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.
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October 2026
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.
Paymob’s $35m pre-Series C bets on the Gulf, not Egypt
Paymob's $35m pre-Series C, co-led by Mubadala and the EBRD, lands as GCC revenue grows 7x to near half the total. What the Gulf shift means for MENA payments.
FintechOS raises $28m in debt and equity to push into the US
FintechOS raised $28m from existing backers plus a Santander CIB debt line after turning profitable.
Luzern Risk raises $45m to take captive insurance mid-market
Luzern Risk's $45m Series B bets captive insurance can move beyond the Fortune 500, as Marsh data shows formations rising while commercial rates fall.
Bank Pekao picks NCR Atleos Authentic payment switch
Bank Pekao has chosen NCR Atleos's Authentic payment switch for card processing as a tax-driven profit squeeze puts its cost-to-income target under pressure.
UK Payments Delivery Company seeks £50m, blueprint due 2027
Nineteen firms funded the UK Payments Delivery Company's £50m raise four days after the design consultation closed. The blueprint is not due until Q1 2027.
Enova walks away from Grasshopper Bank, saying regulators have no standards for nonbanks
Enova withdrew its OCC and Federal Reserve applications for Grasshopper Bank, saying nonbanks face no clear charter standards. ENVA fell 23.4% next session.
Fin.com raises $20m seed with seven acquisitions already closed
Fin.com raised a $20m seed led by Garrett Camp's Expa, a small cheque for a cross-border payments network with 200 staff and seven acquisitions closed.
Ryft’s £20m Series B targets a Malta licence and US entry
Ryft raises a £20m Series B led by Gresham House Ventures, with a Malta EU licence bid, US entry and the safeguarding duties marketplaces would rather avoid.
ETFBOOK raises $13m to take ETF data into the US and Apac
ETFBOOK raises $13m led by Expedition Growth Capital to take its ETF data platform into the US and Apac, yet 38% of global ETFs sit outside its coverage.
Saudi fintech Tabby raises $233m at a $6.5bn valuation
Tabby raised $233m at a $6.5bn valuation led by Blue Pool Capital, but the small primary cheque shows Gulf BNPL's real growth funding is now debt, not equity.
