FinovateFall 2026 is in the books! A huge thanks to all who attended our annual autumn conference. If you missed it, check out the companies that won Best of Show, and stay tuned for our wrap-ups and top takeaways in the weeks to come.
For now, we’re catching up on the latest in fintech news and announcements, including a major fundraising in the Buy Now, Pay Later space and continued innovation in agentic commerce. Be sure to check back with the Fintech Rundown all week long for updates!
Payments
Bluefin announces expanded Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) support across its payment security infrastructure.
Payments and banking hub xpate launches new API-based capability xpate Pro to enhance money management for digital businesses.
Wealth management
AI-powered portfolio management platform for financial advisors Pave Finance raises $15 million in Series A funding.
Trade finance
Finastra teams up with digital trade finance platform provider Komgo.
Fraud prevention
Klarna announces that its in-app Call Status Detection capability is now live for customers in the Nordics.
Agentic AI
Worldline enables agentic commerce payments via the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP).
Global financial platform Sokin launches its Model Context Protocol (MCP) connector to enable finance teams to run operations on their accounts through AI tools.
Lending
Saudi Arabian Buy Now, Pay Later fintech Tabby raises $233 million in a round led by Blue Pool Capital.
Digital banking
Stripe and Bank of Ireland ink digital transformation partnership.
DeFi and stablecoins
Coinbase and Moov team up to enhance stablecoin capabilities for community banks.