Interest in prediction markets has reportedly fueled an increase in FinTech venture funding. Financial technology companies worldwide raised $55.94 billion from venture groups during 2025, Bloomberg News reported Wednesday (Dec. 31), citing PitchBook data. That’s up 25% from the $44.75 billion the sector earned in 2024. Prediction...
Ex-FTX executive Brett Harrison raised $35 million for his perpetual futures exchange startup, The Information reported Tuesday (Dec. 23). The new funding round values Architect Financial Technologies at $187 million, according to the report, which cited unnamed sources. The exchange, AX, offers perpetual futures on...
Speed raised $8 million to accelerate the growth of its payments solutions built on the Bitcoin Lightning Network. The company will use the new funding to build capacity, expand to new regions, develop more merchant tools, enable cross-border and creator payouts, and maintain reliability and...
Payments FinTech Airwallex has been valued at $8 billion after raising $330 million. The new funding, announced Monday (Dec. 8), will help finance the company’s ongoing growth in the U.S. and fuel expanded artificial intelligence (AI) hiring and product development. Airwallex, based in Australia, says...
Middle-market business-focused finance platform Flex raised $60 million in Series B funding. Flex’s annualized total payments volume has grown from $1 billion to $3 billion this year, according to a Thursday (Dec. 4) press release. “Traditional FinTech platforms have focused either on micro-businesses or sophisticated...
Stuut Technologies raised $29.5 million in a Series A funding round to accelerate the product development of its artificial intelligence platform that automates accounts receivable (AR) work. The company will use the new funding to expand its autonomous AR capabilities for mid-market and enterprise companies...
FinTech Made Card announced a new Visa card along with $8 million in seed funding. With the announcement comes a national distribution partnership with Fairway Home Mortgage, one of the largest retail mortgage originators in the country, Made Card said in a Thursday (Nov. 20)...
Chargeflow raised $35 million in a Series A funding round to fuel its global expansion and the launch of additional products related to its artificial intelligence-powered chargeback automation platform. The company’s platform is designed to prevent and combat illegitimate chargebacks, according to a Tuesday (Nov....
Accounting automation platform Maxima raised $41 million in seed and Series A funding. The capital will help the company bolster its offering, which uses artificial intelligence agents to help accounting teams, according to a Tuesday (Nov. 18) press release. “Despite decades of software innovation, accounting...