In the first half of 2025, Canadian Fintechs demonstrated resilience, securing US$1.62 billion across 60 deals, according to KPMG International’s Pulse of Fintech H1’25 report. While this figure marks a significant decline from the record-breaking US$7.5 billion invested in the second half of 2024 and… Read More
Tagged canada, financial technology, fintech adoption, funding, insights, vc
Swedish BNPL Fintech Klarna has recently announced significant updates in securing funding and expanding its technological footprint, positioning itself for substantial growth in key markets. The Buy Now Pay Later fintech has finalized two major financial agreements and revealed plans to integrate its payment services… Read More
Tagged bnpl, buy now pay later, flexible payments, klarna
Digital bank Nubank (NYSE: NU), which now claims over 122 million customers across Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia, continues to drive transformation in the financial industry through innovative products and strategic leadership changes. The company recently announced several significant updates, including the launch of a Bitcoin… Read More
Alpaca, an API-first platform for stock, options, and crypto trading, has introduced a set of tools designed to elevate the trading experience for sophisticated algorithmic traders. Recently, Alpaca announced the launch of its Direct Market Access (DMA) Gateway and an enhanced suite of advanced order… Read More
Tagged alpaca, digital financial services
UPay’s 2025 Global Digital Payments Report provides a concise summary of virtual card and digital wallet use. It also offers a prescription for future growth. Digital wallet spending growth over the past decade is essentially tenfold, growing from $1.6 trillion in 2014 to $15.7 trillion… Read More
Tagged cards, digital wallets, UPay, virtual cards, wallet
For Fintech startups and their investors, getting a foothold in today’s marketplace is especially daunting. For every fintech startup, there are three that don’t succeed. At both the state and federal levels, there is increasing government scrutiny of fintech platforms, products, and services. Differences in… Read More
Tagged david tucker, harness ip, intellectual property, ip, legal, patents, perspective
Old Glory Bank, a conservative affiliated financial institution, is raising growth capital online under the Reg A+ exemption, which opens up the sale of securities to non-accredited investors. Old Glory Bank, based in Oklahoma but offering digital banking services nationwide, is described as “pro-American” and… Read More
Tagged banking, digital bank, fiserv, old glory bank, reg a, regulation a, rialto
SoFi (NASDAQ: SOFI) and infrastructure provider Lightspark are teaming up to deliver the former’s upcoming international money transfer service. It enables members to send funds abroad directly from the SoFi app. Lightspark, an enterprise infrastructure provider that uses the Bitcoin Lightning Network, will enable the… Read More
Tagged anthony noto, david marcus, lightspark, sofi
Zum Rails – an instant payments ecosystem and embedded finance provider, has launched its new suite of Mastercard–powered prepaid card programs across most of Canada, save for British Columbia. These reloadable cards will enable businesses to offer expense management, wage access, consumer rewards, and… Read More
Tagged Balinder Ahluwalia, canada, mastercard, Miles Schwartz, prepaid cards, zum rails
Ten UK regions have recorded a rise in startup activity in the first half of 2025, signaling renewed confidence in the country’s entrepreneurial sector. According to the New Startup Index from NatWest and Beauhurst, the North East saw the fastest relative growth, with over 10,000… Read More
Tagged natwest group, smbs, startups, uk, united kingdom
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