Alpaca Raises $150 Million at a $1.15B Valuation To Build the Global Standard for Brokerage Infrastructure
- 2 days 4 hours ago
- Fundraising News
Alpaca, a global leader in brokerage infrastructure whose APIs empower partners like Kraken, SBI Securities, and Dime!, today announced it has raised a $150 million Series D led by Drive Capital that values the company at $1.15 billion. Drive Capital’s Co-Founder and Partner, Chris Olsen, will join Alpaca’s Board of Directors as part of the investment. The company also secured a $40 million line of credit, further strengthening its balance sheet...
AMLYZE Partners Vinted Pay As It Expands Payment Infrastructure
- 2 days 4 hours ago
- Payments
AMLYZE, a leading RegTech company and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider, announces its partnership with Vinted Pay, the payments subsidiary of the European online marketplace for second-hand items, Vinted. As Vinted gradually expands the use of Vinted Pay across its markets, AMLYZE’s technology supports a compliant and secure rollout.
Citizens State Bank Partners With MANTL To Unify And Modernize Deposit Account Opening Across All Banking Channels
- 2 days 5 hours ago
- Banking
MANTL, an Alkami solution team and leading provider of loan and deposit account opening technology, today announced a partnership with Citizens State Bank, headquartered in New Castle, Indiana, to transform its retail and business deposit account opening experience. The partnership marks a key step in Citizens State Bank's digital transformation strategy, leveraging one unified platform for deposit accounts across all customer segments and...
Jones, the AI-Powered Insurance Verification Platform, Appoints Veteran SaaS Executive Paul Szemerenyi as CEO
- 2 days 5 hours ago
- People Moves
Jones, the leading vertical AI platform for insurance verification in Construction and Real Estate, today announced the appointment of Paul Szemerenyi as Chief Executive Officer.
Feedzai And Matrix USA Launch Global Partnership To Modernize Financial-Crime Prevention With AI-Native Defenses
- 2 days 5 hours ago
- Fraud Detection
Feedzai, the leading AI-native RiskOps platform for financial crime prevention, and Matrix USA, a leader in advisory and technology services for the financial industry, today announced a global partnership that will bring modern technology and services to banks and financial institutions to fight fraud and money laundering at speed and scale.
Gigs Hires Former Adyen Executive Edgar Verschuur To Accelerate Global Connectivity Ambitions
- 2 days 5 hours ago
- People Moves
Gigs, the leader in embedded connectivity, today announced the appointment of Edgar Verschuur as Head of Connectivity. Edgar, formerly Adyen’s Global Head of Payments, joins to lead a strategic expansion into local consumer plans, global roaming, and enterprise connectivity. His arrival marks a decisive shift as Gigs scales up its infrastructure globally to meet the needs of the most demanding enterprises.
Harvard Federal Credit Union Unifies the End-to-End Member Experience With the Alkami Digital Sales & Service Platform
- 2 days 5 hours ago
- Digital banking
Alkami Technology, Inc., a digital sales and service platform provider for financial institutions in the U.S., today announced that Harvard Federal Credit Union (Harvard FCU) has selected MANTL’s Onboarding & Account Opening Solution to modernize its retail and business account opening experience and accelerate member growth across every banking channel.
BingX Becomes Scuderia Ferrari HP's First-Ever Crypto Exchange Partner
- 2 days 6 hours ago
- Infrastructure
BingX, a leading crypto exchange and Web3-AI company, today announced a multi-year partnership with Scuderia Ferrari HP, marking BingX's first motorsport collaboration and Scuderia Ferrari HP's first-ever collaboration with a crypto exchange brand. This historic alliance brings together two global brands known for pushing the boundaries of performance and innovation.
PhotonPay Expands UK Local Payment Rails Via New Collaboration With ClearBank
- 2 days 6 hours ago
- Payments
ClearBank, the enabler of real-time clearing and embedded banking, has announced a collaboration with PhotonPay, an AI-powered global digital financial infrastructure provider offering payment solutions to businesses worldwide. Through this collaboration, PhotonPay's business customers will gain access to a wider range of financial services, including virtual accounts, GBP collections, payouts, and Confirmation of Payee (CoP) functionality.
UK High Court Backs Regulator’s Authority To Cap Cross-Border Card Fees
- 2 days 6 hours ago
- Payments
The UK High Court has ruled in favor of the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), confirming that it has the legal authority to impose caps on cross-border card interchange fees charged to UK merchants.
TNG Digital And EPOS Launch EPOS360 And EPOS360 BlueTap in Malaysia To Accelerate SME Growth With AI-Driven And Advanced Payment Solutions
- 2 days 7 hours ago
- Payments
TNG Digital Sdn. Bhd. (“TNG Digital”), the operator of Malaysia’s leading digital financial services and lifestyle app, TNG eWallet, together with EPOS, the all-in-one SME transformation platform of Ant International, have announced the launch of EPOS360 in Malaysia.
Yaspa Boosts US Team With Two Senior Appointments To Support Its North American Expansion
- 2 days 8 hours ago
- People Moves
Yaspa, a leading fintech specialising in payments and identity solutions, has reinforced its international expansion strategy with two key senior appointments. Yaspa is pleased to announce the appointments of Peter Kula as its US Sales Lead, and Jackson Esoda as its US Senior Solutions Manager. The new hires will support Yaspa’s recently established US entity in Atlanta, Georgia.
Funding Circle Adds ‘Company Cards’ to Its Cashback Business Credit Card for Team-Wide Control And Rewards
- 2 days 8 hours ago
- Payments
Funding Circle, the UK’s leading SME finance platform, has expanded its Cashback card with the beta phase launch of Company cards - a simple way for small businesses to manage team spending, and earn more cashback across their business spend.
MV Shield, Powered By Napier AI, Launches To Deliver Modern AML
- 2 days 8 hours ago
- AML and KYC
Napier AI, a global leader in AI-powered financial crime compliance solutions, and Mutual Vision, a trusted provider of banking technology for building societies and credit unions, today announce the launch of MV Shield – Powered by Napier AI. MV Shield is a purpose-built financial crime compliance platform for building societies and credit unions in the UK and Canada, offering a simpler alternative to standard AML systems by aligning controls,...
Nevado AI Launches to Modernize Insurance and Financial Services with an AI-Native, Agentic Operating Platform
- 2 days 9 hours ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Nevado AI, an AI-native technology company for insurance and financial services, announced its official launch. Headquartered in New York City with a technical hub in Minneapolis, the company aims to help financial and insurance institutions harness agentic AI without the burden of legacy infrastructure.
