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It’s official: Airbnb is going public

Airbnb has filed to go public confidentially, which makes an initial public offering likely within the next few months.

FXPress Payment Services acquires Avila House

FXPress Payment Services, the payment services company, has entered an agreement to acquire Avila House, a licensed small electronic money institution, subject to receiving appropriate regulatory approvals.

American Express acquires small business loans FinTech Kabbage

American Express has acquired small business loan platform Kabbage in a deal that will see the payment giant gobble up the Covid-19 beleaguered FinTech's team, solutions and IP.

Airbnb might file to go public within the next month despite Covid-19

New reports suggest that PropTech giant Airbnb might file for an initial public offering (IPO) with the Securities and Exchange Commission in August.

BLUEDOG and FortisPay merge

North America has found itself with another payment technology company as FinTechs FortisPay and BLUEDOG have announced that they are merging.

Struggling business lender OnDeck acquired by Enova in $90m deal

Online lender Enova International is acquiring struggling rival OnDeck Capital in a deal worth $90m.

UK InsurTech Brolly has been acquired by Direct Line Group and will be shutting...

Having kicked off its journey four years ago, UK-based InsurTech startup Brolly is now closing its books after being acquired by Direct Line Group.

Open banking company Tink acquires Instantor

Swedish FinTech Tink has ramped up its European expansion by acquiring Instantor, the credit decision solutions provider that uses open banking technology.

nCino’s shares jumped over 160% in its first day of trading

Banking technology company nCino has finally gone public, with the price of its shares skyrocketing in its first day of trading.

FinTech unicorn Marqeta prepares for IPO

Rumours about Marqeta going public have found new energy as sources say the payment card issuing startup is in talks with investment banks for an initial public offering (IPO).

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Over $600m was raised across 14 deals this week

It was another slow week for FinTech deals as the end of 2026 edges closer.  A total of $602m was raised across 14 FinTech deals...
KYCP adds API4ALL to sharpen corporate due diligence

KYCP adds API4ALL to sharpen corporate due diligence

Compliance teams facing growing pressure to uncover who really sits behind a corporate client now have another tool at their disposal. According to KYCP,...
Compliance gets faster but firms trust it less, CUBE finds

Compliance gets faster but firms trust it less, CUBE finds

Financial institutions are processing regulatory change at a much faster pace than a year ago, but their belief that this work is actually effective...

Zing365: Insurance broking must map out career paths

Zing365, an InsurTech-focused learning and development specialist, has called on insurance brokers to set out defined career routes, organised training and mentoring if they...
Agentcard secures $8m to let AI agents shop online

Agentcard secures $8m to let AI agents shop online

Agentcard, a payments firm that lets AI agents make purchases using their users’ own cards, has closed an $8m seed funding round to help...

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