09/23/2026
By David Penn on 2026/09/23 14:56 -0400
- Identity network and fraud intelligence platform Baselayer has secured $35 million in new funding. The Series A round was led by M13, and featured participation from Torch Capital, Picus Ventures, Afore Capital, and Matt Thompson of fellow Finovate alum Socure.
- Along with the investment announcement, Baselayer unveiled its Agentic Identity Suite, an interoperable trust layer that helps institutions verify autonomous AI agents.
- New York-based Baselayer made its Finovate debut at...
By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) on 2026/09/22 17:46 -0400
- J.P. Morgan Payments selected Thunes to expand Xpedite Remit, combining its payments infrastructure with Thunes’ Direct Global Network for faster, more transparent cross-border payments.
- The partnership gives J.P. Morgan access to 12 billion bank accounts and mobile wallets across 100+ corridors, reducing the need to establish local connectivity market by market.
- Chase’s 94 million consumer and small business customers will also benefit, including through faster, real-time...
By David Penn on 2026/09/22 16:54 -0400
- AI infrastructure provider for regulated industries, Go.AI, has secured $85 million in Series A funding in a round led by Updata Partners. The investment takes the company's total funding to $90 million.
- The capital will enable Go.AI to grow its engineering team, accelerate development of its key solutions, and scale go-to-market efforts beyond regulated industries.
- Go.AI made its Finovate debut earlier this year at FinovateSpring 2026 as Go Abacus. The Chicago-based company returned...
By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) on 2026/09/22 16:47 -0400
Payments expert ACI Worldwide announced it now offers intelligent payments routing for Swift ledger transactions. The capabilities are available using ACI Connetic, the company's cloud-native payments hub.
Swift's blockchain-based ledger was announced last year to help banks move tokenized deposits across borders beyond traditional operating hours. While the 17 banks involved stand to benefit from the infrastructure, many have not fit tokenized deposit payments into their day-to-day...
By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) on 2026/09/21 13:29 -0400
- FintechOS raised $28 million in combined debt and equity, bringing its total funding since 2017 to $178.9 million.
- The capital will support US expansion, deeper European client relationships, and team growth as the company shifts from efficiency mode back toward faster expansion.
- FintechOS enters that growth phase from a stronger financial base, having reached profitability while growing recurring revenue 40%, operational EBITDA more than 102%, and its U.S. business 130% in 2026. ...
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