Cleavr raises €8 million seed for invoice collection
Paris fintech Cleavr raised an €8 million seed, led by Varsity, to automate invoice collection. The cash-flow gains it cites are still company figures.
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October 2026
Homeward raises $120m Series D and $330m debt line
Homeward raised $120 million in Series D equity and $330 million of asset-backed debt. Most of the money funds houses, not software around the cash offer.
Spiko raises $90 million Series B for tokenised cash
Spiko raised $90 million in a Series B to scale tokenised cash funds from London and Paris. Bloomberg, not the company, put the valuation at $800 million.
Constructor launches Agentic Checkout with Link by Stripe
Constructor launched Agentic Checkout with Stripe so shoppers can pay with Link inside the agent. No retailer is named as live, and no volume is given.
Valon raises $150 million at a $2.3 billion valuation
Valon raised $150 million at a $2.3 billion valuation in its Series D wire. A Dealroom blurb still says $1.49 billion. Contracted loans are not live loans.
Walapay raises $4.6 million seed led by Generative Ventures
Walapay raised a $4.6 million seed led by Generative Ventures for licences and bank partners. The firm says annualised volume is already $2.5 billion.
Trustly receives binding equity letters over $40 million
Trustly has irrevocable equity letters of more than $40 million from Nordic Capital and Alfvén & Didrikson. The raise is due to conclude in November 2026.
Apple Pay launches in India on Axis Bank credit cards
Apple Pay opened in India on September 30, 2026, for Axis Bank Visa and Mastercard credit cards only. Finextra says RuPay and UPI were not part of the launch.
NG.Cash raises $15 million for credit and crypto in Brazil
NG.Cash raised $15 million led by Blockchain Capital. Finextra's October 2 report calls the São Paulo app a Brazilian Cash App; licences are the story.
Wero joins Bancomat and Bizum in a Madrid payments hub
Wero takes an equal stake in a Madrid payments hub with Bancomat and Bizum. Person-to-person transfers come first, and each scheme keeps its own bank app.
Monarch acquires HMBradley team, not the bank brand
Monarch's first deal takes the HMBradley team, now MBI, into Monarch Labs. The October 1 release keeps the app brand and leaves the old bank name behind.
Stripe agrees to acquire embedded-finance firm Parafin
Stripe agreed to acquire embedded-finance firm Parafin, the credit layer inside DoorDash, Gusto and Jobber. Terms are undisclosed and the deal has not closed.
SkipCash raised $4 million Series A for Gulf tap-to-phone
SkipCash raised $4 million in February 2026 for Gulf tap-to-phone. The round is real, but merchant counts have split and a later bank stake is undisclosed.
Payments Association acquires its European sister body
The Payments Association acquired its Luxembourg sister after a unanimous vote. The combined count is more than 350 organisations. No price was disclosed.
Zilch reportedly sounds out banks for a 2027 London IPO
Zilch reportedly sounds out banks for a 2027 London IPO after its operating loss fell to £5.147 million. The company has not confirmed the proposed float.
Jeeves raises $110m led by CoinFund for a new wallet
Jeeves raised $110 million led by CoinFund and launched a stablecoin wallet paying out to 190 countries. Cards still lead the $5 billion annualised book.
Elio Mortgage raises $5.1m pre-seed for AI home loans
Elio Mortgage raised a $5.1 million pre-seed to originate AI home loans inside a licensed brokerage, rather than sell mortgage software to other lenders.
Trading Technologies buys TRAFiX to cover cash equities
Trading Technologies closed its acquisition of TRAFiX on September 30, adding equities and equity-options OEMS and FIX coverage. Terms were not disclosed.
Capitolis agrees $200 million cash deal for eSecLending
Capitolis has agreed to buy eSecLending for $200 million in cash. Parthenon is selling and investing, while antitrust clearance is still required to close.
September 2026
Brite Payments opens UK Pay by Bank after FCA licence
Brite Payments has opened UK Pay by Bank after an FCA e-money licence, putting Britain on one API already linked to more than 3,800 banks in 27 markets.
