October 2026: Top five fintech funding stories of the month. FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top funding round stories from October 2026. October 30, 2026 Financial technology firms across the globe bagged major capital injections this month to accelerate their growth. Here, we run through five of the top fintech funding stories from October, featuring Whop, Capitolis, Wealthsimple, and more. Wealthsimple raises around $300m at new $9.8bn valuation. Canadian money management firm Wealthsimple has secured an equity round of up to CAD $425 million (just over $300 million), at a post-money valuation of CAD $13.8 billion ($9.8 billion). The round consists of a CAD $300 million ($212 million) primary offering and a secondary component of up to CAD $125 million ($88 million). According to a company statement, the fresh cash injection will be used to further "accelerate its product roadmap", which includes "expanding its business, everyday spending and chequing, trading and investment products". TXSE Group raises $430m in total capital as Wall Street giants back new Texas exchange. Institutional investors BlackRock, JP Morgan, Charles Schwab, Goldman Sachs, Citadel Securities, and Bank of America have pumped a total of $430 million into Texas Stock Exchange operator TXSE Group, which has closed its third round of financing this week with hopes of challenging the longstanding duopoly of NYSE and Nasdaq. A group statement confirms that these major equity holders contributed more than three-quarters of the capital raised in the round. TXSE reported over $250 million in total capital with the close of its second round in November 2025. This followed an initial raise of nearly $120 million in June 2024. This latest capital injection comes one year after the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) formerly approved TXSE to operate an electronic national securities exchange from Dallas. The exchange launched production trading in all NMS symbols in July and ETF listings in September. TXSE reveals that it is now onboarding its first corporate listings. Retail chain Dillard's is due to commence its primary listing at the market open on 5 October, moving from NYSE, while industrial technology company CECO Environmental will transfer its common stock from Nasdaq, launching 19 October. Capitolis raises $220m to fund eSecLending acquisition. US-based fintech Capitolis has secured $220 million in combined equity and debt financing to fund its $200 million acquisition of securities lender eSecLending. The financing package includes a $120 million Series E equity round at a $1.9 billion valuation, led by existing investor Citi. The capital has been earmarked to support Capitolis' all-cash purchase of eSecLending from Parthenon Capital. The transaction, agreed in late September, is designed to integrate eSecLending's securities lending, auction, and collateral management capabilities into Capitolis' financial resource optimisation platform. Founded in 2017 by CEO Gil Mandelzis, Capitolis was previously valued at $1.6 billion following a $110 million Series D raised four years ago. That round was led by Canapi Ventures, SVB Capital, and former UK Chancellor George Osborne's 9Yards Capital. UK fintech Hyperlayer bags £19.5m in Series A2 funding round. UK-based fintech Hyperlayer has raised £19.5 million in a Series A2 funding round led by repeat investor Flintlock Capital. Mouro Capital and Susquehanna Private Equity Investments also took part in the round, alongside other new and repeat backers. Founded in 2023 by Rob Rooney and Paul Rolles, Hyperlayer offers a programmable financial services platform that enables firms to build and launch personalised financial products without replacing their core banking systems. The Series A2 round builds on Hyperlayer's £30 million fundraise in October 2025, which was earmarked for international expansion and growing its product and engineering teams. US fintech Whop lands $200m Series D at $5.1bn valuation. US-based fintech Whop has raised $200 million in a Series D funding round led by Sequoia Capital, with participation from Shopify Ventures. The round values the company at $5.1 billion. The Series D marks Whop's second raise of the year, building on a $200 million investment from Tether in February at a $1.6 billion valuation. Founded in 2021 by CEO Steven Schwartz, CGO Cameron Zoub, and CTO Jack Sharkey, Whop is a fintech platform that helps entrepreneurs start and scale their businesses. The platform provides the infrastructure to run their own digital storefront, including accepting fiat and digital payments, sending invoices, and automating services with AI. Reporter, FinTech Futures Cameron Emanuel-Burns, a reporter at FinTech Futures, is dedicated to enhancing the accessibility of fintech for a broader audience. He has contributed articles to various media platforms and possesses a strong interest in all aspects of fintech. Prior to his involvement in the financial industry, Emanuel-Burns worked in the podcasting field, where he held editorial, hosting,and production positions for renowned production companies, covering diverse topics. With a research master's degree in conflict analysis, he conducted a study on the influence of anti-refugee policies on extremism.

TXSE Group announces equity investment from State Street. Related topics. TXSE Group, the parent company of the Texas Stock Exchange, has announced an equity investment from State Street, the world's largest ETF servicer and a pioneer of the US ETF market. The exchange writes that the investment further broadens the coalition of leading global financial institutions backing TXSE's mission to bring greater choice to U.S. equity markets. "Few firms have a deeper view of what sponsors and investors need from an exchange than State Street," says TXSE Group Chairman and CEO James H Lee. "Their investment represents another significant institutional validation of what we have built at TXSE, and the growing demand from the largest global financial firms for more choice in our public markets." State Street Investment Management pioneered the US ETF market with the launch of SPY in 1993 and remains one of the world's leading ETF managers, with approximately USD2.3 trillion in reported ETF assets as of September 30, 2026. As the world's largest ETF servicer, State Street also provides custody, fund accounting, basket creation and other essential services to fund sponsors. "Texas is an important market for State Street and many of the clients we serve, and a technology innovation hub for our firm," says Ronald P. O'Hanley, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of State Street. "Our investment in TXSE reflects our confidence in the continued growth of Texas as a centre for financial services and capital markets innovation, and in market infrastructure that gives our clients more ways to access and participate in U.S. capital markets." State Street joins other TXSE Group equity holders including BlackRock, the world's largest institutional manager; Charles Schwab, the world's largest retail organisation; Citadel Securities, the world's largest global liquidity provider; as well as J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs, and Bank of America, three of the largest global investment banks. * October 28, 2026 MerQube has announced a partnership with Kalshi, a CFTC-regulated exchange, to provide three MerQube indices as the reference benchmarks for... * October 28, 2026 WisdomTree and Return Stacked ETFs, whose ETFs stack alternative strategies on top of core stock or bond exposure, have announced... * October 28, 2026 TXSE Group, the parent company of the Texas Stock Exchange, has announced an equity investment from State Street, the world's... * October 21, 2026 Albemarle Street Partners will rebrand on 1 February 2027, becoming WisdomTree Portfolio Solutions, following WisdomTree's acquisition of Atlantic House in...