London-Based Alpa Raises $3.5M In Pre-Seed Funding Led by Daphni

Kailee Rainse / startuprise - London-based fintech startup Alpa has raised $3.5 million in a pre-seed round led by Daphni, with participation from True Capital, 2100 Ventures, Firedrop, Oprtrs Club, Kima Ventures, and Sonorcap. Angel investors include Alexandre Yazdi (Voodoo founder) …

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UK Selects Firms for Stablecoin Regulatory Sandbox, Including Revolut

Sander Lutz / decrypt - The four firms will now have free reign to experiment in a program that will inform final UK stablecoin rules set to be released later this year.

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Circle reports $770 million Q4 revenue as USDC circulation reaches $75 billion, targets 40% CAGR for stablecoin

Brian Danga / theblock - Circle reported $770 million in Q4 revenue and reserve income as USDC circulation reached $75.3 billion and issued 40% CAGR guidance.

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Meta Hopes to Launch Stablecoin Payments Project This Year

PYMNTS / pymnts - Meta is hoping to enter the stablecoin payment space sometime this year, CoinDesk reported Tuesday (Feb. 24), citing unnamed sources. The move would happen if the Facebook owner is successful in integrating with a third-party company to facilitate stablec…

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Stripe Reaches Record Valuation as Global Volume Hits $1.9 Trillion

PYMNTS / pymnts - Stripe was valued at $159 billion in a tender offer designed to provide liquidity to current and former employees, the programmable financial services company said in a Tuesday (Feb. 24) update. The figure is up from the $106.7 billion valuation the compa…

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Hong Kong's RedotPay said to plan blockbuster $1 billion IPO in New York: Bloomberg

Omkar Godbole / coindesk - The stablecoin payments company has hired JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs and Jefferies, according to Bloomberg.

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Xflow Raises $16.6M from PayPal, General Catalyst and others

Ekemini / ventureburn - Xflow, an Indian startup focused on cross-border payments, just raised $16.6 million in Series A funding. General Catalyst led the round, and PayPal Ventures joined in, along with Lightspeed, Stripe,The post Xflow Raises $16.6M from PayPal, General Cataly…

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PayPal Attracts Takeover Interest After Stock Slump

msmash / slashdot - An anonymous reader shares a report: PayPal, the digital payments pioneer, is attracting takeover interest from potential buyers after a stock slide wiped out almost half of its value, according to people familiar with the matter. The San Jose, California…

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Crypto.com Wins Conditional Approval for US Banking Charter

PYMNTS / pymnts - Crypto.com says it has gotten conditional governmental approval for a bank charter. The conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) allows the digital assets company to charter Foris Dax National Trust Bank, doing busines…

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Based Raises $11.5M To Expand Crypto SuperApp Globally

Clinton / ventureburn - Based Expands Its Web3 Consumer SuperApp Based, a Web3 consumer SuperApp, has raised $11.5 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Pantera Capital with participation from CoinbaseThe post Based Raises $11.5M To Expand Crypto SuperApp Globally ap…

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PayPal Discloses Data Breach That Exposed User Info For 6 Months

msmash / slashdot - PayPal is notifying customers of a data breach after a software error in a loan application exposed their sensitive personal information, including Social Security numbers, for nearly 6 months last year. From a report: The incident affected the PayPal Wor…

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$20 million lost in 'jackpotting' ATM malware attacks in 2025, FBI reports — scheme forces machines to spit out cash, targets banks and ATM operators

tomshardware - The FBI released a public warning, saying that ATM "jackpotting" incidents have exponentially increased in 2025.

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Inside the meeting: White House favors some stablecoin rewards, tells banks it's time to move

Jesse Hamilton / coindesk - Sources familiar with the talks on stablecoin yields say the White House urged bankers to get on board with a deal that lets the market structure bill advance.

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Stripe-owned stablecoin platform Bridge wins conditional OCC approval for national bank charter

Sarah Wynn / theblock - Stablecoin platform Bridge, acquired by Stripe last year, received conditional approval from the OCC, the firm said on Tuesday.

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Airbnb (ABNB) Stock: Soars 4% as Reserve Now, Pay Later Plans Drive 70% Adoption and Record Q4 Bookings

Yasmin Werner / parameter - TLDR Airbnb’s “Reserve Now, Pay Later” surges, boosting global bookings in Q4 2025. Flexible payment option drives 70% adoption in Q4 2025, fueling Airbnb’s growth. Airbnb expands “Reserve Now, Pay Later” globally, offering more booking flexibility. Q4 20…

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Snapchat Debuts Subscriptions to Bolster Creator Revenue

PYMNTS / pymnts - Snapchat is introducing a subscription program to help creators boost revenues. Creator Subscription will launch in alpha testing Feb. 23 with a select group of creators in the U.S., the social media platform announced Tuesday (Feb. 17), adding that there…

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X to launch ‘Smart Cashtags’ for in-timeline crypto and stock trading within ‘a couple weeks’

Zack Abrams / theblock - Bier also promised forthcoming efforts to cut down on spam posts and apps on X, a stance which has sometimes drawn the ire of crypto traders.

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Bracket Raises $7M in Seed Funding

FinSMEs / finsmes - Bracket, a London, UK-based fintech that has developed an FX, treasury and cash management platform, raised $7M in Seed funding. The round was led by Macquarie Group and Blackfinch Ventures, with participation from existing investor Failup Ventures. the c…

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Tether Invests in Interoperability Protocol Firm LayerZero

PYMNTS / pymnts - Tether invested in LayerZero Labs, the development company behind an interoperability protocol. The move by Tether’s investment arm is a sign of its support for “the development of proven, production-grade interoperability infrastructure used across the g…

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