The fintech infrastructure company completed a tender offer on 26 February, valuing it at $8 billion, up 31% from April 2025. The money went to employees, not the business. And that distinction tells the more interesting story.
The African fintech Grey has rolled out USD corporate accounts, bulk payouts to 170+ countries, and USDC stablecoin support — all on a single platform aimed at businesses that find international banking slow and expensive.
Ex-Amex and Visa executives launch Rhythmic startup with $4M funding to embed stablecoins into everyday consumer brands, bridging crypto and mainstream finance.
Bretton AI, the fintech startup transforming financial crime compliance with AI, has raised $75 million in Series B funding to scale its agentic AI platform across banks and regulated institutions worldwide.
One of the freshest AI tech unicorns on the market, Fundamental is partnering with Amazon’s AWS for distributing its core solution – NEXUS model.
OpenAI is preparing for a potential initial public offering (IPO) in the fourth quarter of 2026, as it seeks to become one of the first major generative‑AI companies to tap public markets.
In the early 2020s, the conversation around finance and fintech startup site selection was dominated by a binary choice between the expensive, high-energy density of the urban core or the cost-effective, but often isolated, sprawl of the suburbs. By 2026, this landscape has been fundamentally reshaped. For today’s entrepreneurs, the prime location is no longer […]
Checkout.com has acquired Lithuania-based Blue EMI, a licensed euro stablecoin issuer, marking a strategic move to embed regulated digital currencies directly into its global payments infrastructure.
While biometric authentication is now a common part of the payment process, confirming transactions with a palm screen is still a novelty. Though this experimental payment tech has been around for several years now, most people know little about it, not to mention using it in real life. So, what are those mysterious palm payments […]
Oslo-based startup Altek AI secures €423,000 (about $500,000) to scale its AI-powered platform that automates guest communication and supports hotel operations.
London-based LegalTech company Orbital has raised €50 million in Series B funding to expand its AI platform and embed it more deeply across the real estate legal workflow.
GoCanopy, a Paris-based AI platform for institutional real estate investors, has raised €2.1 million in seed funding, ending its bootstrapping phase as it looks to scale its AI-driven operating system and expand internationally.
The world is witnessing a clear shift in how younger consumers seek money guidance, preferring quick accessible AI tools to personal professional consultations, and Mine’s latest funding round underscores that change.
The acquisition of Paynuri follows Airwallex’s recent fundraising round, which valued the company at approximately $8 billion, and forms part of its broader strategy to expand licensed operations across key global markets.
Fintech investment bounced back strongly in 2025, with companies raising around $53 billion across nearly 6,000 deals — a clear sign that investors are getting excited about financial technologies again after a painful period of tighter funding for the industry. And early 2026 is already showing momentum, with major rounds across payments, digital banking, stablecoins, […]
Payoneer has acquired Dublin-based Boundless to deepen its global workforce management capabilities in Europe and strengthen its end-to-end solution for hiring and paying international talent.
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