Brokerage infrastructure provider Alpaca raises $135M Peak XV led the raise with participation from Elefund, Opera Tech Ventures, the venture capital arm of BNP Paribas Group, and Unbound. It follows Alpaca’s $150 million Series D from January, which valued the company at $1.15 billion. Flex… Read More
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The American Fintech Council (AFC) has sent a comment letter to the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services (DCBS), Division of Financial Regulation, asking for a “more tailored” regulatory treatment of buy now, pay later (BNPL) providers. Currently, Oregon intends to treat these platforms like… Read More
Open banking firm Salt Edge and Domopay have announced a partnership to support rent pay in Italy. Domopay is a proptech firm based in Italy and claims to be the first firm in the country to process payments via open banking. Salt Edge is integrated… Read More
Two European fintechs have announced a merger to create a unified, bank-grade platform for identity verification and compliance. The partnership aims to deliver protection across the full customer journey while supporting expansion in key markets worldwide. Fourthline, headquartered in Amsterdam and recognized as a top… Read More
Tagged europe, Fourthline, regtech, veridas
Fresh off the holiday, digital assets insiders returned to the grind, with fresh thoughts on the CLARITY and GENIUS Acts, AI, PayPal/Stripe, and more. CLARITY Act “The US Senate is set to deliberate on the CLARITY Act on July 20. The bill’s key debates center on… Read More
Tagged ai, Bitfire Research, bonzo lend, Brickken, data centers, Edwin Mata, Global Settlement Network, io.net, Kurv, Mark Alsentzer, redstone, stefan deiss:, the clarity act, the hashgraph group, triple-a
Creditspring has announced that it has surpassed £1 billion in total loans disbursed to its members. This milestone underscores the growing appeal of its innovative subscription-based lending model amid persistent economic challenges for British households. Founded in 2016, Creditspring operates as an FCA-regulated responsible lender… Read More
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Alpaca, a provider of brokerage infrastructure, has announced a substantial $135 million equity raise. The round was spearheaded by Peak XV, with significant backing from Elefund and participation from new and existing investors including Opera Tech Ventures—the venture arm of BNP Paribas Group—and Unbound. When… Read More
Tagged alpaca, fintech, funding round, infrastructure
Elliptic launches continuous monitoring Elliptic’s solution gives crypto compliance teams a continuously accurate view of customer risk rather than a picture frozen at the last screening. It pairs event detection with fully configurable alerting. Continuous Monitoring detects the full range of risk-changing events rather than… Read More
Tagged elliptic, Glovo, pliant, PragmaGO, Shift4 One, stablecoin, stablepay
Gate US has formed a key partnership with SoFi (NASDAQ: SOFI), a nationally chartered banking institution. This collaboration positions SoFi as a vital infrastructure partner, enhancing Gate US’s capabilities to deliver secure, efficient, and regulation-compliant financial services to US based users. The partnership underscores Gate US’s… Read More
Tagged banking, crypto exchange, gate.io, sofi, us
Digital bank Revolut has obtained in-principle approval to deliver virtual asset services across the UAE. The Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) in Dubai granted the preliminary license, positioning the company to introduce broker-dealer activities, asset management and investment services, as well as exchange functionalities in… Read More
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NewCo Capital rebrands to Bizcap US, strengthening support for brokers, ISOs
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StartEngine Acquires Vinovest to Broaden Access to Alternative Assets
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Pepperdine Graziadio Business School Most Fundable Companies
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