239 developments from 233 companies: 12 acquisitions, 23 funding, 56 partnerships and integrations, 37 launches, 8 licences and regulators, 103 other developments.
Visma acquires majority stake in Alavie; Alavie to continue operating independently under existing brand and management.
fintechfutures.comCentral Bank of Brazil approved acquisition of BizCapital's SCD credit license; entity renamed NG.Cash Sociedade de Crédito Direto S.A.
latamlist.comDefinitive merger agreement announced with Xplor Technologies (Advent-backed).
clubessential.comOpenAI acquired Statsig for approximately $1.1 billion in an all-stock deal; Vijaye Raji appointed OpenAI CTO of Applications.
techcrunch.comMerger with UST HealthProof completed, expanding services and BPaaS footprint.
healthedge.comRegent L.P. completed an Acq-Fin transaction to acquire Petit Bateau from Groupe Rocher.
cbinsights.comAcquired digital tax/accounting tool provider Ember to add non-financial features.
ffnews.comRaised $157M Series B co-led by TPG and Sanabil Investments at ~$900M valuation.
fintechfutures.comSI Tickets secured a $50 million credit facility led by Eagle Point Credit Management LLC and Feenix Venture Partners to expand inventory, enhance technology, and deepen league/team/venue partnerships.
businesswire.comRaised $50M Series E from Atlantic Vantage Point (AVP) backed by the European Investment Fund, to invest in omnichannel payment processing and expand into new markets.
fintechfutures.comRaised $70M+ Series C led by Grand Oaks Capital, with First Tech Federal Credit Union, Curql Collective, and The OHIO Fund among new investors; total equity funding exceeds $135M.
fintechfutures.comKapital raised $100M Series C co-led by Tribe Capital and Pelion Ventures, achieving unicorn status at $1.35B valuation.
fintechfutures.comRaised $110M Series E at $2.2B valuation led by Khosla Ventures; announced 'machine banking' platform vision and expansion into mortgage refinancing.
businesswire.comClosed $70M Series B led by ICONIQ and Greycroft at $1.47B post-money valuation.
fintechfutures.comCheckout.com initiated an employee share buyback programme at a $12 billion valuation, ~30% above 2023 internal trough.
techcrunch.comSecured $50M debt facility from Neuberger Berman, the firm's first credit investment in Colombia.
co.addi.comCardless raised $60M Series C led by Spark Capital; total raised exceeded $170M; company projecting $150M annualized revenue by Q2 2026 and profitability by end of 2026.
fintechfutures.comClosed $29M Series B led by Matrix Partners and Infinity Ventures with Accel and Tech Square Ventures participating
rainforestpay.comSecured $60M financing facility from i80 Group to fund Nivoda Capital, its embedded trade credit product for retailers.
techfundingnews.comRaised $14.6M led by Coinbase Ventures, with Sony, Samsung, and Hashed as investors.
fortune.comRaised £4.6M via oversubscribed convertible loan from existing shareholders, led by Marbruck Investments and Crossfin Holdings, to accelerate consumer device solutions and Tap to Everything roadmap.
mypinpad.comAnnounced ServiceNow integration for AI-powered sustainability risk management at scale
socialsuitehq.comAnnounced AI credit analysis partnership with UFOP for portfolio risk modeling.
sejaefi.com.brEntered strategic partnership with MojoPay to launch Digibanc BaaS 2.0 in Ghana targeting the $269 billion digital finance opportunity.
codebtech.comAnt International integrated FX blockchain settlement to power cross-border payments
treasurytoday.comWorldpay launches Embedded Finance Engine with embedded lending, banking, and card issuing for Worldpay for Platforms partners
corporate.worldpay.comFold Holdings announced Stripe and Visa selected to power the Fold Bitcoin Credit Card, offering up to 3.5% back in bitcoin rewards.
nasdaq.comAnnounced $400M in equity funding (two rounds) led by Insight Partners, Accel, and Halo Fund
filevine.comLocality Bank announced partnership with Parlay Finance to deploy its Loan Intelligence System (LIS) for AI-assisted SBA 7(a) loan intake and verification.
localitybank.comCapital Gurus unveiled Affiliate Embedded Financing program for enterprise-level affiliate partners delivering real-time small business financing.
linkedin.comBrolly, a peer-to-peer lending platform, partnered with Monoova to power community-driven lending payment flows using Managed Ledger and PayTo.
monoova.comCIFC announced strategic partnership with Fundbot to launch a fully digital factoring and embedded lending platform targeting SMEs and corporates in Egypt.
fintechgate.netSurecomp announced strategic partnership with Finverity for integrated trade and supply chain finance processing.
surecomp.comLaunched Instant Checkout in ChatGPT, powered by Stripe's Agentic Commerce Protocol, enabling US users to buy from Etsy and Shopify merchants directly in chat.
openai.comAnnounced a strategic partnership with Autel Energy for embedded payment solutions.
thepaypers.comGreen Dot added Stripe as a Green Dot Network partner for cash load services at 50,000+ locations, using Green Dot's embedded finance platform Arc — an indirect infrastructure development benefiting TPG's parent entity.
ir.greendot.comPartnership with Purchase Direct to bring interest-free repair finance to UK franchised dealer network
blog.payment-assist.co.ukAnnounced integration of Plaid Identity Verification for suppliers on the PrimeRevenue platform.
primerevenue.comSibill launched embedded banking product (payment account with Italian IBAN and debit card) in partnership with Swan, as reported by Embedded Finance Review.
embeddedfinancereview.comJahez (جاهز) announced launch of Samsung Pay as the first app in Saudi Arabia to activate the feature, in partnership with Moyasar and direct support from Samsung.
moyasar.comBirdie announced a partnership with TRIVER (invoice financing fintech) to offer care providers cashflow finance against unpaid Local Authority invoices, with CEO Max Parmentier publicly endorsing the partnership.
birdie.careATB Financial issued an RFP for a Strategic Partner for Data and AI Staff Augmentation to expand internal Data and AI team capabilities.
merx.comEquipifi BNPL integrated into SilverLake System banking platform via Jack Henry Fintech Integration Network.
pymnts.comShipStation ended support for the PayPal Shipping Center powered by ShipStation (paypal.shipstation.com), with PayPal taking over its own shipping center experience.
help.shipstation.comTreasury Today awarded GetYourGuide 'Best Payments Solution – Highly Commended' for its transformation of supplier payments to local tour guides in partnership with Citi.
treasurytoday.comTriver partnership page live with Birdie, embedding Cashflow Streaming into Birdie's homecare SaaS platform.
triver.comCrown Agents Bank selected Surecomp's Trade Finance-as-a-Service (TFaaS) — powered by DOKA-NG and RIVO — to digitize trade finance operations across 100+ currencies.
crownagentsbank.comAnnounced expanded Google Cloud AI partnership integrating Gemini multimodal models and federated learning across 20,000+ sites of care
wellsky.comPartnered with SMFG India Credit to extend Merchant Cash Advance loans to micro-merchants in Tier-2/3 cities.
cnbctv18.comGreen Dot added Stripe as a Green Dot Network partner, enabling Stripe Treasury users to add cash at 50,000+ money processing locations via the Arc embedded finance platform.
greendot.comUpwork partners with Wise Platform to power faster international 'Direct to Local Bank' withdrawals for freelancers in select South American, APAC, and European markets.
newsroom.wise.comLaunched a Pleo Investment Account letting German business customers invest spare funds into Money Market Funds, partnering with Lemon Markets.
ffnews.comYounited announced acceleration of Younited Pay instalment payment solution with 10+ Tier 1 tech partners including PSPs, orchestrators, CMS providers and POS systems.
younited.comKikin listed on the Xero App Store UK, offering seamless Xero-connected invoice financing with open-banking integration.
apps.xero.comLa Redoute issued a press release confirming the strategic partnership with Alma and reporting 50% uplift in installment-payment orders and 79% higher basket sizes for BNPL customers.
datocms-assets.comInchcape Shipping Services and Kyriba win Treasury Today 'Best Cash Management Solution' (Highly Commended) for TMS-driven liquidity transformation project involving Citi as banking partner.
treasurytoday.comReported as one of Europe's most active embedded finance adopters among regional banks, expanding European partnerships through HBL Solutions and the Swiss Bankers acquisition.
embeddedfinancereview.comAnnounced forward-flow capital partnership with Group 1001 Insurance for home services loans.
wisetack.comCloud Consolidated Accounting launches API integration with Intuit QuickBooks Online
corp.moneyforward.comPartnership with Mynt to launch embedded cards in Denmark by end of 2025
embeddedfinancereview.comSelf Financial partnered with Ingo Payments to power Self Cash, a real-time earned wage access disbursement product now live in 26 states.
ingomoney.comGlobal Payments published updated GPUK LLP sub-processor list (Sept 2025), disclosing key technology and infrastructure partners.
globalpayments.comMercari announced the launch of the Mercari Global App for overseas buyers, initially available in Taiwan and Hong Kong, with plans to expand to 50 countries and regions.
about.mercari.comLaunched TruStart AI-powered LPR platform for automatic parking session capture
parkengage.comZinia (Santander, now Openbank Pay) launched instalment financing for Amazon.es customers, 4–40 months on purchases of €60–3,000, after Germany and Austria.
santander.comParafin and Gusto launched Payroll Bridge, a payroll line of credit for small businesses.
businesswire.comLaunched a global expense management card with Stripe and Mastercard, serving 15M users across 175+ countries.
linkedin.comLaunched a new US credit card offering up to 6% cashback, issued by First Electronic Bank with co-branded card provider Imprint.
nerdwallet.comSmart Engines launches GreenOCR 2.0 with 10x higher accuracy and 20% faster document scanning.
smartengines.comParafin launches AI-powered Pay Over Time, with Gusto's Payroll Bridge as the first use case.
parafin.comSnappi launches into general availability in Greece with IBAN accounts, cards, IRIS and SEPA payments, and a 3% interest rate.
fintechfutures.comLaunched direct Tap to Pay, payment reports, and Pixieset Capital financing inside Studio Manager
blog.pixieset.comLaunched Checkout by THG Fulfil — MoR checkout claiming 15% conversion uplift, 60+ payment providers, 200+ markets.
thgingenuity.comBinance launched Binance Link — Crypto-as-a-Service (CaaS) white-label infrastructure for traditional financial institutions.
prnewswire.co.ukVisma Solutions introduced Orca Security Ltd as a new sub-processor for Maventa Verkkopalkka (payroll/payslip component) to improve cloud security monitoring.
support.netvisor.fiLili launched international payments enabling SMBs to pay vendors and receive payments in 130+ currencies, with wire services provided by Column Bank N.A.
businesswire.comLaunched New Dice Employer Experience with AI Boolean and job post enhancement
dhigroupinc.comRemitly hosted 'Remitly Reimagine' event and launched Remitly One, a new all-in-one financial membership with Remitly Flex (up to $250 BNPL for remittances), Remitly Wallet (3% annual rewards), and cashback.
news.remitly.comOnafriq and Visa launch Visa Pay in DRC, bridging Visa card network with M-Pesa, Airtel Money, Orange Money wallets
onafriq.comRolled out new Fractal Statements feature, providing improved payment transaction reporting and analytics within SkyOS.
skysystemz.comRenewed data access agreement with Plaid, introducing a pricing structure for consumer permissioned data sharing.
jpmorganchase.comSLoan for Sellers (Malaysia) marketed with loans up to RM300,000 and 24-hour approval.
bigseller.comET feature: 25,000+ MSMEs onboarded, $500M annualised volume, Amazon partnership and RBI PA-CB license highlighted.
economictimes.indiatimes.comECB grants full banking licence to Scalable Capital Bank GmbH; launches deposits, savings and Scalable Credit lending.
de.scalable.capitalLaunches Premium APIs — non-regulatory, API-based services (Account Transaction & Balance, Payment Initiation) for embedding banking into corporate systems, part of the Forward'28 strategy ("embedding financial services directly into the systems our customers already use"); FinanceKey pilots the Account Transaction & Balance API for real-time multi-account liquidity.
nfweek.comConcluded ₦150B Rights Issue with CBN and SEC approval, surpassing the ₦200B regulatory capital threshold.
wemabank.comConditional approval · Conditional Approval 1346 · 2025-09-12 — OneSource Virtual Trust Bank, National Association, national trust bank, OCC. Trust bank for the Workday payroll services provider's client-funds handling. [charter]
occ.govBecame first commercial issuer of Mastercard's embedded virtual card payment capability for Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP clients.
finextra.comMatrixport published an updated AML/CFT policy (dated September 9, 2025) covering all jurisdictions of operation under the 'BIT' brand.
matrixport.comPublished case study with Raise Foundation (Australian youth mental health charity) for digital mentoring program delivery
tacklit.comUpdated subprocessors list published, confirming Stripe for payment processing and Auth0 for authentication among core infrastructure vendors.
thread.appPublished Prelim Results 2025 and Annual Report 2025; confirmed continued growth as UK's leading homewares retailer.
corporate.dunelm.comIntuit QuickBooks Capital joins Amazon Lending as a third-party financing provider for sellers, announced at Amazon Accelerate.
sellingpartners.aboutamazon.comArcos Dorados entered into a new $200 million syndicated revolving credit facility with a four-year maturity and SOFR + 210-240 bps pricing, replacing prior $75M facilities.
sfnet.comPublished thought-leadership content positioning Upstox in India's embedded finance market projected to grow to $28.6bn by 2029
upstox.comBankiFi presented at Sibos 2025, with CEO Mark Hartley featured in Discover Sibos coverage focused on putting small businesses first.
leadiq.comUpdated student health insurance plan summary published for 2025-2026 academic year.
healthcompliance.shcc.ufl.eduEthiFinance Ratings affirmed L'Occitane International SA's long-term rating at BBB+ with Stable outlook; affirmed €300m NEU MTN programme and €500m NEU CP programme at EF1.
ratings.ethifinance.comDocumentation updates to card settlement (SLC) and income report APIs; ongoing product/documentation refresh under new brand identity.
docs.bankly.com.brNiyo Pay UPI discontinued on 15 Sept 2025; savings, debit, credit, and forex services unaffected
goniyo.comRyanair promoted 'Pay by Bank App' open banking payment option to reduce card acceptance costs by an estimated £3m+.
paymentsculture.comOdoo 19.0 stable release, expanding native AI capabilities and Avalara Included tax service.
en.wikipedia.orgReduced additional merchant account fee from $15/month to $5/month for current subscription plans.
help.rentecdirect.comPublished 2024 disclosure statement under Hong Kong's new Risk-based Capital Regime.
bowtie.com.hkCross River Bank extended a $150M senior secured revolving credit facility to EarnIn to fund its Cash Out earned wage access product.
crossriver.comHouston Dynamo FC and Regions Bank announced a multiyear sponsorship deal, with the premium east-side hospitality space inside Shell Energy Stadium rebranded as the Regions Bank Club.
houstondynamofc.comSolar Servicing LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Forbright Bank, announced it will acquire Mosaic out of bankruptcy; no new solar loan originations planned but existing loan portfolio to be serviced.
pv-magazine-usa.comCrescent advertises up to 3.65% APY on high-yield checking accounts as of September 2025.
getcrescent.comAnnounced multi-year strategic collaboration with AWS to accelerate cloud migration across the company.
tecban.com.brAnnounced customer traction with Kiteworks (98% cash transaction automation case study)
maximor.aiS-Payment expanded headcount significantly (+30% YoY to 200-300 employees) and hired enterprise architects, reflecting ongoing buildout of in-house payment infrastructure.
de.linkedin.comPeppol e-invoicing live in ionBIZ via Maventa access point, ahead of Belgium's 1 Jan 2026 B2B e-invoicing mandate.
ionbiz.comFeatured at Stripe Tour New York 2025; Manuel Godoy spoke on 'Scaling with stablecoins: Why wallets are key to growth'.
felixpago.comUpdated US Online Privacy Statement effective September 17, 2025, covering all Robinhood Financial Entities.
robinhood.comLagrange Labs met with SEC Crypto Task Force to propose DeepProve-based financial surveillance sandbox for privacy-preserving compliance.
lagrange.devAFS platform certified to power UAE Central Bank's Jaywan national card scheme.
afs.com.bhFundbox embedded-lending arrangement announced for Joist and Invoice Simple.
globenewswire.comN26 updated its German price list (v3.9), reflecting current product tiers including Business Metal at €16.90/month.
docs.n26.comUpdated Data Security & GDPR documentation citing SOC 2, HIPAA compliance and disclosed OpenAI + Google AI as AI sub-processors for Inbox by Hubflo.
support.hubflo.comBack Market announced forecast of over €3 billion GMV for 2025, with 30% YoY growth in Q2 2025, and stated it is entering a new phase of growth with expanded services.
backmarket.comCEO Omar Cissé gave a decade-in-review interview to Financial Afrik, highlighting 23 subsidiaries, ~$15B processed, and continued expansion strategy.
intouchgroup.netCredefi published factoring product content highlighting invoice financing benefits for EU SME borrowers.
credefi.ioHead of US Solutions Filipe Torqueto interviewed by The Green Sheet on API monetization in payments.
sensedia.comFirst Brands Group filed for bankruptcy, exposing Raistone to ~$172M in claims at 10-20% recovery and triggering a search for a rescue buyer or sale; dozens of employees laid off.
newsletter.cobaltintelligence.comPublished updated banking tariff catalogue effective 23 September 2025 covering core account services, remote banking, SEPA, and credit products.
themisbanque.comRakuten France announced European marketplace expansion with Spain as the first strategic market.
global.fr.shopping.rakuten.comCzech-language press coverage (CBInsights news feed) notes Orka Ventures growing its consumer credit business across Europe; co-founder Ondřej Šmakal discusses profitability focus.
cbinsights.comCoverage discussing M-KOPA's potential to securitize its $1.5B PAYG receivables.
ecofinagency.comCelebrated 20 years of operations; expanded TikTok MCF to Japan, Germany, Spain.
webbeeglobal.comBoyd Gaming Corporation issued data breach notification to Maine Attorney General following a security incident affecting personal information.
maine.govAdded Google Cloud Platform (Vertex AI) as a subprocessor for AI extractions in the Navigator product within IAM.
docusign.comGriffin issued release notes requiring live customers to collect additional customer data for HMRC, Bank of England/PRA, and FATCA compliance by 1 February 2026.
updates.griffin.comAssetti Newsletter September 2025 highlights data management focus and AI application development for German market
assetti.proPublished technical positioning on AWS Bedrock + LangChain for generative AI cost/productivity.
ilia.digitalHomepage reports 2M+ Australians using Azupay-powered experiences and 90% customer conversion at checkout in the airline/travel vertical.
azupay.com.auReports confirmed Ziglu was subject to a supervisory Section 166 review in 2023, contributing to its operational constraints.
compliancecorylated.comUpdated Information Security Policy published, aligning Calipso with Visma group corporate security program and ISO 27001.
calipso.comStrategic collaboration with OmniScience for agentic AI clinical trial platform (Vivo)
labconnect.comEmbedded lending infrastructure now available in 30 European markets, adding 10 countries including Bulgaria, France, Hungary and Ireland.
finmid.comOctober announces migration of lender accounts to EvenFi; October platform no longer accessible and no longer offers financing or new lender accounts
october.euUpdated Instant Access Savings Account Terms (v2025.2) confirming ClearBank as the banking infrastructure provider for savings accounts.
invest.wealthify.comSigned cooperation agreement with OneConnect (Ping An Group) to deploy a new-generation Digital Core Banking system for VPBank and GPBank.
etnet.com.hkAppointed John Munden as CSO, Melissa Lawlor as Head of Growth; relocated HQ to Sydney CBD.
cloudoffis.com.auPublished expanded AIMS360 Pay B2B wholesale payment processing capabilities (deposits, pre-auth, ACH, BNPL, multi-currency)
aims360.comPublished updated Liability Products Rates sheet reflecting savings account and certificate of deposit offerings as of September 2025.
adib.egNICE Actimize published Xceed AI AML brochure describing Agentic AI capabilities for hyper-scaling AML compliance operations.
resources.niceactimize.comPaymentology signed an MoU with Enjaz to deliver next-generation card issuing and processing (prepaid, debit, virtual cards) deployed on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
ibsintelligence.comPeoplesBank completed migration to Nymbus Core, becoming the largest US community bank to fully implement a cloud-native core banking system, with 19,000+ customers onboarded on day one.
fintechfutures.comExperian updated its EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Privacy Notice, maintaining active certification for Experian Holdings, Inc. and named subsidiaries.
experian.comCheckout.com announced Rail Europe as a customer case study, citing an 8% uplift in acceptance rates, 2.4 bps lower chargeback rate, and 0.13 bps fraud rate reduction since implementing Checkout.com's platform.
checkout.comFlipkart earned ISO/IEC 27001:2022 recertification from BSI, reinforcing information security posture.
stories.flipkart.comCover Genius Warranty Services confirmed as US Protection Plan provider on TikTok Shop, covering accidental damage after delivery with no deductible.
seller-us.tiktok.comHokodo published a case study confirming ComfyWorkers as a customer, noting doubled repeat bookings and new enterprise client wins since deploying Hokodo trade credit.
hokodo.coTIAA Wealth Management & Advice Solutions announced Securities-Backed Line of Credit (SBLOC) through The Bancorp Bank, N.A., and digital estate planning through Trust & Will.
prnewswire.comTechnical and organisational measures (Article 32 GDPR) updated for Clearstream Europe AG and Clearstream Banking S.A.
clearstream.comGabriel Money Terms of Service effective September 2025 published, describing financial tools, Gabi AI educational insights, and Prize program.
gabriel.moneyLinkedIn post by FreedomPay sales executive confirms FreedomPay Gateway running on Ingenico devices with Elavon acquiring at Caffè Nero Canary Wharf.
linkedin.comZillow Home Loans had $272M outstanding under $600M master repurchase facilities (JPMorgan Chase, UBS AG, Bank of Montreal, Bank of Nova Scotia) as of September 30, 2025.
sec.govArmando Herrera (former American Express Mexico VP and ex-Konfío GM) appointed CEO of Nu México, succeeding founding CEO Ivan Canales.
fintechfutures.comEach item is a dated development on the dossier of a company the Index tracks, linked to its announcement where the dossier recorded one. It is not every embedded finance announcement of the month. Deals between two tracked companies are listed once. Kinds are assigned from each announcement’s wording, and deals are ranked by the amount raised or paid, where disclosed.
