Cleavr raises €1M to develop an AI solution for accounts receivable

Cleavr, an AIsolution dedicated to autonomous accounts receivable management, has raised €1million in a funding round backed by Kima Ventures, Better Angle, Raphaël Nahum(CFO of Pennylane), Régis Samu…

Zopa reports third consecutive year of profit, says new current account topping expectations

Zopa Bank, the UK savings and lending digital bank, has reported its third consecutive year of profit, as it says take-up of its new current account proposition has eclipsed expectations.The London-ba…

Why Your Grandchildren Will Never Swipe A Card, But Might Still Write A Check

FIS Global Head of Payments Networks David Keenan on agentic commerce, the future of installment lending, and why retailers need to break up with their acquirers.

Homaio lands €3.6M to extend access to energy transition assets

Paris-based Homaio has raised €3.6 million in a fundinground led by RAISE Ventures, with participation from Groupe Eren, businessangels, and existing investors XAnge and Redstone, bringing its total f…

Kalshi’s legal troubles pile up, as Arizona files first ever criminal charges over ‘illegal gambling business’

It’s the latest salvo in an escalating battle between state regulators and an industry that claims it’s not beholden to them.

OakNorth reports nudge up in profits, delays net zero target by 10 years

OakNorth, the UK challenger lending bank, has reported a nudge up in year-on-year pre-tax profits in 2025 from £215m to £223m, helped by US growth. The SoftBank-backed bank, however, delayed its net…

Upvest raises $125M to strengthen its API-based investment platform

Upvest, a European investmentinfrastructure provider, has announced a $125 million financing round tosupport the modernisation of legacy banking systems across Europe and the UK.The $90 million equity…

Steward, an AI-driven compliance platform managing $100B, raises $5M

Steward,an AI-first AML platform purpose-built for complex investor onboarding andongoing monitoring, has raised $5 million to advance automation in complianceoperations. The round was led by Motive P…

Fuse raises $25M to disrupt aging loan origination systems used by U.S. credit unions

The startup also announced a $5M ‘rescue fund’ to help credit unions ditch legacy software for its AI-native platform.

Walmart-backed PhonePe shelves IPO as global tensions rattle markets

PhonePe has paused its planned IPO, delaying a major liquidity event for investors including Tiger Global and Microsoft.