Fintech Industry Examiner

Revolut comes to UPI. Can a foreign super-app really win on India’s domestic rails?

Revolut comes to UPI. Can a foreign super-app really win on India’s domestic rails?

Standfirst: Revolut will roll out UPI payments and Visa prepaid

PhonePe’s IPO tests the economics of India’s ‘free’ payments rail

PhonePe’s IPO tests the economics of India’s ‘free’ payments rail

Walmart-backed PhonePe has filed confidentially for a domestic IPO of

How a 97-year-old Missouri bank became fintech’s $1.47bn “bank of record”

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

Licence, code, carry: inside Kapital’s $1.3bn push into regulated banking

The headline news is simple enough: Mexico City–based Kapital says

A Quiet Fix with Big Implications: How the FDIC’s Appeals Office Could Unblock Bank-Fintech Innovation

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

From Paper to Algorithm: How Conpend Is Rewiring Trade Finance Compliance

From Paper to Algorithm: How Conpend Is Rewiring Trade Finance Compliance

In the arcane world of trade finance, paperwork and compliance

Finmo’s FCA Green Light: How a UK EMI Licence Turbo-Charges the Embedded-Treasury Race

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

Circle vs Tether vs Wall Street: Inside the Stablecoin Race for Digital Dollars

Stablecoins – digital tokens pegged to fiat currency – have

Too Slow to Click: Why U.S. Open Banking Must Learn from the U.K.’s Pay by Bank Stall

Too Slow to Click: Why U.S. Open Banking Must Learn from the U.K.’s Pay by Bank Stall

When the United Kingdom launched its open banking initiative in

Stablecoins and Uncle Sam’s Debt: Why the GENIUS Act Is Treasury’s Secret Weapon

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

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 GENIUS Act: Stablecoin Regulation and Fintech’s Next Chapter

The U.S. fintech sector is buzzing over a rare bipartisan

Meta’s Fintech Second Act: Why Stripe’s CEO Is Joining Mark Zuckerberg’s Board

Meta’s Fintech Second Act: Why Stripe’s CEO Is Joining Mark Zuckerberg’s Board

Dressed in his signature hoodie or not, Mark Zuckerberg just

Banks Are Going Blockchain—and It’s Not Just a Pilot Anymore

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

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

Klarna’s Wall Street Debut: A Make-or-Break Moment for Fintech’s Second Act

Swedish fintech Klarna – best known as a “buy now,

Mexican Fintech Plata Achieves Unicorn Status with $160 Million Series A Funding

Mexican Fintech Plata Achieves Unicorn Status with $160 Million Series A Funding

In a landmark moment for Mexico’s fintech sector, start-up Plata

Prometeo Launches Borderless Banking to Streamline U.S.-LatAm Trade

Prometeo Launches Borderless Banking to Streamline U.S.-LatAm Trade

In a significant move poised to reshape cross-border financial operations

The Role of AWS in Wall Street’s Shift to AI and Cloud Computing

The Role of AWS in Wall Street’s Shift to AI and Cloud Computing

​The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into the financial sector

Taktile Secures $54M Series B to Advance AI-Driven Risk Management in Financial Services

Taktile Secures $54M Series B to Advance AI-Driven Risk Management in Financial Services

Taktile, a leading decision automation platform, has secured $54 million

Synapse Under Grand Jury Investigation as $96 Million in Customer Funds Go Missing

Synapse Under Grand Jury Investigation as $96 Million in Customer Funds Go Missing

Silicon Valley-based fintech Synapse faces intense scrutiny as regulators and