July 9, 2026
Modern Treasury Depa Finance is a customer-logo announcement, not a product launch. Modern Treasury said this week that Depa Finance, a stablecoin-native cross-border payments provider, has picked its infrastructure to orchestrate payments across US bank rails and stablecoins. Depa says it processes more than 14,000 payments a day and over $1 billion a year across
July 9, 2026
Atomic Odynn partnership takes aim at a gap most banks have quietly accepted. Atomic, the embedded finance company best known for payroll and direct deposit switching, has partnered with travel loyalty startup Odynn to give banks and fintechs a way to offer travel rewards and loyalty tracking without building the infrastructure themselves. The pitch is
July 9, 2026
Axos Arc Technologies is a deal about where digital banks go next. Axos Financial has agreed to buy Arc Technologies, a fintech that gives venture-backed startups a single dashboard for cash management, yield, and debt financing. Terms were not disclosed. The purchase runs through Axos Nevada Holding, a subsidiary of Axos Financial, and the deal
July 5, 2026
AI receivables automation has a marketing problem. Every finance team has heard the pitch that it will slash Days Sales Outstanding, automate collections, and turn receivables into a self-running machine. So we asked three finance leaders a blunt question about what the technology delivers in the real world, right now. Their answers cut straight past
July 4, 2026
Neobank profitability has become the defining test for digital banks. For a decade, these apps chased sign-ups. Now the market wants earnings. Research from Simon-Kucher found that fewer than 5% of the world's roughly 400 neobanks have ever reached breakeven, and most earn under $30 per customer each year. The neobank profitability gap is the
July 4, 2026
InvoiceCloud CentralSquare partnership targets a slow corner of digital payments: government. On July 1, 2026, the two companies announced an alliance to modernize billing and payments for governments and utilities across North America. A pre-built integration connects InvoiceCloud's payments platform with CentralSquare's public administration software. The InvoiceCloud CentralSquare pitch is simpler payments for residents and
July 2, 2026
Xero Microsoft 365 integration brings live financial data into everyday Office apps. Xero launched the integration on July 1, 2026. It surfaces real-time Xero data inside Microsoft 365, starting with Copilot Chat. The work runs on JAX, Xero's AI financial agent. The idea is to stop the constant tool-switching. Users can ask financial questions in
July 2, 2026
Neobank account or traditional business account? That is one of the first real decisions a new founder makes. For an underbanked founder, the pull is obvious. Speed, low fees, and a clean app beat weeks of branch paperwork every time. Yet that convenience hides trade-offs that rarely surface until money is on the line. So
July 1, 2026
Zip Rally House shoppers get a flexible new way to pay for fan gear. Zip Co and Rally House announced the partnership on June 29, 2026. It brings buy now, pay later to sports retail. Fans can now split apparel, jerseys, and team merchandise into installments. The option works online and in-store. Rally House is
July 1, 2026
SoFi small business loans are now live. SoFi Technologies launched the product on June 30, 2026, giving members fixed financing to run and grow their companies. The loans are originated by SoFi Bank and range from $2,500 up to $250,000. Members can put the money toward equipment, inventory, staff, and expansion. The pitch is speed
June 26, 2026
AI wealth management startup Arca has raised $64 million as it emerges from stealth. The round splits into a $48.5 million Series A and a $15.5 million seed. General Catalyst led the Series A, with backing from Index Ventures and Venrock. Venrock led the earlier seed. Arca already manages more than $1 billion in client
June 26, 2026
On-chain finance data startup Allium has raised $40 million in Series B funding. Amplify Partners led the round. The deal lands as banks and payment firms push real volume into on-chain finance. Existing backers returned. Kleiner Perkins and Theory Ventures joined again. Amplify's David Beyer will take a board seat. The raise lifts total funding
