May 15, 2026 @ 5:11 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The Web3 community had plenty to say about the CLARITY Act passing this week. “Bitcoin ran out of steam very quickly after yesterday’s little pump on the CLARITY Act news. The $82,000 resistance level proved insurmountable, despite institutional buying via ETFs. “The regulatory news was… Read More

May 13, 2026 @ 2:14 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

AeQuitas Invest, an Omaha-based, women-led financial technology company, has launched an online funding portal designed to expand access to capital for women-owned businesses. AeQuitas is a registered funding portal operating under Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF). AeQuitas joins dozens of other funding portals that operate in… Read More

May 13, 2026 @ 1:21 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Pit, an AI-native workforce platform, this week announced its public launch alongside $16 million in funding led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). The round includes participation from Lakestar, the Pit founders, executives from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Deel, and Revolut, and the Stena and Lundin families. Pit… Read More

May 12, 2026 @ 11:25 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Corvera, an agentic supply chain management platform backed by Y Combinator, has raised $4.2 million (£3 million) in seed funding to accelerate its expansion and automate end-to-end operational workflows for consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands. The round was led by 6 Degrees Capital, with participation… Read More

May 12, 2026 @ 10:02 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Some questionable thoughts on stablecoins and crypto investing are among the Web3 Thoughts of the Week. Bitcoin and oil dynamics “Bitcoin’s brief recovery above $80,000 is looking shaky. It’s being driven by easing oil prices rather than strong buying, with Brent back below $110 on… Read More

May 12, 2026 @ 12:28 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Gr4vy, a cloud-based payment orchestration platform, this week announced support for Pix Automático in Brazil through its integration with dLocal, a cross-border payment platform. It allows merchants to offer automated Pix billing for subscriptions, memberships, and other recurring services. Pix has helped bring more than… Read More

May 9, 2026 @ 1:17 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

FIS is working with Anthropic to bring agentic AI to banking, beginning with the Financial Crimes AI Agent. The agent will compress anti-money-laundering investigations from hours to minutes, automatically assembling evidence across a bank’s core systems, evaluating activity against known typologies, and surfacing the highest-risk… Read More

May 9, 2026 @ 12:12 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Billtrust, a provider of B2B accounts receivable workflow and payment software, has introduced its AI‑driven Buyer Payment Portal and Cash Forecasting capabilities, along with expanded payment controls and international payment options. Together, the new capabilities help AR teams accelerate collections, improve buyer payment experiences, and… Read More

May 8, 2026 @ 12:11 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Slash Financial, a banking platform, has launched Global Cards, a product that enables international businesses to spend globally without requiring a U.S. entity, such as a Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Employer Identification Number (EIN). Issued on the Visa network and enabled by Rain’s global… Read More

May 6, 2026 @ 12:16 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

The Cari Network has entered into a strategic partnership with Tassat, developers of a blockchain-based tokenized deposit network. Cari will incorporate select Tassat technologies and technical expertise into its platform, accelerating the development of Cari’s tokenized deposit network and the delivery of always-on, programmable payments… Read More

May 4, 2026 @ 6:57 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Chord, an AI platform powering modern commerce operations, has raised $7 million, led by Equal Ventures, with participation from existing investor M13 and new investors Chingona Ventures and CEAS Investments. Commerce is becoming harder to run. Systems are fragmented, and teams are left stitching together… Read More

May 4, 2026 @ 6:47 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Loyyal, an AI-first, blockchain-powered loyalty and payments ecosystem, this week launched OfferPoint, a merchant-funded offer marketplace designed to help banks, digital wallets, and financial institutions increase card spend and customer engagement without funding the rewards themselves. OfferPoint provides financial institutions access to a continuously growing… Read More

May 4, 2026 @ 5:44 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Bybit has expanded Bybit Pay to South Africa through an integration with  MoneyBadger, a South African crypto payments integration provider that enables QR-based transactions and settlement in rand through partnerships with major payment networks. That enables users to make everyday purchases using cryptocurrency across a… Read More

May 3, 2026 @ 7:42 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Squads this week announced an $18 million strategic round led by Solana Ventures, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Haun Ventures, L1D, Collab+Currency, Electric Capital, Placeholder, Jump Crypto, and Robot Ventures, bringing total funding to $42.9 million. This raise accelerates Altitude, a financial operating system built on… Read More

May 3, 2026 @ 6:39 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

MoonPay Korea will support the global distribution, cross-border settlement, wallet access, and currency conversion infrastructure for Korea’s emerging won-backed stablecoin market. As part of this effort, MoonPay Korea has signed its first banking MOU with Woori Bank, South Korea’s oldest commercial bank and one of… Read More

May 3, 2026 @ 6:34 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

According to the JD Power Financial Services Churn Data and Analytics report, fintech brands are making meaningful inroads in building market share across the full spectrum of financial services. The report tracks new customer acquisition and attrition rates across financial services and sheds light on… Read More

May 3, 2026 @ 12:52 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

As the number of financially unhealthy American consumers reaches 69%, consumers have turned to AI as they have begun to change the way they approach not just ancillary spending, but also short-term necessities and long-term investments. This is among the findings from a recent JD… Read More

May 3, 2026 @ 12:44 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Trading platform Liquid has closed an $18 million seed funding round. It was co-led by Neo and Left Lane Capital, with participation from Haun Ventures, K5 Global, SV Angel, AntiFund, and Sunflower Capital, in addition to existing investors Paradigm and General Catalyst. Liquid is designed… Read More

May 2, 2026 @ 7:32 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

MoonPay has acquired Sodot, a management infrastructure company with clients including eToro, BitGo, Flow Traders, and Exodus. The acquisition forms the foundation of MoonPay Institutional, MoonPay’s new business serving financial institutions, asset managers, trading firms and exchanges entering digital asset markets. It provides a technology… Read More

May 2, 2026 @ 12:48 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

pmtbox, an enterprise commerce platform built to unify payments, risk, and data for merchants, today announced $15 million in seed funding. It was led by Tandem Ventures, with participation from Element Ventures, Cynosure Investment Partners, and Aaron Skonnard, founder and CEO of Pluralsight. For years,… Read More