London’s
fintech industry,
in focus.

Santander will invest 50 million pounds (67.4 million dollars) in its international payment technology company Ebury, as part of a round of financing totalling 550 million pounds, according to the Spanish banking giant.The funding rounds are being led by a group formed by Centerbridge Partners, along with current shareholders Santander, Vitruvian Partners and 83North.

ClearCourse, a U.K.-based provider of integrated software and payments solutions, has acquired Kurve, a South Wales-based company specializing in self-service technology for the hospitality sector, according to an InsiderMedia report.

LemFi has committed GBP £100 million to the UK economy over the next five years

Alpaca has expanded into Europe with the completion of its acquisition of WealthKernel, which will now operate as Alpaca Europe.

Synctera has acquired Cable, a financial automated control testing software specialist, in a tech M&A deal.

Phoenix Group bought Standard Life’s insurance business from the then Standard Life Aberdeen in 2018 for £2.9bn.

CAB Payments has agreed an increased £287 million takeover offer from American payments giant StoneX – but any deal will require the blessing of substantial activist investor Helios Consortium.

Wamo, a London, UK- and Helsinki, Finland-based fintech company providing a SME financial operating platform, raised €10M in Series A funding. The round was led by 3TS Capital Partners with participation from Oleka.

Wrisk, an Insurtech company’s acquisition of Atto on 10 February 2026, illustrates how automotive manufacturers are expanding beyond vehicle production into finance, insurance, and digital retail.

PremFina, which claims to be the UK’s fastest-growing insurance premium finance provider, has announced the expansion of its funding partnership with Waterfall Asset Management to £100m, upsizing and extending its junior capital facility to support continued growth.