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Toku Raises $48 Million Series A to Expand Accounts Receivable SaaS Across Latin America

Toku, an account receivable SaaS platform, announced today that it has raised $48 million in Series A funding, bringing its total funding to $55 million. With this fundraise, Toku and CEO Cristina Etcheberry have raised the largest Series A by a female founder in Latin America. The round was led by Oak HC/FT, representing its fourth fintech investment in LatAm in the past three years.

Friday, April 18, 2025 - 10:02
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Visa’s Global Product Drop Set for April 30th

Visa today announced its Product Drop event is scheduled for April 30 in San Francisco. At the event, Visa CEO Ryan McInerney and Visa Chief Product and Strategy Officer Jack Forestell will take the stage to unveil new products, solutions and technology partners that are poised to transform the next generation of commerce.

Visa will unveil its 2025 roadmap and transform the way people around the world shop and buy with AI

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Friday, April 18, 2025 - 09:57
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SoFi Secures $3.2 Billion Expansion to Loan Platform Business Across Agreements With Fortress and Edge Focus

SoFi Technologies, Inc. announced a $2 billion extension of its Loan Platform Business agreement for personal loans with funds managed by affiliates of Fortress Investment Group (“Fortress”). This extension builds on the original $2 billion Loan Platform Business agreement between SoFi and Fortress announced in October 2024.

SoFi also signed a two-year agreement to originate an additional $1.2 billion in loans, with technology powered by a joint venture between Fortress and Edge Focus.

Friday, April 18, 2025 - 09:47
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The ‘DORA Impact’ for Fintechs

Two years after its adoption, the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) has officially come into force across the European Union, ushering in a landmark effort to fortify the financial sector’s digital infrastructure. The regulation targets real-world vulnerabilities that threaten the continuity of financial services. Its aim is simple: minimise disruption and safeguard the economy from digital system failures.

Who’s in Scope?

Friday, April 18, 2025 - 09:37
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The Critical Role of Data in the Payments Ecosystem

If artificial intelligence (AI) is the engine driving technological innovation in this modern age, data is the fuel that keeps it running. Often compared to oil in its value, data drives optimisation and efficiency across industries.

Friday, April 18, 2025 - 09:26
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BNY Mellon Enhances Compliance Monitoring With Behavox Quantum AI

Behavox, an AI insights company that transforms structured and unstructured corporate data into insights that safeguard and enhance businesses, today announced that BNY (NYSE: BK), a global financial services company, has successfully completed the implementation of Behavox Quantum.

Thursday, April 17, 2025 - 14:24
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Barclays and Brookfield Enter Strategic Partnership to Transform Bank’s Payment Acceptance Business

Barclays and Brookfield Asset Management Ltd., through its Financial Infrastructure strategy, today announce a long-term strategic partnership (the “Partnership”) to grow and transform Barclays’ payment acceptance business (the “Business”), previously referred to as its merchant acquiring business.  Barclays and Brookfield will work to create a standalone entity over time.

Thursday, April 17, 2025 - 14:16
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Alkami and Cornerstone Advisors Release New Digital Banking Performance Metrics Report

Alkami Technology, Inc., a leading cloud-based di

Thursday, April 17, 2025 - 14:13
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FIS Announces Sale of Worldpay Stake and Strategic Acquisition of Global Payments’ Issuer Solutions Business

FIS® a global leader in financial technology, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of Global Payments' (NYSE: GPN) Issuer Solutions business for an enterprise value of $13.5 billion, or a net purchase price of $12 billion including $1.5 billion of anticipated net present value of tax assets.

Thursday, April 17, 2025 - 14:05
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CompoSecure Global Survey Supports Metal Payment Cards as a Powerful Tool for Banks and Fintechs to Attract, Engage, and Retain High-Value Customers

CompoSecure, Inc., a leader in metal payment cards, security, and authentication solutions, today released a new report based on an independent global survey the company commissioned from Capuchin Behavioural Science. The survey found metal payment cards drive growth for financial institutions, especially among wealthy and younger consumers.

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