Crypto and Fintech Firms Seek Shortcut to Banking: Buy One  The Wall Street Journal Continue Reading »

Fintech bytes: Envestnet extends C-suite transformation with infosec chief  InvestmentNews Continue Reading »

Pyramid Consulting Joins the Jack Henry™ Fintech Integration Network  Yahoo Finance Continue Reading »

From a mall booth to a $3B fintech: Matt Oppenheimer's startup lessons from a 15-year journey with Remitly  GeekWire Continue Reading »

Property tax relief fintech attracts $50M capital raise  National Mortgage News Continue Reading »

Top five fintech news stories of the week – 20 February 2026  FinTech Futures Continue Reading »

The Fed’s ‘Skinny' Master Account: What It Means For Fintech Strategy  Forbes Continue Reading »

Pyramid Consulting Joins the Jack Henry™ Fintech Integration Network  PR Newswire Continue Reading »

Sunbit Earns Spot on the 2026 Forbes Fintech 50, Cementing Its Leadership  Business Wire Continue Reading »

Australian fintech youX suffers major cyberattack  Digital Watch Observatory Continue Reading »

Finovate Global East Africa: Investing in Digital Banks, Delivering on Instant Payments, and More!  Finovate Continue Reading »

Auto refinance company shutters operations after lender Vantage closes  Auto Finance News Continue Reading »

Fintech Zest Equity Launches Zest Arrange and Zest Escrow  Financial IT Continue Reading »

Stacks raises $23m Series A to scale agentic AI  FinTech Global Continue Reading »

Fintech & AI: The Rise of Embedded Finance in Everyday Platforms  intlbm Continue Reading »

Fintech Lenders Face Legal, Fraud Risk After Figure Leak — February 20  Meyka Continue Reading »

Strong Options Activity Noted for UP Fintech (TIGR)  GuruFocus Continue Reading »

Supreme Court Tariff Ruling Reshapes Fintech Risk  Forbes Continue Reading »

Supreme Court Tariff Ruling Reshapes Fintech Risk  Forbes Continue Reading »

Mexico's Plata completes journey to become a fully licensed digital bank  FinTech Futures Continue Reading »

When It Comes to Chatbots, Banks Are Falling Behind Fintechs  PaymentsJournal Continue Reading »

b1Bank implements AI agents with Covecta  FinTech Futures Continue Reading »

Advent International sells Prisma and Newpay to Visa  FinTech Futures Continue Reading »

Marshall Community Credit Union partners Mahalo Banking  FinTech Futures Continue Reading »

Top 5 Stories of the Week  FinTech Magazine Continue Reading »

Forbes Fintech 50 sees 20 newcomers, highlighting AI and financial inclusion driven business models  Finextra Research Continue Reading »

Centralis to acquire Pine Advisor Solutions in US  FinTech Futures Continue Reading »

Nick Pedersen steps down as global head of digital at NatWest Markets  FinTech Futures Continue Reading »

Consumer duty and cryptoassets - FCA guidance consultation  A&O Shearman Continue Reading »

Upstart Announces Inaugural $200M Upstart Auto Forward-Flow Agreement with Wafra  Investing News Network Continue Reading »

Upstart Announces $333M Sale of Upstart Auto Assets to Affiliates of Bayview Asset Management, LLC  Investing News Network Continue Reading »

AfriChange UK wins “Best Fintech Website/Platform” at the 2026 Fintech Awards  Business Insider Africa Continue Reading »

Sunbit Earns Spot on the 2026 Forbes Fintech 50, Cementing Its Leadership  The Joplin Globe Continue Reading »

Celsior Technologies Joins the Jack Henry Fintech Integration Network  marketscreener.com Continue Reading »

Fintech Clear Street withdraws US IPO filing amid market volatility By Reuters  Investing.com Continue Reading »

Agile by Design: The Infrastructure Behind Successful AI Implementation in Insurance  FinTech Weekly Continue Reading »

Latvia's internationally recognized AML/CFT system strengthens its position as a leading EU fintech and Web3 hub  PR Newswire Continue Reading »

24 Merrill Advisors Recognized on Financial Planning's Top 40 Brokers Under 40 List  Investing News Network Continue Reading »

InScope raises $14.5M to automate financial reporting with AI  The Tech Buzz Continue Reading »

Banking’s crisis of meaning: When purpose disappears  FinTech Futures Continue Reading »

Meet the Contest Winner: Fintech Architect Sibasis Padhi on Building Resilient Financial Systems  HackerNoon Continue Reading »

Sunbit Earns Spot on the 2026 Forbes Fintech 50, Cementing Its Leadership  Bluefield Daily Telegraph Continue Reading »

Banc of California names new head of payments  American Banker Continue Reading »

Former Uber exec Tristan Kirchner named CEO of ClearBank's European operations  FinTech Futures Continue Reading »

Vestwell raise headlines $1.29bn week as FinTech funding momentum builds  FinTech Global Continue Reading »

Financial Services Sector Is Experiencing Surge in Effort to Obtain US Bank Charters Under Trump Administration  Crowdfund Insider Continue Reading »

Rapid Customer Growth Powers Nu Holdings' Market Dominance  TradingView Continue Reading »

𝐒𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝟐.𝟎 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐲𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭. ByteDance’s Seedance 2.0 is triggering alarm in film and TV because it reportedly generates high-quality, cinematic video ... Continue Reading »

Buy now, sell-off later: Where did Klarna’s IPO go wrong?  MSN Continue Reading »

Corporate Banking: How is Bank of Beirut UK Using Temenos?  FinTech Magazine Continue Reading »

Fintech Zest Equity Launches Zest Arrange and Zest Escrow  FF News | Fintech Finance Continue Reading »

Sydney Fintech Founder Attending Emergence 2026 Ahead of Platform Launch  openPR.com Continue Reading »

What Does BVNK’s MiCA Licence Mean for EU Expansion?  FinTech Magazine Continue Reading »

Hyperliquid selected as one of Forbes' Fintech 50 companies, and is one of only two companies with zero external funding.  Bitget Continue Reading »

AYU Alternative Investment Network Launches Direct Capital Matching Service  FF News | Fintech Finance Continue Reading »

Profile: Justin Basini, CEO of London fintech making IPO plans  Tech.eu Continue Reading »

Latvia's internationally recognized AML/CFT system strengthens its position as a leading EU fintech and Web3 hub  TradingView Continue Reading »

South Africa Fintech Market Size to Surpass USD 3,688.72 Million by 2033 | With a 15.85% CAGR  openPR.com Continue Reading »

Real-time Payments: The Challenge Now Is Sustainability  Mexico Business News Continue Reading »

Maven AGI Emphasizes Autonomous Resolution in Fintech Customer Support  TipRanks Continue Reading »

Lithuania Leads Baltics In Early Stage Ecosystem  Crowdfund Insider Continue Reading »

Fintech Reshapes 2,000-Year Red Packet Tradition for Lunar New Year 2026  Entrepreneur Continue Reading »

Ericsson Integrates with Mastercard Move to Boost Digital Wallets  FintechNews CH Continue Reading »

FinTech Observe expands 2026 coverage with deeper reporting on digital banking, payments, and crypto regulation  Mynewsdesk Continue Reading »

Ascent raises $45m Series C to expand student lending  FinTech Global Continue Reading »

Creditstar UK becomes authorised consumer credit lender following FCA approval  FinTech Futures Continue Reading »

SoFi and Square Show Why Bank Charters Matter Now  PYMNTS.com Continue Reading »

Building a Regional Hub for Real-Time Digital Payments  Mexico Business News Continue Reading »

"We’re going to lose if we don’t use AI”: Unit21 founder warns banks on rising fraud threats  FinTech Global Continue Reading »

PayPay Corporation (PAYP): Peeking at the IPO Prospectus of a Japanese Fintech  Smartkarma Continue Reading »

Franklin Templeton and Binance Launch Off-Exchange Collateral Using Tokenised Funds  FintechNews CH Continue Reading »

Markel partners with Upfort to strengthen cyber protection for US firms  FinTech Global Continue Reading »

The Rise of Pay by Bank: eBay partners with TrueLayer  FinTech Magazine Continue Reading »

Alts dealmaking: Fund closes, fintech deals, and industrial acquisitions  Alternatives Watch Continue Reading »

Avantos secures $25m Series A to scale AI platform  FinTech Global Continue Reading »

Chrysalis Looks to Drop Managers as UK Fintech Fund Sells Assets  Bloomberg.com Continue Reading »

A balancing act: Navigating innovation and stability in South Africa’s fintech sector  CMS LawNow Continue Reading »

February 20: Fintech Innovation Jumps in AU as KPMG Flags H1’26 Trends  Meyka Continue Reading »

Revolution in the financial market: Airwallex grows by 315% and expands further  The Jerusalem Post Continue Reading »

KYCP streamlines UK corporate KYC with integration  FinTech Global Continue Reading »

𝐏𝐰𝐂 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐊𝐎𝐊𝐎 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬. PwC has begun a formal sale process for KOKO Networks after the clean-cooking firm was placed under administration, with ... Continue Reading »

Jump secures $80m Series B to scale AI for advisors  FinTech Global Continue Reading »

Meet the 3 African fintech founders on Forbes 50 list  technext24.com Continue Reading »

Maven AGI Highlights High-Autonomy Customer Support Focus in Fintech  TipRanks Continue Reading »

Compliance-first AI: the future of AML  FinTech Global Continue Reading »

The Fintech Revival: Why Smart Money Is Rotating Into These 3 Disruptor Stocks  EBC Financial Group Continue Reading »

𝐙𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐋𝐮𝐩𝐢𝐲𝐚 𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐬 𝐮𝐩 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐀 𝐭𝐨 $𝟏𝟏.𝟐𝟓𝐦. A Zambia-based neobank Lupiya has extended its Series A round to US$11.25 million, up from the ... Continue Reading »

Polymarket, Hyperliquid, and others selected for Forbes Fintech 50 in 2026  Bitget Continue Reading »

𝐊𝐑𝐀 𝐝𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐩𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐭 𝐒𝐡𝟐.𝟔𝟑𝐭𝐧 𝐭𝐚𝐱 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭. Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) plans to spend over Sh640 million upgrading ... Continue Reading »

Philly native Mike Petrakis built PowerPay, a fintech company for people who think banks are too slow  MSN Continue Reading »

This week’s edition of Finovate Global focuses on fintech developments in countries located in and around East Africa. Digital banking secures investment in Zambia Zambian ... Continue Reading »

New York City-based Metropolitan Commercial Bank has called it quits. The full-service commercial bank has retired its legacy ACH mainframe in favor of a new ... Continue Reading »

Great conferences are defined largely by what does happen: what themes are discussed, what trends generate the most passionate conversations. But great conferences are also ... Continue Reading »

A new offering from B2B payments platform TreviPay will help companies identify buyer needs and trends, respond to buyer dormancy, and optimize critical steps in ... Continue Reading »

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FinovateEurope 2026 wrapped up last week, but the fintech conversations are still flowing across social media. The two-day event was packed with meaningful conversations, fast-paced ... Continue Reading »

If you attended FinovateEurope in London last week, you may have noticed that the energy of the event felt different. In previous years, the conversation ... Continue Reading »

A strategic partnership between Bluefin and Basis Theory will enable businesses to deploy a unified token strategy across environments. Spanning in-store, call center, online, and ... Continue Reading »

We’re fresh off an outstanding FinovateEurope conference in London (meet our Best of Show winners!) and already gearing up for our Spring event in San ... Continue Reading »

London called—and our FinovateEurope 2026 demoing companies answered! After a full day of live fintech demonstrations showcasing solutions for challenges in lending, payments, wealth management, ... Continue Reading »

FinovateEurope 2026 is only days away! With its home in London, it is no surprise that FinovateEurope often showcases the highest number of demoing companies ... Continue Reading »

As banks digitize their lending processes and seek to expand credit access across borders, it is becoming increasingly difficult to make fast, accurate credit decisions. ... Continue Reading »

GoFundMe CEO on Why Crowdfunding Sparks Generosity and Judgment  Forbes Continue Reading »

AI Disclosure Cuts Crowdfunding Success By 40%  Quantum Zeitgeist Continue Reading »

GameTank Is Going Into Production After Passing Its Crowdfunding Target  Retro Dodo Continue Reading »

Preview: Muslim Futures - Diverse Muslim Storytellers Come Together in New Comics Anthology Crowdfunding on Kickstarter  Broken Frontier Continue Reading »

4 Of The Best Crowdfunding Platforms For Businesses  CNBC Continue Reading »

Community Crowdfund applications due Feb. 26  Midland Daily News Continue Reading »

Fundraiser launched for woman, 72, who aided family attacked in Delta Township  Lansing State Journal Continue Reading »

$1.3 million in 24 hours: Thousands contribute to released hostages funding campaign  Haaretz Continue Reading »

Deník Alarm: How a community-first crowdfunding platform and video strategy strengthened media independence  ipi.media Continue Reading »

Knox Middle School PTO crowdfunding for Outdoor Play & Learn Space  WKVI Information Center Continue Reading »

Batech Launches Equity Crowdfunding Campaign on Wefunder to Scale Advanced Recycling Infrastructure  The Manila Times Continue Reading »

The Gametank just smashed its crowdfunding goals, and I'm thrilled at the idea of a new 8-bit retro console in the big 26  GamesRadar+ Continue Reading »

Why crowdfunding in regional languages works better  India Development Review Continue Reading »

Crowdfunding Platform Gronka Resumes Operations  Наша Ніва Continue Reading »

9 Startups That Were Successfully Crowdfunded  U.S. Chamber of Commerce Continue Reading »

SlimeVR Launches Crowdfunding Campaign for Thinner & Lighter Full-Body Trackers  Road to VR Continue Reading »

UM Foundation Hosts Crowdfunding Campaign to Raise Funds for 15 Campus Programs  University of Montana Continue Reading »

HyperSpace TrackPad Pro delayed indefinitely, Hyper offers refunds (crowdfunding)  Liliputing Continue Reading »

Crowdfund UC Davis  UC Davis Continue Reading »

Crowdfunding For Business: Best Crowdfunding Platforms In 2026  nav.com Continue Reading »

The OpenAI mafia: 18 startups founded by alumni  TechCrunch Continue Reading »

The 50 Hottest Fintech Startups In 2026  Forbes Continue Reading »

IBM Ventures Invests in Two Quantum Software Startups to Accelerate Quantum innovation  The Quantum Insider Continue Reading »

China AI Startups Surge After Holiday in Rotation From Big Tech  Bloomberg.com Continue Reading »

Anduril’s Palmer Luckey meets 10 Israeli defense startups in secret visit  CTech Continue Reading »

Polymarket buys fresh prediction market API startup Dome, marking second official acquisition  The Block Continue Reading »

Startup Developing GPS Alternative for Physical AI Earns $1 Billion-Valuation  The Information Continue Reading »

14 'Second Wave' startups aiming to take the AI era beyond cost cutting  Business Insider Continue Reading »

China’s extreme 996 work schedule meets US tech’s hustle culture  South China Morning Post Continue Reading »

Nvidia deepens early-stage push into India’s AI startup ecosystem  Yahoo Finance Continue Reading »

From lab to market: UGA startups pitch to investors  UGA Today Continue Reading »

Wolf Pack LaunchU Returns with $34K for Startups  Biz New Orleans Continue Reading »

Best Pitch Deck Design Agencies for Agriculture Startups in 2026  Morning Ag Clips Continue Reading »

Why Google Gemini Is Emerging as a Hot New AI Tool for Startups  inc.com Continue Reading »

SMEs Ministry to back 30 startups in open innovation drive  upi.com Continue Reading »

Xcellon Biologics Launches “Xcellerate” Program to Help Startups Bridge Biotech’s Toughest Stage  BioBuzz Continue Reading »

OpenAI Alumni Launch 18 Startups, Reshaping AI Landscape  The Tech Buzz Continue Reading »

Wingo's Tweener Fund goes statewide with $4M partnership  The Business Journals Continue Reading »

Israeli Hi-Tech booms as Google and Apple buy up Silicon Wadi startups  Unpacked Continue Reading »

Why Homegrown StartUps Outlast Returning Diaspora Founders In India’s Startup Race  India Currents Continue Reading »

SEALSQ Expands Investment in Quantum Startup EeroQ  The Quantum Insider Continue Reading »

UnitedHealth Chief Made Private Side Bets on Healthcare Startups  The Wall Street Journal Continue Reading »

Lehmann-Karp to deliver Startup 101 lecture  UGA Today Continue Reading »

Prepare for pitch battle: Startup Battlefield 200 nominations are open  TechCrunch Continue Reading »

Ex-Sequoia Capital India Arm Raises $1.3 Billion After Investor Departures  Bloomberg.com Continue Reading »