UK's Ryft raises largest UK payments Series B of 2026 at GBP 20M
Manchester payments-infrastructure fintech Ryft closed a GBP 20 million Series B on Sept 17, 2026, led by Gresham House Ventures, to fund expansion into Europe and the US. Ryft now…
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Stuut raises $67.6M to automate accounts-receivable work with AI
Stuut, an AI platform that automates accounts-receivable work for companies, disclosed $67.6M in new funding on September 16, 2026 across eleven investors, bringing total funding t…
Footprint raises $25M Series B for AI-native identity and compliance
Footprint, an AI-native compliance and identity platform offering KYC, KYB, AML and secure data vaulting for financial institutions, raised a $25M Series B on September 16, 2026 le…
Ridgeline raises $250M Series E at $1.425B for AI-native investment platform
Ridgeline, founded by Workday and PeopleSoft founder Dave Duffield, raised a $250M Series E on Sept 16, 2026 at a $1.425 billion valuation, with participation from Motley Fool Vent…
RBI names Unified Fintech Forum as India's 2nd fintech self-regulator
On 10 September 2026 the Reserve Bank of India recognised the Unified Fintech Forum (UFF), formerly the Digital Lenders Association of India, as the second self-regulatory organisa…
Rogo raises about $30M from banks for financial-workflow AI
Rogo Technologies secured roughly $30 million in strategic financing on September 10, 2026, from Citi, Barclays, BNP Paribas and MUFG, among others. Rogo builds financial AI for in…
African fintech Moment raises $22M Series A for pan-African payment rails
Ghana-based Moment raised a $22M Series A on September 4, 2026, led by Speedinvest and QED Investors, with Global Founders Capital and FJ Labs participating. The three-year-old com…
WhatsApp remittance startup Felix raises $200M to expand into finance
Miami-based Felix, a WhatsApp- and stablecoin-based remittance platform for Latino immigrants, announced a $200 million Series C co-led by a16z ($87M equity) and General Catalyst's…
MAS commits S$220M to FSTI 4.0 to fund fintech innovation and AI adoption
On 31 August 2026, the Monetary Authority of Singapore committed S$220 million (about US$173 million) over three years to the renewed Financial Sector Technology and Innovation Sch…
Apate.AI raises A$11.4M seed for adversarial anti-scam AI agents
On Aug 31, 2026, Apate.AI (founded in Sydney, now Delaware-incorporated) closed an A$11.4M (about US$8.15M) seed round led by Lobby Capital. Its AI agents impersonate potential sca…
MAS & MOM unveil ONE Pass Investment Management Track for fund talent
On 19 August 2026, MAS and MOM announced a dedicated Investment Management Track under the Overseas Networks & Expertise (ONE) Pass, requiring a fixed monthly salary of S$30,000+ (…
Money20/20 USA set for Oct 18-21, 2026 in Las Vegas; passes now on sale
Money20/20 USA 2026 runs October 18-21 at The Venetian in Las Vegas, drawing 13,000+ fintech and payments leaders, 630+ speakers and 380+ sponsors. Registration is open, with early…
Brazil hikes fintech minimum capital rules, phase-in began July 2026
Under the Central Bank's Joint Resolution 14, minimum capital is now tied to the activities a firm performs: a prepaid payment institution must hold R$12.4 million without Pix and…
MAS opens 2026 Global FinTech Hackcelerator; S$80k prizes, Aug 14 deadline
On 29 June 2026, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) opened applications for the 2026 Global FinTech Hackcelerator, run with the Singapore FinTech Festival. Applications clos…
MAS opens 2026 Global FinTech Hackcelerator: S$80,000 per winner, apply by Aug 14
MAS announced on 29 June 2026 the call for its 2026 Global FinTech Hackcelerator (part of Singapore FinTech Festival), inviting AI proposals on three problem statements: credit/fra…
MAS launches Future of Finance Institute to scale AI and tokenisation in finance
On 25-26 June 2026, the Monetary Authority of Singapore established the Future of Finance Institute (FFI) to move AI and tokenisation beyond pilots across Singapore's financial sec…
NYC debt-collection SHIELD rule takes effect September 1, 2026
New York City's Department of Consumer and Worker Protection amended debt-collection regulations, the SHIELD Rule, take effect September 1, 2026. They impose verification requireme…
CFPB's revised small-business lending data (1071) rule takes effect June 30, 2026
The CFPB's revised Section 1071 rule became effective June 30, 2026, with a compliance date of January 1, 2028. It raises the covered-lender origination threshold from 100 to 1,000…
CFPB slims small-business lending data rule: threshold jumps to 1,000 loans
The CFPB's final Section 1071 rule (published May 1, 2026, effective June 30, 2026) raises the 'covered institution' threshold tenfold from 100 to 1,000 originations a year and nar…
Brazil Open Finance: port a loan to a cheaper lender in three business days
Banco Central's new Open Finance credit-portability rule went live in February 2026 for personal loans, cutting the maximum transfer time from five to three business days via stand…