Fintech

20 stories about Fintech
Oded Zehavi Mesh Payments

“One of the only moats is the power of the brand”

01.11.26|Amy Shapiro
Mesh Payments Co-Founder and CEO Oded Zehavi believes that the power of brand is one of the few remaining moats in a noisy tech landscape.
Viola Fintech

"There can only be so many services or software startups"

01.11.26|Amy Shapiro
Viola FinTech General Partner Noam Inbar explains how fintech is evolving as a foundational layer for other sectors.
Or Goldshmidt and Ilia Ronin Coldi

Israeli startup Coldi is deploying AI agents to take over the cold call

01.11.26|CTech
Inspired by a post-October 7 social impact initiative that demonstrated the capabilities of multilingual AI agents, Coldi’s co-founders are aiming at a multi-billion-dollar market as they set out to revolutionize the salesperson experience.
גיל מנדלזיס מייסד ומנכ"ל קפיטוליס

Capitolis raises $220 million from Wall Street giants at $1.9 billion valuation

06.10.26|Meir Orbach
Citi, Bank of America, Nomura, Tradeweb, J.P. Morgan, UBS and other major financial institutions are backing the fintech as it expands into securities lending through its eSecLending acquisition.  
מטה רבולוט Revolut בלונדון

Revolut ramps up Israeli hiring as it seeks a foothold in the banking market

05.10.26|Almog Azar
The fintech giant is building capabilities in credit, risk and regulation ahead of a potential launch in the country. 
גל קרובינר מייסד משותף ו מנכל פאגאיה כנס ניו יורק

Pagaya's AI-powered real estate fund has lost 54.5% since 2022

30.09.26|Almog Azar
The $250 million fund has seen the value of its assets fall as higher interest rates and declining property valuations weigh on its portfolio.
גיל מנדלזיס מנכ"ל קפיטוליס

Fintech unicorn Capitolis to acquire eSecLending for $200 million

29.09.26|Meir Orbach
The company's fourth acquisition in five years will add securities lending capabilities and 120 employees while expanding its client base to include major institutional asset owners.
אירה רובינס מנכ"ל בנק ואלי ira robbins

U.S. bank Valley National buys Israeli fintech Bluevine for $340 million

28.09.26|Meir Orbach
The acquisition will give the bank a digital small business platform while accelerating its technology and AI strategy. 
מייסדי IVIX - דורון פסוב ומתן פטאל

IVIX lays off 10% of staff as it pivots toward AI financial investigator

02.09.26|Meir Orbach
The company, which develops technology for governments fighting financial crime, is cutting roughly nine jobs while simultaneously hiring for new growth areas and expanding its AI product portfolio.
מייסדי Faye. מימין: מוטי בבצ׳וק, אלעד שפר ודניאל גרין

Travel fintech Faye raises $50 million Series C at estimated $500 million valuation

05.08.26|Meir Orbach
The Israeli startup plans to expand globally and use AI to automate insurance claims as it targets the next generation of travel protection. 
Eyal Azoulay

Financial crime has industrialized. Investigation hasn't.

25.07.26|Eyal Azoulay
Criminal networks now operate at global scale with specialized teams, AI and digital infrastructure, while many financial institutions still investigate suspicious activity through fragmented, manual processes. 
מייסדי Cordant

Former Rapyd executives raise $8 million Seed to solve a hidden problem in global payments

21.07.26|Meir Orbach
Cordant is developing a real-time coordination platform for banks and fintech companies as fragmented financial infrastructure and AI adoption make it harder to understand where money moves. 
Horizon team

19-year-old founder raises $2 million to bring hedge fund-style trading tools to everyone

16.07.26|CTech
Horizon Trade is building an AI platform that lets investors turn ideas into tested strategies and automated trades without needing quantitative researchers or coding skills.
שעון טיסו יבואן רולטיים

The next things technology will make obsolete

16.07.26|Zachy Hennessey
From checkout pages and classrooms to third-party cookies and organizational "know-how," Israeli tech leaders predict what AI and emerging technologies will eliminate over the next decade.
הנפקת נאייקס נאסד"ק ספטמבר 2022

Nayax refuses to pay ransom after cyberattack despite threat to leak stolen data

14.07.26|Shaked Green Arava
The fintech company says hackers accessed data from a subsidiary's cloud account but did not breach its core systems or obtain sensitive payment credentials. It expects no material financial impact from the incident.
A group of people in a crowd raise their hands.

“If you get the people right, everything else becomes more possible”: Life lessons from Israeli tech leaders

09.07.26|Zachy Hennessey
Israeli tech industry experts give advice that offers a glimpse into the skills and mindsets they believe will matter most in the years ahead.
משה קמחי מנכ"ל נימה

Mastercard taps Israeli fintech Neema to challenge the traditional cross-border payments model

09.07.26|Shaked Green Arava
Neema's infrastructure will power real-time transfers to Israel, reducing dependence on intermediary banks.