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Maya Gears Up for $1B US IPO as Emerging Markets FinTech Heats Up
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Maya is reportedly preparing for Wall Street.
A Philippines-born FinTech exploring a potential US IPO of up to $1 billion... 👀
I’ve been tracking Maya’s evolution for a while. What began as a payments-led ecosystem has methodically expanded into a fully integrated digital bank. Wallet. Acquiring.
Binance Rolls Out Mastercard Crypto Cards Across CIS to Push Real-World Adoption
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Binance just launched its Mastercard crypto card across several CIS countries, including Armenia, expanding its push to make crypto spendable in everyday life.
Verified users can now convert Bitcoin, Ethereum, stablecoins, and more than 100 tokens into local fiat instantly at checkout. Pay in crypto. Merchants receive
FINTECH TRIVIA: Which Payments Giant Just Opened a $100B Gap?
$40 Billion Bitcoin Error Rocks Bithumb as Internal Controls Collapse
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South Korea’s second-largest crypto exchange, Bithumb, just admitted to a $40 billion transfer error after an internal system failure. 👀
During a promo payout, the exchange distributed 620,000 Bitcoin instead of 620,000 Korean won. That’s roughly 15x its reported BTC reserves. A 24-hour processing
Bretton AI Raises $75M to Reinvent Financial Crime Compliance
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Bretton AI just raised $75M to automate one of the least glamorous but most critical layers of financial services: financial crime remediation.
Bretton is betting generative AI can handle that complexity. Not just flagging risk, but helping compliance teams investigate and resolve it faster.
Founder Will Lawrence
Stripe Rockets Toward $140B Valuation... And Still Says No Rush to IPO
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Stripe is setting up a new tender offer that would push its valuation to $140B, a jump of more than $30B from last year.
For a company that hasn’t gone public, that’s a loud signal. Stripe has been using tender offers as its pressure valve