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Fintech capital is narrowing its focus, and getting more serious about infrastructure.
This week’s funding flowed into platforms building the rails behind modern finance: payments processing, banking cores, open-banking APIs, credit distribution, and advisory intelligence.
The pattern is clear. Investors are backing fintechs that sit directly inside regulated workflows and scale alongside incumbent institutions.
The Big Five
M2P Fintech
$300M Series D (India)
Banking and payments infrastructure provider M2P Fintech raised $300 million to expand its full-stack platform supporting card issuance, digital lending rails, and core banking integrations.
M2P serves banks, fintechs, and non-bank financial institutions across India, reinforcing its role as foundational financial infrastructure in one of the world’s fastest-growing digital finance markets.
Zeta
$250M Series E (India)
Zeta secured $250 million in late-stage funding to accelerate global expansion of its modern card processing and core banking technology.
The company increasingly targets Tier-1 banks modernizing legacy systems without full core replacement, positioning Zeta as a critical enterprise fintech partner.
Yapily
$100M Series C (United Kingdom)
Open-banking infrastructure provider Yapily raised $100 million to scale enterprise-grade payments and data connectivity across Europe.
As open banking shifts from regulatory mandate to commercial payments layer, Yapily is expanding integrations with banks, merchants, and financial institutions.
Xepelin
$85M Series C (Mexico)
B2B payments and working-capital platform Xepelin closed an $85 million growth round to scale across Latin America.
The company combines credit underwriting, payments orchestration, and treasury tools to address liquidity gaps for mid-market businesses in underbanked commercial segments.
Upvest
$60M Series B (Germany)
Upvest raised $60 million to expand its modular investment and securities infrastructure for European banks and fintechs.
Its APIs allow institutions to embed regulated brokerage and wealth products while outsourcing operational and compliance complexity.
Also Notable
Mine (formerly Fizz) – $14M Series A (United States)
Personal finance fintech Mine raised $14 million to scale its AI-powered money platform for young adults.
The product combines a credit-building card, account aggregation, and an AI financial agent designed to help users manage spending, credit, and long-term goals in one interface.
PayRex – $2M Series A (Philippines)
Payments startup PayRex raised $2 million to expand its PCI-compliant card processing and local e-wallet integrations.
Operating under Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas supervision, PayRex supports merchants with billing, automation, and online payments tied into platforms like GCash, Maya, and QR Ph.
Zocks – $45M Series B (United States)
Wealthtech startup Zocks raised $45 million to scale its AI assistant for financial advisers.
The platform is used by thousands of advisory firms to automate meeting intelligence, compliance-safe follow-ups, and client insights – positioning AI as a productivity layer inside regulated wealth management.
Fintech investment is consolidating around durable financial plumbing.
Payments, banking cores, open-banking APIs, and advisory intelligence are winning capital because they scale with institutions, not against them.
From India’s infrastructure giants to Europe’s open-banking rails and the U.S.’s advisor-focused AI, the message is consistent: fintech that embeds into regulated workflows is where conviction lives in 2026.
Disclaimer: This digest is for educational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice.
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