October 12, 2025 @ 11:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PicPay, a Brazilian mobile banking platform under the Batista family’s investment vehicle, is reportedly planning a $500 million initial public offering (IPO) in the United States, aiming for a 2026 debut. This move highlights the company’s aim to tap high-potential global markets. Launched in 2012… Read More

 Tagged brazil, ipo, latam, picpay

October 12, 2025 @ 8:30 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

NoFraud, an e-commerce fraud prevention provider, has acquired Yofi AI, a return fraud and policy abuse detection platform for e-commerce retailers backed by Nyca Partners, Point72 Ventures, and eBay Ventures. With Yofi AI, NoFraud is expanding beyond payment fraud to stop policy abuse at scale… Read More

 Tagged Jordan Shamir, NoFraud, return fraud, Scott Gifis, Yofi

October 12, 2025 @ 7:26 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Shoppers are strategically shifting toward more gift card purchases to maintain holiday gifting traditions amid economic pressures, according to new research from Blackhawk Network (BHN), a global provider of branded payment solutions. BHN’s annual holiday forecast, which surveyed more than 2,100 U.S. consumers, reveals that… Read More

 Tagged blackhawk network, Brett Narlinger, Christmas shopping, gift cards

October 11, 2025 @ 10:18 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Rakuten has unveiled new research conducted by Harris Poll highlighting a sharply divided outlook for holiday shopping this year. Just 28% plan to spend less, while 26% expect to spend more. This divide is even more pronounced among households with children, which are gearing up… Read More

 Tagged credit card debt, harris poll, holiday shopping, incentive stacking, rakuten, Wendy Bergh

October 11, 2025 @ 9:16 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

A new study by Maclear shows that the P2P lending sector in Europe is gaining momentum as investors look for higher yields and stronger safeguards, while small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) turn to crowdlending for more flexible access to capital. According to the study, European… Read More

 Tagged Alexander Lang, europe, Maclear, online lending, p2p, p2p lending, sme funding

October 11, 2025 @ 6:55 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Yendo, the company behind a vehicle-secured credit card, this week announced a $50 million Series B funding round. It includes investors Spice Expeditions, Autotech Ventures, FPV Ventures, Pelion Venture Partners, Mark Cuban, and Clocktower Technology Ventures. The funding will accelerate Yendo’s expansion beyond secured lending… Read More

 Tagged funding round, Jordan Miller, logan green, mark cuban, Nick Huber, Yendo

October 11, 2025 @ 3:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ClearBank, the enabler of real-time clearing and embedded banking, announces its partnership with payroll software platform PayCaptain, enabling real-time salary payments for employees across its network of over 300 corporate clients. PayCaptain will become ClearBank’s embedded banking partner in the corporate sector, marking a key… Read More

 Tagged clearbank, paycaptain, payments, uk, united kingdom

October 11, 2025 @ 3:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with George Kailas, CEO & Founder of Prospero, a Fintech startup with a mission to democratize access to financial markets for retail traders and investors. Prospero explains that it simplifies institutional trading behavior into more meaningful and “actionable” data-driven insights that… Read More

 Tagged ai, investing, prospero.ai, retail investors, stock market, trading

October 11, 2025 @ 11:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

OnePay, a financial technology company that is owned by Walmart, is introducing Bitcoin and Ethereum trading services to its mobile app, according sources familiar with the matter and as cited by CNBC. The Fintech company is said to be working cooperatively with stablecoin and crypto… Read More

 Tagged Crypto Transactions, mobile apps, onepay, walmart

October 11, 2025 @ 10:24 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Payment processor Thredd this week announced the introduction of One View, a fraud solution developed in collaboration with global fraud and financial crime detection firm Featurespace (a Visa solution). The solution enables card transactions and non-card payments to be intelligently monitored under one network-agnostic interface… Read More

 Tagged Anthony Gudgeon, ARIC Risk Hub, featurespace, Jason Blackhurst, thredd