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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
Deutsche Börse Takes $200 Million Stake in Crypto Exchange Kraken
Deutsche Börse’s $200 million investment in Kraken represents a strategic move to bridge traditional securities markets with blockchain-based financial infrastructure. This partnership gives Deutsche
Chart Of The Week
Coinbase Wins Federal Trust Charter: What It Means for Crypto Custody
On April 2, 2026, Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) received conditional approval from the OCC to establish Coinbase National Trust Company. This designation, once fully approved,
Blockchain
eToro to Acquire Crypto Wallet Startup Zengo in $70 Million Deal
eToro’s approximately $70 million acquisition of Zengo is a strategic step to strengthen its DeFi infrastructure. By adding native wallet capabilities, eToro can offer
E-commerce
PayPal Gives Canva Creators a Unified Solution for Payments
PayPal’s integration with Canva enables creators to monetize directly within the design workflow, eliminating the need to redirect users to external storefronts or websites.
Embedded Finance
Pipe Raises $16 Million in New Funding Round Led by Fin Capital and MaC Venture Capital
Pipe’s, a fintech that provides customer-friendly embedded financial solutions for small businesses, $16 million round suggests investors are backing a more disciplined second phase
Fintech AI
Lobster.Cash Partners With Mastercard to Enable Secure AI Agent Payments for All Existing Card Holders
Lobster.cash, the payment solution for AI agents built by Crossmint, has planned integration with Mastercard Agent Pay and Verifiable Intent aims to bring established card-network
IDV / AML / KYB / Biometrics
Palm Secures Amex Ventures Investment for Business Identity
Palm, a portable business identity infrastructure platform serving 35 million businesses across the United States, has received a strategic investment from Amex Ventures, which demonstrates
Stablecoins
Circle CEO Sees Tremendous Opportunity Yuan Backed Stablecoin
Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire’s remarks on the “tremendous opportunity” for a yuan-backed stablecoin are significant not as an immediate product announcement, but as an indication
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
Airwallex Launches POS to Challenge Stripe’s Physical Empire
Airwallex, the Melbourne-born fintech unicorn valued at $8 billion, has launched a POS system, marking a shift from cross-border digital payments to physical commerce
PropTech
QSource Group Acquires AOE Software and Unveils QTREN: A Unified Commercial Real Estate Technology Platform
QSource Group, a Houston-based enterprise tech firm backed by experts with more than 20 years of global IT operations, has acquired AOE, a vertical
AML
Palm Secures Amex Ventures Investment for Business Identity
Palm, a portable business identity infrastructure platform serving 35 million businesses across the United States, has received a strategic investment from Amex Ventures, which demonstrates
Specialty Finance / LendTech
OpenAI has Bought AI Personal Finance Startup Hiro
OpenAI’s acquisition of Hiro appears to be a targeted acqui-hire for talent and specialized financial reasoning, rather than a broad consumer-finance expansion. This is
InsurTech
Acrisure Acquires MGA Vave From Canopius
Acrisure’s acquisition of Vave from Canopius enhances its U.S. insurance platform by adding a technology-driven MGA with advanced data-led underwriting, particularly for catastrophe-exposed excess
WealthTech
Wealth.com Raises $65 Million Series B to Power AI Future of Wealth Management
Wealth.com, an AI-powered platform transforming estate and tax planning for wealth management firms, has raised $65 million in Series B funding. New investors include
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
Deutsche Börse Takes $200 Million Stake in Crypto Exchange Kraken
Deutsche Börse’s $200 million investment in Kraken represents a strategic move to bridge traditional securities markets with blockchain-based financial infrastructure. This partnership gives Deutsche
Chart Of The Week
Coinbase Wins Federal Trust Charter: What It Means for Crypto Custody
On April 2, 2026, Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) received conditional approval from the OCC to establish Coinbase National Trust Company. This designation, once fully approved, allows
Crypto
eToro to Acquire Crypto Wallet Startup Zengo in $70 Million Deal
eToro’s approximately $70 million acquisition of Zengo is a strategic step to strengthen its DeFi infrastructure. By adding native wallet capabilities, eToro can offer services
Embedded Finance
Pipe Raises $16 Million in New Funding Round Led by Fin Capital and MaC Venture Capital
Pipe’s, a fintech that provides customer-friendly embedded financial solutions for small businesses, $16 million round suggests investors are backing a more disciplined second phase of
E-commerce
PayPal Gives Canva Creators a Unified Solution for Payments
PayPal’s integration with Canva enables creators to monetize directly within the design workflow, eliminating the need to redirect users to external storefronts or websites. This
Fintech AI
Lobster.Cash Partners With Mastercard to Enable Secure AI Agent Payments for All Existing Card Holders
Lobster.cash, the payment solution for AI agents built by Crossmint, has planned integration with Mastercard Agent Pay and Verifiable Intent aims to bring established
IDV / AML / KYB / Bioemetrics
Palm Secures Amex Ventures Investment for Business Identity
Palm, a portable business identity infrastructure platform serving 35 million businesses across the United States, has received a strategic investment from Amex Ventures, which demonstrates
Wealthtech
Wealth.com Raises $65 Million Series B to Power AI Future of Wealth Management
Wealth.com, an AI-powered platform transforming estate and tax planning for wealth management firms, has raised $65 million in Series B funding. New investors include
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
Airwallex Launches POS to Challenge Stripe’s Physical Empire
Airwallex, the Melbourne-born fintech unicorn valued at $8 billion, has launched a POS system, marking a shift from cross-border digital payments to physical commerce
QSource Group Acquires AOE Software and Unveils QTREN: A Unified Commercial Real Estate Technology Platform
QSource Group, a Houston-based enterprise tech firm backed by experts with more than 20 years of global IT operations, has acquired AOE, a vertical software
Insurtech
Acrisure Acquires MGA Vave From Canopius
Acrisure’s acquisition of Vave from Canopius enhances its U.S. insurance platform by adding a technology-driven MGA with advanced data-led underwriting, particularly for catastrophe-exposed excess and
Specialty Finance / LendTech
OpenAI has Bought AI Personal Finance Startup Hiro
OpenAI’s acquisition of Hiro appears to be a targeted acqui-hire for talent and specialized financial reasoning, rather than a broad consumer-finance expansion. This is underscored