FinTech Futures

Tyler Pathe,Senior Reporter, FinTech Futures schedule3 Min Read Here's our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of fintech this week, with a line-up featuring Stripe, PayPal, Lumin Digital, CSI, Mastercard, Vocalink, and more.

The cash injection represents the first institutional funding round in Crypto.com's history and will be used to expand into tokenised securities and derivatives. schedule2 Min Read Singapore-based cryptocurrency platform Crypto.com has bagged a $400 million investment from Citadel Securities to accelerate its growth across all asset classes. Founded in 2016, Crypto.com operates a digital asset trading platform serving over 150 million users worldwide.

FundBank Group has rebranded its global institutional banking operations to IRACE Digital, spurred by a new deal inked with Tenet Bank in the Cayman Islands, and a major talent grab from Zodia Custody. FundBank has since 1972 specialised in banking solutions for the asset management industry. Profile Software provides the group with custody technology, while a go-live of Temenos Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) was actioned last August.

FundBank has recruited John Cronin to serve as global CEO for IRACE. Cronin previously served the top position in Europe for Zodia Custody. Tyler Pathe,Senior Reporter, FinTech Futures schedule2 Min Read FundBank Group has rebranded its global institutional banking operations to IRACE Digital, spurred by a new deal inked with Tenet Bank in the Cayman Islands. FundBank has since 1972 specialised in banking solutions for the asset management industry.

At FinTech Futures, we know that it can be easy to let funding announcements slip you by in this fast-paced industry. That's why we put together our weekly In Case You Missed It (ICYMI) funding round-up so you can get the latest funding news. German start-up Skalar secures €12m German fintech start-up Skalar has raised a combined €12 million across its pre-seed and seed rounds.

Expected to be finalised in H2 2026, the merger will see Veridas' shareholders, including BBVA, retain their ownership stakes in the newly combined entity. schedule1 Min Read Dutch regtech Fourthline is set to merge with Spanish digital identity solutions provider Veridas to establish a global authentication and compliance platform serving Europe, Latin America, and the US.

Stillman Bank, an independent community bank serving northern Illinois in the US, has partnered with domestic vendor Quinte Financial Technologies for its flagship CaseHUB dispute management solution. The bank will use the technology to manage high-risk operational cases regarding fraud, payment disputes, and complaints for its retail, business, and wealth management clients.

The equity raise is accompanied by $300 million in debt financing from BMO and Kraken's Payward. schedule1 Min Read US-based fintech Alpaca has raised $135 million in its latest funding round as it seeks to "accelerate its agent-first brokerage and API-first prime brokerage infrastructure", according to a company statement. The round was led by Peak XV, with Elefund, Unbound, and Opera Tech Ventures, the venture capital arm of BNP Paribas Group, listed among the other participating investors.

Following the sale of Quantbase, founders Som Mohapatra, Allen Calderwood, and Thomas Stewart are tackling compliance with their latest agentic AI venture. Tyler Pathe,Senior Reporter, FinTech Futures schedule1 Min Read New York start-up Hadrius has raised $27 million in total funding, comprising $5 million in seed funding and $22 million in Series A funding, to build out its agentic compliance platform for financial institutions.

Through its EidenAI suite, Expert.ai states it will improve the Dutch bank's business processes and strengthen customer engagement. schedule1 Min Read Dutch cooperative bank Rabobank has extended its long-standing partnership with Italian AI solutions provider Expert.ai to deploy advanced AI capabilities across the bank's operations and customer-facing processes.