Fintech

20 stories about Fintech
הנפקת נאייקס נאסד"ק ספטמבר 2022

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.
מימין עומר רימוך איתמר ג'ובני PayEm

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.
המייסדים של Lama AI

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.
ערן סרוק מנכ"ל GMT לצד סניף של ווסטרן יוניון

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.
פיוניר

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.
ג'ון קפלן, מנכ"ל חברת Payoneer

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. 
מייסדי Rapyd

“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. 
Omer Levy

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.
Noa Gastfreund

Airwallex appoints Noa Gastfreund to lead the startups and VC sector in Israel

21.05.26|CTech
The global fintech company expands its local presence with a dedicated program for the Israeli startup ecosystem. 
Viewz founders

Viewz exits stealth with $7 million Seed round to rebuild finance infrastructure

19.05.26|CTech
The Israeli startup bets on unified ledger to replace fragmented financial systems.
צביקה ויליגר הבעלים של חברת ויליפוד

Pagaya investor seeks $1.8 million refund, claiming AI real estate fund wiped out up to 80% of capital

07.05.26|Almog Azar
Zwi Williger, controlling shareholder of Willi-Food, claims Pagaya presented the AI-driven U.S. housing fund as a conservative, low-risk investment.
הנפקת נאייקס נאסד"ק ספטמבר 2022

Nayax cuts 3% of workforce in second round of layoffs in 10 months

15.04.26|Sophie Shulman
The fintech company will lay off 32 employees, including 20 in Israel, as part of ongoing efficiency measures, despite reporting strong revenue growth, a return to profitability in 2025, and expectations to surpass $500 million in revenue this year. 
כירי Hypercore מימין דניאל פרייליך VP R&D דניאל ליכטנשטיין מנכ"ל תומר משה CTO דוד יהלומי COO

Hypercore raises $13.5 million Series A to automate private credit operations

23.02.26|Meir Orbach
Insight Partners backs AI-driven overhaul of non-bank loan management.
etoro איטורו פתחת המסחר נאסד"ק 3

eToro shares jump 20% after earnings despite crypto trading cooling

17.02.26|Sophie Shulman
The retail trading platform reports $216M in annual net income.
אלעד פרידמן קרן ויולה

Viola Credit launches $300 million fund to finance customer acquisition for B2C startups

10.02.26|Meir Orbach
New vehicle treats marketing spend as a growth asset, offering non-dilutive credit based on unit economics.
Tal Abuloff Viola Ventures

Fintech mafia: How Israel’s veteran founders are shaping the sector’s future

27.01.26|Amy Shapiro
Viola Group's latest report identifies 2026 as a pivotal year for Israeli fintech, marked by a return to economic reality and the emergence of the sector as a second pillar alongside cyber. 
Datarails founders

AI finance startup Datarails secures $70 million Series C at $550 million valuation

21.01.26|Meir Orbach
Funding follows 70% revenue growth and fuels expansion across North America and EMEA.
מייסדי אטלס: ניר פלד, טל שחר, רוני פלד

BlackRock leads $25 million investment in Atlas Invest in push to modernize real estate lending

21.01.26|CTech
The funding highlights growing institutional interest in AI-driven private credit for commercial real estate.
פאגאיה הנפקה נאסד"ק

Pagaya’s AI real estate bet has cost investors nearly $300 million

20.01.26|Almog Azar
The SmartResi fund continues to slide even as broader US property markets post gains.