One Year Later, Capital One’s $51 Billion Discover Takeover Is Starting To Pay Off

Thanks to a quirky financial regulation, the Discover deal is already generating significant incremental revenue.

Revolut confirms fresh secondary share sale, at reported $115BN valuation

Revolut has confirmed that it has started a fresh secondary share sale, valuing the digital bank at a reported $115bn. The sale will allow some Revolut employees to cash in on their shares, which, a…

Lightning Reach acquired by ETG as mission-driven govtech group expands portfolio

Fintech-for-good platform Lightning Reach has been acquired by European Technology Group (ETG), a mission-aligned govtech group and long-term investor. Despite over 20 million people living in financi…

The U.S. Bank Market Is A Fortress. Nubank’s Billionaire CEO Has An Invasion Plan.

Some analysts warn that the U.S. market is too competitive. But David Vélez has built a $13 billion fortune proving the naysayers wrong.

Natural raises $30M to reinvent payments for AI agents — and take on Stripe

The one-year-old startup aims to reinvent financial architecture for autonomous AI transactions.

Stripe and Advent reportedly offered to buy PayPal for around $53.4B

Stripe and private equity firm Advent International have reportedly submitted a joint bid to acquire PayPal in a deal valued at approximately $53.4 billion.  Reuters reports that the offer was submitted earlier this month and is backed by roughly …

Saible raises £2.9M to tackle construction’s chronic late-payment crisis

Saible, a UK construction fintech building software to stop project money from being delayed, withheld or trapped before it reaches suppliers, has raised £2.9 million from angel investors. The funding…

Float raises €4.5M Series A to bridge Europe’s funding gap

Float, the Stockholm-founded revenue-basedfinancing platform for tech SMEs, has secured a €4.5 million Series A fundinground led by Hamburg-based CHAPTERS Group AG. As part of the investment,CHAPTERS …

Former Netflix payments team raises €7.2M to date for payment performance platform Nopan

Nopan, the performance platform for account and wallet payments, today announced that it has raised €7.2 million to date, including a new funding round led by Newion, with follow-on investment from Cr…

Revolut to launch US bank in 2027, says US boss

Revolut plans to begin operating its US bank next year, says its new US boss, and is gearing up to offer customers FDIC-insured deposits, credit products, and access to cryptocurrencies. Revolut, Euro…