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Fintech

Ramp Hits $60 Billion Valuation in $1.85 Billion Funding Round

AI-driven spend-management platform Ramp has raised $1.85 billion at a $60 billion valuation, one of the largest ever for a private fintech.

13 Oct 2026 · 2 min read · 2 sources

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Kontempo Raises $10.5M to Digitise B2B Trade Credit in Mexico

Mexican fintech Kontempo has raised $10.5 million to digitise trade credit for B2B transactions across Mexico and Latin America, replacing manual, paper-based underwriting processes.

7 Oct 2026 · 2 min read

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CBE Launches FinTech Got Talent 2026 for University Students

The Central Bank of Egypt has launched FinTech Got Talent 2026, a national competition inviting university students to design and pitch fintech concepts to build talent for Egypt's digital finance sector.

30 Sept 2026 · 2 min read

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PayNearMe acquires Marr Labs assets to embed AI agents into PayXM

PayNearMe has acquired AI voice and conversational agent specialist Marr Labs, integrating the technology natively into its PayXM billing and collections platform.

18 Sept 2026 · 2 min read

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HES FinTech and Acquired Expand Partnership to Put a Multi-Rail Payment Stack Behind Lending and Collections

HES FinTech and Acquired have deepened their partnership to embed a multi-rail payment stack directly into lending and collections workflows, letting lenders disburse and collect through one platform.

18 Sept 2026 · 2 min read

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Ordway raises $20m to expand AI in billing and invoicing

Subscription billing platform Ordway has secured $20 million to build AI-driven automation into invoicing, billing and revenue recognition, aiming to cut manual work and errors for recurring-revenue businesses.

8 Sept 2026 · 2 min read

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