From automated advisors to agentic AI, this week’s lineup sketches a finance sector learning to act — and to anticipate. Piere builds and executes personalised plans for consumers; Saturn equips human advisors to focus on judgment, not paperwork; Brico removes licensing as a bottleneck. And at the other end of the risk spectrum, Previsico is sharpening the industry’s view of flood and climate threats — a reminder that automation must contend with real-world fragility.
Against that backdrop, our Q&A with Pascal Sollberger, co-founder of hypt, returns the conversation to first principles: while machines can scale execution, they cannot manufacture trust. hypt’s proposition is simple and stubborn — convert genuine customer advocacy into measurable growth — and in a week dominated by automation narratives, that insistence on authenticity feels decisively necessary.
Hypt Redefines Trust in Banking and Insurance – A Q&A with Pascal Sollberger
As AI and automation reshape financial services, trust is becoming the ultimate competitive advantage. Yet, for many banks and insurers, word-of-mouth — the most authentic growth driver — remains a black box. Enter hypt, a Swiss startup redefining how financial institutions measure and manage customer advocacy. Co-founded by Pascal Sollberger and Tobias Wegmüller, hypt is bringing structure, data and accountability to the one channel that has long resisted both: human recommendation.
In this Q&A, Pascal shares how hypt is helping regulated financial players turn customer love into measurable growth, why “hope is not a strategy,” and what’s next as the company crosses the $1M ARR milestone and sets its sights on global expansion.
1. Firstly, congratulations on your financing round! Tell us a bit about yourself, and how you got the idea for hypt.
Thanks! We’re Tobias and Pascal — two founders with a background in sales and marketing. Over the years, working across agencies and corporates, we kept running into the same frustration: everyone describes word-of-mouth as their most powerful growth driver, but nobody is actually able to manage or use it strategically. It is left to chance. No playbooks. No tools. No accountability. So we decided to change that. That’s how hypt was born, to turn customer love into measurable values that lead to actual growth.
Read more from the interview here: Hypt Redefines Trust in Banking and Insurance
Deal Higlights
If we can (begin to) trust self-driving cars, self-driving finances can’t be far behind. This is not an easy market, but I like Piere’s approach to go both direct to (younger, tech-savvy) consumers and its B2B2C partnerships. Also providing a nice contrast is Saturn, which aims to make human financial advisors more productive with AI.
Piere, an AI-first financial automation platform, today announced it has raised $2.1M in pre-seed funding…Piere’s AI-powered MyPlan™ builds and automatically executes highly personalized financial plans for consumers. The platform addresses a critical problem: millions of people struggle to know what financial decisions to make and when. Piere takes on the burden of execution, turning financial uncertainty into confident, automated progress…Piere’s partners include the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC), the largest and longest-serving non-profit financial counseling organization in the US; and Progressive Insurance, the second-largest auto insurer in the US, with over 37 million customers.
Saturn, which offers AI tools to transform the financial advice landscape with reduced costs and greater access, has secured $15m in its Series A….Founded in 2023, Saturn aims to make human-led advice more accessible through the power of AI. Its platform can automate manual admin and regulatory workflows, reducing work that what would have previously taken multiple hours to complete down to just 20 minutes of review. The technology supports suitability reports, meeting documentation, onboarding and pension transfer processing. By removing the manual workloads, advisors can spend more time focused on providing advice.
Flood and extreme weather risks are big and existential in the US, and the round is a great vote of confidence in Previsico– congratulations to the team!
Previsico raises Series A to expand flood forecasting reach…Previsico’s mission comes at a critical time, as pluvial flooding is projected to cause global losses of $850bn annually by 2050. The firm’s technology is aimed at addressing the growing threat to both developed and emerging markets, where traditional flood insurance uptake remains low. In 2023, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported $7bn in flood-related damages in the US, while in the UK, 2024 marked the costliest year for flood losses with payouts exceeding £650m.
As more finance gets embedded, Brico’s “financial licensing as a service” proposition will appeal not just to FinTechs but to brands and vertical SaaS providers.
Brico, the AI-powered platform automating state and federal licensing for financial institutions, has raised $13.5 million in Series A funding led by insider Flourish Ventures, with strong participation from existing investors Restive Ventures and Pear VC. Founded in 2023 by industry veterans Snigdha Kumar and Edward Swiac, Brico has emerged as one of the fastest-growing companies in regulatory technology, posting 600% year-over-year growth and earning recognition as one of Forbes’ Top 50 FinTechs of 2025. Brico helps financial companies get licensed and launch products faster and cheaper, using intelligent automation to transform the complex, state-by-state licensing process that payments, Crypto, lending, and mortgage companies need to operate legally.
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FUNDING ROUNDS
Egyptian InsurTech SehaTech raises $1.1m seed round
Egyptian InsurTech firm SehaTech, which develops AI-driven solutions to modernise health insurance administration, has secured $1.1m in a seed funding round.
The round was led by Ingressive Capital, with participation from Plus VC, a group of strategic angel investors, and existing backers A15 and Beltone Venture Capital, according to Daily News Egypt.
The latest investment brings SehaTech’s total funding to $2m to date.
Founded to transform the management of health insurance processes, SehaTech provides a full-stack proprietary platform that automates workflows for insurers and healthcare providers. The system is designed to cut operational inefficiencies, minimise friction between stakeholders, and tackle issues such as fraud and abuse within the insurance ecosystem.
https://fintech.global/2025/10/20/egyptian-insurtech-sehatech-raises-1-1m-seed-round/
Ex-Nory execs raise $1.4M for Lette AI to disrupt property management with agentic AI
The property management industry is weighed down by outdated, manual systems reliant on spreadsheets and fragmented software, leading to inefficiencies and rising costs. Landlords and property managers face mounting pressures due to increased service charges and high tenant demands.
Lette AI offers a solution with its agentic AI operating system that automates the entire leasing workflow, handling tenant onboarding, renewals, communications, and maintenance requests. This cuts administrative work by up to 90%, doubling productivity and improving net operating income (NOI) for landlords.
Founded in March 2025 in Dublin, Lette AI just secured $1.4 million in pre-seed funding led by Pitchdrive, with participation from Baseline Venture, Lugus Capital, and angels including Mark Ransford and Conor Sheridan of Nory AI.
https://techfundingnews.com/lette-ai-property-management-agentic-ai-funding
AI financial automation startup Piere raises $2.1m
Piere, an AI-first financial automation platform, today announced it has raised $2.1M in pre-seed funding. The round was led by early-stage fintech fund Grand Ventures, with participation from Selah Ventures, Trustage Ventures, Samvid Ventures, and Fabric VC.
These investors have backed fintech leaders including Affirm, MoneyLion, Alloy, Happy Money, and Unit. Prominent angel investors in the pre-seed include Aditya Khurjekar (co-founder of Money 20/20), Nick Calamari (C-suite at Better.com), and Joe Lieberman (Managing Partner at K20 Fund).
Piere’s AI-powered MyPlan™ builds and automatically executes highly personalized financial plans for consumers. The platform addresses a critical problem: millions of people struggle to know what financial decisions to make and when. Piere takes on the burden of execution, turning financial uncertainty into confident, automated progress.
https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/107600/ai-financial-automation-startup-piere-raises-21m
Previsico raises Series A to expand flood forecasting reach
Previsico, a live flood alert InsurTech based in the UK, has announced the successful close of its Series A funding round, marking a significant step in its global growth ambitions.
The round saw participation from Connecticut Innovations (CI), the strategic venture capital arm of the State of Connecticut; BlueOrchard Finance Limited, an impact investment manager under the Schroders Group; and renewed support from Burnt Island Ventures and Foresight Capital, both early backers of the firm.
The company said the fresh capital will accelerate its strategic development, driving innovation in its forecasting platform, supporting further expansion across the UK and US, and enabling entry into emerging markets where climate risk adaptation technologies are increasingly in demand.
https://fintech.global/2025/10/22/previsico-raises-series-a-to-expand-flood-forecasting-reach/
Quiltt Raises $2.6m to Fix Open Banking’s Integration Problem
Today, we’re excited to announce the close of our $2.6m priced seed equity round led by NVP Capital, with participation from Mastercard, K Street Capital, Mintaka, Abstraction Capital, and others. As part of the financing, we are welcoming Dan Borok as our first outside board member. We’re also grateful for the participation of many of our existing investors and customers.
This new capital will be used to power the next wave of investments into our platform, infrastructure and partner ecosystem. More importantly, we will double down on our core thesis:
For Open Banking to become a force for good, it needs more interoperable plumbing, less commercial friction and fewer walled gardens to climb over.
https://www.quiltt.io/blog/quiltt-raises-2-6m-to-fix-open-bankings-integration-problem
TabSense raises $5m for AI agentic PoS
TabSense, founded in 2024, is redefining how restaurants operate by introducing the first AI Agentic Point of Sale (PoS) – a system powered by intelligent AI agents that act like digital employees, helping restaurants and cafes scale efficiently without compromising quality or control.
Unlike traditional PoS systems that only record transactions, TabSense’s platform uses autonomous AI agents that streamline operations, optimize menus, automate management tasks, and provide actionable insights in real time.
The company currently serves multi-branch and franchise restaurants and cafes across Saudi Arabia and Jordan, with plans to expand regionally and internationally. Its AI-driven infrastructure enables owners and managers to run leaner, more efficient operations while significantly reducing back-office costs.
https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/107592/tabsense-raises-5m-for-ai-agentic-pos
Avid raises $6.5m to transform nonprofit fundraising
Avid, an Austin-based company developing an AI-powered fundraising operating system for nonprofits, has raised $6.5m in seed funding.
The round was led by Silverton Partners, a venture capital firm also based in Austin. The new investment will help Avid further its mission to accelerate fundraising for modern nonprofit organisations by bringing strategy and execution together on one platform.
Avid has built what it calls the world’s first Fundraising Operating System — a unified platform that connects the tools and data used by fundraisers every day. The system streamlines how nonprofits plan, analyse, and act by integrating data, insights, and execution into a single, frictionless experience.
https://fintech.global/2025/10/21/avid-raises-6-5m-to-transform-nonprofit-fundraising/
Cybrid Raises $10M to Power Stablecoins for Financial Institutions
Cybrid achieves 5x growth as regulated banks, remittance providers, and B2B payment companies embrace its stablecoin infrastructure
NEWARK, N.J. & TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cybrid, the leading platform for compliant stablecoins and fiat payment infrastructure, today announced it has raised a $10 million Series A funding round led by the Growth Venture Fund at BDC Capital with participation from Golden Ventures, Luge Capital, and Panache Ventures. The funding will accelerate Cybrid’s mission to drive stablecoins as the preferred choice for financial institutions, cross-border remittances, and B2B payments.
At Cybrid, we’ve built the intelligent payment infrastructure that fintechs, enterprises, and financial institutions need to adopt stablecoins at scale, with compliance baked in. Avinash Chidambaram, Co-Founder & CEO of Cybrid
Acoru secures €10m to combat AI-powered bank fraud
Madrid-based Acoru, a FinTech combating AI-powered fraud and money laundering, has raised €10m in a Series A round led by 33N Ventures, with support from Adara Ventures and Athos Capital.
The funding will help Acoru expand its AI-driven platform, which enables banks to predict and prevent fraud before it occurs.
By continuously monitoring bank accounts and identifying suspicious micro-transactions or patterns, the company helps stop money mules and scams before funds are transferred.
Founded in 2023 by Pablo de la Riva Ferrezuelo and David Morán, Acoru has grown to more than 30 staff and partners with banks worldwide.
https://fintech.global/2025/10/23/acoru-secures-e10m-to-combat-ai-powered-bank-fraud/
Tether invests in Kotani Pay for cross-border growth
Tether, the global leader in the digital asset industry, has announced a strategic investment in Kotani Pay, an African FinTech platform that connects Web3 users to local payment systems.
The investment, whose amount was not disclosed, aims to strengthen Kotani Pay’s capabilities in linking blockchain technology with local financial ecosystems.
It also supports Tether’s broader mission to expand the practical use of blockchain for payments and digital asset management, empowering people and businesses across Africa to access global liquidity and participate in the digital economy.
Kotani Pay operates as a Web3 on-ramp and off-ramp solution, bridging blockchain networks and traditional payment channels across Africa. By simplifying digital asset transactions, the company provides seamless access to cross-border payment systems for enterprises and individuals.
https://fintech.global/2025/10/23/tether-invests-in-kotani-pay-for-cross-border-growth/
Brico Closes Series A to Set New Standard for Financial Licensing
AI-driven regulatory automation company raises Series A within a year after seed round as existing investors double down on explosive 600% growth
Brico is establishing the new standard for financial licensing, transforming a major operational burden into a source of speed, trust, and scalability. Their growth trajectory has been exceptional.”
— Kabir Kumar, Founding Partner at Flourish Ventures
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, UNITED STATES, October 23, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ — Brico, the AI-powered platform automating state and federal licensing for financial institutions, has raised $13.5 million in Series A funding led by insider Flourish Ventures, with strong participation from existing investors Restive Ventures and Pear VC. The rapid fundraising – completed within a year after Brico’s seed round – reflects investor confidence in the company’s AI-first approach to solving one of financial services’ most persistent bottlenecks.
Kard secures $15m growth capital from Trinity Capital
Trinity Capital, a leading alternative asset manager based in Phoenix, Arizona, has provided $15m in growth capital to Kard Financial, a commerce media network that enables FinTechs and financial institutions to enhance customer loyalty through data-driven, merchant-specific rewards.
The $15m investment from Trinity Capital will support Kard’s continued expansion and innovation. The funding represents a strategic collaboration aimed at helping Kard scale its platform and enter new markets.
Kard operates an API-first rewards infrastructure that allows banks, FinTechs, and loyalty programmes to create deeply tailored and dynamic rewards ecosystems. Its technology connects issuers, merchants, and consumers to build loyalty while offering merchants scalable ways to drive measurable customer acquisition.
https://fintech.global/2025/10/22/kard-secures-15m-growth-capital-from-trinity-capital
WealthTech Saturn raises $15m in its Series A
Saturn, which offers AI tools to transform the financial advice landscape with reduced costs and greater access, has secured $15m in its Series A.
The investment round was led by European VC Singular, with commitments also coming from Shapers, Y Combinator and Zeno Ventures.
With the fresh funds, Saturn plans to bolster its product development initiatives and grow its platform to help advisors serve more clients. The funds will also allow the team to accelerate the development of the next-generation of AI, as well as grow its AI, engineering, research, customer delivery and partnerships teams.
https://fintech.global/2025/10/22/wealthtech-saturn-raises-15m-in-its-series-a/
Streetbeat raises $15m to scale AI for wealth managers
Streetbeat, an AI-powered financial intelligence platform, has raised $15m in Series A funding to expand the use of its AI-driven trading solutions.
According to Finextra, the investment round was led by CDP Venture Capital through its AI Fund, with participation from TTV Capital, P101, Monte Carlo Capital, 3Lines VC, Azimut, and Evolution VC. This new capital injection brings the company’s total funding to $25m.
Founded to democratise access to advanced financial intelligence, Streetbeat develops AI agents that support trading, portfolio management, and client engagement. Its flagship product, StreetbeatPRO, allows wealth managers, financial institutions, and brokerages to automate key investment and advisory processes through off-the-shelf or customised AI agents.
https://fintech.global/2025/10/22/streetbeat-raises-15m-to-scale-ai-for-wealth-managers/
Finster AI raises $15m to transform financial intelligence
Finster AI, an AI-native platform built for investment banks and asset managers, has raised a total of $15m across its Series A and Seed funding rounds.
The Series A was led by FinTech Collective, while the Seed round was led by Peak XV, with continued participation from Hoxton Ventures. The new capital will fuel Finster AI’s expansion in New York, accelerate hiring for its growing team, and drive new data and technology partnerships across the financial ecosystem.
Founded in 2023 by former Google DeepMind researcher Sid Jayakumar, Finster AI is designed to replicate how finance operates in the real world. The platform supports financial professionals by tailoring AI to individual roles, workflows, and information needs.
https://fintech.global/2025/10/21/finster-ai-raises-15m-to-transform-financial-intelligence/
INSTANDA bags $20m from CommerzVentures
No-code InsurTech firm INSTANDA, a London-based technology company that enables insurers to build, configure and distribute insurance products without code, has secured a $20m investment round to accelerate its next phase of growth.
The latest funding was led by CommerzVentures, the Frankfurt-based FinTech and InsurTech specialist venture capital firm, bringing the firm’s total funding to more than $85m to date.
Additional backing came from existing investors Toscafund, Dale Ventures, and company advisor Bronek Masojada.
INSTANDA provides a no-code platform specifically built for the insurance industry, allowing insurers and Managing General Agents (MGAs) to design and manage complex personal and commercial insurance products with speed and flexibility.
https://fintech.global/2025/10/21/instanda-bags-20m-from-commerzventures/
MGT raises $21.6m to modernise small business insurance
AI-focused commercial insurer MGT, which uses vertical AI to modernise property and casualty (P&C) insurance for small businesses, has raised $21.6m in an oversubscribed Series B round.
The funding was led by Mubadala Capital, with participation from Clocktower Ventures, Tacora Capital, and existing backers. The new capital will support the company’s research and development, strengthen its AI capabilities, and expand its Excess & Surplus (E&S) operations nationwide.
MGT was founded to simplify insurance for small businesses and agents through a full-stack AI-driven model that streamlines everything from underwriting to policy delivery. Its technology is designed to make commercial P&C coverage faster, more efficient, and more accessible.
https://fintech.global/2025/10/20/mgt-raises-21-6m-to-modernise-small-business-insurance/
Keycard secures $38m to advance AI agent security
Keycard, an identity and access platform designed for AI agents, has emerged from stealth with $38m in combined seed and Series A funding.
The rounds were led by Andreessen Horowitz, boldstart ventures, and Acrew Capital, with participation from several high-profile angel investors including Ian Andrews of Groq, Ryan Carlson of Chainguard, Emilio Escobar of Datadog, Karl McGuinness formerly of Okta, and Matias Woloski, co-founder and former CTO of Auth0.
Founded by Ian Livingstone, Matthew Creager and Jared Hanson, Keycard develops technology that allows organisations to securely integrate AI agents with their existing identity systems. The company’s platform identifies AI agents, assigns permissions based on specific tasks, enforces policies dynamically, and tracks all activity in real time to ensure AI agents operate safely within their authorised boundaries.
https://fintech.global/2025/10/23/keycard-secures-38m-to-advance-ai-agent-security/
AI tax platform Anrok bags $55m in Series C funding
Anrok, a global sales tax compliance platform, has raised $55m in a Series C round led by Spark Capital.
Sapphire Ventures joined the round alongside existing investors Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital, and Index Ventures, bringing Anrok’s total funding to over $100m.
The San Francisco-based FinTech helps digital businesses automate VAT, GST, and sales tax compliance using AI and expert oversight. Clients such as Anthropic, Notion, and Cursor rely on Anrok to manage tax obligations across more than 100 countries, saving up to 90% of time spent on compliance each month.
The fresh capital will fuel Anrok’s expansion, enhance its AI-driven automation, and strengthen partnerships supporting global tax compliance innovation.
https://fintech.global/2025/10/23/ai-tax-platform-anrok-bags-55m-in-series-c-funding/
Tensec secures $60m to expand AI cross-border finance
Tensec, a firm specialising in AI-driven cross-border financial services, has secured a $60m credit facility from Upper90 Capital Management to accelerate its expansion.
The new financing from Upper90 will allow Tensec to expand its annual trade volume from $500m to $5bn, meeting increased demand from import and export trading clients. The investment represents a significant milestone for the firm as it continues to build on its AI-native platform that simplifies global financial transactions.
Tensec develops AI-powered financial tools designed to help trading companies manage foreign exchange, cross-border payments, treasury operations and other financial functions. Through its partnership with Stearns Bank, N.A., Member FDIC, the company enables clients to offer these services directly to their customers on a zero-integration platform.
https://fintech.global/2025/10/22/tensec-secures-60m-to-expand-ai-cross-border-finance/
Endowus raises $70m to expand Asian WealthTech reach
Endowus, Asia’s leading independent wealth advisory and investment platform, has raised over $70m in new funding to accelerate its growth and reinforce its position in the WealthTech sector across Asia.
The round was led by fintech specialist investor Illuminate Financial, with participation from existing backers including Prosus Ventures, Citi Ventures, and several leading Asian family offices. The latest investment brings Endowus’ total funding to more than $130m since its inception.
Founded in 2017, Endowus offers digital wealth advisory and investment solutions designed to provide individuals, families, and institutions with transparent, conflict-free advice. The firm operates in Singapore and Hong Kong, providing access to institutional-level funds and pension products.
https://fintech.global/2025/10/22/endowus-raises-70m-to-expand-asian-wealthtech-reach/
African fintech Moniepoint completes $200m funding round
Moniepoint Inc. (“Moniepoint” or the “Company”), Africa’s all-in-one financial platform for businesses and their customers, announces it has raised over US$200 million in equity financing in a recently closed Series C funding round.
The investment reflects Moniepoint’s rapid growth, sustained profitability and proven impact, and will fuel its ongoing mission to power the financial dreams of millions of businesses and their customers across Africa and the global diaspora.
The round was led by Development Partners International’s African Development (ADP) III fund, with the final close anchored by LeapFrog Investments, a leading impact investor. Other investors in the round include Lightrock, Alder Tree Investments, Google’s Africa Investment Fund, Visa, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Proparco, Swedfund, and Verod Capital Management.
https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/107593/african-fintech-moniepoint-completes-200m-funding-round
Mexico’s Plata scores $250M at $3.1B valuation to take on Nubank, Ualá, and Klar
Mexico-based fintech Plata just raised $250 million in an equity funding round, pushing its valuation to $3.1 billion as it prepares to become a fully licensed bank. Earlier, we reported that Plata aimed for $3.3B valuation.
Leading investors include Kora, Moore Strategic Ventures LLC, and TelevisaUnivision. This follows a $160 million raise earlier in 2025, establishing Plata as one of Latin America’s most heavily funded fintechs this year.
After securing regulatory approval for a full banking license in December 2024, Plata is now finishing final audits ahead of launching comprehensive banking services, which will extend beyond credit cards to payroll access, debit accounts, SME lending, and cross-border financial products.
https://techfundingnews.com/mexico-plata-raises-250m-bank-licence-valuation
Stripe-backed Tempo blockchain raises $500 million Series A at a $5 billion valuation: report
Tempo, a payments-focused blockchain incubated by Stripe and Paradigm, has raised $500 million in a Series A round led by Thrive Capital and Greenoaks, according to a report from Fortune, citing people familiar with the matter.
The round values Tempo at roughly $5 billion and includes participation from Sequoia Capital, Ribbit Capital, and SV Angel, the outlet said. Stripe and Paradigm did not invest in the round.
Tempo is designed as an Ethereum-compatible Layer 1 optimized for high-throughput payments and settlement. The network is already working with firms including OpenAI, Shopify, Visa, Anthropic, and Deutsche Bank, according to earlier statements from Stripe CEO Patrick Collison.
M&A
Ripple Acquires GTreasury, 3rd Acquisition of 2025
Digital asset firm Ripple has acquired GTreasury, a company that provides treasury services to CFOs and Treasurers.
According to a release, Ripple purchased the firm for $1 billion.
Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple, said the combination of the two firms will bring the best of both worlds together, “so treasury and finance teams can finally put their trapped capital to work, process payments instantly, and open up new growth opportunities.”
Garlinghouse added on X that they are poised to break into the $120 trillion treasury payments market
“Astounding amounts of cash are trapped in outdated payments systems, creating friction, unnecessary costs, and barriers to entering new markets. GTreasury has been serving some of the most well-known brands for decades – and now together with Ripple, we’ll be able to help CFOs manage all their assets, include stablecoins, tokenized deposits, etc at scale around the world, as well as put their idle capital to work with repo markets via Hidden Road.”
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2025/10/254645-ripple-acquires-gtreasury-3rd-acquisition-of-2025/
Digital Assets Staking : Figment Acquires Rated, a Validator Analytics Provider
Figment announced that they have acquired Rated, the provider of staking and validator analytics. By joining with Figment, they can carry forward and scale the important work that the Rated team has done in ore to bring more clarity, standards, and maturity to the digital assets staking industry. Their stated vision is to bring the world onchain, beginning with crypto staking, and a vital aspect of making that happen is “transparency.”
Many individuals and firms are now staking their crypto-assets for the first time ever, and it’s crucial that they shine a light on the “inner workings” of staking, rewards, and node operators to move the industry forward in a meaningful manner.
Cube buys Germany’s Kodex AI to add agentic AI capabilities to RegPlatform
With Kodex AI’s acquisition, Cube claims it is creating the “industry’s first unified compliance, risk and agentic AI platform”.
UK regtech firm Cube has acquired German agentic AI specialist Kodex AI, adding what it calls a “third strategic pillar” to its flagship RegPlatform solution. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Founded in 2022 by CEO Thomas Kaiser and CTO Claus Lang, Kodex AI leverages specialised generative AI agents to help financial institutions identify relevant regulatory updates and reports, analyse requirements, and complete other regulatory tasks up to a claimed 95% faster. The start-up is backed by Deutsche Bank after joining the bank’s Entrepreneur in Residence programme in 2023 to develop a specialised large language model for financial document analysis.
S&P Global Acquires With Intelligence for $1.8B
S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) has agreed to acquire With Intelligence, a leading source of private markets data, insights and analytics, for $1.8 billion. The deal was cut with a group led by majority investor Motive Partners, a private investment firm exclusively focused on financial technology.
By combining With Intelligence’s proprietary data, benchmarks and workflow solutions with S&P Global’s expertise and brand in private markets intelligence and analytics, the company hopes to create one of the most comprehensive data offerings for alternatives and private markets participants. With alternative assets expected to approach $40 trillion by the end of the decade, this transaction accelerates S&P Global’s strategy and commitment to driving innovation and transparency throughout the private markets value chain by delivering end-to-end data, intelligence and connectivity.
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2025/10/254694-sp-global-acquires-with-intelligence-for-1-8b/
As finance leans further into automation, the balance between efficiency and empathy becomes the real frontier. Algorithms may execute faster, models may predict further — yet trust remains the currency no system can mint.
From flood forecasting to financial planning, and from regulatory AI to word-of-mouth intelligence, this week’s stories share a common thread: technology may change how finance operates, but it’s still people — their choices, confidence, and credibility — who decide where it goes next.