🧗 Ramp's Valuation Won't Stop Climbing. Payward Is Shopping Like It's Black Friday. SoFi Just Got Smarter.

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This week's fintech news didn't wait for Monday. Ramp is reportedly raising $750 million at a $40 billion-plus valuation — and the numbers behind it are genuinely hard to ignore. Kraken's parent Payward just dropped $600 million on a Hong Kong stablecoin payments company as it sprints toward an IPO. And SoFi quietly acquired an AI-powered trading platform that could change how its 14 million members invest. We break all three down — what it means, why it matters, and what to watch next.

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