Navan’s public debut marks a new chapter for AI-driven SaaS. The corporate-travel and expense “super app” (formerly TripActions) listed on Nasdaq as $NAVN, raising $923 million at a $6.2 billion valuation.

Ethereum’s biggest builder is heading for Wall Street. @Consensys, creator of @MetaMask, is preparing for an IPO – with @JPMorgan and @GoldmanSachs as lead underwriters.

Barclays just made an $800M move into U.S. consumer finance. It’s buying Best Egg, a personal-loan platform that’s originated $40B+ since 2013.

Citi just partnered with Coinbase to bring stablecoin payments to corporate clients. What started as a crypto experiment is now crossing into mainstream banking infrastructure.

Fireblocks just made its biggest move yet toward consumer crypto. The $8B blockchain infrastructure firm is acquiring Dynamic, an a16z-backed wallet platform, for $90M.

Coinbase just made its 8th acquisition of the year, and it’s a big play for the future of crypto capital markets. The exchange is buying Echo, a blockchain fundraising platform, in a $375M cash-and-stock deal.

Ripple just dropped a $1 billion move into corporate treasury. It’s acquiring GTreasury – the 40-year-old treasury-management leader trusted by 1,000+ global enterprises.

A fintech just took on Wall Street’s biggest bank. BondIT Global has filed a lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase, alleging misappropriation of its proprietary AI tech after a near-final investment deal collapsed.

⚠️ Hot off the press! ⚠️ JPMorgan Chase has announced a $1.5 trillion, 10-year Security & Resiliency Initiative. The plan will finance and invest in industries critical to U.S. economic and national security.

Prediction markets just hit another milestone. @Kalshi just raised $300M at a $5B valuation, more than doubling its value from June’s $2B round.

Two giants are circling the same stablecoin prize. → Coinbase and Mastercard are both in advanced talks to acquire BVNK, a London-based stablecoin infrastructure startup. Reported valuation: $1.5–$2.5B.

The owner of the New York Stock Exchange just made a $2B move into prediction markets. ICE, the $90B operator behind the NYSE – is investing up to $2B in Polymarket, valuing it near $8B. 👉 That’s one of the biggest crossover bets between Wall Street and crypto.

The nicest guys in fintech just closed a $140M fund to keep backing new founders. “20% of global GDP is finance, and it’s still not digital enough.”

Wealthfront just filed for an IPO – 17 years in the making. And it’s coming with profits to show. The Palo Alto robo-advisor: → 1.3M customers → $88B AUM → $123M net profit on $339M revenue (year ending July ’25)

HUGE: India’s biggest payments app just filed for an IPO. PhonePe — backed by Walmart, is aiming for a mid-2026 listing.

🚨JUST IN: Tether is chasing a $500B valuation. That would put the world’s largest stablecoin issuer in the same league as OpenAI and SpaceX.

Compass just announced a $1.6B all-stock acquisition of @anywhere_re – parent of @Century21, @ColdwellBanker, @Sothebys, and @CorcoranGroup. It’s one of the biggest brokerage deals ever.

@Zelle just put stablecoins on the U.S. banking agenda. Early Warning Services – the bank-owned company behind Zelle is exploring whether to issue its own stablecoin.

Stock trading platform @Robinhood just filed to turn venture capital into a publicly-investible asset It’s launching Robinhood Ventures Fund I, a closed-end fund that will trade on the NYSE (pending SEC approval).

London might finally get a fintech win. UK card reader company @SumUp is prepping an IPO that could value it at $10–15B, per FT. The float could happen within the next year. Founders would remain the largest shareholders.

Nasdaq just filed with the SEC to trade tokenized securities. If approved, it would be the first time tokenized stocks + ETPs trade on a U.S. exchange.

Mexico just got a new banking contender. Fintech Klar is buying Banorte’s digital bank Bineo — a shortcut to a full banking license.

Stripe just picked a fight with JPMorgan over the price of open banking.

@Stripe just got a new competitor in one of its strongest businesses. @Airwallex has acquired OpenPay, a San Francisco billing platform.

Revolut just set a new marker for European fintech: $75B. Bloomberg says the company is preparing a secondary share sale, each share priced at $1,381.06.

@Klarna is coming back to the public markets at $14B. Four years ago, it was chasing $50B. That collapse tells one story. Consumer behaviour tells another.

One in three UK bank branches have disappeared in the last five years. From 10,410 in 2019 → just 6,870 in 2024. And by November, Lloyds, NatWest, Halifax, and Bank of Scotland will shut another 113.

South Korea’s biggest banks are about to test whether stablecoins belong inside the banking system. Shinhan, Hana, KB Financial, and Woori Bank met last week with Tether (USDT) and Circle (USDC).

@Visa just shut down its U.S. open banking unit. Bloomberg says the focus is shifting to Europe and LatAm, where regulation and adoption are already moving.

Stablecoin issuer Circle is finally heading to public markets. And the timing couldn’t be better. After years of waiting (and one failed SPAC attempt), the stablecoin giant behind USDC has filed for an IPO on the NYSE. They're looking to raise up to $624M.

Wall Street’s stablecoin moment might finally be here. @jpmorgan, @BankofAmerica, @Citi, @WellsFargo, and others are in early talks to launch a joint stablecoin—via consortiums like @Zelle and The Clearing House.

@Google just gave Search a wallet. That should make everyone in fintech pay attention. At I/O, Google launched agentic checkout—a native flow where the AI doesn’t just recommend products. It tracks prices, fills your cart, and checks out for you.

@Meta’s not building a stablecoin anymore, but hey might not need to. Reports say they’re back in crypto talks—this time, to explore payouts using stablecoins like USDC and USDT. No wallet. No token. Just plumbing. Here’s why that matters:

Congress just took its biggest step yet on stablecoin regulation. The GENIUS Act passed a key Senate vote last night -66 in favour, including 16 Democrats. It’s not law yet. But it’s the furthest any stablecoin bill has ever gone in the U.S. That alone is a signal.

@jpmorgan just did something big. They used @chainlink to settle tokenized treasuries on a public blockchain. Not a demo. Not a test. A real-world transaction. Let’s break down why this matters:

@RobinhoodApp just made its boldest crypto move outside the U.S. It’s acquiring @WonderFi — one of Canada’s largest registered crypto platforms — in a C$250M all-cash deal, at a 41% premium to market.

“Every business will use stablecoins.” That’s the bet @Anchorage Digital is making with its acquisition of @MountainUSDM — issuer of USDM, a fully Treasury-backed, BMA-regulated stablecoin.

Bhutan just became the first country to launch a national crypto payment system—and it started with tourism. A small market. A narrow use case. A big precedent.

Verizon recently launched a high-yield savings account. Not through a fintech. Through a partnership with Openbank (a Santander subsidiary). It pays 4.4% APY — and offers up to $180 off your phone bill.

Stablecoin legislation just got a lot messier. The GENIUS Act—bipartisan legislation to regulate stablecoins in the U.S.—is now at risk. Nine Senate Democrats say they won’t support the current version. Including 4 who previously voted for it in committee.

Real-time payments were just the start. Now they’re getting rewired for scale. Thunes just raised $150M to build the next-gen cross-border infrastructure — programmable, interoperable, and global. Here’s what they’re building:

Nu Mexico just became a bank. And it’s about to get competitive, with Revolut, Plata, and Nubank all competing for consumer banking market-share against local players like Stori and Klar.

Wall Street just funded a billion-dollar trade finance deal with… fake invoices and boarded-up warehouses. @Stenn_Intl collapsed in December, taking nearly $1B in investor capital down with it. Here’s what actually happened:

8 out of 10 Filipinos use @gcashofficial. But its IPO might get pushed—because of a trade war 7,000 miles away.

Starting next month, @circle will launch a global payments network powered by stablecoins. No correspondent banks. No multi-day delays. Just real-time, programmable money.

Big news broke yesterday that @circle , @BitGo and @coinbase are all preparing to apply for bank charters.👇

The biggest payments deal of 2025 is a bet on focus. @GlobalPayInc is buying @Worldpay_Global for $24.25B—and selling off its issuer solutions business for $13.5B. They’re becoming a pure-play merchant commerce company.

Everyone wants to be your bank. But @RevolutApp wants to be your @AmericanExpress too.

@WebullGlobal just pulled off a rare thing in 2025: A fintech public listing…. that actually worked. After merging with SPAC SK Growth Opportunities, the stock soared 375% on day two—giving Webull a $29.6B market cap.

Brazil just gave “buy now, pay later” a central bank upgrade. Starting September, Pix—the fastest-growing payment rail in the world—will let users split purchases into installments.