Adyen wins GOV.UK Pay deal, displacing Stripe on 1,000 services
Adyen wins the GOV.UK Pay contract, displacing Stripe across 1,000 public sector services and adding pay-by-bank to government payments.
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June 2026
Riverty secures Luxembourg bank licence for embedded finance
Bertelsmann's Riverty has won a Luxembourg banking licence from the CSSF and ECB, turning its BNPL and credit unit into a deposit-funded EU bank from July 2026.
Slash hits $1.4bn as corporate-spend fintechs split paths
Slash raised $100m at a $1.4bn valuation to stay independent just as Capital One closed its $5.15bn Brex buy — the corporate-spend category is splitting in two.
Airwallex launches billing, escalating its Stripe rivalry
Airwallex has launched a billing product, taking on Stripe's decade-old turf — the clearest sign yet of 2026's payments-platform land-grab.
May 2026
Outmarket AI raises $17m as AI dominates insurtech funding
Outmarket AI's $17m Series A lands as AI insurtechs capture two-thirds of sector funding, signalling capital is flowing to broker automation, not risk.
Revolut eyes $100bn secondary as Storonsky pushes IPO to 2028
Revolut is weighing an H2-2026 secondary share sale above $100bn while delaying its IPO to 2028 — the clearest case of fintech's stay-private valuation staircase.
JPMorgan’s Chase enters Germany with a 4% savings rate
JPMorgan's Chase launched a digital bank in Germany on May 20, 2026 with a 4% intro savings rate, taking the neobank playbook to N26 and Trade Republic.
FedNow tops 1,600 banks but RTP’s $1.3tn lead holds in 2025
FedNow has overtaken RTP on bank participants (1,600 vs 1,135) but RTP still leads on dollar volume — splitting US instant payments into two distinct networks.
Klarna Q1 hits $1bn as deposits fund 91% of book
Klarna Q1 2026: $1.012bn revenue (+44% YoY), deposits fund 91% of book, 270-day duration. KlarnaUSD stablecoin on Tempo mainnet next. Cards under pressure.
Lunar’s Klausen steps down; Saxo’s Kyhl takes CEO seat in June
Co-founder Klausen exits Lunar after 11 years; Saxo Bank deputy CEO Søren Kyhl takes over June 1, 2026 with a lending-and-profitability mandate.
Fasset’s $51m Series B: stablecoin neobank at $32bn annual run-rate
Fasset closes a $51m Series B led by SBI, Investcorp and Arz Portföy; $32bn annualised across 125 countries hints at a wholesale rail, not a retail neobank.
Bunq files for Mexican banking licence in North America push
Bunq filed for a Mexican banking licence with the CNBV on May 13, 2026, trailing Revolut and Nubank as it builds a US-Mexico cross-border corridor.
Klarna lands inside Worldline’s European merchant network
Worldline and Klarna signed a strategic framework on May 19, 2026 to embed Klarna BNPL across Europe's largest card acquirer — phased from Global Collect to POS.
Paymentology’s $175m round targets stablecoin and credit add-ons
Paymentology’s $175 million Apis-led round earmarks capital for stablecoin issuance, tokenisation, credit, and AI rails — timed to the MiCA July 1 transition.
Adyen’s €750m Talon.One deal ends 20-year build-only rule
Adyen's €750m Talon.One acquisition is its first ever — a margin-defence move that fuses payments data with cart-side decisioning to defend its premium multiple.
May 2024
Solitics Sets the Standard in Real-Time Responsiveness
Take your traders’ experience to the top with Solitics - the lightning-fast edge that sets elite brokers apart from the competition.
June 2023
Embark on Your PIX Journey with PayRetailers and Empower Your Business in LATAM
PayRetailers, the leading payment processor in Latin America, has integrated PIX, the flagship payment system of Brazil, into its all-in-one payment platform.
May 2023
Why the Right Business Advice is Crucial to Your Brokerage
iTech Software offers brokerage firms a comprehensive package that includes support to launch, scale and grow for long-term success.
