Payments
Float Financial Secures CAD 85 M Series C to Expand AI‑Driven Platform
Float Financial announced a CAD 85 million all‑equity Series C round led by Inovia Capital, with continued participation from Goldman Sachs
Policy
Balbec Capital Acquires UK Bridging Lender Funding 365
Balbec Capital LP announced the purchase of Funding 365 Limited, a UK specialist property lender, together with its origination platform and loan
Payments
XTransfer AI Platform Cuts Fraud in Emerging B2B Payments
XTransfer unveiled its AI‑driven risk‑management solution, TradePilot, during the Web Summit Rio 2026. The launch was positioned as a direct
Policy
Retail Returns Fraud Costs UK Retailers £29 Million
Retail retailers are confronting a growing “blind spot” in their fraud defenses. New research from omnichannel returns‑management specialist ReBound Returns examined
Banking
Plasma One Debuts Stablecoin‑Powered Banking App
Plasma has launched Plasma One, a London‑based fintech’s flagship product that lets users deposit, spend, send and earn with stablecoins
Fintech
FV Bank Unveils Unified Fintech Platform with Stablecoin Invoicing
FV Bank announced a major expansion of its regulated financial‑infrastructure platform, a move that brings together stablecoin settlement, digital‑asset custody,
Insurance
Lightning Claims Surge to $1.65 B in 2025, Avg Cost Up 43 %
U.S. homeowners insurance faced an unprecedented wave of lightning‑related losses in 2025. According to the Insurance Information Institute (Triple‑I)
Payments
Qred and Liberis to Form Global SMB Financing Platform
Nordic Capital announced an agreement to acquire Liberis and increase its investment in Qred, creating a combined entity aimed at delivering a
Crypto
Trace Finance Raises $32M to Expand Stablecoin Infrastructure
Trace Finance announced a $32 million Series A financing round led by CoinFund, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Haun Ventures, Jump Crypto,
Banking
Thredd Teams with Sutton Bank to Expand U.S. Card Issuing for Fintechs
Thredd announced a strategic partnership with Sutton Bank that will enable Thredd’s fintech and embedded‑finance clients to launch and scale
Banking
Payfinia Joins Circuit Accelerator to Advance Embedded Payments for Credit Unions
Payfinia, a Credit Union Service Organization (CUSO) that delivers embedded instant‑payment and digital‑wallet services, has been selected for The Circuit
Payments
Zip US Adds Stripe’s Shared Payment Tokens to Expand AI‑Driven Checkout Options
Zip US announced that it will support Stripe’s Shared Payment Tokens (SPTs), extending its flexible payment solutions into emerging AI‑powered
Payments
Eastnets Introduces FinCrime Intelligence Platform
Eastnets announced the immediate availability of its FinCrime Intelligence Platform (FCI P), a new investigation and orchestration layer that is purpose‑built
Fintech
Maple Finance Launches syrupUSDC for Tempo‑Built Fintechs
Maple Finance and Tempo announced that Maple’s syrupUSDC token is now integrated into Tempo’s payments blockchain, giving fintechs building on
