BILL lets enterprise suppliers collect from any SMB, even ones not on its platform
BILL lets enterprise suppliers collect from any SMB, even ones not on its platform

In short: BILL has expanded its Supplier Payments Plus product to let large enterprise suppliers accept card and ACH payments from any SMB customer, including those with no BILL account, converting paper checks into digital transactions automatically a…

Monzo is shutting down its US operation, and its European banking licence explains why
Monzo is shutting down its US operation, and its European banking licence explains why

In short: Monzo announced on 1 April 2026 that it is closing its US operations, stopping new American sign-ups immediately and shutting existing accounts by June, and cutting approximately 50 roles. The decision comes three months after the UK challeng…

Klarna just struck a $1.7 billion deal to free up capital for $40 billion in lending. Its stock is down 76 per cent from its IPO high.
Klarna just struck a $1.7 billion deal to free up capital for $40 billion in lending. Its stock is down 76 per cent from its IPO high.

Six months after listing on the New York Stock Exchange at $40 a share, Klarna is trading at roughly $12. The Swedish buy-now-pay-later company that once symbolised European fintech’s arrival on Wall Street has lost more than three quarters of its mark…

Credibur hits €2B in debt facility volume on its private credit infrastructure platform
Credibur hits €2B in debt facility volume on its private credit infrastructure platform

The Berlin fintech, which raised $2.2M in pre-seed in July 2025, has connected clients managing €2 billion in structured debt portfolios to its continuous monitoring and reconciliation platform, faster than almost any comparable infrastructure startup….

The Multi-Hop Challenge: Understanding Indirect Blockchain Exposure in Compliance
The Multi-Hop Challenge: Understanding Indirect Blockchain Exposure in Compliance

Public blockchains operate as permissionless networks where anyone can send digital assets to any address at any time. This open architecture creates a fundamental technical challenge for compliance teams tracking the flow of funds. Digital assets rare…

Pagaya just proved Wall Street will buy AI-underwritten auto loans twice
Pagaya just proved Wall Street will buy AI-underwritten auto loans twice

Three years ago, institutional investors took a leap of faith when they purchased bonds backed by auto loans that an algorithm had selected. Now Pagaya Technologies is asking them to do it again, with the very same loans. The Israeli-founded, New York-…

DORA is reshaping how Europe’s financial sector thinks about compliance, and most firms still aren’t ready
DORA is reshaping how Europe’s financial sector thinks about compliance, and most firms still aren’t ready

Fourteen months after the Digital Operational Resilience Act became enforceable, Europe’s financial institutions are running out of room to improvise. The regulation, which took effect on January 17, 2025, was supposed to mark the beginning of a new er…

Steward raises $5M to automate AML compliance for the $100B investment management market
Steward raises $5M to automate AML compliance for the $100B investment management market

Compliance is the part of financial services that nobody likes to talk about, and nobody can afford to get wrong. For investment managers, the obligation to know your client, verify their business, and monitor them continuously has historically meant a…

Finperks raises $4M to become the API layer for prepaid payments in Europe
Finperks raises $4M to become the API layer for prepaid payments in Europe

The Berlin startup, founded by the team behind viafintech, is building a single integration that lets banks, fintechs, and HR platforms offer gift cards, cashback, and tax-free employee benefits, without touching the underlying infrastructure themselve…

British startup Outpost raises €15M to make international selling as simple as domestic commerce
British startup Outpost raises €15M to make international selling as simple as domestic commerce

Founded in 2024, Outpost acts as the legally liable entity for cross-border payments, tax, and compliance, so merchants don’t have to. Ribbit led the Series A. Selling across borders has always been technically possible and operationally punishing. The…