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Fintech Funding, M&A & Startups
Processors
204
Regulation
136
Acquiring
130
Funding & M&A
125
Crypto
82
Fraud & Security
73
Wallets
61
Issuing
49
Reports
49
Cross-Border
36
Open Banking
33
BNPL
13
1.
TEG’s SmartPay Passes £478m as Same-Day Pay Hits UK Hauliers
(thefintechtimes.com)
The Fintech Times
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3h ago
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Open Banking
Funding & M&A
70
2.
Plus500 Acquires Hedge to Gain SEC-Regulated US Securities Access
(thefintechtimes.com)
The Fintech Times
·
19h ago
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Funding & M&A
Acquiring
75
3.
Morpho Hires Coinbase Veteran Brian Foster as Deposits Hit $17bn
(thefintechtimes.com)
The Fintech Times
·
1d ago
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Funding & M&A
Crypto
70
4.
Fiserv Appoints Mastercard Senior Strategic Advisor Raj Seshadri to Board
(news.google.com)
PYMNTS
·
1d ago
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Funding & M&A
40
5.
Customers Bank Uses AI to Close Commercial Loans in 7 Days
(news.google.com)
PYMNTS
·
1d ago
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Funding & M&A
Processors
70
6.
Argentine payment infrastructure company Rebill raises $5.4m
(finextra.com)
Finextra Payments
·
1d ago
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Funding & M&A
Processors
70
7.
Xsolla Adds Co-Marketing Tool Linking Payment Providers to Game Devs
(thefintechtimes.com)
The Fintech Times
·
1d ago
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Acquiring
Funding & M&A
60
8.
Mastercard, Moovn partner in East Africa
(news.google.com)
The Paypers
·
1d ago
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Acquiring
Wallets
70
9.
VIVA Finance secures USD 150 mln credit facility from Viola Credit
(news.google.com)
The Paypers
·
1d ago
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Funding & M&A
70
10.
Fiserv adds Raj Seshadri to board
(finextra.com)
Finextra Payments
·
1d ago
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Funding & M&A
40
11.
Coast Raises $35 Million to Serve Trade and Service Businesses
(finovate.com)
Finovate
·
1d ago
·
Funding & M&A
70
12.
Mashreq brings NEO BIZ to SMEs in Pakistan
(news.google.com)
The Paypers
·
2d ago
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Acquiring
Funding & M&A
70
13.
Prism Data raises USD 20 mln Series A
(news.google.com)
The Paypers
·
2d ago
·
Funding & M&A
70
14.
ING Bank Romania launches online loan refinancing through Home’Bank
(news.google.com)
The Paypers
·
2d ago
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Funding & M&A
Issuing
70
15.
Tech Mahindra acquires Finastra's cash management division
(finextra.com)
Finextra Payments
·
2d ago
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2 sources
·
Processors
Funding & M&A
70
16.
The Week in Market Moves | Oct 15 – 22, 2026
(tearsheet.co)
Tearsheet
·
2d ago
·
Funding & M&A
Reports
40
17.
Kalshi taps BitGo for crypto margin collateral
(news.google.com)
The Paypers
·
2d ago
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Crypto
Funding & M&A
70
18.
LSEG agrees USD 3.54 bln Octus deal for credit data
(news.google.com)
The Paypers
·
2d ago
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Funding & M&A
Reports
70
19.
AI Shifts Underwriting From the Person to the Purchase
(news.google.com)
PYMNTS
·
2d ago
·
Funding & M&A
Reports
70
20.
Chainlink, LG CNS sign Korean stablecoin deal
(news.google.com)
The Paypers
·
2d ago
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Crypto
Funding & M&A
70
21.
LendWell Signs Multi-Year AI Mortgage Deal with SPF Private Clients
(thefintechtimes.com)
The Fintech Times
·
2d ago
·
Processors
Funding & M&A
70
22.
7X Launches ADEED Finance to Link UAE SME Supply Chains to Banks
(thefintechtimes.com)
The Fintech Times
·
2d ago
·
Funding & M&A
Open Banking
70
23.
Bybit Adds Stock Trading and Tokenised Equities in TradFi push
(thefintechtimes.com)
The Fintech Times
·
2d ago
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Crypto
Funding & M&A
70
24.
Enova Tops $1 Billion Quarterly Revenue as Online Lending Surges
(news.google.com)
PYMNTS
·
2d ago
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Funding & M&A
Acquiring
70
25.
OpenAI Aims to Lock In $30 Billion Funding Round by Next Week
(news.google.com)
PYMNTS
·
2d ago
·
Funding & M&A
80
26.
FinTechs Face Tough Licensing Choices as They Outgrow Early Setups
(news.google.com)
PYMNTS
·
2d ago
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Regulation
Funding & M&A
70
27.
David’s Bridal Plans to Spin Off Pearl in $350 Million SPAC Deal
(news.google.com)
PYMNTS
·
2d ago
·
Funding & M&A
70
28.
NUVA Launches HOME Token to Bring US Home Equity Loans Onchain
(thefintechtimes.com)
The Fintech Times
·
2d ago
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Crypto
Processors
70
29.
SoFi launches retail tokenized deposits paying 4.4%
(ledgerinsights.com)
Ledger Insights
·
2d ago
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Crypto
Issuing
70
30.
Clip: SoFi Tech Solutions Says FinTech’s Next Edge Is Showing Up at the Right Moment
(news.google.com)
PYMNTS
·
2d ago
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2 sources
·
Funding & M&A
30
31.
Fireblocks pours cold water on reports of $2.5bn acquisition talks with Visa
(finextra.com)
Finextra Payments
·
2d ago
·
2 sources
·
Funding & M&A
70
32.
Nasdaq Revenue Rises 14% as Financial Technology Business Expands
(news.google.com)
PYMNTS
·
2d ago
·
Funding & M&A
Processors
70
33.
Sam's Club picks Affirm for BNPL
(finextra.com)
Finextra Payments
·
2d ago
·
2 sources
·
BNPL
Funding & M&A
70
34.
Klarna launches Consumer FX for cross-border payments
(news.google.com)
The Paypers
·
2d ago
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Cross-Border
Funding & M&A
70
35.
Deutsche Bank prepares crypto custody launch, targets Asia
(news.google.com)
The Paypers
·
3d ago
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Crypto
Funding & M&A
70
36.
Hello Clever partners with Infinia for Latin America
(news.google.com)
The Paypers
·
3d ago
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Funding & M&A
Acquiring
70
37.
Why small businesses hesitate on AI in finance, and how BILL is addressing it
(tearsheet.co)
Tearsheet
·
3d ago
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Processors
Funding & M&A
70
38.
LendingTree wants to own an earlier step in the loan shopping journey
(tearsheet.co)
Tearsheet
·
3d ago
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Funding & M&A
Open Banking
60
39.
Anthropic Could File IPO Paperwork as Soon as Friday
(news.google.com)
PYMNTS
·
3d ago
·
Funding & M&A
70
40.
Teya and finmid bring SME financing to CEE
(news.google.com)
The Paypers
·
3d ago
·
Funding & M&A
Acquiring
70
41.
Commercial Bank of Dubai joins CBMT Network
(finextra.com)
Finextra Payments
·
3d ago
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Cross-Border
Funding & M&A
70
42.
In Profile: Anna Wallace, CEO at CFIT
(thefintechtimes.com)
The Fintech Times
·
3d ago
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Funding & M&A
Regulation
40
43.
80% of Top CFOs Use Working Capital to Fund Growth
(news.google.com)
PYMNTS
·
3d ago
·
Funding & M&A
40
44.
Nuvei secures direct acquiring licence in Israel, reaching 53 markets
(news.google.com)
The Paypers
·
3d ago
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Acquiring
Funding & M&A
70
45.
Carta Wins Luxembourg PSF Licence to Unify Fund Administration
(thefintechtimes.com)
The Fintech Times
·
3d ago
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Processors
Funding & M&A
70
46.
ADIB Launches AED 1.75bn Rights Issue to Fund Vision 2035 Growth
(thefintechtimes.com)
The Fintech Times
·
3d ago
·
Funding & M&A
Issuing
70
47.
Fintechs top banks and stablecoins for cheap cross-border payment - BIS research
(finextra.com)
Finextra Payments
·
3d ago
·
Cross-Border
Funding & M&A
70
48.
BitGo Helps Kalshi Traders Leverage Crypto Without Exiting Holdings
(news.google.com)
PYMNTS
·
3d ago
·
Crypto
Funding & M&A
70
49.
Anthropic Accounting Charge Drives 80% Net Loss
(news.google.com)
PYMNTS
·
3d ago
·
Funding & M&A
10
50.
Loops Raises $3.5m Seed to Unify AI Commerce Tools for Retailers
(thefintechtimes.com)
The Fintech Times
·
3d ago
·
Funding & M&A
70
51.
Northern FinTech Summit 2026: Trust Takes Centre Stage as Sector Tackles AI, Risk and Growth
(thefintechtimes.com)
The Fintech Times
·
3d ago
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Fraud & Security
Regulation
70
52.
Can Nubank Really Crack the US Market?
(thefintechtimes.com)
The Fintech Times
·
3d ago
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Funding & M&A
Open Banking
70
53.
Bitget to acquire licensed Thai exchange GMO-Z.com
(news.google.com)
The Paypers
·
3d ago
·
Funding & M&A
Crypto
70
54.
Tempo Earn adds Hastra's PRIME and wYLDS for real-world yield products
(news.google.com)
The Paypers
·
3d ago
·
Crypto
Funding & M&A
70
55.
Pigment Raises $250 Million for Agentic AI Platform
(news.google.com)
PYMNTS
·
3d ago
·
Funding & M&A
70
56.
Checker and MoneyGram partner on stablecoin treasury operations
(news.google.com)
The Paypers
·
3d ago
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Crypto
Funding & M&A
70
57.
Synchrony’s CareCredit Launches One-Time-Use Installment Loan for Out-of-Pocket Healthcare Expenses
(news.google.com)
PYMNTS
·
3d ago
·
BNPL
Funding & M&A
70
58.
Spotlight Your Technology at FinovateSpring: Apply to Demo Now
(finovate.com)
Finovate
·
3d ago
·
Funding & M&A
10
59.
OpenAI Brings Its Frontier AI Models to Google Cloud
(news.google.com)
PYMNTS
·
3d ago
·
Funding & M&A
Processors
70
60.
Morgan Stanley enters UK savings market via Raisin
(news.google.com)
The Paypers
·
3d ago
·
Funding & M&A
Regulation
70