Top 20 Fintech & Startups International News

Here's a summary of top fintech and startup news, as of today, July 15, 2025:

• Forbes 2025 Fintech 50: Forbes has released its list of the top 50 fintech companies for 2025
  Source: www.forbes.com.
• CNBC's World's Top 250 Fintech Companies (2024): CNBC has published its list of the top 250 fintech companies in the world for 2024
  Source: www.cnbc.com.
• Muon Space: Muon Space lifts satellite constellation manufacturing off the ground with $146M in Series B funding
  Source: techfundingnews.com.
• Fireflies: Fireflies reaches unicorn status with a $1B valuation with real-time AI meeting assistant
  Source: techfundingnews.com.
• ScaleFund III: Claire Munck behind ScaleFund III’s €12M raise for tech scale-ups, targeting €30M
  Source: techfundingnews.com.
• Aortyx: Aortyx secures €13.8M to launch life-saving vascular patch for aortic patients
  Source: techfundingnews.com.
• Stripe: Stripe acquires crypto wallet startup Privy to Expand Blockchain Infrastructure Push
  Source: fintechweekly.com
• Coinbase & AmEx: Coinbase and AmEx Launch Bitcoin Rewards Credit Card for U.S. Subscribers
  Source: fintechweekly.com
• Shopify: Shopify Partners With Coinbase and Stripe to Bring USDC Payments to Everyday Commerce
  Source: fintechweekly.com
• Chime: Chime Surges on IPO Debut, Betting on Payments Innovation for Long-Term Growth
  Source: fintechweekly.com
• IBIT: IBIT Becomes Fastest-Growing ETF Ever
  Source: fintechweekly.com
• Noah: Noah Raises $22M to Rethink Global Payments
  Source: fintechweekly.com
• Iconiq VCs: Iconiq VCs spent two years courting Chime and the firm isn’t selling its stake
  Source: techcrunch.com
• Chime IPO: Chime almost died in 2016, turned down by 100 VCs — today it IPO’d at $14.5B
  Source: techcrunch.com
• Tebi: Tebi, the new startup by Adyen’s departed co-founder, raises a fresh €30M from Alphabet’s CapitalG
  Source: techcrunch.com
• PalmPay: Profitable African fintech PalmPay is in talks to raise as much as $100M
  Source: techcrunch.com.
• Built In's 113 Fintech Companies: Built In provides a list of 113 fintech companies and startups to know
  Source: builtin.com.
• HyScaler's Top 30 Financial Tech Companies: Hyscaler presents a list of the top 30 financial tech companies to know about in 2025
  Source: hyscaler.com.
• Startup Info's Top 20 Startups: Startup Info discusses the top 20 startups in the world leading the way in global innovation
  Source: startup.info.
• Nium: Nium Recognized among the top fintech companies of 2024 by CNBC, serves 190+ markets with real-time cross-border payments, and raised $50 million (Series E) to fuel expansion.