Stripe Explores Acquisition of PayPal in Potential Landmark Fintech Deal
- 6 months 3 days ago
- Infrastructure
Stripe, the privately-held payments technology company, is exploring a potential acquisition of PayPal, according to a report by Bloomberg .
Basis Raises $100M at a $1.15B Valuation as Accounting Firms Adopt End-to-End Agents Across Accounting, Tax, and Audit
- 6 months 3 days ago
- Fundraising News
Basis, the leading AI agent platform for accountants, has raised $100 million in Series B funding at a $1.15 billion valuation. The round was led by Accel (Miles Clements), along with GV (Google Ventures) and Lloyd Blankfein, and with Khosla Ventures (Keith Rabois and Vinod Khosla) and other existing backers doubling down.
OpenPayd Delivers Multi-Currency Settlement Infrastructure for LMAX Group
- 6 months 3 days ago
- Infrastructure
OpenPayd, a leading provider of financial infrastructure, has announced a partnership with LMAX Group (“LMAX”), the leading global cross-asset marketplace for FX and digital assets, to enhance settlement efficiency across its global operations.
Onramper Expands Global Payments Coverage With Integration to Kraken Via Payward Ramp
- 6 months 3 days ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Onramper, the world’s leading fiat-to-crypto onramp aggregator, and Kraken, one of the world’s longest-standing, most liquid and secure cryptocurrency platforms, today announced the successful integration of Payward Ramp by Kraken into Onramper’s industry-leading aggregation platform.
Citi Makes Strategic Investment in Sakana AI to Advance Innovation in Financial Services
- 6 months 3 days ago
- Investment
Citi has made a strategic investment in Sakana AI, a Tokyo-based AI R&D company. The investment was made by the Markets Strategic Investments unit, which invests in innovative fintech and enterprise tech companies globally that are strategically aligned to Citi’s Markets division. The investment marks Citi’s first in Japan and is a testament to Sakana’s demonstrated strong commercial traction and advanced technical capabilities.
Rainforest Launches Embedded PayPal Integration For Vertical Software Platforms
- 6 months 3 days ago
- Infrastructure
Software platforms using Rainforest can now seamlessly embed PayPal, Venmo, and PayPal Pay Later into their checkout experience
Profile Software Empowers Banks With Smart And Embedded Finance Solutions
- 6 months 3 days ago
- Banking
Profile, a leading global provider of financial software solutions, announces the addition of new financial products to its end-to-end banking platform, Finuevo Suite. The platform delivers smart, scalable, and embedded finance solutions, supported by advanced integrations with core banking systems and full digital banking capabilities, while offering a high degree of configuration to adapt to diverse business models.
Liberis and Dojo Partner to Provide SMBs Day One Access to Capital
- 6 months 3 days ago
- Infrastructure
Liberis, a leading global embedded finance platform, and Dojo, a UK payments technology provider, today launch Dojo Flex Funds, a new finance product developed in partnership, delivering affordable capital to UK businesses from day one.
3rd Annual Operational Resilience and TPRM for Financial Institutions, Canada
- 6 months 3 days ago
- FinTech StartUps
Operational resilience and third-party risk is an ongoing priority for financial institutions as a result of the changing macro environment which provides increased challenges for all financial institutions. There have been several macro-economic shocks which have put operational resilience strategies to the test over recent months and this event will reflect on these and provide an update on the current state of operational resilience...
VAST Data Introduces End-to-End Fully Accelerated AI Data Stack With NVIDIA
- 6 months 3 days ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Today at VAST Forward 2026, VAST Data, the AI Operating System company, announced an end-to-end, fully CUDA accelerated AI data stack, delivered through an expanded collaboration with NVIDIA.
Kwik Fit Shifts Gears With American Express Acceptance
- 6 months 3 days ago
- Payments
American Express and Kwik Fit have signed a new agreement meaning Amex is now accepted as a payment method both in-person and online at one of the UK’s leading car servicing and repair firms.
ClearBank Moves Into New London HQ as It Reaches £18B in Deposits Held
- 6 months 3 days ago
- Infrastructure
ClearBank, the enabler of real-time clearing and embedded banking, has today announced the opening of its new London headquarters at Broadgate Tower in the City. The move represents an important step for the fintech, which now holds £18bn in customer deposits as it continues to scale and expand its footprint.
Burst Raises $3M To Help Retailers Maximize FSA/HSA Spend While Lowering Consumer Health Costs
- 6 months 3 days ago
- Fundraising News
Burst (formerly Float), the healthcare payments platform that helps retailers and wellness brands unlock billions in untapped FSA and HSA spending, today announced it has raised $3 million in total funding, including a $2.1 million seed round led by Pear VC with participation from Rock Health Capital, Alumni Ventures, and others. The capital will accelerate product development and fuel partnerships with retailers, e-commerce brands, and plan...
Cashflows Partners With fumopay to Launch Instant Payout Solution
- 6 months 3 days ago
- Payments
Cashflows, the platform that makes it easy for businesses to accept payments has joined forces with fumopay, the provider of open banking payment and account initiation so
Have You Got ‘Num-Nesia’? A Third of Under 35s Don’t Know Their Own Postcode, Whilst a Majority Can’t Recall Their PIN Number
- 6 months 3 days ago
- Personal Finance
New research from Visa shows that our relationship with numbers is changing, with technology all but removing the need to memorise them. According to Visa’s study of 2,000 consumers in the UK, a majority (58%) of the consumers surveyed say that they hardly ever have to remember numbers anymore. This is found to be particularly true amongst younger generations:
