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BitGo NYDIG acquisition transfers an institutional derivatives desk while NYDIG pivots to power infrastructure
BitGo Buys NYDIG Trading Desk as NYDIG Bets Its Future on Power, Not Crypto

August 30, 2026

BitGo NYDIG acquisition paperwork was signed and closed on the same day, 27 August, which tells you most of what you need to know about its size. BitGo Holdings (NYSE: BTGO) bought the institutional trading business of NYDIG, taking the derivatives, structured products and financing desk built for hedge funds, asset managers, corporates and family

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Great Hill Aurenity investment backing a technology enabled excess and surplus managing general agent
Great Hill Partners Takes a Stake in an AI-Underwriting Insurance MGA

September 5, 2026

Great Hill Aurenity terms went undisclosed, which is the first thing worth noticing. Great Hill Partners made a strategic investment in Aurenity, a technology-enabled excess and surplus managing general agent, with founding investor Agman and management retaining significant portions of their equity. What the Great Hill Aurenity Deal Covers The Great Hill Aurenity target was

OakNorth West Coast Estates lending secured against a pre-let indoor EV charging hub conversion in Aberdeen
FintechSeptember 5, 2026
OakNorth Backs a Scottish Developer Betting on Drive-Thru EV Charging

OakNorth West Coast Estates lending was confirmed on 1 September, funding two commercial acquisitions in Scotland with headroom for further deals under the same facility. Terms were not disclosed. What the OakNorth West Coast Estates Loan Funds In St Andrews the OakNorth West Coast Estates facility funded Craigtoun Road, a seven-acre site with consent for

Guidewire fiscal 2026 earnings insurance software
FintechSeptember 4, 2026
Guidewire Posts 23% Revenue Growth and Record-Low Customer Attrition

Guidewire Software, fourth quarter and fiscal year 2026 results, reported September 3. The Guidewire fiscal 2026 earnings report shows revenue of 1,475.4 million dollars for the year ended July 31, up 23 percent year over year, from a company whose core-systems software runs claims handling and policy administration for more than 570 property-casualty insurers in

Upstart Macro Index lending chart
FintechSeptember 4, 2026
Upstart’s Risk Gauge Holds Flat Even as August Originations Climb

Upstart, August 2026 originations and Upstart Macro Index, published September 3. The latest Upstart Macro Index reading held at 1.50 on September 3, unchanged from the August 3 reading a month earlier, even as the company's AI lending marketplace originated 1,342.1 million dollars in loans through August across 26.5 origination days, an average of about

Nacha dhango partner ACH payments network
FintechSeptember 4, 2026
Nacha Names dhango a Preferred Partner for ACH Risk and Compliance

Nacha and dhango, Preferred Partner designation, announced September 3. The new Nacha dhango partner designation names dhango, an Austin-based payments infrastructure company, a Nacha Preferred Partner covering risk and fraud prevention, compliance, and open banking. Nacha is the organization that governs the US ACH network, which processed 35.2 billion payments worth 93 trillion dollars in

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Stripe PayPal bid abandoned by the Advent consortium after a sharp recovery in the target share price
FintechAugust 30, 2026
Stripe and Advent Walk Away From Their $53 Billion Run at PayPal

Stripe PayPal bid talks are over. The consortium of Stripe and private equity firm Advent International has abandoned its pursuit of PayPal, according to Bloomberg, ending months of speculation over what would have been one of the largest leveraged buyouts on record. PayPal shares fell as much as 16% in premarket trading Friday, after closing

Feathery AI decisioning platform for insurers and wealth firms
AI in FinanceJuly 17, 2026
Feathery Raise Gets Insurers to Put Money Behind AI Underwriting

Feathery AI decisioning just got funded by the people it automates. Feathery, which builds an AI operating and decisioning system for insurance and wealth management firms, has raised $30 million in total funding including a recently closed Series A led by Portage Ventures. The round drew Index Ventures, Clocktower Ventures, and Bain Capital Ventures, alongside

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Market RumorsMarch 14, 2026
Gilead Snaps Up Arcellx in $7.8B Most cancers Drug Deal

Whoa, speak about a blockbuster transfer within the biotech world! Gilead Sciences simply dropped the information that’s acquired everybody buzzing: they’re shopping for out Arcellx for a whopping $7.8 billion. This isn’t simply any deal—it’s all about dashing up a promising new remedy for a number of myeloma, a tricky type of blood most cancers.

Tilly's Q4 earnings beat showing TLYS stock pop after fiscal 2025 fourth quarter results
Market RumorsMarch 14, 2026
Tilly’s Q4 Earnings Beat: 5 Powerful Signals

Tilly's Q4 Earnings Beat sent TLYS stock up more than 60% in after-hours trading on March 11, 2026. The youth-focused retailer posted total net sales of $155.1 million for fiscal 2025 Q4. That figure came in comfortably ahead of the $148.7 million Wall Street consensus. Net sales rose 5.3% year-over-year despite the company operating with

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Technology Innovations

FIS embedded banking platform for business software
FIS Launches Embedded Banking Platform for Business Software

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FIS, Embedded Banking Platform launch, announced September 3. FIS launched an FIS embedded banking platform built for banks rather than the fintechs that usually sit between banks and business software. The pitch: banks can offer accounts, card issuing, accounts receivable and payable tools, and expense management directly inside the accounting or operations software their business

Rival Matrix integration bringing options execution algorithms into a single institutional trading interface
Rival Systems and Matrix Executions Team Up on Options Trading, a Quiet but Telling Capital Markets Deal

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Rival Matrix integration news landed on Tuesday, August 11, from Chicago, where both firms are based. Rival Systems builds professional trading and enterprise risk management software. Meanwhile, Matrix Executions runs institutional electronic trading focused on advanced options algorithmic execution. The Rival Matrix integration places those execution algorithms inside Rival One, so traders reach them without

Kyriba Viewpost integration converting enterprise paper check runs into electronic payments
Kyriba Bets Enterprise Finance Teams Are Finally Ready to Kill the Paper Check

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Kyriba Viewpost integration went live on Tuesday, August 11, announced from San Diego. Kyriba has embedded Viewpost Check Optimization as a service inside its own platform. The stated aim is converting remaining paper check payments to electronic alternatives. Existing banking relationships, treasury operations and accounts payable workflows all stay in place. Paper checks are one