IPOs

The company's payment processing platform supports the likes of Uber and Square in their ambitions to create all-in-one offerings that bundle financial and other services.

Dave, a banking startup that’s been backed by investors including Mark Cuban and Capital One Financial, agreed to go public in a deal with a blank-check firm that values the company at $4 billion.

The financial technology firm Stash is exploring options for a market listing, such as merging with a special purpose acquisition company or a traditional initial public offering, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

The deal with Pioneer Merger Corp. is expected to close in the second half of the year.

A New York court ordered the freezing of $560 million in assets held by entities controlled by Renren CEO Joseph Chen, Softbank Group and others, an amount pegged to a stake in the personal finance startup Social Finance, which is slated for a blank-check merger this week.

The fintech's investors include the actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Orlando Bloom and Robert Downey Jr.

The faster IPO alternative is a favorite of fintechs, but accounting adjustments will require some extra compliance, says Donnelley Financial Solutions' Craig Clay.

DLocal, a Montevideo, Uruguay-based payments startup, has confidentially filed for a U.S. initial public offering that could occur as soon as this year, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

From Coinbase and Grab to Affirm, technology companies are expanding their payments operations — and picking up billions of dollars in public listings.

Trustly Group AB’s plan to raise almost $1 billion through an initial public offering in Stockholm may be followed by a second listing in New York, according to its chief executive.