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Investments
Hana Bank Buys $672.5 Million Stake in Upbit Owner
May 15, 2026

South Korean bank Hana Bank plans to buy a $672.5 million stake in Dunamu, the operator of the Upbit cryptocurrency exchange, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday (May 14). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Walmart Tells Flipkart to Shelve IPO Plans, Focus on Profitability
May 15, 2026

Walmart tapped the brakes on Flipkart’s long-anticipated public market debut. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this...

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Saudi FinTech Stitch Raises $25 Million to Replace Fragmented Bank Cores
May 14, 2026

Saudi Arabia-based Stitch raised $25 million in a Series A funding round to grow its operating system for modern financial institutions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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Equipifi Secures $34 Million to Scale Bank-Led BNPL Network
May 14, 2026

FinTech equipifi secured $34 million in a Series B funding round to accelerate the adoption of buy now, pay later (BNPL) by financial institutions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Ledger Pauses Planned IPO to Avoid Crypto Market Slump
May 13, 2026

Ledger, a French company that makes hardware designed to securely store cryptocurrency, has paused its plans for a U.S. initial public offering (IPO) due to an unfavorable market for crypto IPOs, CoinDesk reported Wednesday (May 13), citing unnamed sources. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Elliptic Raises $120 Million to Bring Blockchain Analytics to Big Banks
May 12, 2026

Blockchain analytics company Elliptic has raised $120 million in new funding. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form,...

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SAP Integrates n8n to Scale Agentic AI for Enterprises
May 12, 2026

SAP has invested in and formed a partnership with artificial intelligence orchestration platform n8n to help enterprises scale agentic AI. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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Robinhood’s Second Venture Fund Targets Early-Stage Private Companies
May 12, 2026

Robinhood announced a new venture fund that will raise capital to invest in early-stage and growth-stage private companies. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to...

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Paymentology Raises $175 Million for Real-Time Processing Solutions
May 12, 2026

Global issuer-processor Paymentology landed a $175 million private equity investment, according to a Tuesday (May 12) news release provided to PYMNTS. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...