/ai
Mexico City-based AI-powered platform for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) Kapital has raised up to $100 million in a Series C funding round that doubles the firm's valuation to $1.3 billion.
1 hour
/payments
Business payments outfit Airwallex is pitching itself directly against Stripe Billing through the acquisition of billing platform OpenPay. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
3 hours
PayPal Ventures has led an $18 million funding round in Kite, a company building the trust infrastructure for AI-generated autonomous payments.
6 hours
Research from UK ATM network Link reveals that fewer than half of UK adults carry a physical wallet as part of their day to day routine.
7 hours
/startups
0TO9, a pan-European fintech venture builder and investor backed by an all-star team of serial entrepreneuers, has emerged from stealth with the ambition to start and scale 1,000 profitable fintechs by 2045.
/sustainable
Finextra’s annual Sustainable Finance.Live conference will return on 4 November 2025 at Events@No6 in London.
Hong Kong-based stablecoin-powered cross-border payments infrastructure provider Obita has raised over $10 million in an angel funding round.
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/crypto
Gemini, the cryptocurrency platform founded by twins Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, has filed for an initial public offering, seeking a valuation of up to $2.22 billion.
02 September 2025
Klarna is bringing its debit card to Europe, providing consumers with the option to pay upfront or by installments both instore and online.
UK digital bank Zopa has acquired Rvvup, a provider of AI-based checkout payment tools for B2B and B2C transactions.
/security
El Salvador is to split its vast bitcoin reserves into multiple wallets to protect the holdings from a potential future quantum computing attack.
/wealth
A group of well-known fintech pioneers behind the likes of Monzo, Starling and Nutmeg are launching a bank for high net worth individuals.
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