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

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

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.

Circle Wins OCC Approval, Klarna Eyes US Bank Charter | Exits & Deep Reads

Block settles with 46 states, Grab closes Stash, Toss delays its IPO, and UniCredit moves closer to control of Commerzbank.

Fintech's summer momentum builds (TWIF 7/5)

Plaid explores an IPO, GCash files to go public, and digital-asset infrastructure continues to mature.

AI risk, credit, and capital (TWIF 7/4)

Plus: crypto payments, lending, capital markets, and infrastructure raises

Backbase buys Kasisto, Santander's $12.3B Webster deal clears CT approval (TWIF 6/28)

Plus: FirstCash moves into UK pawnbroking, and a wave of bank mergers move forward across the US.

CRED raises $900M from Meta; AI underwriting, tokenization and embedded insurance (TWIF 6/27)

Plus rounds for Alan, Taktile, Airwallex, and a wave of smaller fintech raises across AI, on-chain infrastructure, and insurance.

A big week for restructuring, M&A and crypto taxation (TWIF 6/21)

Also: IPOs inch forward in India as dealmakers stay active across payments, banks and crypto.

Clip and Behavox headline global fintech funding rounds (TWIF 6/20)

Plus: AI-native infrastructure lands major rounds, stablecoin and cross-border networks, and new credit lines and funds back agent-powered fintechs.

Nuvei eyes Payoneer, Figure buys Kiavi, and more bank consolidation (TWIF 6/14)

Plus: A lawsuit over cross-border payment fees, Italian banking drama and AI agents go shopping

Digital Asset and nesto lead a crowded week for fintech funding (TWIF 6/13)

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

Fintech's $504B revenue record, Bitcoin's plunge, and the CFPB's continued unraveling (TWIF 6/7)

Plus: A cross-border bank standoff and a merchant services exit

Ramp hits $44B, Kpler lands a $1B+ check, and more agentic finance deals (TWIF 6/6)

AI spend management and trade intelligence dominate a heavy week for fintech funding.

Cross River Bank Makes $250M Bet on Crypto-Backed Lending

The deal reflects growing institutional interest in digital assets amid a more supportive regulatory environment.

SoFi's stablecoin launch, a $1.6B bank sale, and the fintech IPO window reopens (TWIF 5/31)

Plus: JPMorgan's $20B M&A war chest and a $150M fintech SPAC.

Airwallex's $12B valuation, an $800M Asia-focused fund, and $300M+ in VC (TWIF 5/30)

Plus: AI back-office automation, on-chain trading infrastructure, and a construction finance platform.

Blockchain.com files for IPO, 37 banks back euro stablecoin, Trump signs fintech EO (TWIF 5/24)

Also: Hana Bank bets $672M on crypto, NMI buys Dwolla

Mercury's $200M raise, a $400M fund close, and $700M+ in VC (TWIF 5/23)

Plus: AI fund ops, stablecoin neobanking, and a Circle co-founder's new bet on AI-native banking.

Wise, GCash, and Kraken Lead a Busy Week for Fintech Exits (TWIF 5/17)

Also: SoFi, Carta and NAB go shopping.

Paymentology's $175M raise, four fund closes, and $500M+ in VC (TWIF 5/16)

Stablecoin infrastructure, crypto compliance and cross-border payments drove the week's fundraising activity.

AmexGBT goes private for $6.3B, Kraken buys into stablecoins (TWIF 5/10)

Corporate travel, crypto payments, and tokenized securities headlined this week's biggest deals.

Kalshi's $1B round, three fund closes, and $3B+ in VC (TWIF 5/9)

Prediction markets, cross-border payments, and AI claims processing drove the week's biggest raises.

Fintech M&A heats up as OPay, Airtel Africa line up big-ticket IPOs (TWIF 5/3)

Rogo's $160M bet on agentic AI (TWIF 5/2)

Also, a big week for stablecoin raises and fintech fund closes