Pliant Closes $40 Million Series B Funding to Expand Into the U.S. Market
- 1 day 1 hour ago
- Fundraising News
Pliant, a European fintech specializing in B2B payment solutions, today announced it has raised a $40 million Series B equity round. This brings Pliant’s total funding to over $100 million. Pliant has a strong foundation in Europe and will use the Series B capital to fuel its expansion to the U.S.
FinMont Expands Into LATAM With New Office in Bogotá, Colombia to Support Regional Clients and Embrace Latin America’s Growing Market
- 1 day 2 hours ago
- Infrastructure
FinMont, the global payment orchestration platform purpose-built for the travel industry, is proud to announce the opening of a new office in Bogotá, Colombia. This move marks a major milestone in FinMont’s global expansion strategy, enabling the company to provide dedicated, on-the-ground support to its clients across Latin America and be an active part of the region’s fast-growing travel ecosystem.
State of Retail Payments: Europe’s Top 50 Retailers Expand Payment Options to Drive Customer Experience
- 1 day 5 hours ago
- Lending
New research compiled by Aion Bank and Vodeno released today, highlights that Europe’s top 50 retailers and marketplaces are prioritising new payment options to give customers greater choice at the checkout.
Airwallex and Panax Partner to Transform the Way Companies Manage Cash Globally
- 1 day 6 hours ago
- Cash management
Panax, a leading AI-driven cash management platform, has partnered with Airwallex, a leading global payments and financial platform for growing businesses, to streamline global money movement. Powered by Airwallex’s global financial infrastructure and payments capabilities, Panax customers can now directly execute cross-border payments and foreign exchange (FX) transactions within the Panax platform.
1,000-Day Delays, Broken Trust, and Calls for Compensation: New Data Exposes Scale of Pension Switching Crisis
- 1 day 6 hours ago
- Personal Finance
New research from PensionBee, a leader in the consumer retirement market, reveals a stark picture of a system buckling under outdated processes, inconsistent standards, exploitation and lack of regulatory enforcement – with one case of a saver waiting more than 1,000 days to switch their pensions.
Surfin Meta Digital Technologies Completes $26.5 Million Funding Round to Expand Financial Inclusion in Emerging Markets
- 1 day 6 hours ago
- Fundraising News
Surfin Meta Digital Technologies, Singapore-headquartered financial technology solutions provider for the underserved, announced the successful completion of its oversubscribed funding round on April 23 2025. Woori Venture Partners, Washington University in St. Louis, and Phillip Private Equity participated in this round, bringing total funding to USD 26.5 million.
REPAY Announces Chief Financial Officer Transition
- 1 day 7 hours ago
- People Moves
Repay Holdings Corporation, a leading provider of int
BFS Appoints Mark Holloway as Chief Information and Technology Officer
- 1 day 7 hours ago
- People Moves
International SME financier Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed Mark Holloway as Chief Information and Technology Officer as part of its growth strategy that combines people and technology to support businesses around the world.
Standard Chartered Partners With Temenos to Transform FX Flows
- 1 day 7 hours ago
- Banking
At Money 20/20 Asia, Standard Chartered and Temenos announced a collaboration to leverage Standard Chartered Aggregated Liquidity Engine (SCALE), the bank’s foreign exchange (FX) API service, making Standard Chartered the first bank to list its solution on the Temenos Exchange partner ecosystem of fintech solutions.
Thunes Raises USD 150 Million in Series D, Led by Apis Partners and Vitruvian Partners
- 1 day 7 hours ago
- Fundraising News
Thunes, the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world, is proud to announce the successful raise of its $150 million Series D, the largest in its history, at a substantial valuation increase over its last round. Amid one of the most challenging capital markets environments of recent times, this milestone was achieved in record time.
U.S. Department of Education to Begin Federal Student Loan Collections, Other Actions to Help Borrowers Get Back Into Repayment
- 3 days 23 hours ago
- Personal Finance
The U.S. Department of Education announced its Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) will resume collections of its defaulted federal student loan portfolio on Monday, May 5th. The Department has not collected on defaulted loans since March 2020. Resuming collections protects taxpayers from shouldering the cost of federal student loans that borrowers willingly undertook to finance their postsecondary education.
Riot Platforms Announces $100 Million Credit Facility With Coinbase
- 4 days 4 min ago
- Fundraising News
Riot Platforms, Inc., an industry leader in vertically integrated Bitcoin mining, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a $100 million credit facility (the "Credit Facility") with Coinbase Credit, Inc., a subsidiary of Coinbase Global, Inc..
SECUTIX and Cover Genius Launch New Ticket Protection Partnership
- 4 days 14 min ago
- Insurtech
SECUTIX, a market leader in advanced digital solutions for the event industry, today announced the launch of a new ticket protection partnership with Cover Genius, a leading global insurtech for embedded protection.
CME Group to Expand Crypto Derivatives Suite With Launch of XRP Futures
- 4 days 14 min ago
- Cryptocurrencies
CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced plans to launch XRP futures on May 19, pending regulatory review. Market participants will have the choice to trade both a micro-sized contract (2,500 XRP) and a larger-sized contract (50,000 XRP).
EBay and Klarna Deepen Global Strategic Partnership to Empower Flexible Shopping in the U.S.
- 4 days 2 hours ago
- E-Commerce
eBay, a global commerce leader that connects millions of buyers and sellers around the world, today announced the expansion of its global strategic partnership with Klarna, the AI-powered payments and commerce network, to the U.S. market. eBay is rolling out Klarna’s flexible payments options to millions of eBay’s U.S. shoppers. The expanded partnership reflects eBay’s continued investment in bringing more choice, flexibility, and control to...
