Robinhood’s venture fund IPO attracted 150,000+ retail investors, CEO says

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev says more than 150,000 retail investors joined the fintech’s new venture fund, which offers exposure to private tech companies like OpenAI, Stripe, Databricks, and Oura before they go public.

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OpenTrade secures $17M in strategic funding to scale its stablecoin yield infrastructure

OpenTrade, astablecoin yield infrastructure platform used by fintechs and exchanges, hasraised $17 million in a strategic funding round led by Mercury Fund and Notion Capital, with participation from …

PayPal says it’s ‘becoming a technology company again.’ That means AI.

PayPal is pitching an AI-led turnaround, tying automation and restructuring to $1.5B in savings as it cuts jobs and works to modernize its tech stack.

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Monzo to launch in Spain, as ramps up EU expansion plans

Monzo, the UK digital bank, is to launch in Spain, ramping up its European expansion plans, following its exit from the US market. Monzo has set up offices in Barcelona and Madrid, with over 50 employ…

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A-Cube lands €4M to accelerate global expansion

Italian regtech company A-Cube has secured €4 million in funding toexpand its platform for automated digital tax compliance across internationalmarkets. The round was led by P101 SGR, with participati…

Y Combinator alum Skio sells for $105M cash, only raised $8M, founder says

Subscription billing fintech Skio sold to its competitor Recharge in what was a healthy exit, according to its founder and former CEO.

Stripe introduces Link, a digital wallet that autonomous AI agents can use, too

Link lets users connect cards, banks, and subscriptions, then authorize AI agents to spend securely via approval flows.