
Zinnia Zahara now carries a whole life chassis aimed at final expense volume, promising product launches in as little as three months.
Marvin Evans·September 20, 2026

The Luzern Risk Series B raises $45m led by Insight Partners to bring captive insurance to the mid-market. A bet on a hard market lasting.
Marvin Evans·September 20, 2026

The new Wayflyer debt facility adds $50m from Trinity Capital, the sixth funding move in eight months. Still no disclosure on loss rates.
Marvin Evans·September 20, 2026

Elliptic Decode answers on-chain risk questions in seconds and returns the evidence. Elliptic also wrote the standard its own agent passes.
Marvin Evans·September 20, 2026

ACI Connetic gains cloud-native financial messaging for Swift and ISO 20022. Less a new front than a gap closed to defend payments hub deals.
Marvin Evans·September 20, 2026

Intuit FY27 guidance holds at $23.3bn to $23.5bn. QuickBooks and Credit Karma carry the company while Mailchimp is guided flat to negative.
Marvin Evans·September 19, 2026

The Better Coinbase HELOC rebate pays 1% up to $10,000 as Better home equity volume hits 18% of originations. A costly bet on a good channel.
Marvin Evans·September 19, 2026

The WisdomTree MoonPay deal opens WTGXX to 35 million accounts, but the stablecoin reserve arrangement is what will actually move assets.
Marvin Evans·September 19, 2026

Affirm underwriting has moved to a transformer model, lifting completed purchases 3.4%. The explainability claim is the part worth watching.
Marvin Evans·September 19, 2026

Azure Payment HSM v2 is live in public preview from Microsoft, Marvell and Utimaco. Strong product, but banks will want a named reference first.
Marvin Evans·September 19, 2026

Navan will use Engine's Omni API for wider hotel content and more flexible group bookings, extended stays and itinerary changes. The deal landed a day before Navan's second-quarter results.
Charitarth Sindhu·September 18, 2026

Checkout.com will handle card acquiring plus pinless and debit routing as Best Buy expands third-party selling. It is a narrow announcement from a processor joining a growing marketplace.
Charitarth Sindhu·September 18, 2026