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.
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October 2026
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.
Bluevine agrees to sell to Valley for about $340 million
Bluevine's $340 million sale to Valley prices its deposit book at about 16 cents a dollar, with an 8% 2028 earnings lift still tied to a three-year earn-back.
HIFI raises $37m to take its stablecoin rails into repo and cards
HIFI's $37m Series A, led by Left Lane Capital, funds licences so more of its stablecoin stack runs outside Cross River Bank, the partner now competing with it.
MyComplianceOffice secures $100 million from Accel-KKR Credit Partners
MyComplianceOffice secured more than $100 million in growth financing from Accel-KKR Credit Partners to expand its technology team and AI capabilities.
MyComplianceOffice lands $100m+ from Accel-KKR’s credit fund
MyComplianceOffice takes $100m+ from Accel-KKR Credit Partners, a private credit fund. What the release says on debt vs equity, and what it funds.
Baselayer raises $35m for Know Your Agent checks on AI agents
Baselayer raised a $35m Series A led by M13 for Know Your Agent checks. What its credentials verify, and what its 2,300-institution claim actually counts.
J.P. Morgan Payments picks Thunes to widen Xpedite Remit payouts
J.P. Morgan Payments adds Thunes to Xpedite Remit, five weeks after Fiserv chose the same payout network. What that does to cross-border differentiation.
CellPoint’s Zenith puts an AI layer above payment orchestrators
CellPoint's Zenith, backed by $34m from Toscafund, is an AI decisioning layer above any payment orchestrator. Why the margin is leaving the routing layer.
