Barclays Acquires Best Egg in $800M U.S. Consumer Finance Bet
Barclays is acquiring U.S. personal-loans fintech Best Egg for around $800 million, marking a major push into the U.S. consumer finance market. The deal gives
November 2, 2025
Fiserv Shares Plunge 40% After Earnings Miss and Leadership Shake-Up
Fintech payments firm Fiserv reported Q3 earnings of $2.04 per share—well below analyst expectations—and missed revenue forecasts, prompting a nearly 41 % plunge in its
November 2, 2025
Ant International Invests in Latin American Fintech R2
The international arm of Ant Group, co-founded by Jack Ma, has made a strategic investment in R2, an embedded-lending firm serving small and medium-sized enterprises
November 2, 2025
Canada’s Wealthsimple Bags Around $538M in Fresh Funding at a $7.2B Valuation
Toronto-headquartered fintech Wealthsimple has raised CAD 750 million (about USD 538 million) in an equity funding round at a CAD 10 billion (about USD 7.2
November 2, 2025
Ping Identity Acquires Keyless to Advance Biometric Authentication
Ping Identity is set to acquire Keyless, a London-based specialist in privacy-preserving biometric authentication technology. The deal brings Keyless’s “Zero-Knowledge Biometrics” into Ping’s identity platform,
November 2, 2025
Experian Acquires KYC360 to Strengthen Financial Crime Defences
Experian has acquired UK-based regtech firm KYC360, integrating its customer lifecycle management platform into Experian’s Ascend offering to bolster fraud prevention and compliance capabilities across
November 2, 2025
Aviva Ventures Invests in Indico Data to Drive AI Insurance Automation
Aviva Ventures has made a strategic investment in Indico Data, a Boston-based AI firm automating underwriting, claims, and policy workflows. The move strengthens Aviva’s push
November 2, 2025
Boom Raises $12.7M to Advance AI in Hospitality
Miami-based startup Boom has raised $12.7 million in Series A funding, led by Avenue Growth Partners, to expand its AI-driven property management platform for the
November 2, 2025
Payments Veteran Launches Stablecoin on Solana
A 175-year-old payments industry firm, Western Union, is preparing to issue a U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin called USDPT on the Solana blockchain in the first half
November 2, 2025