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FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 18 April 2025

6 days ago | fintechfutures.com | Tyler Pathe

Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of fintech this week, featuring Standard Chartered, the FCA, Pismo and more. Payoneer acquires China’s Easylink Payment to expand global footprintPayments platform Payoneer has completed its acquisition of China-based payment service provider Easylink Payment, further expanding its global presence. The acquisition makes Payoneer the third foreign payment platform licensed to offer online payment services in China.
Trabian acquires middleware platform Mesh for integration enhancement

1 week ago | fintechfutures.com | Tyler Pathe

Trabian Technology has acquired banking middleware platform Mesh from US fintech Core10 for an undisclosed sum. Mesh provides an integration Platform-as-a-Service (iPaaS) solution which helps connect financial institutions and fintechs across core systems, banking applications, and third-party services. The API platform seeks to enhance operational efficiency and simplify data exchange through a single, united view of fintech integrations.
Marshmallow hits $2bn+ valuation with $90m raise for expat push

1 week ago | fintechfutures.com | Tyler Pathe

UK fintech start-up Marshmallow has raised $90 million in a Series C funding round led by Portage Ventures, comprising a mix of debt and equity, at a new company valuation of over $2 billion. The investment saw participation from BlackRock and Columbia Lake Partners, and builds on a $85 million Series B round closed in 2021, which tipped the fintech into unicorn status with a $1.25 billion valuation.
Standard Chartered and OKX launch crypto collateral pilot

1 week ago | fintechfutures.com | Tyler Pathe

Standard Chartered and crypto exchange OKX have launched a collateral mirroring programme that allows institutional clients to use crypto and tokenised money market funds as collateral for trading, without needing to transfer assets onto the exchange.
Intapp to acquire real estate software firm TermSheet

1 week ago | fintechfutures.com | Tyler Pathe

US-based Intapp has signed a new agreement to acquire real estate software provider TermSheet for an undisclosed sum. The deal for the Platform Ventures affiliate is expected to close "within the next 45 days", Intapp says, subject to closing conditions. After close, TermSheet will combine its commercial real estate technology with Intapp DealCloud, a CRM platform acquired in 2018, creating a unified operating system for investors, advisors and operators in the real assets sector.
UK trading technology start-up TransFICC raises $25m Series B funding

1 week ago | fintechfutures.com | Tyler Pathe

UK-based trading technology start-up TransFICC has raised $25 million in a Series B funding round. The round was led by capital markets firm Citadel Securities and brings TransFICC's total funding to date to $50 million. This includes backing from Commerzbank's ventures arm neosfer, BlackFin Tech, HSBC, Illuminate Financial, ING and AlbionVC, which led the fintech's £5.75 million Series A round in 2020.
Pakistan’s Haball secures $52m pre-Series A to drive GCC expansion

2 weeks ago | fintechfutures.com | Cameron Emanuel-Burns

Haball, a supply chain and payments fintech based in Pakistan, has landed a $52 million pre-Series A funding round combining equity and strategic financing. The round’s $5 million equity portion was led by Zayn VC and backed by Majlis Advisory SPV, a group of unnamed angel investors, private Saudi investors, and a regional business conglomerate.
Change in payments is only getting started

2 weeks ago | fintechfutures.com | Leda Glyptis

I have been in change management or innovation work in payments for over 20 years and I have been hearing ‘change is the new normal’ for every single one of my working days. And although we keep saying it, it is no less true for being a cliché. In fact, it has been true every time we have said it and, weirdly, it keeps being even more true the next time we say it. And the next time. Life in payments isn’t dull, that’s for sure.
Sipay closes $78m Series B at new $875m valuation

2 weeks ago | fintechfutures.com | Tyler Pathe

Turkish payments platform Sipay is nearing unicorn status after a $78 million Series B funding round led by Elephant VC elevated its valuation to "in excess of $875 million". The round was supported by QuantumLight, the VC firm founded by Revolut CEO Nik Storonsky, and follows a $15 million Series A led by Anfa in June last year.
German AML fintech Hawk raises $56m Series C led by One Peak

2 weeks ago | fintechfutures.com | Cameron Emanuel-Burns

Hawk, a German fintech offering AI-driven anti-money laundering (AML) services, has secured a $56 million Series C funding round led by One Peak, a London-based growth equity firm managing $2 billion in assets. The round saw additional support from existing shareholders including BlackFin Capital Partners, Sands Capital, DN Capital, Picus, Coalition, Macquarie, and Rabobank.