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Deals•Jan 28, 2026
Revena Raises $8M Seed Round to Automate Medical Billing in Hospitals
Brazilian health‑tech startup Revena announced an $8 million seed round led by Canary, with participation from Flourish Ventures and Caravela Capital. The funding will support the expansion of its AI‑driven platform that automates medical billing for hospitals, aiming to cut billing time and recover lost revenue.
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Deals•Jan 28, 2026
Slice Raises $25M Series A Led by Insight Partners for AI-Powered Global Equity Compliance
Equity compliance startup Slice Global Equity announced a $25 million Series A round led by Insight Partners, with participation from Fenwick and Cooley LLP, TLV Partners, R‑Squared Ventures and Jibe Ventures. The funding will accelerate its AI‑native SaaS platform that helps multinational...
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News•Jan 27, 2026
🎙️ Ep 16: Stablecoins Make Global Expansion a Single Integration W/ João Del Valle (EBANX)
The Money Code episode with João Del Valle of EBANX frames stablecoins as an “always‑on” interoperability layer that lets payment service providers (PSPs) add global coverage with a single integration. By routing around fragmented domestic rails, stablecoins can reduce prefunding and settlement...
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News•Jan 21, 2026
The Architects: Regulation as a Competitive Advantage in Fintech
Fintech innovators are learning that proactive regulatory engagement can be a competitive edge, as discussed in a This Week in Fintech podcast with former NYDFS Superintendent Adrienne Harris and AIR CEO Jo Ann Barefoot. Harris outlines a two‑track modernization that...
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News•Jan 20, 2026
Exclusive: Gusto Launching Payroll Inside ChatGPT
Gusto announced that its payroll platform is now available as an app inside ChatGPT, letting eligible small‑business customers run payroll through natural‑language conversations. The integration uses OAuth so passwords never touch OpenAI, and only payroll admins can authorize actions. Initially...
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News•Jan 20, 2026
Consumer Credit Cards in 2026: Opportunities and Threats in a Complex Landscape
The U.S. consumer credit‑card market remains robust, with purchase volume reaching $6.136 trillion in 2024, a 5.3% year‑over‑year rise, and outstanding receivables climbing to $1.346 trillion, up 7.9%. Federal Reserve data shows balances at $1.23 trillion in Q3 2025, surpassing pre‑pandemic levels as households...
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News•Jan 16, 2026
Is the Sword of Damocles About to Drop Again? (TWIF - China 1/15)
Chinese regulators have launched an antitrust investigation into Trip.com ahead of the Lunar New Year travel rush, warning of fines ranging from 1% to 10% of last year’s revenue. The move underscores Beijing’s continued scrutiny of domestic big‑tech firms despite...
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News•Jan 13, 2026
🎙️ Ep 14: Stablecoins Are Cheaper, Merchants Don’t Care
The Money Code episode with José Fernández Da Ponte explains that stablecoins are cheaper for moving money, but merchants care more about incremental revenue than processing cost. Adoption is thriving in corporate treasury, B2B, and capital‑market use cases where 24/7 settlement...
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News•Jan 12, 2026
Startup Investment Bounced Back (TWIF - Africa 01/12)
African fintech activity rebounded this week as Morocco‑based Woliz closed a $2.2 million round to digitise neighbourhood retail, while continent‑wide venture capital reached a new $3.2 billion milestone for 2025. Kenyan MPs launched an inquiry into Safaricom’s $1 billion Mpesa stake sale to...
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Deals•Jan 12, 2026
Woliz Raises $2.2M to Digitise Morocco's Neighbourhood Retail Economy
Morocco-based fintech Woliz announced a $2.2 million fundraising round to digitise and expand financial services for Morocco's neighbourhood retail economy.
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News•Jan 9, 2026
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...
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Deals•Jan 9, 2026
MagicCube Raises $10M in Strategic Funding Round, Backed by Verifone and Bold Capital
Cupertino‑based secure payments startup MagicCube announced a $10 million fundraising round led by Bold Capital, with strategic investor Verifone and participation from Mosaik Partners, ID Tech and an unnamed global player. The capital will fuel expansion beyond tap‑to‑phone into biometrics, identity verification...
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News•Jan 7, 2026
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...
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News•Jan 6, 2026
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...
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News•Dec 23, 2025
🎙️ 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...
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News•Dec 23, 2025
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...
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News•Dec 22, 2025
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...
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