PayPal board weighs Stripe-Advent bid amid valuation concerns
Reuters reported that PayPal directors view a $53 billion Stripe-Advent approach as too low and are assessing regulatory and finan...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month agoFintech Correspondent
Rafael Ortiz
Rafael covers payments, banking infrastructure, and the software eating financial services. Former product lead at a payments processor.
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Percheron-backed Big Brand Tire agrees Belle Tire acquisition
Big Brand Tire & Service, backed by Percheron Capital, has agreed to buy Southfield, Michigan-based Belle Tire, PE Hub reported.
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month agoFIS adds Anthropic’s Mythos 5 to infrastructure security program
FIS is using Anthropic’s Mythos 5 through Project Glasswing to strengthen defenses for software underpinning payments and core ban...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month agoBNY and DSGV executives point to domestic-style cross-border payments
At EBAday in Copenhagen, payments executives said cross-border services must become easier as banks address lost share and changin...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month agoPliant enters US B2B payments market with Coastal as sponsor bank
The fintech said Coastal will support its US launch as sponsor bank, giving Pliant a regulated route into the American commercial...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month agoTrump Media plans real-time Truth Social data feed for traders
TMTG says Truth API will license live access to prominent Truth Social posts, targeting trading firms seeking market-sensitive inf...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month agoOpenPayd founder says fintech trust must be built from launch
Ozan Ozerk argues young financial firms cannot rely on age to win confidence as digital services scale faster than reputations mat...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month agoTokenized deposits gain enterprise case in treasury, repo and payments
Zeeve CEO Ravi Chamria says corporate liquidity, repo settlement and cross-border B2B payments offer the clearest early uses for t...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month agoEuropean banks see fraud trust costs overtake direct losses, report says
A 2026 fraud report cited by Citadel Advantage Group’s Stanley Epstein says AI-enabled scams are pushing banks toward human interv...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month agoStandard Chartered selects Broadcom platform for global private cloud
The bank says VMware Cloud Foundation now supports 70% of its infrastructure footprint as it modernises systems across 54 markets.
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month agoMoneff founder says EMIs are challenging SME corporate banking
Sanjar Mavlyanov argues that faster onboarding, multi-currency accounts and clearer FX pricing are drawing SMEs toward electronic...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month agoCreditspring loan advances pass £1bn since 2016 launch
The UK subscription lender says it has issued more than 2.2 million no-interest loans as demand for fixed-cost credit remains elev...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month ago