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Friday February 20, 2026
Crypto and Fintech Firms Seek Shortcut to Banking: Buy One  The Wall Street Journal Continue Reading »
Saturday February 21, 2026
Fintech Mortgage Co. Hit With Class Action Over Data Breach  Law360 Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Why creators are ditching ad revenue for chocolate bars and fintech acquisitions  TechCrunch Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Fintech bytes: Envestnet extends C-suite transformation with infosec chief  InvestmentNews Continue Reading »
Saturday February 21, 2026
Multi-Vendor Mirage: Payments Infrastructure Research Report  Marqeta Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
From a mall booth to a $3B fintech: Matt Oppenheimer's startup lessons from a 15-year journey with Remitly  GeekWire Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Pyramid Consulting Joins the Jack Henry™ Fintech Integration Network  Yahoo Finance Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Pyramid Consulting Joins the Jack Henry™ Fintech Integration Network  PR Newswire Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Property tax relief fintech attracts $50M capital raise  National Mortgage News Continue Reading »
Saturday February 21, 2026
Six entrepreneurs making their fintech 50 debut in 2026  Forbes Australia Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
The Fed’s ‘Skinny' Master Account: What It Means For Fintech Strategy  Forbes Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Top five fintech news stories of the week – 20 February 2026  FinTech Futures Continue Reading »
Saturday February 21, 2026
Fintech Stock SoFi Technologies Just Proved That the Ultimate Cryptocurrency Has a Clear Use Case  AOL.com Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Sunbit Earns Spot on the 2026 Forbes Fintech 50, Cementing Its Leadership  Business Wire Continue Reading »
Saturday February 21, 2026
SOLUSD Today: Stablecoin Rails Get Fintech 50 Boost — February 21  Meyka Continue Reading »
Saturday February 21, 2026
Evolve Bank Freed From Fintech Yotta's Fraud Suit, For Now  Law360 Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Supreme Court Tariff Ruling Reshapes Fintech Risk  Forbes Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Buy now pay later  American Banker Continue Reading »
Saturday February 21, 2026
Top Fintech Software Development Companies In France  openPR.com Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Supreme Court Tariff Ruling Reshapes Fintech Risk  Forbes Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Australian fintech youX suffers major cyberattack  Digital Watch Observatory Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Finovate Global East Africa: Investing in Digital Banks, Delivering on Instant Payments, and More!  Finovate Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Fintech Zest Equity Launches Zest Arrange and Zest Escrow  Financial IT Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Fintech & AI: The Rise of Embedded Finance in Everyday Platforms  intlbm Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Auto refinance company shutters operations after lender Vantage closes  Auto Finance News Continue Reading »
Saturday February 21, 2026
The unexpected strengths of South African fintech in a turbulent market  MSN Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Strong Options Activity Noted for UP Fintech (TIGR)  GuruFocus Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Fintech Lenders Face Legal, Fraud Risk After Figure Leak — February 20  Meyka Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
When It Comes to Chatbots, Banks Are Falling Behind Fintechs  PaymentsJournal Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Avantos secures $25m Series A to scale AI platform  FinTech Global Continue Reading »
Saturday February 21, 2026
PayPay Corporation (PAYP): Peeking at the IPO Prospectus of a Japanese Fintech  Smartkarma Continue Reading »
Saturday February 21, 2026
Asia-Pacific fintech to hit $348.1B by 2031  MSN Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Mexico's Plata completes journey to become a fully licensed digital bank  FinTech Futures Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
"We’re going to lose if we don’t use AI”: Unit21 founder warns banks on rising fraud threats  FinTech Global Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Stacks raises $23m Series A to scale agentic AI  FinTech Global Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Top 5 Stories of the Week  FinTech Magazine Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Forbes Fintech 50 sees 20 newcomers, highlighting AI and financial inclusion driven business models  Finextra Research Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
The Sleeper Fintech Stock That Could Surge Before Wall Street Notices  AOL.com Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Nick Pedersen steps down as global head of digital at NatWest Markets  FinTech Futures Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
b1Bank implements AI agents with Covecta  FinTech Futures Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Consumer duty and cryptoassets - FCA guidance consultation  A&O Shearman Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Advent International sells Prisma and Newpay to Visa  FinTech Futures Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
AfriChange UK wins “Best Fintech Website/Platform” at the 2026 Fintech Awards  Business Insider Africa Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Upstart Announces Inaugural $200M Upstart Auto Forward-Flow Agreement with Wafra  Investing News Network Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Meet the Contest Winner: Fintech Architect Sibasis Padhi on Building Resilient Financial Systems  HackerNoon Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Top 5 Companies for Developing Custom AI Agents in Fintech 2026  GIS user Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
UP Fintech Holding Ltd call volume above normal and directionally bullish  TipRanks Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Upstart Announces $333M Sale of Upstart Auto Assets to Affiliates of Bayview Asset Management, LLC  Investing News Network Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Sunbit Earns Spot on the 2026 Forbes Fintech 50, Cementing Its Leadership  The Joplin Globe Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Latvia's internationally recognized AML/CFT system strengthens its position as a leading EU fintech and Web3 hub  PR Newswire Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Celsior Technologies Joins the Jack Henry Fintech Integration Network  marketscreener.com Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
24 Merrill Advisors Recognized on Financial Planning's Top 40 Brokers Under 40 List  Investing News Network Continue Reading »
Saturday February 21, 2026
General Catalyst Unveils $5 Billion Push Across AI, Healthcare and Fintech in India  CXO Digitalpulse Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
InScope raises $14.5M to automate financial reporting with AI  The Tech Buzz Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Vestwell raise headlines $1.29bn week as FinTech funding momentum builds  FinTech Global Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Sunbit Earns Spot on the 2026 Forbes Fintech 50, Cementing Its Leadership  Bluefield Daily Telegraph Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Agile by Design: The Infrastructure Behind Successful AI Implementation in Insurance  FinTech Weekly Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Financial Services Sector Is Experiencing Surge in Effort to Obtain US Bank Charters Under Trump Administration  Crowdfund Insider Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Rapid Customer Growth Powers Nu Holdings' Market Dominance  TradingView Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Former Uber exec Tristan Kirchner named CEO of ClearBank's European operations  FinTech Futures Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
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 »
Friday February 20, 2026
Sunbit Earns Spot on the 2026 Forbes Fintech 50, Cementing Its Leadership  01net Continue Reading »
Saturday February 21, 2026
The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: World Labs Leads Another AI-Heavy Lineup  CryptoRank Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Banc of California names new head of payments  American Banker Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Corporate Banking: How is Bank of Beirut UK Using Temenos?  FinTech Magazine Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Sydney Fintech Founder Attending Emergence 2026 Ahead of Platform Launch  openPR.com Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Fintech Zest Equity Launches Zest Arrange and Zest Escrow  FF News | Fintech Finance Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
What Does BVNK’s MiCA Licence Mean for EU Expansion?  FinTech Magazine Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Profile: Justin Basini, CEO of London fintech making IPO plans  Tech.eu Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
AYU Alternative Investment Network Launches Direct Capital Matching Service  FF News | Fintech Finance Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Hyperliquid selected as one of Forbes' Fintech 50 companies, and is one of only two companies with zero external funding.  Bitget Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Maven AGI Emphasizes Autonomous Resolution in Fintech Customer Support  TipRanks Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Latvia's internationally recognized AML/CFT system strengthens its position as a leading EU fintech and Web3 hub  TradingView Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Mohamed El-Shabrawy El-Feky Expands BNPL Access in Egypt  We are Tech Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Creditstar UK becomes authorised consumer credit lender following FCA approval  FinTech Futures Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
FinTech Observe expands 2026 coverage with deeper reporting on digital banking, payments, and crypto regulation  Mynewsdesk Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
The Rise of Pay by Bank: eBay partners with TrueLayer  FinTech Magazine Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Commercial InsurTech Qumis raises $4.3m to scale AI platform  FinTech Global Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Lithuania Leads Baltics In Early Stage Ecosystem  Crowdfund Insider Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
SoFi and Square Show Why Bank Charters Matter Now  PYMNTS.com Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Pyramid Consulting Joins the Jack Henry™ Fintech Integration Network  ChartMill Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Ascent raises $45m Series C to expand student lending  FinTech Global Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Building a Regional Hub for Real-Time Digital Payments  Mexico Business News Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Markel partners with Upfort to strengthen cyber protection for US firms  FinTech Global Continue Reading »
Saturday February 21, 2026
PB Fintech Ltd Sees Sharp Surge in Open Interest Amid Mixed Technical Signals  Markets Mojo Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Revolution in the financial market: Airwallex grows by 315% and expands further  The Jerusalem Post Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Franklin Templeton and Binance Launch Off-Exchange Collateral Using Tokenised Funds  FintechNews CH Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Chrysalis Looks to Drop Managers as UK Fintech Fund Sells Assets  Bloomberg.com Continue Reading »
Saturday February 21, 2026
Fintech bank rolls out first winners in new campaign  The Guardian Nigeria News Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Philly native Mike Petrakis built PowerPay, a fintech company for people who think banks are too slow  MSN Continue Reading »
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Friday February 20, 2026
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 »
Thursday February 19, 2026
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 »
Thursday February 19, 2026
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 »
Wednesday February 18, 2026
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 »
Wednesday February 18, 2026
This article is brought to you in collaboration with Gregory. AI is rapidly reshaping the competitive landscape in banking, and for many institutions, the real ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 17, 2026
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 »
Tuesday February 17, 2026
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 »
Tuesday February 17, 2026
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 »
Tuesday February 17, 2026
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 »
Wednesday February 11, 2026
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 »
Friday February 06, 2026
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 »
Wednesday February 04, 2026
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 »
Crowdfunding trends 
Cryptopanic trends 
Startups world trends 
Friday February 20, 2026
GoFundMe CEO on Why Crowdfunding Sparks Generosity and Judgment  Forbes Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Preview: Muslim Futures - Diverse Muslim Storytellers Come Together in New Comics Anthology Crowdfunding on Kickstarter  Broken Frontier Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
AI Disclosure Cuts Crowdfunding Success By 40%  Quantum Zeitgeist Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 17, 2026
Community Crowdfund applications due Feb. 26  Midland Daily News Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 18, 2026
Fundraiser launched for woman, 72, who aided family attacked in Delta Township  Lansing State Journal Continue Reading »
Thursday February 19, 2026
Deník Alarm: How a community-first crowdfunding platform and video strategy strengthened media independence  ipi.media Continue Reading »
Sunday February 15, 2026
$1.3 million in 24 hours: Thousands contribute to released hostages funding campaign  Haaretz Continue Reading »
Friday January 30, 2026
4 Of The Best Crowdfunding Platforms For Businesses  CNBC Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
GameTank Is Going Into Production After Passing Its Crowdfunding Target  Retro Dodo Continue Reading »
Thursday February 19, 2026
Knox Middle School PTO crowdfunding for Outdoor Play & Learn Space  WKVI Information Center Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 18, 2026
Crowdfunding Market Competitor Analysis Report 2025: Competitive Strategies, Platform Innovations, Funding Trends, and Revenue Forecast Insights to 2033  Yahoo Finance UK Continue Reading »
Tuesday January 27, 2026
9 Startups That Were Successfully Crowdfunded  U.S. Chamber of Commerce Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 17, 2026
SlimeVR Launches Crowdfunding Campaign for Thinner & Lighter Full-Body Trackers  Road to VR Continue Reading »
Monday October 20, 2025
UM Foundation Hosts Crowdfunding Campaign to Raise Funds for 15 Campus Programs  University of Montana Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
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 »
Friday February 20, 2026
Batech Launches Equity Crowdfunding Campaign on Wefunder to Scale Advanced Recycling Infrastructure  The Manila Times Continue Reading »
Thursday August 28, 2025
Crowdfund UC Davis  UC Davis Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 18, 2026
HyperSpace TrackPad Pro delayed indefinitely, Hyper offers refunds (crowdfunding)  Liliputing Continue Reading »
Wednesday January 14, 2026
Crowdfunding For Business: Best Crowdfunding Platforms In 2026  nav.com Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Crowdfunding Platform Gronka Resumes Operations  Наша Ніва Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
The OpenAI mafia: 18 startups founded by alumni  TechCrunch Continue Reading »
Thursday February 19, 2026
The 50 Hottest Fintech Startups In 2026  Forbes Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
14 'Second Wave' startups aiming to take the AI era beyond cost cutting  Business Insider Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Anduril’s Palmer Luckey meets 10 Israeli defense startups in secret visit  CTech Continue Reading »
Thursday February 19, 2026
IBM Ventures Invests in Two Quantum Software Startups to Accelerate Quantum innovation  The Quantum Insider Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
China AI Startups Surge After Holiday in Rotation From Big Tech  Bloomberg.com Continue Reading »
Saturday February 21, 2026
Fourteen of Canada’s Top Startups Named as 2026 CIX Startup Award Winners  USA Today Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Why Google Gemini Is Emerging as a Hot New AI Tool for Startups  inc.com Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 18, 2026
Nvidia is partnering with major Indian VC firms in search for the country's next AI start-ups  CNBC Continue Reading »
Thursday February 19, 2026
Startup Developing GPS Alternative for Physical AI Earns $1 Billion-Valuation  The Information Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
How WISE Helps Students Build Confidence and Startups  Northeastern Global News Continue Reading »
Saturday February 21, 2026
Deal terms ‘more attractive’ as crypto startups raise $95m led by prediction markets, AI agents  dlnews.com Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
From lab to market: UGA startups pitch to investors  UGA Today Continue Reading »
Saturday February 21, 2026
Week-in-Review Feb. 16-20: Robots, Food Awards, Startups and More  Biz New Orleans Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Best Pitch Deck Design Agencies for Agriculture Startups in 2026  Morning Ag Clips Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 17, 2026
UnitedHealth Chief Made Private Side Bets on Healthcare Startups  The Wall Street Journal Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Israeli Hi-Tech booms as Google and Apple buy up Silicon Wadi startups  Unpacked Continue Reading »
Saturday February 21, 2026
Beware of Startups' "Palantirization": Without a Core Platform, You're Just a Suit - Wearing Accenture  36 Kr Continue Reading »
Thursday February 19, 2026
SalientMG, Hivekind AI Team Up to Drive Pipeline for Startups  Demand Gen Report Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Lehmann-Karp to deliver Startup 101 lecture  UGA Today Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Wolf Pack LaunchU Returns with $34K for Startups  Biz New Orleans Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
Prepare for pitch battle: Startup Battlefield 200 nominations are open  TechCrunch Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
SMEs Ministry to back 30 startups in open innovation drive  upi.com Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
OpenAI Alumni Launch 18 Startups, Reshaping AI Landscape  The Tech Buzz Continue Reading »
Saturday February 21, 2026
Five AI Startups Secure Peak XV Support to Build Population-Scale Solutions  Entrepreneur Continue Reading »