While many technology firms face a tightening venture capital market, payments infrastructure provider Rain has demonstrated remarkable resilience by securing a massive $250 million investment just months after its last major funding round. This Series C capital raise, led by ICONIQ, propels the
When a major bank's mobile app fails, the digital lifelines of thousands of customers are severed, leaving them unable to manage their finances. Following a recent AIB outage that specifically locked out Android users, we spoke with banking and finance authority Priya Jaiswal. She offers a rare
After navigating a challenging three-year period of declining investment, the global financial technology sector demonstrated remarkable resilience in 2025, with funding surging by a significant 21% to reach a total of $53 billion. This upswing, spread across 5,918 individual deals, signaled a
For decades, financial institutions embarking on payments modernization have found themselves at a frustrating crossroads, forced to choose between two equally unappealing paths. The "buy" option often meant purchasing rigid, one-size-fits-all vendor solutions that stifled innovation and required
With a career defined by sharp analysis of market-moving deals, Priya Jaiswal stands as a recognized authority in the intersection of banking, finance, and technology. Her expertise in portfolio management and international business trends provides a crucial lens through which to view the tectonic
In a significant move poised to reshape the conversational commerce landscape, Solutions by Text (SBT) has announced its acquisition of paytech innovator Triple Play Pay (TPP). This strategic consolidation merges SBT's robust text-based engagement platform with TPP’s advanced payment orchestration
