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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
Trading Start-Up Liquid Scores $18M Seed Round
Liquid‘s $18 million seed round, co-led by Neo and Left Lane Capital, with participation from Haun Ventures, K5 Global, SV Angel, AntiFund, Sunflower Capital,
Chart Of The Week
Nacha Raises the Bar: Same Day ACH Limit Jumps to $10 Million
Nacha, now rebranded in lowercase rather than all capital letters, stands for the National Automated Clearing House Association. As a nonprofit organization, Nacha manages
Blockchain
Payments Infrastructure Start-Up Fun Exits Stealth With $72M Series A
Fun‘s $72 million Series A, co-led by Multicoin Capital and SignalFire with participation from Infinity Ventures, Pharsalus Capital, and Tinder co-founder Justin Mateen, highlights
E-commerce
FastSpring Secures Strategic Investment from LLR Partners
FastSpring‘s strategic investment from LLR Partners strengthens E-COMMERCE infrastructure for companies selling AI, SaaS, gaming, software, and digital products globally. The investment adds LLR
Embedded Finance
Parafin Expands Warehouse Credit Facility With Silicon Valley Bank, EverBank, and Trinity Capital
Parafin, a leading embedded financial infrastructure company recently named to the 2026 Forbes Fintech 50, expanded its warehouse credit facility with Silicon Valley Bank
Fintech AI
Fazeshift Scores $17M as Investors Bet on AI-Powered Finance Ops, Starting With Accounts Receivable
Fazeshift, a startup that uses AI agents to automate accounts receivable, has raised $17 million in a Series A round of funding, showing how FINTECH
IDV / AML / KYB / Biometrics
Amadeus Buys Idemia Border-Control Arm to Expand in Airports
Amadeus‘s agreement to acquire Idemia Public Security for €1.2 billion will significantly enhance its biometrics capabilities in airports, border management, and regulated identity systems. This
Stablecoins
Stablecoin Fintech Squads Raises $18M to Expand Altitude Platform
Squads has raised $18 million, reflecting strong investor demand for stablecoin infrastructure that supports real business payments beyond crypto trading. The round was led by
Open Banking
Perplexity Upgrades Finance Capabilities
Perplexity’s finance upgrades aim to make AI a more interactive financial analysis tool by integrating live market data with users’ brokerage information through Plaid. This
Payments
RBC And BMO In Talks To Sell Moneris to Verifone Owner – FT
RBC and BMO‘s reported talks to sell Moneris to Francisco Partners show PAYMENTS consolidation continuing as banks retreat from merchant acquiring. Moneris is one
PropTech
Italy’s Largest Vertical SaaS Round: Smartness Raises €47M to Scale AI Operations
Smartness‘s €47 million Series B, led by United Ventures and CDP Venture Capital with participation from existing investor Partech, expands PROPTECH in hospitality by
AML
Amadeus Buys Idemia Border-Control Arm to Expand in Airports
Amadeus‘s agreement to acquire Idemia Public Security for €1.2 billion will significantly enhance its biometrics capabilities in airports, border management, and regulated identity systems. This
Specialty Finance / LendTech
OppFi Puts Down $130M For Chartered National Bank BNC
OppFi‘s $130 million acquisition of BNCCORP and BNC National Bank marks a major SPECIALTY FINANCE move by combining a digital lending platform with a
InsurTech
Wopta Lands €5M to Scale Phygital Insurance Platform
Wopta‘s €5 million raise, supported by Make Your Credit, supports INSURTECH growth through a “phygital” insurance model that combines digital tools with physical broker
WealthTech
Tech Mahindra Acquires Canada’s Avant Techno Solutions
Tech Mahindra‘s acquisition of Avant Techno Solutions expands its WEALTHTECH capabilities across payments modernization and wealth management platforms. The deal is reportedly valued at
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
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Capital Markets Tech
Trading Start-Up Liquid Scores $18M Seed Round
Liquid‘s $18 million seed round, co-led by Neo and Left Lane Capital, with participation from Haun Ventures, K5 Global, SV Angel, AntiFund, Sunflower Capital,
Chart Of The Week
Nacha Raises the Bar: Same Day ACH Limit Jumps to $10 Million
Nacha, now rebranded in lowercase rather than all capital letters, stands for the National Automated Clearing House Association. As a nonprofit organization, Nacha manages and
Crypto
Payments Infrastructure Start-Up Fun Exits Stealth With $72M Series A
Fun‘s $72 million Series A, co-led by Multicoin Capital and SignalFire with participation from Infinity Ventures, Pharsalus Capital, and Tinder co-founder Justin Mateen, highlights BLOCKCHAIN’s
Embedded Finance
Parafin Expands Warehouse Credit Facility With Silicon Valley Bank, EverBank, and Trinity Capital
Parafin, a leading embedded financial infrastructure company recently named to the 2026 Forbes Fintech 50, expanded its warehouse credit facility with Silicon Valley Bank (a
E-commerce
FastSpring Secures Strategic Investment from LLR Partners
FastSpring‘s strategic investment from LLR Partners strengthens E-COMMERCE infrastructure for companies selling AI, SaaS, gaming, software, and digital products globally. The investment adds LLR Partners
Fintech AI
Fazeshift Scores $17M as Investors Bet on AI-Powered Finance Ops, Starting With Accounts Receivable
Fazeshift, a startup that uses AI agents to automate accounts receivable, has raised $17 million in a Series A round of funding, showing how
IDV / AML / KYB / Bioemetrics
Amadeus Buys Idemia Border-Control Arm to Expand in Airports
Amadeus‘s agreement to acquire Idemia Public Security for €1.2 billion will significantly enhance its biometrics capabilities in airports, border management, and regulated identity systems. This
Wealthtech
Tech Mahindra Acquires Canada’s Avant Techno Solutions
Tech Mahindra‘s acquisition of Avant Techno Solutions expands its WEALTHTECH capabilities across payments modernization and wealth management platforms. The deal is reportedly valued at
Open Banking
Perplexity Upgrades Finance Capabilities
Perplexity’s finance upgrades aim to make AI a more interactive financial analysis tool by integrating live market data with users’ brokerage information through Plaid. This
Payments
RBC And BMO In Talks To Sell Moneris to Verifone Owner – FT
RBC and BMO‘s reported talks to sell Moneris to Francisco Partners show PAYMENTS consolidation continuing as banks retreat from merchant acquiring. Moneris is one
Italy’s Largest Vertical SaaS Round: Smartness Raises €47M to Scale AI Operations
Smartness‘s €47 million Series B, led by United Ventures and CDP Venture Capital with participation from existing investor Partech, expands PROPTECH in hospitality by scaling
Insurtech
Wopta Lands €5M to Scale Phygital Insurance Platform
Wopta‘s €5 million raise, supported by Make Your Credit, supports INSURTECH growth through a “phygital” insurance model that combines digital tools with physical broker distribution.
Specialty Finance / LendTech
OppFi Puts Down $130M For Chartered National Bank BNC
OppFi‘s $130 million acquisition of BNCCORP and BNC National Bank marks a major SPECIALTY FINANCE move by combining a digital lending platform with a national