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A Big Day for Brazilian FinTech: PicPay IPOs in the US as Nubank Secures US Bank Approval
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Brazil 🇧🇷 just rang the bell in the US 🇺🇸
Literally.
After a few snow-storm curveballs and flight cancellations, I finally made it to freezing NYC, just in time to watch PicPay ring the bell at Nasdaq.
Seeing a FinTech go public from the inside never gets old. Huge
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Sokin Lands $100M to Double Down on Embedded Payments and Global Expansion
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Still in the US 🇺🇸, and this one crossed my radar today while catching up on the usual conversations, meetings, and inbox updates...
Sokin just secured $100M in growth financing from Oxford Finance.
It’s long-term debt, not equity, and it’s being used to accelerate global expansion,
Mesh Hits Unicorn Status with $75M Series C to Build the Universal Crypto Payments Network
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Mesh just raised a $75M Series C, pushing its valuation to $1B.
Mesh is building the connective tissue that lets consumers pay with any crypto asset, while merchants settle instantly in the stablecoin or fiat they choose.
As crypto moves from experimentation to real-world payments, capital is
UK Campaigner Launches £1.5Bn Legal Action Against Apple Pay
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Apple is facing a major legal challenge in the UK.
A £1.5bn class action has been launched against Apple, targeting Apple Pay and what campaigners call hidden fees and blocked competition.
The claim argues Apple Pay has been the only contactless payment option for iPhone users
Capital One Strikes $5.2B Deal to Acquire Brex
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Greetings from Santa Monica ☀️
A snowstorm rerouted my NYC flight, so I accidentally extended my stay in California. Tragic, I know. There are definitely worse places to be “stuck” than the LA sunshine 😉
Unexpected bonus: Los Angeles is buzzing with FinTech right now. Big shoutout to Seth
PayPal Moves Fast Into AI Commerce with Cymbio Acquisition
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PayPal is acquiring Cymbio to accelerate its agentic commerce strategy.
Cymbio helps merchants make their product catalogs discoverable across AI-powered surfaces like Microsoft Copilot and Perplexity. Checkout stays with PayPal. Merchants remain the merchant of record. Customer relationships stay intact.
This is a distribution play for the
Airwallex Acquires Paynuri to Deepen Its Global Payments Infrastructure
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Greetings from LA! Los Angeles is the next stop on my US trip, connecting with some great people from the FinTech industry.
I really enjoyed San Francisco this week. Without taking anything away from all the great people I met there, I do want to highlight Shack
Stream Raises $90M as Workplace Finance Scales across the UK and US
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Stream just raised a $90M Series D to scale its workplace finance platform and expand further into the US.
The round was led by Sofina. Total funding now sits at $228M. Stream plugs directly into the employer's payroll.
The big push? Pensions. After acquiring Zippen,
Sinpex Raises €10M as KYB Becomes Mission-Critical Ahead of Europe’s AML Reset
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Sinpex just raised a €10M Series A to scale its AI-powered KYB automation platform.
Europe prepares for a much stricter AML regime coming into force in 2027. The platform unifies the full KYB lifecycle, from onboarding and UBO identification to ongoing reviews and audit-ready reporting.
Sinpex says
PhotonPay Secures U.S. MTL License as Its Global Payments Strategy Comes Together
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PhotonPay just secured a U.S. Money Transmitter License, a key regulatory milestone that anchors its long-term expansion across the Americas.
The approval strengthens PhotonPay’s ability to offer compliant payment and funds transfer services under one of the most demanding regulatory regimes globally.
This comes right
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Revolut Moves Into Employer of Record, Setting Up a Direct Challenge to Deel
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Revolut is getting close to launching GlobalHire, its Employer of Record service, with a standalone app expected to go live soon.
GlobalHire will allow companies to hire talent in 160 countries without setting up local entities. Revolut acts as the legal employer, handling payroll, benefits, tax, and