Your Weekly Fintech Sales Intelligence Newsletter | Volume 27

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Visa Direct and Banking Circle Partner for Faster Global Payments via Single API

Visa Direct’s alliance with Banking Circle marks a substantial advancement in cross-border payment efficiency. By leveraging Banking Circle’s global network and single API technology, Visa Direct can now offer faster, more transparent, and cost-effective global transactions, eliminating much of the traditional complexity and delays associated with international payments. This collaboration not only simplifies technical integration for clients, but it also supports a broad spectrum of payment use cases, from person-to-person to business transactions.

The partnership highlights an industry-wide movement toward unified, integrated solutions that prioritize operational efficiency and user experience. As payment processors seek to streamline their services with consolidated APIs, both businesses and consumers stand to benefit from reduced costs and greater speed. The move also emphasizes the growing importance of trust and scale in financial infrastructure partnerships, reinforcing Banking Circle’s standing in the market.

Reducing False Positives Transforms Transaction Monitoring in Financial Institutions

Automated transaction monitoring has revolutionized anti-money laundering efforts, but persistent false positives create significant challenges for financial institutions. When legitimate transactions are wrongly flagged, compliance teams become bogged down and customer trust suffers. These false alarms often stem from rigid detection rules or outdated customer data, highlighting the need for smarter technology and better data governance.

Turning to AI-driven systems, dynamic rule updates, and improved customer segmentation, organizations can drastically cut down false positives and shift toward more predictive, risk-based monitoring. This recalibration isn’t just about guarding against fraud; it enhances operational efficiency and safeguards customer experience. Ultimately, minimizing false alerts represents a critical strategic upgrade, empowering compliance teams to focus on genuine threats and keeping institutions agile in an evolving regulatory environment.

RevenueCat Raises $50M to Expand Global App Monetization Solutions

RevenueCat’s $50m Series C funding—bringing its total to $100m—signals robust investor confidence in app monetization solutions tailored for the modern digital marketplace. The company’s offerings streamline the complexities of subscription, in-app purchases, and virtual currency management across iOS, Android, and web platforms, enabling developers to accelerate growth and optimize revenue flows.

Acrisure Leads $2.6 Billion Week for Global FinTech Funding Rounds

FinTech fundraising witnessed a remarkable surge this week, with $2.6 billion raised across 23 deals, largely driven by Acrisure’s record $2.1 billion round. Notably, the remaining 22 companies attracted $671 million, reflecting broad investor interest in innovations such as embedded finance, AI-driven compliance, digital wallets, and eCommerce infrastructure. Airwallex’s $300 million funding emphasized the sector’s global reach, targeting markets across Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America.

The week highlighted growing momentum in WealthTech and CyberTech, each securing five deals, and underscored the rise of vertical-specific platforms addressing niche market needs—from Canadian SMB banking to AI-powered regulatory tools. The broad international spread and increasing deal count, compared to the previous week, suggest strategic optimism and continued robust growth across global FinTech verticals.

Kraken Launches 24/7 Tokenized Stock Trading for Users Outside the US

Kraken’s introduction of xStocks marks a significant step in the evolution of traditional finance by leveraging blockchain technology to offer over 50 tokenized stocks and ETFs, including major names like Apple, Tesla, and Nvidia, to investors outside the U.S. By launching on the Solana blockchain and enabling 24/7 trading, Kraken provides unparalleled access and flexibility, mirroring the nonstop nature of crypto markets and breaking down barriers posed by standard equity exchanges.

This move is particularly timely, given the recent rollback of crypto policy restrictions in the U.S. under the Trump administration and increasing industry interest in asset tokenization from firms such as BlackRock and Robinhood. Kraken’s approach not only reflects the maturing of the crypto ecosystem but also sets a promising precedent for how traditional assets might be democratized and made globally accessible through innovative digital finance infrastructure.