The SEC’s Tokenization Trial: What the New Exemptive Order Actually Does
The crypto friendly Clarity Act did not pass in Congress, so the SEC kept going on its own. On September 17, it said that, for
September 19, 2026
Savvy Wealth Raises $100 Million Series C as AUM Reaches $9 Billion and ARR Nears $100 Million
Savvy Wealth, an AI-native registered investment advisor platform for independent financial advisors, has closed a $100 million Series C led by Halo Fund, the growth-stage
September 19, 2026
Unico Acquires Biometrics Provider Valida, Gaining Entry Into Argentina Market
Unico, a Brazil-founded identity verification network that handles onboarding for four of Brazil’s five largest banks and operates in more than 20 countries, has signed
September 19, 2026
Saudi-Based Tarabut Secures $50 Million to Deepen Embedded Finance Expansion
Tarabut, a Saudi-based regulated financial infrastructure platform operating across Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Bahrain, has secured $50 million in strategic financing from a group
September 19, 2026
Grab to Buy Majority Stake in Atome for $1.49 Billion to Spur Lending Push
Grab Holdings, Southeast Asia’s largest ride-hailing and food-delivery company, has agreed to buy an initial 60% stake in Singapore-based buy-now-pay-later platform Atome Financial for $1.49
September 19, 2026
Synapse Analytics Secures $13M Series A Led by Partech to Drive AI-Powered Decisioning for Financial Institutions
Synapse Analytics, an Abu Dhabi-headquartered AI company building agentic decisioning infrastructure for regulated financial institutions, has raised $13 million in Series A funding led by
September 19, 2026
Split Pay Raises $125M Across Series A and B Led by Khosla Ventures
Split Pay, a Miami-based credit technology company, has raised $125 million across back-to-back Series A and Series B rounds led by Khosla Ventures, with participation
September 19, 2026
Bastion Receives Conditional OCC Approval for a National Trust Bank Charter
Bastion, a stablecoin infrastructure provider for global enterprises and financial institutions, has received preliminary conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
September 19, 2026
Velocity Raises $10M Series A Extension, Bringing Total to $48M With Backing From Visa and Circle
Velocity, a London-based stablecoin payments and treasury platform, has raised a $10 million extension to its Series A from Visa Ventures, Circle Ventures, Ripple, Haun
September 19, 2026