Registry — Vantage Bank Texas (US) added to the registry
Enforcement — Licence Revocation issued against Paytm Payments Bank · RBI · Apr 26, 2026
Partnership — Credit One Bank Partners With Bright Money for Embedded Credit Cards · Apr 27, 2026
Product — Banking Circle Launches Stablecoin Settlement Services After CASP License · Apr 27, 2026
M&A — Collective Acquires Embedded Accounting Startup Open Ledger · Apr 24, 2026
Funding — UAE B2B Embedded Finance Platform Comfi Raises $65M Pre-Series A · Apr 27, 2026
Deal Feed
Partnerships, funding rounds, product launches, and M&A across the ecosystem.
Slash secured a $41M Series B at a $370M valuation led by Goodwater Capital, NEA, and Menlo Ventures. The company provides industry-specific business banking including checking accounts and payment cards. The round supports its challenge to one-size-fits-all banking with tailored vertical financial solutions.
Coinbase agreed to acquire Deribit, a leading crypto derivatives exchange, for $2.9 billion in a mix of cash and stock. The deal comprises $700 million in cash and 11 million Coinbase shares. This is one of the largest crypto-sector acquisitions and expands Coinbase's embedded crypto trading infrastructure.
Bottomline launched an embedded integration of its Paymode business payments network into commercial digital banking platforms. Paymode processes $450 billion annually and serves over 440,000 businesses. The integration offers in-app supplier self-enrollment, rebates, fraud reduction, and new revenue opportunities for banks.
Federal regulators conditionally approved Capital One's acquisition of Discover Bank, while simultaneously penalizing Discover $100 million. This deal combines two major card-issuing banks and has significant implications for the payments and BaaS landscape. The merger creates a combined entity with substantial scale in cards and payments infrastructure.
Airwallex introduced a Connected Account Console, a web-based portal enabling platforms to onboard, monitor, and manage connected accounts within its embedded finance ecosystem. The console offers global visibility and upcoming features for transaction management. It is designed to simplify account operations for platforms embedding financial services.
Lendflow obtained $15M in growth capital from Trinity Capital to enhance its AI-driven embedded credit infrastructure platform. The company provides credit APIs enabling fintechs, vertical SaaS companies, and lenders to integrate lending capabilities. The funding advances Lendflow's mission to make credit decisioning faster and more accessible via API.
AvidXchange, a B2B payments automation platform, was acquired by TPG and Corpay for $2.2 billion. TPG gained majority control through its private equity platform while Corpay took a 33% minority stake. The deal highlights continued investor appetite for embedded B2B payments infrastructure.
Fiserv's Merchant Acquirer Limited Purpose Bank (MALPB), chartered by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance, processed its first card-based transactions around April 30, 2025. The charter was originally approved on September 27, 2024, with a permit to begin business issued on April 11, 2025. This is the first MALPB charter to process card-based payments in the U.S., enabling direct merchant acquiring without deposit-taking.
Cross River Bank launched its International Payments product on April 30, 2025, offering embedded cross-border transactions via API. The solution features smart routing across SWIFT and local payment rails with built-in AML compliance. It targets fintechs and SMBs seeking seamless global payment capabilities.
Backbase launched what it calls the world's first AI-powered banking platform, embedding AI-driven customer servicing, sales automation, and self-service capabilities. The platform features an Intelligence Fabric with Agentic AI for secure, auditable operations. It is globally available immediately and aims to help banks expand revenue through embedded intelligence.
Global payments fintech Thunes raised $150M in Series D funding led by Apis Partners and Vitruvian Partners. The company's Direct Global Network connects over 7 billion wallets and accounts across 130+ countries via APIs. Funds will target U.S. expansion, AI innovation, and digital asset interoperability.
Fiserv expanded its AppMarket, a digital marketplace connecting banks with fintech apps via APIs, and launched a new fintech hub in Kansas. The platform enables hyper-personalized banking, faster payments, and API-based data control for financial institutions. This positions Fiserv as a leading API-powered banking infrastructure provider.
VoPay launched an embedded cross-border payments-as-a-service solution on April 23, 2025, targeting software platforms and banks. The product enables global money movement with real-time FX and built-in compliance. VoPay positioned the offering as a 'Shopify for global payments,' emphasizing ease of integration.
Bangor Savings Bank joined the American Fintech Council on April 22, 2025, to advance embedded finance solutions. The bank aims to leverage fintech partnerships for customer-centric banking, card payments, and digital tools including its Buoy Local® rewards app. The move signals growing community bank engagement with the embedded finance ecosystem.
BKN301, a global Banking-as-a-Service fintech, closed a €21.5 million Series B round in April 2025. New investors include CDP Venture Capital, Azimut Libera Impresa, SIMEST, and Alisei Forinvestments. The funds will support international expansion and enhancement of its proprietary BaaS Orchestrator platform.
The FDIC under Acting Chairman Travis Hill highlighted policy priorities in April 2025 that signal greater openness to fintech banking applications, including industrial bank charters and crypto-related activities. This shift could accelerate the path for fintechs seeking deposit insurance and banking licenses. The announcement is part of a broader deregulatory trend affecting the BaaS and embedded finance landscape.
Trabian Technology acquired the Mesh integration Platform-as-a-Service (iPaaS) from US fintech Core10 in April 2025. Mesh connects core banking systems, applications, and third-party services to streamline data exchange and reduce integration complexity. The deal strengthens Trabian's embedded finance and banking-as-a-platform capabilities across its client base of over 200 banks, credit unions, and fintechs.
First National Bank (FNB) launched a Direct Deposit Switch feature embedded in its digital account opening process via its eStore, partnering with Atomic to automate payroll switches. The feature also plans to support recurring debit moves, streamlining customer onboarding and primary banking relationship capture.
Taulia and Barclaycard partnered to expand embedded finance solutions for B2B virtual card payments. The integration embeds financial services directly into non-financial platforms, streamlining supplier payments. This collaboration targets enterprise buyers seeking seamless procurement financing within their existing workflows.
Stripe's application for a Merchant Acquirer Limited Purpose Bank (MALPB) charter was accepted by Georgia's banking regulator in early 2025. The charter would allow Stripe to access Visa and Mastercard networks directly without a sponsor bank. No approval had been granted by April 2025, and the application remains pending.
Kobble launched a modular embedded finance platform offering AI-powered services including accounts and onboarding with KYC/ID verification, payments with transaction enrichment and open banking, cards and rewards, AML/fraud management, and compliance reporting. The platform targets fintechs and platforms seeking composable financial infrastructure.
Grasshopper Bank, a sponsor bank serving fintechs, completed its merger with Auto Club Trust, FSB on April 1, 2025. The cash-and-stock deal expands Grasshopper to $1.4 billion in assets. The merger enhances the bank's consumer and business banking offerings while strengthening its position as a BaaS sponsor bank.
Quantix, a subsidiary of Astra Tech, secured $500M in asset-backed securitization from Citi — the largest UAE fintech deal. The funds will scale its CashNow embedded lending platform for gig workers and SMEs. The deal highlights embedded finance via API integrations into non-financial apps.
Mastercard introduced end-to-end capabilities to power stablecoin transactions from wallets to merchant checkouts. The launch enables seamless integration of stablecoins into existing payment infrastructure. This positions Mastercard as a bridge between traditional card networks and digital asset payments.