Starling Bank rolls out “UK’s first agentic AI financial assistant”

Starling Bank is rolling out what it says is the “UK’s first agentic AI financial assistant”, as it looks to leverage the new technology to help improve day-to-day banking. The UK challenger bank, whi…

Polymarket continues its partnership spree with a Major League Baseball deal

MLB is only the latest in a string of recently announced partnerships involving the prediction market.

TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200 nominations are still open

Nominate your startup, or one you know, for TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200 before May 27. Chance to win $100,000 equity-free funding and VC access.

Cleavr raises €1M to develop an AI solution for accounts receivable

Cleavr, an AIsolution dedicated to autonomous accounts receivable management, has raised €1million in a funding round backed by Kima Ventures, Better Angle, Raphaël Nahum(CFO of Pennylane), Régis Samu…

Zopa reports third consecutive year of profit, says new current account topping expectations

Zopa Bank, the UK savings and lending digital bank, has reported its third consecutive year of profit, as it says take-up of its new current account proposition has eclipsed expectations.The London-ba…

Why Your Grandchildren Will Never Swipe A Card, But Might Still Write A Check

FIS Global Head of Payments Networks David Keenan on agentic commerce, the future of installment lending, and why retailers need to break up with their acquirers.

Homaio lands €3.6M to extend access to energy transition assets

Paris-based Homaio has raised €3.6 million in a fundinground led by RAISE Ventures, with participation from Groupe Eren, businessangels, and existing investors XAnge and Redstone, bringing its total f…

Kalshi’s legal troubles pile up, as Arizona files first ever criminal charges over ‘illegal gambling business’

It’s the latest salvo in an escalating battle between state regulators and an industry that claims it’s not beholden to them.

OakNorth reports nudge up in profits, delays net zero target by 10 years

OakNorth, the UK challenger lending bank, has reported a nudge up in year-on-year pre-tax profits in 2025 from £215m to £223m, helped by US growth. The SoftBank-backed bank, however, delayed its net…

Upvest raises $125M to strengthen its API-based investment platform

Upvest, a European investmentinfrastructure provider, has announced a $125 million financing round tosupport the modernisation of legacy banking systems across Europe and the UK.The $90 million equity…