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January 2026

Embedded finance in January 2026

284 developments from 266 companies: 12 acquisitions, 19 funding, 61 partnerships and integrations, 27 launches, 23 licences and regulators, 142 other developments.

The biggest deals

  1. 1
    Brex

    Capital One acquires Brex for $5.15B in cash and stock. source

  2. 2
    Newfront

    Acquired by Willis Towers Watson for $1.41B source

  3. 3
    Rain

    Raised $250M Series C led by ICONIQ at $1.95B valuation source

  4. 4
    Mal

    Raised $230M seed led by BlueFive Capital source

  5. 5
    WeLab

    Closed $220M Series D — largest digital banking capital raise in Asia 2025 source

Acquisitions 12

Jan 14

Completed its acquisition of Metronome, a usage-based metering and billing infrastructure provider (customers included OpenAI, Anthropic, NVIDIA), announced 2025-12-03. Plans to integrate Metronome's metering into Stripe Billing. Deal terms undisclosed in Stripe's own announcement; third-party reports (unconfirmed) put the valuation near $1B.

stripe.com
Jan 1

Global Payments completes acquisition of Worldpay

en.wikipedia.org
Jan 1

Blue Owl and Crescent Capital expected to lead $1B+ private credit financing package backing TPG's acquisition of Conservice.

octus.com
Jan 1

Acquired by Willis Towers Watson for $1.41B

pitchbook.com
Jan 1

Capital One acquires Brex for $5.15B in cash and stock. Brex becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of Capital One, N.A.

techcrunch.com
Jan 1

Zilch agreed to acquire Fjord Bank; Zilch to establish Lithuania as its European HQ.

fintechfutures.com
Jan 1

Capital One announced plans to acquire expense management platform Brex for $5.15 billion.

pymnts.com
Jan 1

Acquired Ladder Microfinance Bank, rebranded as Paystack MFB; will launch business lending then BaaS/treasury products.

techcabal.com
Jan 1

Acquired by Pinnacle Financial Partners; Synovus Bank merged into Pinnacle Bank.

banks.data.fdic.gov
Jan 1

Allwyn International AG completed acquisition of 62.3% stake in PrizePicks for $1.533 billion closing consideration.

prnewswire.com
Jan 1

Paceline Equity Partners announced the acquisition of TRIO Electric, LLC as a private equity investment.

pacelineequity.com
Jan 1

Paystack pivots into banking; folds Brass, Zap into stack and acquires Ladder Microfinance Bank to form Paystack MFB.

weetracker.com

Funding 19

Jan 1

Secured US$345M credit facility with HSBC, DBS, SMBC, Cathay United Bank, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank

businesstimes.com.sg
Jan 1

Closed a £2M funding round (orchestration and embedded-banking frontend provider).

fintechnews.ch
Jan 1

Secured nearly CAD $100M in debt facilities from Silicon Valley Bank (First Citizens) and an undisclosed tier-1 Canadian bank to fund Charge working capital product and maintain 4% yield rates.

financialpost.com
Jan 1

Secured up to €200m green loan facility from ABN AMRO, CreditAgricole, ING, Invest-NL, and Rabobank for Belgian and Swiss expansion.

aoshearman.com
Jan 1

Raised $40M Series C led by Blockstream Capital ($36M), bringing total raised to $87.3M.

fortune.com
Jan 1

$50M Series D extension from WestBridge Capital

fintechfutures.com
Jan 1

Closed $220M Series D — largest digital banking capital raise in Asia 2025

welab.co
Jan 1

Announced $18M Series A at $100M valuation, led by Maverick Ventures

news.crunchbase.com
Jan 1

Sokin secured a $100M long-term venture debt facility from Oxford Finance LLC, made available to its US (Plata Capital USA, Inc.) and Canadian (Plata Capital Canada Inc.) subsidiaries.

sokin.net
Jan 1

Raised $300M Series D led by EQT Growth at $2.5B valuation

mews.com
Jan 1

Raised €255M at a €2.1B valuation.

eu-startups.com
Jan 1

$7M funding round led by Long Journey Ventures, Seguin Ventures, and Adverb Ventures; total capital $13.5M

gooddaysoftware.com
Jan 1

Prometheum announced it secured an additional $23M from high-net-worth investors and institutions since the start of 2025 to accelerate US digital markets expansion.

prometheum.com
Jan 1

Raised $250M Series C led by ICONIQ at $1.95B valuation

rain.xyz
Jan 1

Raised $40M Series B led by Centana Growth Partners with participation from FoW Partners, Portage Ventures, and Threshold Ventures to expand into larger enterprise employers.

prnewswire.com
Jan 1

Raised $10M Series A led by Wellington Access Ventures with Krealo (Credicorp CVC) and Collide Capital to expand Brain OS and LATAM fintech integrations.

jelou.ai
Jan 1

$55M Series C led by Kaszek and Insight Partners; announced stablecoin-native global card offering.

fintechfutures.com
Jan 1

Raised $230M seed led by BlueFive Capital

fintechfutures.com
Jan 1

Credit Key secured $90M in growth capital and announced a partnership with Barings, a global investment management firm, earmarked for product development, platform partnerships, and merchant expansion.

fintechfutures.com

Partnerships and integrations 61

Jan 30

Joined Kinexys by J.P. Morgan's Payments Consultant Implementation Program to connect banks to Kinexys Liink for global payee verification before payments are sent, without rebuilding their payment flows.

thepaypers.com
Jan 1

Plum launches worldwide travel protection powered by Qover.

ffnews.com
Jan 1

Released native QuickBooks Online integration for automatic sync of donations/ticket purchases as Sales Receipts or Invoices.

donorbox.zendesk.com
Jan 1

Modulr announced entry into the US market through a partnership with FIS to provide technology for the FIS Money Movement Hub.

fintechfutures.com
Jan 1

Skimmer announced a partnership/integration with Sunbit to offer embedded consumer financing for pool service customers.

getskimmer.com
Jan 1

Partnership with Ledgre for embedded rental accounting

innago.com
Jan 1

Strategic partnership with UbiPharm Madagascar for PACK TONGASOA pharmacist financing program

ubipharm.com
Jan 1

Announced $100M partnership with CIMB Bank to launch in Vietnam.

tala.co
Jan 1

Mastercard Open Finance integrated with Small Business Credit Analytics to enhance SMB credit underwriting in the US.

mastercard.com
Jan 1

Published 'Remote Ready' content outlining payment solutions for remote professionals, CPAs, insurance agents, and distributed sales partners.

signaturepayments.com
Jan 1

Finys announced a partnership with ePayPolicy to integrate digital payment processing (credit card and ACH) directly into the Finys Suite.

finys.com
Jan 1

Archax and OpenPayd announced partnership to provide instant GBP, EUR and USD fiat settlement for digital asset trading operations.

archax.com
Jan 1

Expedia Group and Affirm announced an expanded, multi-year exclusive BNPL partnership for US lodging and packages across Expedia, Hotels.com, and Vrbo, with plans to expand to Canada.

investors.affirm.com
Jan 1

Published expanded Remedy Payments integration documentation covering credit card, ACH, chargeback concierge, and consumer financing.

help.smartmoving.com
Jan 1

Public podcast / video with Embedded Finance Review detailing the Holvi white-label partnership for embedded banking.

youtube.com
Jan 1

Root Insurance and Kikoff announced a partnership to embed car insurance quoting and purchase directly within the Kikoff app.

businesswire.com
Jan 1

Crypto.com and Stripe announced partnership: Crypto.com Pay integrated with Stripe merchant network; Stripe also providing payment acquirer services to Crypto.com.

crypto.com
Jan 1

Launched MoeGo Pay - New powered by Adyen for customers migrated to Invoice V4.

help.moego.pet
Jan 1

Karbon announced Payroll product launch, with a new Wagepoint integration announced by CEO Ben Richmond on LinkedIn.

linkedin.com
Jan 1

Partnership with Honey Badger announced to embed pre-KYC risk and fraud detection into Bourn's lending workflow.

bourn.ai
Jan 1

Plans announced for IPO in FY26 and adding five lakh new retail partners within two years.

leadiq.com
Jan 1

Clear Junction expanded SWIFT connectivity to full two-way service across 11 currencies with named accounts, outbound payments and integrated FX conversion.

clearjunction.com
Jan 1

SEB published its Cash Management Products Price List 2026 covering sweeps, virtual cash management, SEPA and international payments, and ERP integrations.

webapp.sebgroup.com
Jan 1

Launched ChatGPT Go promotional partnership with OpenAI (3 months free for BBVA cardholders)

bbva.mx
Jan 1

DXC announced strategic partnership with Euronet Worldwide to expand global issuing, revolving credit and payments capabilities by integrating Hogan with Euronet's Ren platform.

dxc.com
Jan 1

Comera Pay launched UAE merchant acquiring solution with AFS as processing partner.

afs.com.bh
Jan 1

Named a trusted partner in OpenAI's launch of OpenAI for Healthcare.

eliseai.com
Jan 1

Announced strategic partnership with Checkout.com to unify payments across the group's portfolio.

majidalfuttaim.com
Jan 1

Verifone and Affirm published expanded BNPL integration content, reinforcing their partnership across omnichannel payment options.

verifone.com
Jan 1

Verifone and Fexco highlighted their 20-year DCC partnership with a newly integrated cross-border payments solution for merchants.

verifone.com
Jan 1

Launched Unit integration piping BaaS transaction data into Layer's ledger in real time

layerfi.com
Jan 1

Announced partnership with Allianz Trade to unlock de-risked working capital at scale for supply chain customers.

klear.capital
Jan 1

Sidekick Money partnered with Griffin to upgrade customer wallets to FSCS-protected embedded bank accounts with 1% AER interest, going live within 8 weeks.

griffin.com
Jan 1

Q4 2025 release notes: QuickBooks Online Integration, rebuilt ADA-compliant Webstore with online payments

learn.clubprophet.com
Jan 1

Hired Rodrigo Suarez as SVP, Head of Partner Banking to lead fintech partnerships and embedded banking

valley.com
Jan 1

Sony launched My Sony Care+, an embedded device protection programme powered by bolttech and backed by Tokio Marine.

fintech.global
Jan 1

Stripe publicly named Anthropologie (alongside Urban Outfitters and Etsy) as a retail partner for the new Copilot Checkout / Agentic Commerce Protocol integration.

stripe.com
Jan 1

Launched Net Payment solution for partner channels — commissions deducted at checkout, eliminating invoicing.

help.plumguide.com
Jan 1

Digits named BILL an API partner.

bill.com
Jan 1

Sightline Debit integrates GeoComply's digital identity platform for advanced KYC at signup.

sightlinepayments.com
Jan 1

Club Employés selects Mangopay to streamline employee-benefits payments and scale across Europe

mangopay.com
Jan 1

Launched QuickBooks Online payroll sync, PTO tracking, and SSO integration.

rollfi.xyz
Jan 1

Launched Compass, AI-driven onboarding assistant for bank open finance integration

ninth-wave.com
Jan 1

Visa partners with Ascenda to launch a loyalty deployment solution for financial institutions.

ibsintelligence.com
Jan 1

Customer story: Pogue Construction implemented Finvari with CMiC integration

finvari.com
Jan 1

Published State of B2B Embedded Finance 2026 report and Europe's Accounting Integration Map 2026.

apideck.com
Jan 1

ADCB Egypt went live with Temenos Payments Hub, enabling ISO 20022 MX SWIFT payments for retail and business customers, delivered in collaboration with Temenos Delivery Partner ITSS.

adcb.com.eg
Jan 1

Partnership with Stripe Atlas to help newly incorporated founders open Rho accounts, issue cards, and earn yield

prnewswire.com
Jan 1

Announced partnership with United MileagePlus to bring airline miles into the Currensea card ecosystem.

currensea.com
Jan 1

Thredd and Currensea renewed and expanded their card processing partnership through a new four-year agreement.

ibsintelligence.com
Jan 1

Announced AI integration (Inteligência Itaú) into the new Laranjinha+ POS terminal for enhanced fraud monitoring and sales management.

userede.com.br
Jan 1

One Washington Financial (OWF) and Papilio Collective announced a partnership to strengthen collaboration between credit unions and fintechs.

owfcuso.com
Jan 1

Published API Universal positioning — real-time financial integration hub

finnet.com.br
Jan 1

Zellis sub-processor list v15 published, integrating Hastee EWA app into the Zellis platform.

hastee.com
Jan 1

Published particular T&Cs for Conduit integration (stablecoin payment rails)

help.belo.app
Jan 1

Partnered with Beyon Money Business to introduce a joint POS solution targeting SMEs.

linkedin.com
Jan 1

Athena agentic AI platform launched as a new product tier, featuring pre-built HRIS/ATS integrations and natural language agent builder.

humaans.io
Jan 1

Launched RentSpree Banking — FDIC-insured accounts with interest on rent balances and bill pay, powered by Unit — targeting small independent landlords.

prnewswire.com
Jan 1

Seen Finance announced a strategic partnership with Nova Credit to leverage cash flow data solutions for second-look underwriting and consumer pre-qualification, targeting credit-invisible and thin-file applicants.

openbankingexpo.com
Jan 1

MV Shield, powered by Napier AI, launched to deliver modern AML controls as a branded product.

financialit.net
Jan 1

OCB updated its partner data processing notice effective 5 January 2026.

ocb.com.vn

Launches 27

Jan 1

Form3 launched Form3 Enterprise Edition, a self-managed deployment model for on-premise or private cloud environments.

form3.tech
Jan 1

Launched life and personal-accident insurance in Argentina with Allianz

thepaypers.com
Jan 1

ZOLOZ unveiled RealDoc tool to detect AI-generated identity documents

biometricupdate.com
Jan 1

Uber launches Uber Pro Card in the UK using Griffin's BaaS platform and Mastercard, offering instant payouts and fuel cashback.

embeddedfinancereview.com
Jan 1

OnePay and Klarna launched 'Swipe to Finance' — a post-purchase installment feature allowing debit cardholders to convert completed transactions into fixed payment plans branded as OnePay Later.

financefeeds.com
Jan 1

Launched Momentus AI hub with 2026 Momentus AI Industry Report

gomomentus.com
Jan 1

Worldline and YouLend launched 'Cash Advance', an embedded financing product for European SMBs offering up to €250,000 in 48 hours with daily-turnover-linked repayments.

worldline.com
Jan 1

UF GO audit changes and Detect by Oversight expense audit tool introduced; PCard office hours and training sessions announced.

procurement.ufl.edu
Jan 1

Parker launched 'Parker for Platforms' embedded finance API targeting vertical SaaS and marketplaces.

getparker.com
Jan 1

Platform updated to v3.0.9; CPay internal payment system launched for user-to-merchant payments.

coinpay.cr
Jan 1

Launched Belgian IBAN accounts as its sixth local market, timed to Belgium's Peppol e-invoicing mandate.

embeddedfinancereview.com
Jan 1

Introduced SoLo IQ, a personalized AI co-pilot product for members.

solofunds.com
Jan 1

Launched WeLab Global Wallet Multi-Currency Debit Card with Mastercard

welab.bank
Jan 1

Croatia's expanded fiscalization system went live, driving demand for mer's e-invoice intermediary services.

mer.hr
Jan 1

Launched Aaniie Payroll, a fully embedded payroll solution built on Salsa's infrastructure, designed for home care agencies.

aaniie.com
Jan 1

Mangomint launched 'Mangomint Connect' — phone calls, text messages, and web chat communications feature for salons and spas.

mangomint.com
Jan 1

Launched hosted MCP server (mcp.jelou.ai) exposing 117 tools to ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor and other MCP-compatible AI clients.

mcp.jelou.ai
Jan 1

CORE AI Assistant (CustomGPT powered by OpenAI/ChatGPT) rolled out across help center and API docs.

corehelpcenter.bqe.com
Jan 1

Sukoon Insurance (formerly Oman Insurance Company) launched new digital Accident and Health Insurance products on the Democrance platform.

democrance.com
Jan 1

Launched Volca AP / Job Costing product — scans vendor invoices, matches to ServiceTitan jobs, mirrors bills to QuickBooks.

volca.ai
Jan 1

Launched real-time international remittance tracking covering 30 countries and 7 currencies

en.sedaily.com
Jan 1

Launched tuition insurance product for childcare programs to protect against early-withdrawal revenue loss.

help.mybrightwheel.com
Jan 1

Launched O3 American Express card portfolio

businessamlive.com
Jan 1

Launched Yello Campus Recruiting Agent (AI agent for automating recruiting admin work)

yello.co
Jan 1

Launched freee請求書カード払い (invoice card payment) with GMO-PG

corp.freee.co.jp
Jan 1

Launched freee振込 — transfer service via GMO Aozora Net Bank BaaS

corp.freee.co.jp
Jan 1

Vinted Pay rolled out its own wallet solution in 8 European markets.

company.vinted.com

Licences and regulators 23

Jan 28

Hey Banco announced its independence from Banregio, starting operations as a standalone bank with its own license and platform effective January 31, 2026.

banco.hey.inc
Jan 12

Georgia Department of Banking and Finance approves Checkout.com's Merchant Acquirer Limited Purpose Bank (MALPB) charter, letting it act as its own US acquirer with direct card-network access.

checkout.com
Jan 1

Banco Inter received Florida OFR and Federal Reserve approval to establish a state-licensed international banking branch in Florida.

fintechfutures.com
Jan 1

Form3 announced successful delivery of a Verification of Payee (VoP) solution for Mollie, meeting EU regulatory requirements.

form3.tech
Jan 1

Conditional approval · Conditional Approval 1362 · 2026-01-29 — Nubank, National Association, national bank, OCC. US entry for the Brazilian neobank: deposits, credit cards, lending and digital-asset custody. [charter]

occ.gov
Jan 1

OCC conditional approval for de novo national bank Nubank, N.A. in the US.

international.nubank.com.br
Jan 1

Cassbana received in-principle approval from Egypt's Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) to join the FRA Regulatory Sandbox.

linkedin.com
Jan 1

AI Scribe License Agreement published; Cora Scribe rolled out.

nextech.com
Jan 1

Conditional approval · Conditional Approval 1361 · 2026-01-22 — UKG National Trust Bank, national trust bank, OCC. Trust bank attached to the payroll / HCM platform — payroll funds handling under a federal charter. [charter]

occ.gov
Jan 1

Application filed · filed 2026-01-23 — Affirm Bank, industrial bank (ilc), FDIC / Nevada FID. Nevada industrial loan company so Affirm can fund and hold its own BNPL and consumer loans as an FDIC-insured subsidiary rather than through partner banks. [charter]

investors.affirm.com
Jan 1

Federal Reserve approves Banco Inter application to establish state-licensed branch in Miami, Florida.

federalreserve.gov
Jan 1

Inter&Co receives regulatory approval to open virtual bank branch in Miami headquarters; 5M of 41M customers now in US.

americanbanker.com
Jan 1

Completed equity consolidation of microloan license entity 萤火虫小贷 (Firefly Microloan) under eLong, internalizing credit licensing.

c.m.163.com
Jan 1

RBI expanded Innoviti's Payment Aggregator authorization to include physical (in-store) payments, making it a unified online + offline PA.

prnewswire.com
Jan 1

TKPAY General Manager Mustafa Ekmen disclosed in Fintechtime that TKPAY holds EMI, payment institution, and open banking licenses and is building a travel-native financial platform.

fintechtime.com
Jan 1

Shopee expanded insurance offerings including a pet insurance product with MSIG Insurance and Monee, drawing regulatory attention from Singapore MAS regarding governance of digital insurance distribution channels.

businesstimes.com.sg
Jan 1

Ecuafact achieved full compliance with Ecuador SRI's mandatory immediate transmission rule (Resolución NAC-DGERCGC25-00000017), enabling document authorization within 5 seconds of emission.

ecuafact.com
Jan 1

TWIF UK & Europe highlights Fjord Bank acquisition as vehicle for Zilch's EU banking-licensed expansion and deposit-funded lending.

thisweekinfintech.com
Jan 1

Tiime confirmed status as an approved Plateforme Agréée for France's mandatory e-invoicing reform effective September 2026.

tiime.fr
Jan 1

Published technical Q&A positioning Digital Twin as authorization engine for 24/7 payments on legacy cores

matera.com
Jan 1

Announced Asia as strategic expansion priority with hiring and Vietnam/Thailand licensing plans

en.wikipedia.org
Jan 1

Polish KNF withdrew Quicko sp. z o.o.'s authorization as a national payment institution, halting CEX.IO Card operations from February 3, 2026.

support.cex.io
Jan 1

YouLend published a case study confirming Epos Now doubled its SME financing approval rate by partnering with YouLend for its UK lending product.

youlend.com

Everything else 142

Jan 21

CommonSense 401k Project reported H-E-B's 401(k) plan holds $609M+ in alternative/private assets per 2024 Form 5500, sparking industry commentary.

commonsense401kproject.com
Jan 20

Released an orchestration feature for embedded lending.

embeddedfinancereview.com
Jan 1

Nexo won Consumer Lending Product of the Year at FinTech Breakthrough Awards 2026 for its Zero-interest Credit product.

nexo.com
Jan 1

QuickSuper payday super product positioned for Australia's upcoming Payday Super legislation requiring same-day super contributions, leveraging NPP real-time rails.

westpac.com.au
Jan 1

Published updated article explaining FCA compliance and client money protection, referencing annual PwC audit.

freetrade.io
Jan 1

Posted job for Chief AI Agentic Developer, signalling industrialization of AI agents across wealth management and financial markets.

jobillico.com
Jan 1

Payrix Pro Resource Center updated PCI Compliance and Information Security documentation, indicating continued investment in compliance infrastructure under the Worldpay for Platforms brand.

resource.payrix.com
Jan 1

Announced rollout of in-app advertising across top 20 markets and grocery delivery expansion to Pakistan.

techcrunch.com
Jan 1

PhotonPay collaboration for UK Faster Payments / BACS / CHAPS access and vIBAN issuance

prnewswire.com
Jan 1

Published security and compliance update confirming ISO 27001:2022 and SOC 2 Type 2.

atlar.com
Jan 1

Fubo announced repurchase of $140.2 million of its 3.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026, funded with proceeds from a $145M Disney term loan.

businesswire.com
Jan 1

Refinanced and upsized term loan facility to $1.486 billion, reducing interest rate by 50 basis points to SOFR+2.00%, maturing July 2031.

businesswire.com
Jan 1

Celebrated 10-year anniversary with founder retrospective video.

rompslomp.nl
Jan 1

Meadow published blog posts positioning itself as the leading Dutchie and Treez alternative for cannabis retailers across six states.

getmeadow.com
Jan 1

Updated privacy policies across Sterling Bank, OneBank and Embedly platforms.

embedly.sterling.ng
Jan 1

Network International signed MoU with Mbank to become the first payments platform to enable AE Coin (UAE stablecoin) acceptance on POS and e-commerce platforms.

linkedin.com
Jan 1

Updated Affiniti Finance, Inc. privacy policy covering cards, deposits, bill pay, lending, treasury

affiniti.com
Jan 1

Strategic agreement with Al Dar Exchange to advance payment innovation in Qatar

nymcard.com
Jan 1

Snap Finance UK published a WooCommerce plugin (WordPress.org) enabling UK merchants to embed Snap Finance checkout with instant credit decisions.

wordpress.org
Jan 1

Opera published Data Privacy Day interview with DPO Lillian Blackadder, highlighting ongoing GDPR compliance focus.

blogs.opera.com
Jan 1

Arcos Dorados announced proposed financing transaction combining Brazilian subsidiary borrowing and tender offer for 2029 Notes to reduce total cost of financing.

businesswire.com
Jan 1

Block submission to House of Representatives Inquiry into Schemes, Digital Wallets and Innovation in Payments Sector

aph.gov.au
Jan 1

New key executives announced to lead innovation and agentic AI.

tungstenautomation.com
Jan 1

Deadline (1/31/26) for legacy local-server customers to migrate data to HawkSoft 6 cloud platform.

hawksoft.com
Jan 1

Closed $195 million senior secured revolving credit facility; JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent.

dailypay.com
Jan 1

Costco Wallet FAQs updated (v8.0), confirming ongoing operation of digital Shop Card wallet feature within the Costco app.

customerservice.costco.com
Jan 1

Achieved SOC 2 Type II compliance.

beyondtrucks.com
Jan 1

Tipalti Cards Schedule updated (last modified January 16, 2026), reflecting updated UK card legal terms.

tipalti.com
Jan 1

IG Group joins FTSE 100 with a market capitalisation of £4.5 billion.

en.wikipedia.org
Jan 1

Added Paidy BNPL to Pay Station in Japan.

xsolla.com
Jan 1

Supreme Court ruling in favor of Mobil (represented by Kenna) closes 29-year land compensation dispute

kennalp.com
Jan 1

NSIA published its Abridged Procurement and Outsourcing Policy 2026, outlining governance for vendor selection and outsourcing activities.

nsia.com.ng
Jan 1

DIFC updated its Data Protection Policy effective 28 January 2026.

difc.com
Jan 1

Published 'Enabling the Next Billion with Stablecoins' — confirms Rafiki has expanded to 18 markets in Africa/Asia and embraced stablecoin rails

nala.com
Jan 1

Appointed Neil Kuschel as Executive Chairman to support next phase of growth

sparklayer.io
Jan 1

OneMain Financial and TPG extended and expanded their Forward Flow Agreement to invest in consumer and auto loans through TPG's Asset Based Finance platform.

uk.marketscreener.com
Jan 1

CEO Tommy Eberle announced upcoming MCA motion-to-vacate workflow with automated APR computation and LG Funding reconciliation analysis.

linkedin.com
Jan 1

Research and Markets report highlights Tencent-linked credit via WeChat Pay as a leading player in China's $164.97 billion BNPL market, growing 15.1% annually.

globenewswire.com
Jan 1

Ingo Payments named Alexandra Nuth as new Chief Product Officer.

fintechfutures.com
Jan 1

Embedded Finance Review reports five BaaS customers live including AA and Saga, with three more unannounced; POS lending next on roadmap

embeddedfinancereview.com
Jan 1

Computer Weekly profile: NatWest Boxed tech team drives business on embedded finance wave

computerweekly.com
Jan 1

Cross River Bank Card Agreement updated (Version 1, Jan 27 2026), confirming ongoing sponsor-bank relationship for Finfare charge card program.

legal.finfare.com
Jan 1

Updated Subscription and Product Use Agreement

movegistics.com
Jan 1

Announced AI capabilities (inventory insights, SKU management, invoice scanning) expanding beyond restaurants into food/beverage retail; generates over 70% of revenue from financial services layered on its software.

pos.toasttab.com
Jan 1

Warehouse securitisation facility expanded; Jefferies joined as mezzanine financier alongside existing senior lenders Barclays, BNP Paribas, and Societe Generale.

jaja.co.uk
Jan 1

Zippi published research on how it expanded customer adoption of open finance in Brazil using design thinking.

open-conversations.org
Jan 1

Published Kenya AML rules guide ahead of the March 2026 POCAMLA compliance deadline, targeting reporting institutions.

peleza.com
Jan 1

Global Payments for Platforms (formerly Payrix and Worldpay for Platforms) published a customer case study on JobNimbus's embedded contractor payments (PayFac-as-a-Service).

platforms.globalpayments.com
Jan 1

Announced expanded Guesty Trust Accounting with automated 1099 generation, IRS filing, and distribution workflows.

guesty.com
Jan 1

Stripe announced Lovable is expanding its Stripe relationship to include usage-based billing for Lovable Cloud, on top of existing payments and subscriptions use.

linkedin.com
Jan 1

Announced Bolivia expansion with Yape Comercios and micro-business credit.

infobae.com
Jan 1

Enterprise SLA effective Jan 1, 2026 (99.9% uptime target)

aviatize.com
Jan 1

Banco Bradesco renewed its merchant intermediation agreement with related-party acquirer Cielo (annually auto-renewing).

tipranks.com
Jan 1

Updated platform to support Nigeria's new tax law changes effective 1 January 2026.

paidhr.com
Jan 1

ServiceNow published updated Data Privacy Framework Policy effective January 6, 2026, covering EU-US DPF, UK Extension, and Swiss-US DPF compliance.

servicenow.com
Jan 1

ServiceNow published blog on 'Agentic Lending' targeting European banks with AI-driven lending workflow automation for €30bn NII growth opportunity.

servicenow.com
Jan 1

Published 'Building a Bank for 2030 and Beyond' thought leadership

pismo.io
Jan 1

Payhawk case study published showing Starship cut finance process costs by 40% using Payhawk's spend management automation platform.

payhawk.com
Jan 1

Ascensus appoints Dan Morrison as President of Retirement.

ascensus.com
Jan 1

Opened London office to support EU and APAC growth

cambio.ai
Jan 1

BZI wins seven 2026 Top Workplaces Awards for Culture Excellence and the Construction Industry Award.

buildingzone.com
Jan 1

Muthoot Finance closed a second $600 million dollar bond sale at 5.75% yield.

fixedincome.fidelity.com
Jan 1

Updated Client Advisory Agreement published as of January 26, 2026, detailing ongoing CFP advisory services under Domain Money Advisors, LLC.

domainmoney.com
Jan 1

Anthropologie products became purchasable through Microsoft Copilot Checkout, a Stripe-powered agentic commerce experience announced at CES 2026.

news.microsoft.com
Jan 1

Gap Inc. filed its 10-K for fiscal year ending January 31, 2026, disclosing cybersecurity risk management program and third-party system risk governance.

sec.gov
Jan 1

Published guidance on the end of the CBAM/MACF transition period (1 January 2026) and on VAT e-reporting under Article 290 of the French Tax Code.

fiscalead.com
Jan 1

AI Grading for Trade-In feature published on Back Market engineering blog, describing production AI system for device quality assessment.

engineering.backmarket.com
Jan 1

CEO Trevor McKendrick announced Seis is shutting down via LinkedIn, citing closure despite 500,000 accounts and $10M annualized revenue.

fintechfutures.com
Jan 1

Barclays updated its Data Privacy Notices for personal banking and business banking, effective January 2026, reflecting changes in data sharing and processing practices.

barclays.co.uk
Jan 1

Bank SinoPac corporate card cash-back promotion renewed for H1 2026 covering Titanium Business Card, Business Imperial Card, and Digital Business Card.

bank.sinopac.com
Jan 1

Instapay Technologies announced collaboration with Alibaba Cloud to boost financial inclusion for Malaysia's workforce using local cloud infrastructure.

technode.global
Jan 1

Named among Top 50 ConTech Startups 2026 by construction tech leaders.

buildtrayd.com
Jan 1

$720M forward-flow agreement with Sound Point Capital Management for POS loans.

businesswire.com
Jan 1

Nexus announced Nexus Flow for marketplaces — a pan-African Stripe Connect-style marketplace payments orchestration product — as a new flagship offering.

nexus-africa.io
Jan 1

Published Gribma explainer post clarifying the legal entity behind Vexi and its CNBV registration, indicating increased transparency efforts.

vexi.mx
Jan 1

Q1 2026 Sanctum Quarterly published, detailing how Sanctum became the #1 liquid staking protocol on Solana.

sanctum.so
Jan 1

Data Protection Day communication highlighting LGPD compliance and 24/7 security monitoring

blog.bancomercantil.com.br
Jan 1

Published v1.0 Data Protection Policy under GDPR.

bluesquarehub.com
Jan 1

iSolved closed an $80M incremental term loan and $20M revolving credit facility arranged by Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP; proceeds used for working capital and general corporate purposes.

cahill.com
Jan 1

Thepaypers and FFNews reported ADCB Egypt's Temenos Payments Hub go-live as a significant payments modernization milestone.

thepaypers.com
Jan 1

ADCB Egypt inaugurated its new headquarters in New Cairo.

adcb.com.eg
Jan 1

Endava achieved its fifth consecutive SOC 2 Type II attestation covering software development and 'Run by Endava' operations.

endava.com
Jan 1

Secured EGP 3B ($63.6M) credit line from National Bank of Egypt

financialafrik.com
Jan 1

Security Practices page reaffirms Stripe for card processing and AWS hosting; SOC 2 Type II maintained

quartzy.com
Jan 1

WSPN enabled stablecoin-denominated trade finance using TradeGo's electronic Bill of Lading for Australian commodity exporter JOC Australia.

prnewswire.com
Jan 1

Co-founder Paul Swinton stepped down from executive chair role

fintechfutures.com
Jan 1

Boyd Gaming entered into Amended and Restated Credit Agreement with Bank of America (as agent) and Wells Fargo providing $1.45B revolving credit facility and $1.2B Term A loan maturing in five years.

tradingview.com
Jan 1

Maersk announced transition to SAP S/4HANA financial systems beginning February 2026, affecting invoice creation and financial operations.

maersk.com
Jan 1

Golden Nugget Las Vegas announced 'Flex Pay' BNPL installment payment option for hotel room bookings.

vegasslotsonline.com
Jan 1

Published 2025 Compliance Report under BCB Resolução 65 covering Pluxee Instituição de Pagamento S.A. and affiliates

pluxee.com.br
Jan 1

Amaka Onwughalu appointed Chairman of the Board

fidelitybank.ng
Jan 1

Hosting Inner Circle 2027 conference in Orlando, FL (Jan 21-23) targeting DSO leaders.

osdental.io
Jan 1

Marked 10 years of operations, targeting top-tier African status.

coronationmb.com
Jan 1

Justin Hartanov appointed CEO

eventionllc.com
Jan 1

Ranked #1 UK university by The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026.

lse.ac.uk
Jan 1

Published thought-leadership on real-time WIP reporting for construction lending

archdesk.com
Jan 1

Published four-pillar framework for scaling enterprise AI internally.

bvnk.com
Jan 1

Began offering direct cash loans through the Qua Tang VIP app — first digital bank to do so on that channel

thoibaonganhang.vn
Jan 1

Published research on stablecoin treasury yield infrastructure, signaling product interest in tokenized treasury yield for corporate stablecoin holders.

alchemy.com
Jan 1

Filed UDRHP-I draft red herring prospectus for IPO.

phonepe.com
Jan 1

Business Standard profile highlighted ToneTag processing over $3 billion per month via 25 million daily transactions using sound wave technology.

business-standard.com
Jan 1

Revista Apólice confirms roll-out of BNP Paribas Cardif × Stellantis embedded prestamista insurance for Fiat, Jeep, Peugeot, Citroën and Ram financings.

revistaapolice.com.br
Jan 1

Subprocessor list updated (28 Jan 2026) adding Vectara, AssemblyAI, Together, Hugging Face, Mistral for the AI copilot stack.

makula.io
Jan 1

DBS Indonesia increased channeling financing facility to Kredivo to IDR 3 trillion.

dbs.com
Jan 1

Democrance featured in Middle East Insurance Review discussing digitalisation and microinsurance trends.

democrance.com
Jan 1

TymeBank in South Africa rebranded to GoTyme Bank, aligning with the global Tyme Group brand.

en.wikipedia.org
Jan 1

Henkel Korea appointed Deutsche Bank and NHN KCP to provide payment gateway services for its B2B digital commerce platform.

news.europawire.eu
Jan 1

BDO issued ISAE 3000 assurance report on GDPR/information security for FY2025.

catalystone.com
Jan 1

Analysis highlights Venmo's role within PayPal's internal cannibalization dynamic — Braintree enables merchants to run Venmo at lower take rates than branded PayPal checkout, creating margin pressure.

bearstone2023.substack.com
Jan 1

TallyPrime 7.1 released with token-based OAuth, TallyIra AI document processing, Connected Payments with ICICI Bank

tallysolutions.com
Jan 1

LAPO reaffirmed data protection commitment during Data Protection Week

linkedin.com
Jan 1

Ranked #1 inspection software in Germany by G2 for 2026.

lumiformapp.com
Jan 1

Updated Data Processing Addendum effective January 22, 2026, reflecting expanded EU data residency commitments.

assemblyai.com
Jan 1

The Clearing House published a case study on NFTYDoor's competitive advantage via instant payments for HELOC funding, citing Modern Treasury as the payment operations platform.

theclearinghouse.org
Jan 1

Earned SOC 2 Report certification, announced on company blog.

epaypolicy.com
Jan 1

Ankorstore announced product model simplification: 0% commission for brands, improved order management, and UPS shipping to International Zone 2.

blog.ankorstore.com
Jan 1

Added i3 Bank and Coastal to its sponsor-bank network, now 20+ financial institutions.

treasuryprime.com
Jan 1

Hosted webinar with Sovos on Belgium's e-invoicing mandate and European compliance readiness for AP automation.

serrala.com
Jan 1

Customer Brokerage Account Agreement updated effective January 1, 2026, confirming DriveWealth as a clearing broker-dealer.

legal.drivewealth.com
Jan 1

£250m loan purchase agreement signed with LendInvest for UK bridging finance.

fintechfutures.com
Jan 1

Plum FinTech and Qover announced expansion of embedded worldwide travel insurance offering for Plum Max subscribers, backed by Aspire and Lloyd's of London.

insurtechanalyst.com
Jan 1

Gresham House Ventures makes £4.5M investment into ARKK.

arkk.com
Jan 1

CEO Kevin Lehtiniitty appeared on CoinDesk, Around the Coin Podcast, and Thinking Crypt Podcast discussing stablecoin adoption and multi-rail strategy.

borderless.xyz
Jan 1

Kikin Financial announces up to $20 million debt facility arranged via private credit marketplace Percent, earmarked for UK SME working capital and invoice financing.

businesswire.com
Jan 1

LinkedIn post detailing AjoCard's behavior-based micro-lending model for small businesses.

linkedin.com
Jan 1

TradeStation published a guide on downloading trading activity for tax preparation for the 2025 tax season.

tradestation.com
Jan 1

Publishes comparison guide positioning against PayPal for Canadian businesses

venn.ca
Jan 1

TA Associates announced strategic majority growth investment; Halyard Capital and TCV fully exit.

blog.onesourcevirtual.com
Jan 1

Data Protection Registration renewed with ICO through December 2026.

payset.io
Jan 1

Yuze and Zand Bank announce strategic alliance to deliver AI-driven digital business banking for UAE SMEs.

techafricanews.com
Jan 1

Paylocity updated its Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) policy effective January 1, 2026.

paylocity.com
Jan 1

First Islamic bank to implement Open Finance under CBUAE's AlTareq initiative.

adib.ae
Jan 1

FGC creditor consolidation process concluded across Banco Master S.A., Banco Master de Investimento S.A., and Banco Letsbank S.A.; creditors invited to file claims.

bancomaster.com.br
Jan 1

Barings LLC (MassMutual subsidiary) provided $90M growth capital to Credit Key, a B2B BNPL platform targeting wholesale distribution and restaurant equipment sectors.

cobaltintelligence.com
Jan 1

TSYS joins FIS as 'Total Issuing Solutions', as announced on the TSYS homepage.

tsys.com
Jan 1

IFC announced a financing package for Şişecam to support innovation, sustainability goals, and flat/solar glass manufacturing expansion in Tarsus and Mersin.

ifc.org
Jan 1

Şişecam completed issuance of its first Working Capital Note (WCN) — the first financed WCN globally — via Faturalab platform and ETR Digital's Flownote technology, financed by İşbank under a multi-million-dollar facility up to $400mn.

web.faturalab.com
Jan 1

Q1 2026 investor presentation: total assets SAR 1.05 trillion, 21.2 million customers, 8 million urpay wallet users, 82% digital-to-manual transaction ratio.

alrajhibank.com.sa
Jan 1

Sacombank and VNPAY signed a cooperation agreement to deploy a comprehensive digital payment and tax filing solution suite for businesses and household enterprises.

sacombank.com.vn
Jan 1

Pixpay homepage references joining a global group with 5 million+ users, suggesting an acquisition or group affiliation not separately named in evidence.

pixpay.fr
Jan 1

Stormia Talks podcast episode on digital health and innovation in the Unimed system

conexao.segurosunimed.com.br
Jan 1

Stopped selling new policies; renewals to existing customers ceased 6 January 2026

help.bymiles.co.uk

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