Capital One Buys Brex: Why This $5 Billion Deal Changes Banking

Meet the CTO behind this $5.15 billion acquisition which marks a massive shift as Brex’s AI agents and software platform move to supercharge Capital One’s global scale.

Paraglide raises $5M Seed to reinvent accounts receivable with Agentic AI

Paraglide, an agentic AI product for accounts receivable (AR), has raised a $5 million seed round co-led by Bessemer Venture Partners and DN Capital, with participation from Born Capital and The Nordi…

Nordic challenger bank Lunar raises €46M, as looks to grow business users

Lunar, the Nordic digital challenger bank, has raised €46 million in fresh funding, with the funds geared towards growing its business customers and supporting the launch of a suite of new lending pro…

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Vennre completes $9.6M round to grow private market platform in MENA

UK-based Vennre, a wealth creation platform, has raised$9.6 million in a pre-Series A funding round through a hybrid equity and debtstructure. The round was co-led by Vision Ventures and anb seed Fund…

STAMP secures €4M to power next-gen Tax Free for global shoppers

Madrid-based STAMP has raised €4 millionin a funding round led by Dozen, with participation from EBISU Digital, BarçaInnovation Hub, and several international business angels, including AndreasMihalov…

Why Capital One’s $5 Billion Acquisition Of Fintech Brex Could Be Another Masterstroke For Billionaire Richard Fairbank

Corporate credit cards may seem mundane, but adding Brex to Capital One’s credit card platform, which now includes Discover, and applying its technology-first approach creates big opportunities for the Virginia-based bank.

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ClearScore snaps up London mortgage outfit Acre Platforms

ClearScore, the London-based fintech that provides credit score services, has acquired UK mortgage platform Acre Platforms, as it looks to diversify its offering. The move marks ClearScore’s first mov…

Profile: The Danish fintech boss who says “no” a lot

The CEO of Danish payment unicorn Flatpay is not a “yes” man. Sander Janca-Jensen says: “We say ‘no’ a lot. We pride ourselves on saying ‘no’ internally.” Examples of Flatpay’s thumbs down mentality i…