Exclusive: MagicCube Raises $10M to Expand Beyond Tap-to- Phone, Adds Verifone as Investor
MagicCube, a Cupertino‑based fintech that secures payments via software‑only trusted execution environments, announced a $10 million Series A round. The raise, led by repeat backer Bold Capital and joined by Verifone as a strategic investor, brings the company’s total funding to roughly $46 million. The capital will fund expansion beyond its core tap‑to‑phone offering into biometrics, digital identity, and edge‑AI use cases. MagicCube’s flagship i‑Accept platform lets smartphones act as secure point‑of‑sale terminals without additional hardware.
The Architects: The Finternet: GenAI, Tokenization, & the Future of Public Infrastructure
The Architects episode explores the emerging "Finternet," a programmable, interoperable financial layer inspired by India’s open‑public‑infrastructure model. Guests explain how tokenization adds verifiable ownership and universal transferability, while GenAI promises an intelligent interface for moving value. The Federal Reserve’s perspective...
Signals Q4’25: Who Authorized This Agent?
Fintech funding surged in Q4 2025, reaching $12.98 billion—a 36% rise quarter‑over‑quarter and 61% year‑over‑year. While the total capital pool expanded, the number of equity raises slipped 14% QoQ, pushing the average deal size up 57% QoQ (11% YoY). The market is...
🎙️ Ep 13: How Stablecoins Scaled Cross-Border Payments to $80B W/ Daniel Vogel (Bitso)
Bitso, the leading Latin American crypto platform, now handles over $80 billion in annualized transaction volume, with roughly 10 % of U.S.–Mexico remittances and the bulk coming from enterprise payment flows. CEO Daniel Vogel explains that stablecoins achieve scale not by cheapening...
From Reactive to Predictive: The Future of Embedded Accounting
The fintech sector is shifting small‑business finance from reactive bookkeeping to embedded accounting, where the ledger lives inside everyday banking apps. By linking real‑time transaction data with accounting platforms, solutions like the Xero‑Bluevine partnership give owners a unified dashboard and...
PayPal Is Coming to Africa (TWIF - Africa 12/22)
PayPal announced its launch in Africa, signaling a major shift for digital payments on the continent. This week’s roundup also highlighted $150 million in fintech deals, a $205 million venture fund underscoring continued investor confidence, and Paystack’s revival after a $160 k regulatory...