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Stifel Makes Strategic Investment in Meow; Partners to Launch Next-Generation Digital Banking Platform

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Stifel Makes Strategic Investment in Meow; Partners to Launch Next-Generation Digital Banking Platform

Stifel Financial Corp. announced that it has made a strategic minority investment in Meow Technologies, Inc. (“Meow”), one of the leading business banking fintechs in the United States, and has entered into a services agreement under which Stifel will offer through its subsidiary bank, Stifel Bank, a white-label version of Meow’s treasury management platform to its commercial banking clients, with an initial focus on Venture and Fund Banking.

Under the agreement, Stifel will have access to Meow’s current and forward capabilities, giving Stifel clients a modern digital experience for managing cash, payments, cards, and day-to-day treasury operations across operating companies and multi-entity fund structures. Stifel expects to begin onboarding clients to the new platform in early 2027.

“The innovation economy is one of Stifel’s most important growth opportunities, and we have invested accordingly – in talent, in our balance sheet, and now in technology,” said Stifel Chairman and CEO Ron Kruszewski.

Jake Moseley, Managing Director, Stifel Venture Banking added “Our investment in Meow pairs a best-in-class digital platform with the bankers, products, and capabilities of a full-service financial firm. We believe that combination is unmatched for founders, growth companies, and the investors who back them.”

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The new digital banking platform rounds out Stifel’s offering for today’s entrepreneurial economy, which includes experienced bankers with deep sector expertise, a broad suite of cash management solutions with competitive yields and access to expanded FDIC insurance coverage through Stifel’s banking subsidiaries and their deposit placement arrangements, a balance sheet capable of supporting companies and funds with venture debt, growth lending, and fund finance, and full-service investment banking and wealth management capabilities that support clients from formation through IPO and beyond.


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