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Nik Milanović
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fintech enthusiast
Navan’s public debut marks a new chapter for AI-driven SaaS.

The corporate-travel and expense “super app” (formerly TripActions) listed on Nasdaq as $NAVN, raising $923 million at a $6.2 billion valuation.
November 1, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Ethereum’s biggest builder is heading for Wall Street.

@Consensys, creator of @MetaMask, is preparing for an IPO – with @JPMorgan and @GoldmanSachs as lead underwriters.
October 30, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Barclays just made an $800M move into U.S. consumer finance.

It’s buying Best Egg, a personal-loan platform that’s originated $40B+ since 2013.
October 29, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Citi just partnered with Coinbase to bring stablecoin payments to corporate clients.

What started as a crypto experiment is now crossing into mainstream banking infrastructure.
October 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Fireblocks just made its biggest move yet toward consumer crypto.

The $8B blockchain infrastructure firm is acquiring Dynamic, an a16z-backed wallet platform, for $90M.
October 23, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Coinbase just made its 8th acquisition of the year, and it’s a big play for the future of crypto capital markets.

The exchange is buying Echo, a blockchain fundraising platform, in a $375M cash-and-stock deal.
October 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Ripple just dropped a $1 billion move into corporate treasury.

It’s acquiring GTreasury – the 40-year-old treasury-management leader trusted by 1,000+ global enterprises.
October 20, 2025 at 2:05 PM
A fintech just took on Wall Street’s biggest bank.

BondIT Global has filed a lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase, alleging misappropriation of its proprietary AI tech after a near-final investment deal collapsed.
October 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
⚠️ Hot off the press! ⚠️ JPMorgan Chase has announced a $1.5 trillion, 10-year Security & Resiliency Initiative.

The plan will finance and invest in industries critical to U.S. economic and national security.
October 14, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Prediction markets just hit another milestone.

@Kalshi just raised $300M at a $5B valuation, more than doubling its value from June’s $2B round.
October 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Two giants are circling the same stablecoin prize.

→ Coinbase and Mastercard are both in advanced talks to acquire BVNK, a London-based stablecoin infrastructure startup.

Reported valuation: $1.5–$2.5B.
October 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The owner of the New York Stock Exchange just made a $2B move into prediction markets.
ICE, the $90B operator behind the NYSE – is investing up to $2B in Polymarket, valuing it near $8B.

👉 That’s one of the biggest crossover bets between Wall Street and crypto.
October 8, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The nicest guys in fintech just closed a $140M fund to keep backing new founders.

“20% of global GDP is finance, and it’s still not digital enough.”
October 3, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Wealthfront just filed for an IPO – 17 years in the making.
And it’s coming with profits to show.

The Palo Alto robo-advisor:
→ 1.3M customers
→ $88B AUM
→ $123M net profit on $339M revenue (year ending July ’25)
September 30, 2025 at 4:19 PM
HUGE: India’s biggest payments app just filed for an IPO.
PhonePe — backed by Walmart, is aiming for a mid-2026 listing.
September 26, 2025 at 4:15 PM
🚨JUST IN: Tether is chasing a $500B valuation.

That would put the world’s largest stablecoin issuer in the same league as OpenAI and SpaceX.
September 24, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Compass just announced a $1.6B all-stock acquisition of @anywhere_re – parent of @Century21, @ColdwellBanker, @Sothebys, and @CorcoranGroup.

It’s one of the biggest brokerage deals ever.
September 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
@Zelle just put stablecoins on the U.S. banking agenda.

Early Warning Services – the bank-owned company behind Zelle is exploring whether to issue its own stablecoin.
September 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Stock trading platform @Robinhood just filed to turn venture capital into a publicly-investible asset

It’s launching Robinhood Ventures Fund I, a closed-end fund that will trade on the NYSE (pending SEC approval).
September 16, 2025 at 3:40 PM
London might finally get a fintech win.

UK card reader company @SumUp is prepping an IPO that could value it at $10–15B, per FT.

The float could happen within the next year. Founders would remain the largest shareholders.
September 15, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Nasdaq just filed with the SEC to trade tokenized securities.

If approved, it would be the first time tokenized stocks + ETPs trade on a U.S. exchange.
September 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Mexico just got a new banking contender.

Fintech Klar is buying Banorte’s digital bank Bineo — a shortcut to a full banking license.
September 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Stripe just picked a fight with JPMorgan over the price of open banking.
September 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
@Stripe just got a new competitor in one of its strongest businesses.

@Airwallex has acquired OpenPay, a San Francisco billing platform.
September 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Revolut just set a new marker for European fintech: $75B.

Bloomberg says the company is preparing a secondary share sale, each share priced at $1,381.06.
September 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM