Treasury Platform
Ripple announced it has acquired GTreasury, integrating the firm’s treasury management technology into the newly launched Ripple Treasury platform. The combined solution gives CFOs and treasury teams unified control over traditional cash and digital assets, leveraging Ripple’s blockchain infrastructure. Financial...
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News•Jan 27, 2026
Revolut Launches Full Banking Operations in Mexico
Fintech giant Revolut has launched full banking operations in Mexico, marking its first bank outside Europe. The company obtained a Mexican multiple‑bank licence through a direct application and has funded the venture with over $100 million, well above the regulatory minimum....
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News•Jan 27, 2026
Experian and Fincentive Join Forces to Launch Pension Data Platform
Experian has partnered with Fincentive to launch a pension data platform that digitises the traditional annual pension payslip into up to twelve monthly digital updates. The solution leverages Experian’s data‑enrichment and PayDashboard infrastructure combined with Fincentive’s pension‑specific intelligence to provide...
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News•Jan 27, 2026
Concourse Raises $12 Million Series A to Build AI for Finance Teams
Concourse announced the general availability of its enterprise‑grade AI agent platform for finance teams and closed a $12 million Series A round led by Standard Capital, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, CRV and Y Combinator. The platform now lets any finance team connect...
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News•Jan 27, 2026
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Arrives on AWS European Sovereign Cloud
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is now offered on the AWS European Sovereign Cloud, a new EU‑resident‑operated infrastructure designed for highly regulated sectors. The sovereign cloud ensures data residency and compliance under EU law, targeting finance, healthcare, and public‑sector customers....
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News•Jan 27, 2026
Bolt Picks Affirm as Embedded BNPL Partner
Bolt announced a strategic partnership with Affirm, making the BNPL provider the default financing option across Bolt's U.S. checkout experience. The integration will appear alongside card payments for both logged‑in and guest shoppers without extra merchant development. Rollout begins with...
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News•Jan 27, 2026
OBook Holdings and Arta Global Markets Team on Digital Assets On/Off Ramp
OBook Holdings (NASDAQ: OWLS) and Hong Kong‑based Arta Global Markets have partnered to launch OwlPay, a digital‑asset on/off‑ramp and cross‑currency payment platform. The solution combines OwlTing’s payment, trading, settlement and custody infrastructure with AGML’s SFC‑regulated network of over ten banks...
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News•Jan 27, 2026
Payments Canada Welcomes Five Payment Service Providers as Members
Payments Canada announced the admission of five new payment service providers—Wise, Float, KOHO, Paramount Commerce and Brim—following legislative changes to the Canadian Payments Act. The reform expands eligibility to registered PSPs, credit‑union locals and designated clearing houses, aiming to boost...
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News•Jan 27, 2026
Intellect Brings AI-First Payments Platform to US Market
Intellect Design Arena announced an accelerated push into the United States with its AI‑first payments platform, targeting a real‑time payments market projected to reach $2 billion by 2030. The solution embeds artificial intelligence across the entire payment lifecycle and offers a...
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News•Jan 27, 2026
FCA Launches Review Into Implications of Advanced AI
The UK Financial Conduct Authority has launched a comprehensive review of advanced artificial intelligence’s impact on consumers, retail financial markets and regulators. Led by Sheldon Mills, the initiative builds on the FCA’s AI Discussion Paper, AI Sprint, AI Lab and...
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News•Jan 27, 2026
ECB Paves the Way for the Use of DLT-Based Assets as Eligible Collateral
The European Central Bank announced that, starting 30 March 2026, the Eurosystem will accept marketable assets issued by central securities depositories (CSDs) using distributed‑ledger‑technology (DLT) as eligible collateral for its credit operations. This marks the first formal recognition of tokenised securities as...
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News•Jan 27, 2026
Barclays Axpands Demo Directory for Startups
Barclays has launched the second phase of its Demo Directory, a digital platform that matches UK‑based startups with corporate investors and partners. The expansion widens eligibility to a broader range of sectors and adds new tools for pitch preparation, due‑diligence,...
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News•Jan 27, 2026
Brazilian Financial Infrastructure Startup Lerian Raises R$30 Million in Seed Round
Lerian, a Brazilian open‑source financial‑infrastructure startup, closed a R$30 million seed round led by MAYA Capital, surpassing its original US$3 million target. The oversubscribed round follows a prior R$18 million raise that funded its core banking platform. The new capital will fuel AI‑driven...
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News•Jan 27, 2026
Ant International Signs MoU with Indonesia's Artajasa Pembayaran Elektronis
Indonesia’s leading payment infrastructure firm Artajasa has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Ant International, the global fintech arm of Alipay+. The partnership will integrate cross‑border payment capabilities, AI‑driven mobile solutions, and SME digitalisation tools into Artajasa’s extensive network of...
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News•Jan 27, 2026
Loomis Pay to Deploy POS and Payments Services From Castles Technology
Loomis Pay announced a partnership with Castles Technology to deploy its POS and payment services on Castles' Android‑based terminals, including the portable S1F4 Pro, PINPAD S1P2 and unattended S1U2M4. The collaboration, developed with Finnish specialist Seitatech, delivered a full software...
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Deals•Jan 26, 2026
Vennre Secures $9.6M in Pre-Series A Funding Round
Wealth creation platform Vennre announced the close of its Pre-Series A funding round, raising $9.6 million through a hybrid equity and debt structure. The capital will support its mission to provide high‑earning individuals access to private market opportunities.
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Deals•Jan 23, 2026
Juspay Raises $50M in Series D Round From WestBridge Capital
Juspay announced a $50 million Series D follow‑on round led by WestBridge Capital, mixing primary and secondary investments and valuing the company at $1.2 billion. The funding provides liquidity to early investors and employees and supports its global payments platform expansion.
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Deals•Jan 22, 2026
ZBD Secures $40M Series C Funding From Blockstream Capital Partners
ZBD, a payments innovator for games, announced a $40 million Series C financing round led by Blockstream Capital Partners. The capital will accelerate its real‑time Bitcoin payment platform, expand licensing, and grow its global footprint across gaming publishers.
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Deals•Jan 22, 2026
LendInvest Secures £250m Debt Funding From Castlelake
LendInvest announced a new funding agreement with Castlelake, under which the asset manager will purchase up to £250 million of loans. The partnership expands LendInvest’s bridging loan capacity and offers greater flexibility for UK property borrowers. The deal highlights strong institutional...
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Deals•Jan 22, 2026
PayPal Acquires Cymbio to Boost Agentic Commerce Offering
PayPal announced it will acquire Tel‑Aviv‑based multi‑channel orchestration platform Cymbio, enhancing its agentic commerce capabilities across AI surfaces such as Microsoft Copilot and Perplexity. Financial terms were not disclosed. The acquisition will integrate Cymbio’s technology into PayPal’s Store Sync service,...
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Deals•Jan 20, 2026
Fuel Ventures Leads £1.6 Million Investment in Allocation Strategy
Allocation Strategy, a provider of asset allocation analytics for institutional investors, announced a £1.6 million funding round led by Fuel Ventures, with participation from angel investors and industry experts. The capital will be used to expand R&D, scale the business and...
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Deals•Jan 20, 2026
Luxembourg Stock Exchange Acquires Tetrao International's ESG Data Analytics Unit
The Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) announced it will acquire Tetrao International’s ESG data‑analytics business line, bolstering its sustainable‑bond data offering. The acquisition, expected to close by the end of February 2026, will integrate Tetrao’s AI‑driven data‑collection team into the LuxSE...
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Deals•Jan 20, 2026
Pomelo Raises $55M in Series C Funding Round
Argentinian payments infrastructure firm Pomelo announced a $55 million Series C funding round co‑led by Kaszek and Insight Partners, with participation from Index Ventures, Adams Street Partners, S32, Endeavor Catalyst, monashee and TQ Ventures. The round brings Pomelo’s total funding to $160 million...
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Deals•Jan 19, 2026
Sinpex Raises €10M in Series A Round
Sinpex, an AI-powered KYB/KYC lifecycle management platform, announced a €10 million Series A financing round to accelerate product development and market expansion.
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Deals•Jan 19, 2026
CheckSig Secures €3.5M in Series A Extension to Fuel European Expansion
Italian fintech CheckSig announced the closing of a €3.5 million Series A extension, bringing its post‑money valuation to €33.5 million. The round, backed by a pool of strategic private investors and selected companies, will be used to accelerate growth in Italy and abroad,...
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Deals•Jan 19, 2026
Defaqto Acquires Pearson Ham Group’s Market Pricing Business for £11M
Defaqto, via its parent Fintel plc, announced the acquisition of Pearson Ham Group’s Market Pricing Business for £11 million. The deal expands Defaqto’s data and technology offerings for the UK retail financial services and insurance sectors, adding pricing data across motor, home,...
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Deals•Jan 19, 2026
AAZZUR Closes £2 Million Funding Round Led by Haatch Ventures
AAZZUR Ltd. announced the closing of a £2 million funding round, completed in October 2025, to expand its fintech orchestration platform. The round was led by Haatch Ventures with participation from Alert Venture Foundry, Alumni Ventures, Great Stuff Ventures, Tyr Ventures, Tenity...
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Deals•Jan 16, 2026
Portage Acquires Management of Point72 Ventures' Fintech Assets in $280M Deal
Canadian investment firm Portage announced a deal to take over the management of fintech assets owned by US venture capital firm Point72 Ventures. The transaction is structured through a $280 million continuation vehicle, funded by Goldman Sachs Alternatives and other secondary...
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Deals•Jan 7, 2026
SmartSearch Acquires Credas Technologies to Expand Digital Compliance Offering
UK digital compliance specialist SmartSearch announced the acquisition of identity verification provider Credas Technologies. The deal, reported on Jan 7, 2026, aims to strengthen SmartSearch's anti‑money‑laundering and digital compliance capabilities. Financial terms were not disclosed.
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Deals•Jan 7, 2026
PicPay Files for US IPO
Brazilian digital banking and payments platform PicPay has filed for a US initial public offering, its second attempt after a 2021 filing was withdrawn. Citigroup, BofA Securities and RBC Capital Markets will act as joint global coordinators, and the company...
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Deals•Jan 6, 2026
Broadridge Completes Acquisition of Acolin to Boost Fund Distribution Capabilities
Broadridge Financial Solutions announced the completion of its acquisition of Acolin, a Zurich‑based provider of cross‑border fund distribution and regulatory services. The deal expands Broadridge’s distribution solutions for asset managers, adding access to over 3,000 distributors across 30+ countries and...
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Deals•Jan 6, 2026
Pluto Financial Technologies Raises $8.6M Seed Round to Build AI‑powered Lending Platform
Pluto Financial Technologies announced a seed round of $8.6 million to develop its AI‑powered credit infrastructure for private‑market assets. The round was backed by Motive Ventures, Portage, Apollo Global Management, Hamilton Lane, Tectonic Ventures and Broadhaven Ventures. The funding will support...
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Deals•Dec 30, 2025
Citigroup Approves Sale of AO Citibank to Renaissance Capital
Citigroup's board has approved the sale of its remaining Russian business unit, AO Citibank, to investment bank Renaissance Capital. The transaction is expected to generate a pre‑tax loss of about $1.2 billion and is slated to close in the first half...
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