Articles Tagged “Fintech”
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Rillet Raises $100M at a $1B AI Accounting Valuation
Rillet's $100M Series C led by ICONIQ values the AI-native ERP at $1B, with 600+ customers and new ARR doubling in the last three months alone.
Ripple Payments Reaches Korea's Jeonbuk Bank
Jeonbuk Bank becomes the first Korean regional bank to deploy Ripple Payments, cutting cross-border settlement from days to seconds for local exporters.
Stripe Buys OpenRouter in a $7 Billion AI Gateway Deal
Stripe has agreed to acquire OpenRouter for more than $7 billion, more than five times the AI gateway startup's $1.3 billion valuation in May.
JPYC Raises $38M to Take Yen Stablecoins Into Logistics
Japan's first registered stablecoin issuer extended its Series B to $38 million, led by logistics group AZ-COM Maruwa, bringing total funding to $106M.
ICE to Buy MarketAxess in a $6 Billion Bond Deal
Intercontinental Exchange agreed to acquire MarketAxess for $167 a share in cash, a $6 billion deal at a 33% premium with $100 million in cost synergies.
Marqeta and zerohash Bring Stablecoins to Cards
A Marqeta and zerohash deal lets people spend stablecoin balances at millions of merchants using standard cards, while merchants still get paid in fiat.
MoneySuperMarket Launches £1 Low-Cost Investing App
MoneySuperMarket's new Seccl-powered platform lets UK savers invest from £1 with zero trading fees and a 0.34% annual fee across 40 funds and ETFs.
Custom Indexing Explained: Build Your Own Personal ETF
Custom indexing lets you own the stocks inside your own personal index fund directly — here's how it works, what it costs, and who should consider it.
Chime Invest Adds Commission-Free Stock Trading From $1
Chime Invest brings commission-free stock and ETF trading from $1 plus managed portfolios at 0-0.25%, with no account minimums and SIPC coverage.
JPYC Stablecoin to Pay 2,300 Japanese Logistics Partners
AZ-COM Maruwa will settle payments to 2,300 partners in JPYC, Japan's first regulated yen stablecoin, after 2 billion yen hit on-chain circulation.
Darwinex TradingView Integration Turns Charts Into Trades
Darwinex traders can now order straight from TradingView charts, feeding auditable records behind more than $600 million allocated to independent traders.
Alpaca Raises $135M to Build Agent-First Brokerage APIs
Alpaca raised $135M in equity toward a $435M total package, saying tokenized equity assets under custody have now passed the $1.5 billion mark.
Visa Stablecoin Platform Spans Nine Blockchains in Beta
Visa's new Stablecoin Platform lets banks issue and redeem stablecoins across 9 blockchains, launching with the 140-firm-backed Open USD.
Longbridge Launches an AI-Native Investing Platform
Longbridge's new AI-native platform turns investing into a conversation, drafting orders you review and plugging 13+ skills into ChatGPT and Claude.
Waton's MoTA Alpha Opens an AI Trading Agent Market
Waton Financial launched MoTA Alpha on July 10 — an AI-native platform with a marketplace where developers publish and rank AI trading agents.
eToro's Tori AI Agent Brings Proactive Investing Alerts
eToro unveiled an AI-first app on July 8 with Tori, a proactive agent that pushes portfolio insights to WhatsApp and Apple Watch, plus goal sub-accounts.
Texas Stock Exchange Goes Live, First in a Generation
The Dallas-based Texas Stock Exchange began operations July 6 and live trading July 10 — the first new US national securities exchange in a generation.
EDX Markets Raises $76M Series C Led by SBI Holdings
EDX Markets closed a $76M Series C led entirely by SBI Holdings, which took a ~20% stake, funding its pending US national trust bank charter push.
Fincart's AI Wealth App Makes Goal-Based Investing Easy
Fincart's July 9 app update adds AI-powered, goal-based investing and bundles mutual funds, digital gold, and PMS to widen access for retail investors.
eToro's New AI-First App Adds Tori and Agent-Powered Portfolios
eToro rebuilt its app around AI, launching Tori — a proactive assistant on WhatsApp and Apple Watch — plus agent-powered portfolios that trade in dedicated sub-accounts.
CaixaBank and Visa Complete Their First AI-Agent Card Payment
CaixaBank and Visa just ran their first real card payment made by an AI agent on a shopper's behalf, pushing agentic commerce onto trusted rails.
Securitize Debuts on the NYSE and Puts Its Own Stock On-Chain Day One
Securitize began NYSE trading as SECZ on July 2, 2026 and became the first newly public company to offer a regulated tokenized version of its own stock at listing.
Webull's Vega Portfolio Puts an AI Research Partner in Your Pocket
Webull unveiled Vega Portfolio, an AI research and analysis partner for retail investors that offers personalized guidance while you stay in control.
Airwallex Hits $11B Valuation and Bets Big on Agentic AI Finance
Airwallex raised a $320M Series H to reach an $11B valuation, hit $1.3B annualized revenue, and launched agentic AI finance products T:0 and Airi. Here's the scoop.
Cboe Launches Predicts, a New Suite of Retail-Friendly Index Contracts
Cboe introduced Cboe Predicts on June 23, 2026 — centrally cleared, retail-scaled contracts on the Mini-S&P 500 Index, available now on Interactive Brokers.
Google Finance Exits Beta With AI Portfolio Tools and a New App
Google Finance left beta the week of June 25, 2026, rolling out AI portfolio tracking, scheduled briefings, and a dedicated Android app for everyday investors.
SoFi Composer Lets Everyday Investors Build Strategies in Plain English
SoFi unveiled Composer by SoFi on June 23, 2026 — an AI-powered, no-code platform that lets retail investors build, backtest, and automate strategies in plain English.
Webull Opens Pre-IPO Private Market Access to Everyday Accredited Investors
On June 23, 2026, Webull launched a private-markets offering with Monark Markets, giving accredited investors access to late-stage, pre-IPO companies through focused SPVs.
Plus500 Rolls Out 24/5 Stock CFD Trading for Retail Investors
Fintech group Plus500 launched 24/5 CFD trading on a selection of stocks on June 23, 2026, giving retail investors far more flexibility to trade around their own schedules.
Trading Technologies Brings Institutional Tools to Prediction Markets via Kalshi
Trading Technologies is connecting its institutional execution and algo platform to regulated prediction markets, starting with Kalshi — a milestone that professionalizes a fast-growing new asset class.
The IPO Window Is Wide Open as 2026 Listings Surge
A record-breaking space-sector debut and a sixfold jump in IPO proceeds signal that the 2026 public-listing market has roared back to life, with 121 filings logged so far this year.
JPMorgan Bets on Long-Running AI Agents as Digital Workers
JPMorgan Chase plans to deploy autonomous AI agents that run for hours, managing multi-step workflows across software as the bank scales digital workers.
ICE Compass Puts AI Counterparty Forecasts on the Fixed-Income Desk
ICE launched Compass, an AI analytics tool giving bond desks counterparty rankings and price forecasts before they trade — with T. Rowe Price as first client.
SoFi Coach Puts an AI Financial Guide in Members' Pockets
SoFi launched SoFi Coach, an AI-powered financial guide that tracks spending, manages debt, and plans big goals — and 70% of early testers took real steps to improve their finances.
Robinhood's Agentic Trading Lets AI Trade in a Ring-Fenced Account — You Hold the Kill Switch
Robinhood launched Agentic Trading on June 2, 2026 — AI agents can place equity trades in a ring-fenced account via MCP, with push alerts and one-tap shutoff.
Thndr Levels Up From Trading App to All-in-One Wealth Platform
Thndr is expanding from stock trading into full wealth management — adding digital gold, fractional real estate, no-commission funds, and AI-powered planning to one app.
Binance Opens 7,000+ U.S. Stocks to Global Investors With Zero Commission
Binance launched commission-free trading of 7,000+ U.S. stocks and ETFs for global users, with $5 fractional shares and direct ownership cleared through Alpaca.
IRA Financial Rebuilds Its Digital-Asset IRA Platform for Faster, Mobile Investing
On June 2, 2026, IRA Financial relaunched its digital-asset retirement platform with real-time access to ~100 tokens, candlestick charts, and a fully mobile-responsive redesign.
Interactive Brokers Brings Claude AI to Trading — With You Holding the Approval Button
Interactive Brokers launched a Claude AI integration on June 1, 2026, letting clients manage portfolios in plain English across 170+ markets while manually approving every order.
Upstart Applies for a National Bank Charter to Build America's First AI-Native Bank
Upstart is taking its AI-driven lending model to its logical conclusion — applying for a national bank charter to build America's first AI-native bank and reshape how credit is assessed for millions.
Fintech VC Hits $12B in Q1 2026 — AI Applications Are Driving the Surge
Global fintech raised $12B in Q1 2026 with US startups up 47% year-over-year, as AI-powered financial tools capture 58% of all fintech venture investment.
Robinhood Cortex Rolls Out AI-Powered Portfolio Intelligence for Gold Subscribers
Robinhood Cortex is now live for Gold subscribers — an AI investment tool connecting your portfolio to real-time news, analyst data, and market insights.
Franklin Templeton Launches Franklin Crypto With Veteran Wall Street and Web3 Leadership
Franklin Templeton launched Franklin Crypto on April 1, a dedicated institutional crypto investment management platform co-led by Chris Perkins, Seth Ginns, and Tony Pecore.
9fin Raises $170M at $1.3B Valuation to Scale Its AI Platform for Debt Markets
London-based fintech 9fin closed a $170M Series C at a $1.3B valuation, bringing AI-powered debt market intelligence to over 300 banks, asset managers, and law firms.
JPMorgan's LLM Suite Has Scaled to 450 Agentic AI Workflows Across the Bank
JPMorgan Chase's proprietary LLM Suite now powers over 450 agentic AI workflows — including generating full investment banking pitch decks in under 30 seconds.
Robinhood's Prediction Markets Hit 11 Billion Contracts — CFTC Exchange Next
Robinhood's prediction markets hit 11 billion contracts and 1 million customers, making it the platform's fastest-growing product since launch.
NYSE Parent ICE Completes $600M More in Polymarket, Pushing Its Total Stake to $1.64 Billion
Intercontinental Exchange has finalized a fresh $600 million investment in Polymarket, bringing its total equity stake to $1.64 billion as prediction markets become a serious financial data asset class.