Stifel Makes Strategic Investment in Meow; Partners to Launch Next-Generation Digital Banking Platform
Key Highlights
- ➤Venture and Fund Banking deposits exceed $10 billion, nearly six-fold since September 2023
- ➤Stifel invests in Meow and signs agreement for white-label treasury management platform
- ➤Client onboarding for the new digital banking platform expected to begin in early 2027
- ➤Stifel Venture and Fund Banking serves more than 500 high-growth companies and 250 fund clients
Expert Statements
Ron Kruszewski, Chairman and CEO of Stifel
“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.”
Jake Moseley, Managing Director, Stifel Venture Banking
“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.”
Brandon Arvanaghi, CEO of Meow
“Stifel has built one of the fastest-growing venture and fund banking franchises in the country, and we are proud to have them as both an investor and a partner.”
Brandon Arvanaghi, CEO of Meow
“Meow’s technology brings new capabilities to Stifel’s clients including expense management, bill pay, stablecoin payments and agentic infrastructure, all backed by Stifel’s bankers and balance sheet. That’s a powerful combination for the innovation economy and we look forward to building the future of business banking together.”
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF) today 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.
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