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Celero Commerce Acquires Petroleum Processing Solutions
Celero Commerce, a financial technology company focused on optimized payment solutions for small to mid-sized businesses and strategic partners, today announced the acquisition of substantially all the assets of Petroleum Processing Solutions, a Massachusetts-based payments provider specializing in pay-at-the-pump and multi-lane retail solutions for independent fuel and convenience merchants nationwide. This acquisition marks a strategic entry into the fuel sector, building directly on Celero’s 2024 acquisition of Precision Payments, a recognized leader in grocery and convenience store processing. Together, these moves establish Celero as a formidable competitor and preferred provider across fuel, convenience, and grocery retail verticals which represent high-growth, operationally complex segments where specialized technology,
Capital Markets Tech / WealthTech
BBVA to Acquire Société Générale’s 50% Stake in Altura Markets
BBVA has agreed to buy Société Générale‘s 50% stake in Altura Markets, their long-running Madrid-based brokerage joint venture, making BBVA the sole shareholder pending
Chart Of The Week
Morgan Stanley Slashes Circle by 64%
Last week, Morgan Stanley downgraded shares of Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL: $66.67) to Underweight from Equal-weight and sharply cut its price target to
Blockchain
Birdai Labs Bags $4m to Boost Onchain Trade Execution
Birdai Labs, a developer of neutral market infrastructure for digital assets that measures, verifies, and improves how trades execute on high-performance CRYPTO / BLOCKCHAIN,
E-commerce
Polymarket Seeks $20B+ Valuation in New Funding Talks
Polymarket, the blockchain-based prediction markets platform led by CEO Shayne Coplan, is in early talks to raise about $1 billion at a valuation of
Embedded Finance
InvestiFi Raises $20m
InvestiFi, a Credit Union Service Organization (CUSO) and EMBEDDED FINANCE platform enabling credit unions and community banks to offer digital investing directly within online
Fintech AI
Zero Hash Launches Agentic Finance Suite to Power AI-Driven Money Movement
Zero Hash, a regulated onchain infrastructure provider, has launched its Agentic Finance Suite, a set of products letting AI agents, intelligent applications, and machine-to-machine systems
IDV / AML / KYB / Biometrics
Visa Acquires Behavioral Biometrics Pioneer BioCatch for $2.4B
Visa has agreed to acquire BioCatch, the Tel Aviv-based behavioral biometrics and fraud detection pioneer, in a $2.4 billion cash deal expected to close in
Stablecoins
Yellow Card Raises $40M to Expand Stablecoin-Powered Payment Infrastructure
Yellow Card, a fintech licensed in more than 20 countries across Africa, Europe, and North America, has raised $40 million from SC Ventures (Standard Chartered’s
Open Banking
Founded by Netflix payments duo, Dutch startup Nopan bags €7.2 million
Nopan, an Amsterdam-based OPEN BANKING performance platform for account-to-account and digital wallet payments founded in 2024 by former Netflix Amsterdam payments leaders Konstantin Surkov and
Payments
Swift Launches New International Transfer Standard in the US, with Bank of America and J.P. Morgan First to Go Live
Swift, the global financial messaging cooperative connecting more than 11,500 institutions in over 200 countries, has launched a new initiative in the US setting
PropTech
Dwelly Raises $170M to Buy Up UK Letting Agencies One by One and Run Them on AI
Dwelly, the London-based PROPTECH founded in 2023 by former Uber and Gett executives Ilya Drozdov, Dan Lifshits, and Dmitry Khanukov, has raised $170 million
AML
Visa Acquires Behavioral Biometrics Pioneer BioCatch for $2.4B
Visa has agreed to acquire BioCatch, the Tel Aviv-based behavioral biometrics and fraud detection pioneer, in a $2.4 billion cash deal expected to close in
Specialty Finance / LendTech
Wayflyer and Fortress Announce $1.5 Billion Forward-Flow Agreement to Fund Small Businesses
Wayflyer, the Dublin-based global working capital provider for small businesses, has signed a three-year forward-flow agreement with funds managed by affiliates of Fortress Investment
InsurTech
Travel Fintech Faye Raises $50M Series C at $500M Valuation
Faye, the Tel Aviv- and U.S.-based digital travel insurance and assistance platform, has raised $50 million in a Series C round led by Madrona,
WealthTech
Decade Emerges from Stealth with Record $85M Seed to Reinvent Wealth Management with AI
Decade, a São Paulo- and San Francisco-based startup founded by former Nubank CTO Vitor Olivier and Thiel Fellow Felipe Meneses, has launched out of
Press
Fintech Investment Bank Wellesley Hills Financial Expands Capabilities with New Executive Advisors
Announces addition of two recognized fintech and payments leaders to the team NEWTON, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Wellesley Hills Financial, a global investment bank and strategic advisory
Week's Most Interesting
Capital Markets Tech
BBVA to Acquire Société Générale’s 50% Stake in Altura Markets
BBVA has agreed to buy Société Générale‘s 50% stake in Altura Markets, their long-running Madrid-based brokerage joint venture, making BBVA the sole shareholder pending
Chart Of The Week
Morgan Stanley Slashes Circle by 64%
Last week, Morgan Stanley downgraded shares of Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL: $66.67) to Underweight from Equal-weight and sharply cut its price target to $38
Crypto
Birdai Labs Bags $4m to Boost Onchain Trade Execution
Birdai Labs, a developer of neutral market infrastructure for digital assets that measures, verifies, and improves how trades execute on high-performance CRYPTO / BLOCKCHAIN, has
Embedded Finance
InvestiFi Raises $20m
InvestiFi, a Credit Union Service Organization (CUSO) and EMBEDDED FINANCE platform enabling credit unions and community banks to offer digital investing directly within online banking,
E-commerce
Polymarket Seeks $20B+ Valuation in New Funding Talks
Polymarket, the blockchain-based prediction markets platform led by CEO Shayne Coplan, is in early talks to raise about $1 billion at a valuation of more
Fintech AI
Zero Hash Launches Agentic Finance Suite to Power AI-Driven Money Movement
Zero Hash, a regulated onchain infrastructure provider, has launched its Agentic Finance Suite, a set of products letting AI agents, intelligent applications, and machine-to-machine
IDV / AML / KYB / Bioemetrics
Visa Acquires Behavioral Biometrics Pioneer BioCatch for $2.4B
Visa has agreed to acquire BioCatch, the Tel Aviv-based behavioral biometrics and fraud detection pioneer, in a $2.4 billion cash deal expected to close in
Wealthtech
Decade Emerges from Stealth with Record $85M Seed to Reinvent Wealth Management with AI
Decade, a São Paulo- and San Francisco-based startup founded by former Nubank CTO Vitor Olivier and Thiel Fellow Felipe Meneses, has launched out of
Open Banking
Founded by Netflix payments duo, Dutch startup Nopan bags €7.2 million
Nopan, an Amsterdam-based OPEN BANKING performance platform for account-to-account and digital wallet payments founded in 2024 by former Netflix Amsterdam payments leaders Konstantin Surkov and
Payments
Swift Launches New International Transfer Standard in the US, with Bank of America and J.P. Morgan First to Go Live
Swift, the global financial messaging cooperative connecting more than 11,500 institutions in over 200 countries, has launched a new initiative in the US setting
Dwelly Raises $170M to Buy Up UK Letting Agencies One by One and Run Them on AI
Dwelly, the London-based PROPTECH founded in 2023 by former Uber and Gett executives Ilya Drozdov, Dan Lifshits, and Dmitry Khanukov, has raised $170 million in
Insurtech
Travel Fintech Faye Raises $50M Series C at $500M Valuation
Faye, the Tel Aviv- and U.S.-based digital travel insurance and assistance platform, has raised $50 million in a Series C round led by Madrona, with
Specialty Finance / LendTech
Wayflyer and Fortress Announce $1.5 Billion Forward-Flow Agreement to Fund Small Businesses
Wayflyer, the Dublin-based global working capital provider for small businesses, has signed a three-year forward-flow agreement with funds managed by affiliates of Fortress Investment Group