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Security breach hits Revolut amid Israeli 'lean bank' license push

13.09.26|CTech

In Israel, the impact of the security breach is expected to be limited for now. Revolut has yet to begin operations in Israel, although thousands of Israelis living or having lived abroad may hold accounts with the company. Meanwhile, Revolut is seeking a “lean bank” license from the Bank of Israel.

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.

Nayax acquiring smart parking company IPS for $350 million

25.08.26|Meir Orbach

The fintech and payments company will acquire IPS in an all-cash deal, expected to close in the fourth quarter; The acquired company operates parking solutions in more than 250,000 parking spaces and is expected to end the year with revenues of more than $90 million; Natyax will finance $150 million of the deal with new debt and the balance from its own cash

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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“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.

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.

Nayax shares slide after fintech company reveals cloud security breach

08.07.26|Shaked Green Arava

The Israeli payments company said its core systems and payment infrastructure were unaffected, but attackers have threatened to publish allegedly stolen data.

Raphael Blumenthal and Natanel Perez Finterest

“The real competitor is the status quo”: Finterest plans to fix what the wealth management market is missing

08.07.26|CTech

Having raised $100,000 in friends and family funding since its launch this year, fintech startup Finterest wants to set the gold standard for a $145 trillion market by providing a modern, compliant client acquisition infrastructure to replace the scattered spreadsheets.

After raising tens of millions, fintech PayEm acquired for just $500,000

01.07.26|Meir Orbach

Once high-flying expense management startup now undergoing restructuring under Top Group ownership.

Lama AI raises $12 million Series A to bring AI agents to banking

23.06.26|Meir Orbach

EJF Ventures leads round as fintech startup surpasses $20 million in total funding and expands lending automation across U.S. banks.

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Western Union acquires Israeli fintech GMT in $70 million deal

16.06.26|Golan Hazani

Deal expands global remittance giant’s footprint in Israel’s payments sector.

Payoneer agrees to $2.75 billion sale to Nuvei, ending five-year public market run

15.06.26|Sophie Shulman

The acquisition gives the Canadian payments company a stronger foothold in cross-border commerce while bringing the Israeli fintech's Wall Street chapter to a close.

Nuvei in negotiations to acquire Payoneer in $2.7 billion deal

09.06.26|CTech

Potential merger would combine merchant payments with global cross-border transfer network.

“We are restructuring Rapyd”: fintech unicorn begins layoffs amid AI shift

28.05.26|Sophie Shulman, Meir Orbach

CEO says company is building a “unified, AI-driven organization” to scale and grow profitably.

Reeco appoints Omer Levy as VP Finance amid U.S. expansion

25.05.26|CTech

Levy previously served in senior finance roles including CFO positions at Binah.ai and Imagindairy and also held CFO and COO roles at RadView Software.