Goldman Sachs Backs Mission-Driven Startup Kashable Fighting America’s Affordability Crisis With $60M
Goldman Sachs Alternatives led a $60 million Series C funding round in Kashable, as part of its impact investing strategy.
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Fintech Funding Surges in 2026: From Unicorn Milestones to AI-Powered Infrastructure Bets
The global fintech investment landscape is firmly back in growth mode heading into mid-2026, and a string of fresh funding rounds this month underscores just how much momentum has returned to the sector and where smart money is flowing.
Top Fintech Startups in Colombia
The country that is next in line to develop a comprehensive nationwide instant payment system in LatAm, Colombia has a range of promising fintech startups striving to transform the way money flows nationwide.
Funding Rounds, Unicorns & Tokenized Bonds: The Startup Deals That Defined This Week
Your Friday news briefing on the most consequential fintech and startup funding moves — April 17, 2026
Top 5 AI News Stories You Can’t Miss This Week
There’s no hotter topic in modern financial technology than AI. Artificial intelligence develops in great strides. One moment you blink, and the next thing you see AI agents exchanging data and payments in some self-orchestrated scenarios with only slight prompts. Make sure not to miss the most important AI updates. This article will help you. […]
MrBeast Acquires Fintech App Step, Targeting 7 Million Young Adult Users
Beast Industries, the holding company behind YouTube creator Jimmy Donaldson (better known as MrBeast), has acquired Step, a fintech app offering banking and credit-building tools to over 7 million young adults. It’s a move that puts a major influencer squarely inside the regulated financial services sector. The deal aims to merge Step’s fintech infrastructure with […]
INXY Payments Raises $7M to Expand Its Global Crypto-to-Fiat Payments Platform
INXY Payments has now raised a total of $7 million in funding across two rounds to expand its global payments platform, enabling merchants accepting altcoins and stablecoins from their clients without extra crypto cash-out worries.
Revolut Evolution: Tracking First Decade Milestones of Europe’s Most Valuable Fintech Startup
In 2025, Revolut saw stellar results of its ongoing expansion strategy, boasting 30% YoY user growth on top of the impressive private share sale valuing the company at about $75 billion. This article explores main milestones of the top European fintech unicorn to date and dissects Revolut’s growth story.
Infrastructure Is the New Black: Fintech Deals That Defined March 2026
Two all-time European records. One month. Over $4.5 billion raised. March 2026 will be remembered as the moment the AI infrastructure race stopped being a conversation and became a construction project — and when stablecoins quietly crossed the line from crypto curiosity to mainstream financial plumbing. From a quantum unicorn gearing up for its Nasdaq […]
Spain’s Housing Crisis Pushes PropTech and Fractional Investing Into the Spotlight
Spain’s housing market is hitting a breaking point. Skyrocketing prices, a chronic supply shortage, and rising rents are pushing young adults out of the property market, but PropTech startups and fractional investment platforms are offering a new way to access real estate without the traditional barriers. Can technology and tokenized ownership ease the crisis, or […]
Mercury Targets $5B+ Valuation as It Expands Into Payroll With Central Acquisition
Fintech firm Mercury is accelerating its push to become a full-service financial platform for businesses, entering the payroll market through the acquisition of AI startup Central, while reportedly pursuing a new funding round at valuation exceeding $5B.
Fintech News Digest: Visa Targets Subscription Chaos, Venmo Goes Global, Nium Bets on Stablecoins, and More
From subscription management to stablecoin and blockchain infrastructure, this week delivered a concentrated burst of fintech news that signals where the industry’s attention and capital is pointing in early 2026. Here are the five stories shaping the conversation.
Peter Thiel Bets $220 Million on AI Cow Collars and It’s Bigger Than It Sounds
The Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel’s latest investment surprisingly isn’t in chips or chatbots. It’s a New Zealand startup putting artificial intelligence (AI) around the necks of cattle, and the implications reach far beyond the farm.
Mexico’s Top Fastest-Growing Fintech Startups
When the 2026 World Cup kicks off in Mexico this June, fans in Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Monterrey will find something that would have been unthinkable a decade ago: taco stands and corner stores ready to take their cards. Mexico’s banks had decades to wire the country for digital payments. The paytechs did it in […]
AI Payments Go Voice-First as Razorpay Partners with Sarvam AI for Conversational Commerce in India
What if you could complete a payment just by speaking? That’s the idea behind a new partnership between Razorpay and Sarvam AI, which is bringing voice-driven, multilingual AI payments closer to everyday use: no apps, no typing, just conversation.
Money20/20 Asia Unveils Powerhouse Lineup of 250 Speakers to Define the Future of Finance
Bangkok, Thailand: Money20/20, the world’s leading fintech show and the place where money does business, today announced 250 confirmed speakers from a total of 39 countries taking their stages at Money20/20 Asia happening in Bangkok on April 21–23, 2026 at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC).
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