Whop’s Sequoia-Led Funding Pushes Its Value to $5.1 Billion
Whop, a Palo Alto-based platform that helps people start, run, and scale online businesses, has raised $205 million at a $5.1 billion valuation, per Bloomberg,
October 25, 2026
Standard Chartered to Acquire Zodia Custody
Standard Chartered has signed definitive agreements to acquire 100% of Zodia Custody Limited, the digital asset custodian it co-founded in 2020 with Northern Trust, including
October 25, 2026
Mural Raises $15M Series A
Mural, a New York-based payments startup founded by former Palantir engineers, has raised a $15 million Series A led by Tether, the issuer of the
October 25, 2026
ScribeUp Raises $13M as Banks Fight to Own the Bill Layer
ScribeUp, an AI-driven provider of embedded recurring bill management for financial institutions, has raised a $13 million Series A led by Curql, with participation from
October 25, 2026
Kapital Agrees to Acquire AI Startup Woz for $30M to Enhance Capabilities of AI-Native Banking Platform
Kapital, a Mexico City-based AI-powered financial institution serving businesses across Latin America, has agreed to acquire Woz, a Y Combinator-backed AI startup that builds coding
October 25, 2026
LSEG to Buy Octus in $3.5 Billion Deal as Data Analytics Push Accelerates
The London Stock Exchange Group has agreed to acquire credit intelligence provider Octus from Permira and Octus management in an all-cash deal valued at about
October 25, 2026
Tradeweb to Acquire Trumid, Expanding Tradeweb’s Credit Capabilities Across the Entire Bond Lifecycle
Tradeweb Markets has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Trumid, an electronic credit trading marketplace, for about $1.97 billion, made up of $1.75 billion for
October 25, 2026
J.P. Morgan Payments Powers Mercado Libre’s Global Selling Expansion
Mercado Libre, the leading ecommerce platform in Latin America, has selected J.P. Morgan Payments and its Embedded Payments solution to support its Global Selling program,
October 18, 2026
Wells Fargo Is Making a Move on Crypto, and Kraken Could Be the Key
Wells Fargo is reportedly in talks with Payward, the parent company of crypto exchange Kraken, for Payward to supply liquidity for digital assets trading, according
October 18, 2026