#Startups

Bengaluru-based fintech infrastructure provider Signzy secures $5.4 million led by Arkam Ventures and Mastercard to scale its automated compliance workflows.

Bitmine Immersion Technologies launched MAVAN to capture institutional Ethereum staking demand alongside its massive 4.5 million ETH treasury accumulation.

littlefish closed a $9.5M Series A led by Partech to scale its integrated merchant platform with partner banks across Africa.

Operating company PEAK6 has launched a $100,000 founder residency in Austin, bypassing early concept validation to focus directly on operational execution and distribution.

London fintech startup Alpa has raised $3.5 million to build a real-time operational financial layer for the hospitality sector, automating profit-and-loss visibility through native supply chain integration.

A Cairo-based fintech, Flend, has been recognized as the first company to receive Egypt’s National Startup Label under the newly enacted Startup Charter, signaling a shift in how the state supports high-growth technology ventures to solve SME credit access.

London based climate technology platform CUR8 has appointed former fintech executive Edwina Johnson as its Chief Operating Officer, signaling a shift toward structured commercial growth and standardized risk assessment in the carbon removal market.

Diligent AI, a startup developing autonomous artificial intelligence agents for financial crime compliance, has raised approximately €2.1 million in a Seed funding round led by Speedinvest and Shapers.

Czech fintech Flowpay has acquired Berlin based start up Tapline, strengthening its position in the European market ahead of a planned investment round.

Morgan Stanley has submitted an application to the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for a de novo national trust bank charter to establish a federally regulated trust bank that can directly custody digital assets.

BBVA’s dedicated venture banking unit BBVA Spark is exhibiting tangible growth in startup financing, committing nearly €1 billion in financing and signing over 30 financing deals with growth-oriented companies in 2025 alone.

DivTax, a German financial technology company focused on automating withholding tax refunds for cross-border dividend income, announced a €1 million pre-seed financing round to support product development and partnerships.