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Fintech Funding Surges 23% In H1 2026 As Investors Concentrate Their Bets On AI And Financial Infrastructure
Venture funding into fintech startups climbed nearly 23% year over year in H1 2026, even as deal count fell more than 25%, Crunchbase data shows, a sign that investors are writing fewer, but much larger checks into the sector as they focus on areas…
Klarna Proves Their Successful Fintech Acquisition Model Thesis Still Compelling (KLAR)
Juxtaposed Ideas 15.95K Followers Klarna benefits from maturing Fair Financing cohorts, low-cost deposit funding, richer net interest income, and prudent risk underwriting, supporting transaction margin dollar expansion. These have contributed to…
CSI purchases treasury payments fintech Qolo
Key insight: CSI has purchased Qolo, a commercial payments fintech, to bring its technology to community banks. Expert quote: 'Businesses now measure their bank's treasury tools against the software they already run everywhere else.' CCG Catalyst's…
As fintechs chase OCC licenses, are sponsor banks at risk?
Key insight: German fintech Pliant hired Coastal Financial to support Pliant's U.S. expansion. What's at stake: Pliant believes the collaboration will ease compliance and technology deployment. Forward look: As more fintechs seek bank licenses…
Fintech Leader Groww Reports Strong Q1 FY27 Results; Net Profit Surges 94% To Rs 735 Crore
Republic Business 1 min read Follow: Billionbrains Garage Ventures, the parent company of wealthtech platform Groww, reported an outstanding set of numbers for the first quarter of financial year 2027 (Q1 FY27). Supported by strong market momentum…
Central Bank charts digital payments roadmap to boost fintech growth
The Central Bank is preparing a comprehensive digital payments roadmap that includes payments legislation, a stablecoin pilot programme and enhanced regulation as it seeks to position Trinidad and Tobago as the Caribbean's leading fintech hub…
Ambition Accelerated applications now open to help startups scale in fintech, healthtech, defense and resilience
At a time when states are fiercely competing to attract technology startups, Florida is making a big play to not only lure founders but help them scale up right here in the Sunshine State. The Florida Council of 100 and its partners announced in…
'Just because I am a founder': $1.2 billion fintech CEO says bank rejected his home loan
3 min read New Delhi Make us preferred source on Google Getting a home loan is usually easier for people with a strong credit history and long-standing banking relationships. But for Pravin Jadhav, founder and CEO of Raise Financial Services, those…
Where UK politics and fintech intersect - Retail Banker International
OpenAI recently paused Stargate UK, the data centre complex it had promised, and the reasoning it offered was far from dramatic. Instead, a quiet accumulation of frictions across the ecosystem that meant they couldn't justify the commitment for…
PayPal stock is skyrocketing after Stripe and a private equity firm reportedly made a buyout offer
Shares in PayPal Holdings (Nasdaq: PYPL) are skyrocketing in premarket trading this morning after a report that the legacy digital payments platform has received a joint buyout offer from one of today's most successful fintech companies and a major…
Frequency Electronics Shares Fall After Swinging to a 4Q Loss
Shares of Frequency Electronics fell after the company swung to a loss in its fiscal fourth quarter. The stock was down 7.2% to $55 in after-hours trading. The stock closed at $59.27 on Wednesday. The high-tech manufacturer posted a loss of $4.9…
Jabil Authorizes $1.5B Share Buyback Program
Jabil authorized a share repurchase program of up to $1.5 billion. The manufacturer said Wednesday the buyback authorization reflects its confidence in the business as it invests in areas like artificial-intelligence infrastructure. The company…
Celldex Initiates Search for New CFO Ahead of Martin's Retirement
Celldex has begun a search to find a new chief financial officer to succeed Sam Martin, who will retire in March. Martin has been CFO since 2017, and joined the company's finance team in April 2009, the clinical stage biopharmaceutical company said…
Inflation Has Peaked Again, Paving The Way For More Bull Market Gains
June CPI fell 0.4%, reversing prior energy-driven increases and easing inflation concerns. Core inflation was flat, with declines in used cars, apparel, and medical care, signaling limited pass-through from war-related costs. Real wage growth…
The $300 Billion Stablecoin Industry Has a Major New Player. What Does It Mean for Circle Stock?
At the end of June, a consortium of 140 different fintech companies, banks, tech companies, and crypto-native companies announced their support for a brand-new stablecoin known as Open USD. The launch of Open USD could have an immediate effect on…
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