U.S. Bank to Buy BTIG for Up to $1 Billion in Trading Push
U.S. Bancorp, the country’s largest regional bank, has agreed to acquire BTIG for up to $1 billion, using a $725 million base price plus earnouts
January 18, 2026
OurPetPolicy Closes $8 Million Series A
OurPetPolicy, a Boise, Idaho–based AI-enabled animal and ESA management platform for rental housing operators, has raised $8 million in Series A funding led by RET
January 18, 2026
Stablecoin Firm Rain Valued at $1.95B in Latest Fundraise
Rain raised $250 million in a Series C led by ICONIQ, valuing the company at $1.95 billion and reflecting a sharp re-rating as stablecoins move
January 18, 2026
Fireblocks Acquires TRES Finance to Deliver the First Unified Operating System for Digital Assets
Fireblocks, the platform securing more than $4 trillion in digital asset transfers annually, is acquiring TRES Finance to integrate enterprise-grade accounting, reconciliation, auditability, and reporting
January 18, 2026
From Atlantic Canada to the US: Atlantic Fintech and Wellesley Hills Financial Partner to Accelerate Fintech Growth
Moncton, New Brunswick, 13 January 2026 – Atlantic Fintech has announced a new strategic partnership with Wellesley Hills Financial to provide customized financial support to one
January 14, 2026
Mechanics of Stablecoin Settlement on the Visa and Mastercard Networks
Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies linked to widely accepted and stable assets like the US dollar (such as USDC and PYUSD) and are increasingly being adopted in
January 11, 2026
Tether Leads $8 Million Investment in Speed to Propel Bitcoin Lightning And Stablecoin Payments
Tether, a leading digital asset infrastructure provider, has led an $8 million strategic investment round in Speed, a payments technology company developing a hybrid settlement
January 11, 2026
Modulr Expands to US With FIS Partnership
Modulr, a leading provider of modern payment technology, is entering the U.S. market via a strategic partnership with FIS, embedding its real-time, API-first payments technology
January 11, 2026
Solutions By Text Acquires Triple Play Pay to Expand FinText Payments and Embedded Commerce Capabilities
Solutions by Text, which enables embedded payments through a compliance-first messaging platform, has acquired Triple Play Pay, a payments platform. Strategically, this deal unifies compliant
January 11, 2026