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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
EDX Markets Secures $76 Million Series C Led by SBI Holdings to Scale Institutional Crypto Infrastructure
EDX Markets, the CAPITAL MARKETS crypto trading venue and central clearinghouse backed by Citadel Securities, Fidelity Digital Assets, Charles Schwab, Paradigm, and Sequoia Capital,
Chart Of The Week
Securitize Lists on NYSE, Tokenizes Its Own Shares in RWA Milestone
On July 2, 2026, Securitize completed its SPAC merger with Cantor Equity Partners II (CEPT) and began trading on the New York Stock Exchange
Blockchain
Binance to Lead Mesh Funding Round Valuing Crypto Payments Firm at $2B
Binance is reportedly set to lead a new funding round for Mesh, the crypto payments, BLOCKCHAIN and settlement infrastructure firm, at a valuation of
E-commerce
Alphabet’s GV Backs Fintech That Aims to Fuel Space Industry
Nebex, a E-COMMERCE startup building market infrastructure for the $470+ billion space economy, has raised $30 million in seed funding co-led by GV (Google
Embedded Finance
Nordic Capital To Merge Liberis And Qred To Form Unified SMB Lending Platform
Nordic Capital’s merger of Liberis and Qred creates a unified EMBEDDED FINANCE and direct SMB lending platform spanning 17 countries, 53,000+ active business customers,
Fintech AI
Quantifind Lands $200m Investment to Drive International Growth
Quantifind, the leader in FINTECH AI-native Risk Intelligence for financial crime and national security operations, has raised $200 million in a growth investment led by
IDV / AML / KYB / Biometrics
Tangos AI Lands $20m in Seed Financing to Scale AI Platform for Financial Crime Investigations
Tangos AI, a Tel Aviv-based autonomous AML platform for financial crime investigations founded in 2025 by serial entrepreneur Eyal Azoulay (whose previous startup was acquired
Stablecoins
Payward Completes Reap Acquisition
Payward, the unified STABLECOIN platform behind Kraken, has completed its $600 million acquisition of Reap, a Hong Kong-based stablecoin-native card issuing and payments infrastructure company
Open Banking
Finance App Network Maker Plaid Is Said to Consider US IPO
Plaid, the OPEN BANKING data network connecting 150+ million consumers and 7,000+ apps to their financial accounts, is reportedlyin early discussions with banks about a
Payments
X Money Officially Launches, Bringing Payments, Savings, and a Debit Card to the Platform
X (formerly Twitter) has launched X Money, its long-promised digital PAYMENTS platform, rolling out first to U.S. Premium+ subscribers on June 26 and expanding
PropTech
Inspiration Mobility Group acquires Electrada assets to expand its EV Charging-as-a-Service offerings
Inspiration Mobility Group’s acquisition of select assets of Electrada, a PROPTECH commercial fleet electrification specialist since 2020 that operates more than 375 charging depots
AML
Tangos AI Lands $20m in Seed Financing to Scale AI Platform for Financial Crime Investigations
Tangos AI, a Tel Aviv-based autonomous AML platform for financial crime investigations founded in 2025 by serial entrepreneur Eyal Azoulay (whose previous startup was acquired
Specialty Finance / LendTech
Equifax Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire Círculo de Crédito in Mexico
Equifax (NYSE: EFX) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Círculo de Crédito, Mexico’s fastest-growing credit bureau, for a gross purchase price of $825
InsurTech
GrailPay Raises $10.5M Series A to Scale Risk Decisioning Infrastructure for the Future of Instant, Agentic Payments
GrailPay, the FRAUD and data network for B2B payments, has raised $10.5 million in a Series A led by MissionOG, with participation from EJF
WealthTech
Arca Exits Stealth With $64m to Reshape Wealth Management
Arca, an AI-native WEALTECH company founded by former Plaid product leader Rron Rexha, has exited stealth with $64 million across a $15.5 million seed
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
EDX Markets Secures $76 Million Series C Led by SBI Holdings to Scale Institutional Crypto Infrastructure
EDX Markets, the CAPITAL MARKETS crypto trading venue and central clearinghouse backed by Citadel Securities, Fidelity Digital Assets, Charles Schwab, Paradigm, and Sequoia Capital,
Chart Of The Week
Securitize Lists on NYSE, Tokenizes Its Own Shares in RWA Milestone
On July 2, 2026, Securitize completed its SPAC merger with Cantor Equity Partners II (CEPT) and began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under
Crypto
Binance to Lead Mesh Funding Round Valuing Crypto Payments Firm at $2B
Binance is reportedly set to lead a new funding round for Mesh, the crypto payments, BLOCKCHAIN and settlement infrastructure firm, at a valuation of up
Embedded Finance
Nordic Capital To Merge Liberis And Qred To Form Unified SMB Lending Platform
Nordic Capital’s merger of Liberis and Qred creates a unified EMBEDDED FINANCE and direct SMB lending platform spanning 17 countries, 53,000+ active business customers, roughly
E-commerce
Alphabet’s GV Backs Fintech That Aims to Fuel Space Industry
Nebex, a E-COMMERCE startup building market infrastructure for the $470+ billion space economy, has raised $30 million in seed funding co-led by GV (Google Ventures)
Fintech AI
Quantifind Lands $200m Investment to Drive International Growth
Quantifind, the leader in FINTECH AI-native Risk Intelligence for financial crime and national security operations, has raised $200 million in a growth investment led
IDV / AML / KYB / Bioemetrics
Tangos AI Lands $20m in Seed Financing to Scale AI Platform for Financial Crime Investigations
Tangos AI, a Tel Aviv-based autonomous AML platform for financial crime investigations founded in 2025 by serial entrepreneur Eyal Azoulay (whose previous startup was acquired
Wealthtech
Arca Exits Stealth With $64m to Reshape Wealth Management
Arca, an AI-native WEALTECH company founded by former Plaid product leader Rron Rexha, has exited stealth with $64 million across a $15.5 million seed
Open Banking
Finance App Network Maker Plaid Is Said to Consider US IPO
Plaid, the OPEN BANKING data network connecting 150+ million consumers and 7,000+ apps to their financial accounts, is reportedlyin early discussions with banks about a
Payments
X Money Officially Launches, Bringing Payments, Savings, and a Debit Card to the Platform
X (formerly Twitter) has launched X Money, its long-promised digital PAYMENTS platform, rolling out first to U.S. Premium+ subscribers on June 26 and expanding
Inspiration Mobility Group acquires Electrada assets to expand its EV Charging-as-a-Service offerings
Inspiration Mobility Group’s acquisition of select assets of Electrada, a PROPTECH commercial fleet electrification specialist since 2020 that operates more than 375 charging depots with
Insurtech
GrailPay Raises $10.5M Series A to Scale Risk Decisioning Infrastructure for the Future of Instant, Agentic Payments
GrailPay, the FRAUD and data network for B2B payments, has raised $10.5 million in a Series A led by MissionOG, with participation from EJF Ventures,
Specialty Finance / LendTech
Equifax Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire Círculo de Crédito in Mexico
Equifax (NYSE: EFX) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Círculo de Crédito, Mexico’s fastest-growing credit bureau, for a gross purchase price of $825 million