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Exits & Deep Reads

Aug 30, 2026

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Vanguard Buys Altruist for $4B | Exits & Deep Reads

Plus: Stripe and Advent drop their PayPal pursuit as Socure, Stripe, BitGo and Nayax strike deals

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Fundraises

Aug 29, 2026

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Imprint Secures $2B in Debt as Infrastructure Wins Big | Fundraises

Kalshi’s filings reveal a billion-dollar haul, while Socure, RQD*Clearing and Fasset draw investment to prediction markets, identity, clearing and stablecoins.

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Exits & Deep Reads

Aug 23, 2026

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Stripe’s $8B OpenRouter Deal Drives a $10B Week | Exits & Deep Reads

Payments, insurance and banking deals surged as IPO hopefuls tested the public markets.

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Fundraises

Aug 22, 2026

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Ingenico Secures $174M as Rillet Reaches Unicorn Status | Fundraises

Plus: Indian digital lender Navi lands its first institutional investment, while AI-agent payments startup Natural and payroll lender Kesh add debt capital

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Breaking

Mercury Launches Two Exclusive Investment Funds for Businesses’ Idle Cash

Aug 18, 2026

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Mercury Launches Two Exclusive Investment Funds for Businesses’ Idle Cash

The fintech partnered with Morgan Stanley and State Street as it seeks to keep more customers’ excess cash on its platform.

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Exits & Deep Reads

Aug 16, 2026

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PayPal Sale Talks and a $4B Insurtech Acquisition Lead a Busy Week | Exits & Deep Reads

Plus: Three Indian lenders move toward IPOs totaling nearly $1B as Bank of America invests $1.9B in Jio Credit

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Fundraises

Aug 15, 2026

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Restaurant Fintechs Land Nearly $500M | Fundraises

Plus: India-Focused Funds Pull In More Than $600M

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Exits & Deep Reads

Aug 9, 2026

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Visa and Mastercard Lead a Busy Week for Deals | Exits & Deep Reads

BioCatch and BVNK find buyers as African fintechs eye public markets.

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Fundraises

Aug 8, 2026

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Driver Financing to Autonomous Fleets: Moove’s $250M Leads the Week | Fundraises

Plus: AI-native finance, stablecoin infrastructure

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Exits & Deep Reads

Aug 2, 2026

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Bond Trading’s $5.7 Billion Shake-Up | Exits & Deep Reads

MarketAxess found a buyer as PayPal entertained takeover talk and several fintechs headed toward public markets.

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Fundraises

Aug 1, 2026

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Venture Funds Draw $3.7B | Fundraises

CAIS led startup rounds, while Iwoca and Avant secured major debt facilities.

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Exits & Deep Reads

Jul 26, 2026

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Fintechs Chase Bank Charters as M&A Heats Up | Exits & Deep Reads

Stablecoin infrastructure, defensible software moats and a potentially stronger IPO market rounded out the week.

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Fundraises

Jul 25, 2026

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Ant International’s $1.2B Megadeal | Fundraises

Plus: Augustus, Lumin Digital and Cashea secured major rounds

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Exits & Deep Reads

Jul 19, 2026

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PayPal Says $53B Isn’t Enough | Exits & Deep Reads

Stablecoin infrastructure, defensible software moats and a potentially stronger IPO market rounded out the week.

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Fundraises

Jul 18, 2026

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Crypto Infrastructure Is On a Tear | Fundraises

Citadel Securities backed Crypto.com as investors poured capital into tokenized markets, stablecoin infrastructure and AI-powered financial services.

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Exits & Deep Reads

Jul 12, 2026

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Plus: Regulated finance bets on onchain rails, Canada lands two big rounds, and challenger banks prove their staying power.

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