CapRelease, the first logistics-embedded finance platform, today announced the completion of a USD 36.0m (GBP 27.0m) combined debt and equity funding round to accelerate its UK growth and prepare for international expansion. This announcement follows CapRelease’s successful GBP 1.7m pre seed round earlier this year, which represented one of the largest early stage Lend Tech raise in Europe in the past two years.

AMINA Bank AG , a Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA)-regulated crypto bank with global reach, announces the launch of the AMINA Web3 Alliance, a curated network connecting Web3 startups to the comprehensive business services they need to thrive. The initiative brings together 17 specialised Web3-native partners across four categories: venture capital and accelerators, law and tax advisory, blockchains and protocols, and Web3 consultancies.

The Audi Revolut F1 Team has unveiled its official name, logo, and announced that its global launch will take place in Berlin on January 20, 2026. This milestone marks a significant step for the Audi Revolut F1 Team toward joining the Formula One World Championship in 2026. The team name and logo unite Audi F1 and global fintech Revolut, following the confirmation of the title partnership in July 2025.

Cryptoassets firms will be backed to innovate and grow under plans to make the UK a global destination for digital assets and attract more investment. 

Firm and proportionate rules will come into force from 2027, giving firms legal clarity over the sector’s regulatory position and boosting consumer confidence by ensuring consumers are robustly protected. 

Leading digital bank Monzo today announces its agreement to acquire Habito, the UK’s leading digital mortgage broker, as it moves to transform one of life’s most important financial moments — getting a mortgage. The acquisition will make Monzo the first UK bank to offer a fully end-to-end mortgage broking experience within its app, making the process simpler, faster, and built around customers’ needs. 

Thunes, the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world, today announces the promotion of Chloé Mayenobe to the role of Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Stripe, the programmable financial services company, today introduced the Agentic Commerce Suite, a new solution to help businesses get ready to sell through multiple AI agents. Businesses including Coach, Kate Spade, URBN (including Anthropologie, Free People, and Urban Outfitters), Revolve, Ashley Furniture, Halara, ABT Electronics, and Nectar, along with ecommerce platforms such as Squarespace, Wix, Etsy, WooCommerce, commercetools, and BigCommerce, will use Agentic Commerce Suite to capitalize on the new paradigm of agentic commerce.

PayPal Holdings, Inc. today announced it has submitted applications to the Utah Department of Financial Institutions and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to establish PayPal Bank, a proposed Utah-chartered industrial loan company. 

Klarna, the global digital bank and flexible payments provider, today announced the launch of its Agentic Product Protocol, a new open standard that makes every product on the internet easily discoverable and understandable by AI agents.

N26 today announced that its Supervisory Board has appointed Mike Dargan, currently Group Executive Board member at UBS Group AG, as the company’s next Chief Executive Officer of N26 Bank SE and N26 SE, effective beginning of April 2026. His appointment remains subject to regulatory approval by BaFin.Mike Dargan will become the CEO of N26 SE and N26 Bank SE, succeeding Co-founder Maximilian Tayenthal and Marcus W.