



Capital One’s $5.15bn Brex bet: the bank wants the CFO’s dashboard
The US lender is buying a corporate card and spend

PayPal’s bank charter bid: the quiet return of the ILC loophole
The payments group is applying to open an FDIC-insured “industrial

From Sovereign Strength to Smart Regulation, FIDA Makes Abu Dhabi the Natural Home for $100 Trillion in New Wealth
At Abu Dhabi Finance Week this year, I watched the

The Valuation Gap: Why Traditional Credit Scoring Fails the Fintech NPL Market
By Jeffery Hartman, Managing Partner of Fitzgerald Advisors The Fintech

AI agents, stablecoins and the quiet reset in fintech funding
Global investors aren’t walking away from fintech. They’re rotating into

When the Bot Says No: How Agentic AI Could Kill Junk-Fee Finance
When Max Levchin says the bots are coming for junk

Singapore Just Turned Itself Into the World’s Testnet for Tokenised Money
If you want to see what “money on-chain” actually looks

OCC’s conditional charter for Erebor Bank hints at a new template for digital‑asset banking
Inside the fine print: what the approval implies for compliance,

How a 97-year-old Missouri bank became fintech’s $1.47bn “bank of record”
Lead Bank’s fresh $70m round isn’t just another fintech raise.

Licence, code, carry: inside Kapital’s $1.3bn push into regulated banking
The headline news is simple enough: Mexico City–based Kapital says

From lender to network: Klarna’s $26bn forward-flow gambit
If you only read the headlines, you’d think Klarna’s story

A Quiet Fix with Big Implications: How the FDIC’s Appeals Office Could Unblock Bank-Fintech Innovation
Banking regulators aren’t usually associated with innovation-friendly policies. But in

Finmo’s FCA Green Light: How a UK EMI Licence Turbo-Charges the Embedded-Treasury Race
Finmo, a fintech startup offering a next-generation treasury management platform,

Circle vs Tether vs Wall Street: Inside the Stablecoin Race for Digital Dollars
Stablecoins – digital tokens pegged to fiat currency – have

Stablecoins and Uncle Sam’s Debt: Why the GENIUS Act Is Treasury’s Secret Weapon
It’s not often that a crypto innovation gets mentioned in

Inside Stripe’s Foundation Model: The Next AI Arms Race in Online Payments
Stripe’s latest move is a bold bet on artificial intelligence.

The GENIUS Act: Stablecoin Regulation and Fintech’s Next Chapter
The U.S. fintech sector is buzzing over a rare bipartisan

Banks Are Going Blockchain—and It’s Not Just a Pilot Anymore
The past year has seen a quiet but profound shift

From Watchdog to Risk Hawk: Why FINMA’s Structural Shake-Up Signals a New Era in Global Finance
FINMA headquarters in Bern. Switzerland’s financial regulator, FINMA, is embarking

Klarna’s Wall Street Debut: A Make-or-Break Moment for Fintech’s Second Act
Swedish fintech Klarna – best known as a “buy now,

Taktile Secures $54M Series B to Advance AI-Driven Risk Management in Financial Services
Taktile, a leading decision automation platform, has secured $54 million

One Credential: Mastercard’s New Solution for Smarter Checkout Experiences
Mastercard has once again positioned itself at the forefront of

AI-Powered Mortgage Automation Drives 30% Growth for Mortgage Automator in 2024
In 2024, Mortgage Automator, a leading SaaS platform (now sold

Banking Tech Firm Zeta Hits $2B Valuation After $50M Funding Round from Optum
Fintech unicorn Zeta has recently secured a $50 million investment





































