May 2026 Fintech Infrastructure Wave: Mercury, Primer, Sardine, and the End of 'Neobank Only'
One week in May 2026 saw $400M+ in fintech infra deals — banking, payments AI, fraud, stablecoins, and compliance ops, not consumer apps.
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