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Wednesday February 25, 2026
Western Union Pursues Fintech Shift With Intermex Deal And Stablecoin Launch  Yahoo Finance Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Augmentum Fintech soars after accepting "cheap" £186m cash bid at a 30% discount  QuotedData Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Taylor Wessing Steers £186M Bid For Fintech Fund  Law360 Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Ownwell raises $50M to grow its property tax appeal fintech  Inman Real Estate News Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Allica Bank achieves unicorn status with $155m Series D  FinTech Futures Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Deep Processing: The Backbone of Fintech Scalability  Mexico Business News Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
BENEFIT Launches Digital Direct Debit via BenefitPay to Boost Bahrain’s FinTech Innovation  TechAfrica News Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
How Open Finance Impacts Competition, Inclusion, and Fintech Growth in the U.S.  FinTech Weekly Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
International startups pitch Paysafe solutions at JAX Hub kickoff  The Business Journals Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
PLDT looks to list fintech unit in US, Philippines  Mobile World Live Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Hatcher Group's Unit And Esperanza FinTech (Securities) Enter Into A Non-Legally Binding MoU  TradingView Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Register now: Applications open for the World's Top Fintech Companies 2026  CNBC Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Klarna: A High-Risk Growth Play In The Fintech Sector (NYSE:KLAR)  Seeking Alpha Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
FinTech Founders: Mike Walters of Form3  FinTech Futures Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Augmentum Fintech shares leap on premium-priced cash takeover bid  Yahoo Finance UK Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Agentic AI accounting platform Basis raises $100m Series B at $1.15bn valuation  FinTech Futures Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
DAVE vs. SOFI: Which Fintech Stock Should You Invest In Now?  Yahoo Finance Australia Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
February 2026: Top five new launch stories of the month  FinTech Futures Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
First Fidelity Bank partners Bud Financial to enhance digital banking experience  FinTech Futures Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Payoneer becomes latest fintech to apply for US national trust bank charter  FinTech Futures Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Allica Bank joins the fintech unicorn club after $155M Series D round  The Next Web Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Crypto.com receives conditional approval for US national trust bank charter  FinTech Futures Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Texas emerges as a US digital asset powerhouse to watch in 2026 | United States | Global law firm  Norton Rose Fulbright Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Croissant Raises $28M to Power Fashion Fintech Ecosystem  WWD Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Xflow bags $16.6m Series A to fuel international expansion  FinTech Futures Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Augmentum Fintech receives £185.7 million takeover offer  Investing.com Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
HES FinTech Launches HES Collection Agent, an AI-Driven Platform for Debtor Scoring and Full-Lifecycle Collection Automation  Business Wire Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Top 10 Fintech Wealth Management Platforms in 2026  World Business Outlook Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
The Bull Case For Mastercard (MA) Could Change Following Ericsson Fintech Integration News - Learn Why  Yahoo Finance Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Genstar-backed Docupace acquires fintech firm InvestEdge  pehub.com Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Digital Payments 2026: The Shift to Cashless Maturity  Mexico Business News Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Gen AI momentum grows as wealth industry expects the technology to have a big impact  InvestmentNews Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 24, 2026
Fintech giant Stripe circles possible PayPal acquisition: Bloomberg  The Block Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
PLDT Seeks US and Philippine Listings for Fintech Unit Maya  Bloomberg.com Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Fintech mega-deal? Stripe weighs buying PayPal as tender values it at $159B  Tech Funding News Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Is Activist Pressure Pushing Fiserv (FISV) Toward a Sharper Fintech Focus or Strategic Drift?  simplywall.st Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Zip Named to Forbes Fintech 50 for Second Consecutive Year  National Today Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
News | Fintech firm Stripe extends North American leasing streak with big Toronto deal  CoStar Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Top 10: Mobile Wallet Providers  FinTech Magazine Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Méndez Viera Gets Patent in Advanced AI Fintech  Hudson Valley Press Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
SME Financing Fintech Expands into German-Speaking Switzerland  finews.com Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
UK FinTech Allica Bank raises $155m Series D  FinTech Global Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
How B2B Fintech Companies Are Powering Business Finance  vocal.media Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Hatcher Group's unit and Esperanza FinTech (Securities) enter into a non-legally binding MoU  marketscreener.com Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 24, 2026
Robert Savoie Contributes to American Fintech Council White Paper—A Call for Clarity: Removing Regulatory Barriers to Healthy Secondary Markets in Consumer Credit  Womble Bond Dickinson Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
How Fintech Is Transforming the Online Financing Market  FinancialContent Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Félix is turning WhatsApp into a remittance engine for 400,000+ immigrants  Refresh Miami Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
MoneyHash enters Iraq through fintech tie-up with Wayl  Iraqi News Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Saudi Arabia & UAE Rank Most Conducive for Islamic Fintech Globally  cairoscene.com Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Bolivia's Banco Ganadero partners TerraPay for real-time remittance rails  FinTech Futures Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
MercadoLibre Tumbles After Net Income Miss on Spending Boost  Bloomberg.com Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Michael Calvey: The Investor Behind Multiple $20+ Billion Companies  Fintech Leaders | Miguel Armaza Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Verdane makes £186m bid for Augmentum Fintech  pehub.com Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Mambu scales international payments network for Banks & FinTech  IBS Intelligence Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Rakuten Revives Plan To Fold Its FinTech Units Together  Finimize Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Argentina Prepaid Card and Digital Wallet Business Report 2026: Market to Grow by 16.6% to Reach $9.84 Billion this Year - Wallet-Led Ecosystems and Fintech ... Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Fintech as a Service Market Forecasted to Reach USD 1.82  GlobeNewswire Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Pulse of Fintech H2 2025  KPMG Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Fintech Market Outlook: Digital Financial Innovation and Expansion Opportunities  vocal.media Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Copla Secures €6 Million Series A to Expand Compliance Platform  FintechNews CH Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
MSCI launches IndexAI Insights with ChatGPT and Claude  FinTech Global Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Financial Industry Leader TruStage® to Issue Stablecoin for Credit Unions  FinTech Magazine Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Allica Bank becomes Europe’s newest unicorn with $155m Series D  Sifted Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Bloomberg: Stripe considers PayPal acquisition  Silicon Republic Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Stripe Weighs Paypal Acquisition in Potential Fintech Shakeup  Bitcoin.com News Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Augmentum Fintech rises as recommends GBP185.7 million buyout  marketscreener.com Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
REG - Verdane Freya XII Augmentum Fintech - Recommended cash offer for Augmentum Fintech plc  TradingView Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
AI Roundabout Isn’t a Replay of the Internet Bubble  Advisor Perspectives Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 24, 2026
PayPal pops nearly 7% on report fintech startup Stripe is weighing an acquisition  CNBC Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Allica Bank crowned latest UK fintech unicorn after raising £115m  UKTN Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
𝐒𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐤’𝐬 𝐒𝐀𝐂𝐂𝐎 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲 𝐟𝐮𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐈 𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬. A deeper push into Kenya’s SACCO ecosystem is emerging as a core growth lever ... Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Treasure Global Reports Second Quarter Year 2026 Financial Results  FinTech Magazine Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Fintech Market to Reach US$ 610.0 Billion by 2031 | Top Companies  openPR.com Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Norway’s Verdane to buy Augmentum Fintech in £185.7m deal  Sharecast.com Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Fintech Finance News Named Official Media Partner for Smarter Payments Summit, 4th March 2026  FF News | Fintech Finance Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Coinbase Launches Stock Trading as It Races Robinhood to Be the ‘Everything’ App  Barron's Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Bullish Sentiment in UP Fintech Holding (TIGR) as Options Activi  GuruFocus Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Revolut eyes $100bn valuation with fresh share sale  Sifted Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Circle Bets on 2026 Growth After Stablecoin Transactions Skyrocket 247%  PYMNTS.com Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Rakuten Revives FinTech Reorganization Talks With Rakuten Bank Amid Intensifying Competition  TipRanks Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Ericsson accelerates AI-driven networks and digital platforms with new cloud, RAN and Fintech innovations  Intelligent CIO Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
HES FinTech Launches HES Collection Agent, an AI-Driven Platform for Debtor Scoring and Full-Lifecycle Collection Automation  itemonline.com Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Liberia targets telecom-fintech dominance with Orange licence and USSD reform  marketscreener.com Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
SoFi Technologies Just Proved Bitcoin Has a Clear Use Case for Fintech  AOL.com Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Finovate Celebrates Black and African-American History Month  Finovate Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Nixxy (NASDAQ:NIXX) Strengthens Institutional Reporting Infrastructure Through Workiva Adoption While Expanding AI-Fintech Ecosystem with Strategic Partner PayToMe.co  The Globe and Mail Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Ripple's Reece Merrick Highlights Stablecoins' Role in Africa's Fintech Market  KuCoin Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
The future of fintech? It’s the big commercial banks!  Arabian Gulf Business Insight | AGBI Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
IndusInd Bank Goes Live with Next-Gen UPI Processing Platform  FF News | Fintech Finance Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
MSCI Introduces AI Tools for Direct Access to Index Data  FintechNews CH Continue Reading »
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Wednesday February 25, 2026
February is Black and African-American History Month. As the month draws to a close, we wanted to take a moment to recognize and celebrate the ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 24, 2026
Data analytics and consumer credit reporting company Experian announced a key acquisition today. The Ireland-based firm has acquired US data and intelligence company AtData for ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 24, 2026
What is the state of community banking in the US today? How are community banks evolving and transforming at a time of both potential opportunity ... Continue Reading »
Monday February 23, 2026
Open payments platform Spreedly is partnering with payments processing fintech Paysafe, integrating Paysafe’s merchant acquirer capabilities into its own global payments orchestration platform. Paysafe will process credit ... Continue Reading »
Monday February 23, 2026
In a round led by Insight Partners, AI solutions provider for financial advisors Jump has secured $80 million in Series B funding. The round also ... Continue Reading »
Monday February 23, 2026
It’s the last week of February, which means we have one more month to wrap up any Q1 goals. Below, we’ve aggregated the top news ... Continue Reading »
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 »
Crowdfunding trends 
Cryptopanic trends 
Startups world trends 
Wednesday February 25, 2026
From James Van Der Beek to Eric Dane, what's behind the celebrity crowdfunding backlash  CBC Continue Reading »
Monday February 23, 2026
GoFundMe CEO on Why Crowdfunding Sparks Generosity and Judgment  Forbes Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 24, 2026
Ohio bill would ban crowdfunding for people charged with violent crimes  Cleveland.com Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 24, 2026
Fake crowdfunding site targets grieving family in Ontario  NBC Los Angeles Continue Reading »
Monday February 23, 2026
Crowdfunded generosity isn’t taxable – but IRS regulations haven’t kept up with the growth of mutual aid  The Conversation Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 24, 2026
Inkplate 13SPECTRA is a 13 inch, 6-color ePaper display with an ESP32-S3 microcontroller (crowdfunding)  Liliputing Continue Reading »
Monday February 23, 2026
They’re huge stars – but when they die, fans are being asked to pay the bills  SMH.com.au Continue Reading »
Monday February 23, 2026
The Real Reason James Van Der Beek's GoFundMe Is Under Fire  moneydigest.com Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
One Time Crowdfunding Issuer BrewDog On The Ropes As Founder Commits More Money  Crowdfund Insider Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Emerging Applications Boost Crowdfunding Market Toward USD 1.399 Billion Milestone  openPR.com Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
I’m trying to break into comics (and I think I chose the hardest way possible)  comicsbeat.com Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
From James Van Der Beek to Eric Dane, what's behind the celebrity crowdfunding backlash  Yahoo News Canada Continue Reading »
Monday February 23, 2026
Best Small Business Loans: $2K - $5 Million  NerdWallet Continue Reading »
Friday January 30, 2026
4 Of The Best Crowdfunding Platforms For Businesses  CNBC Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 24, 2026
Crowdfunding to be focus on small business webinar  Bakersfield.com Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
More renters use crowdfunding sites to pay bills  LandlordZONE Continue Reading »
Monday October 20, 2025
UM Foundation Hosts Crowdfunding Campaign to Raise Funds for 15 Campus Programs  University of Montana Continue Reading »
Thursday August 28, 2025
Crowdfund UC Davis  UC Davis Continue Reading »
Monday February 23, 2026
Should Rich Celebrities Ask Fans To Support Crowdfunding Campaigns?  YourTango Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Crowdfunding Spotlight: Witchmaze by Simon Jacob  downthetubes.net Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 24, 2026
More startups are hitting $10M ARR in 3 months than ever before  TechCrunch Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Secretive Israeli cyber startup Glow raising over $100 million at $1 billion-plus valuation without a public product  CTech Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 24, 2026
Boston AI startup can predict risk of breast cancer before tumors appear  The Boston Globe Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
UK self-driving startup Wayve raises $1.2 billion from investors including Mercedes, Stellantis  Reuters Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Self-driving tech startup Wayve raises $1.2B from Nvidia, Uber, and three automakers  TechCrunch Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Mercedes, Nissan, Stellantis take stakes in UK self-driving AI startup Wayve  Automotive News Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
With investing, AI's gain may be energy's loss  Axios Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 24, 2026
This Middle School Dropout Built His AI Startup In China. Now He’s Scaling It In Silicon Valley.  Forbes Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 24, 2026
AI accounting startup Basis raises $100 million at $1.15 billion valuation  Yahoo Finance Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 24, 2026
AI-for-Accounting Startup Basis Hits $1.15 Billion Valuation  Bloomberg.com Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 24, 2026
AI accounting startup Basis raises $100M at $1.15B valuation from Accel, GV to automate Big Four drudgery  Tech Funding News Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
'The natural next step': Legacy Cincinnati startup Losant acquired  The Business Journals Continue Reading »
Monday February 23, 2026
How Staying Small Became AI Startups’ Biggest Flex  WSJ Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Polymer nanoparticle startup raises $60M for mRNA diabetes therapy  Endpoints News Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Six Types of AI Startups, Explained  MIT Sloan Management Review Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
USC Venture & Innovation Summit: L.A.’s place in the startup world  USC Today Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Trading startups for statutes: Why technologists are choosing a year on the Hill  Roll Call Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
3 expert insights for founders pursuing defense contracts while building for commercial customers  Technical.ly Continue Reading »
Monday February 23, 2026
Exclusive | The Fundraising Tactic AI Startups Are Using to Juice Valuations  WSJ Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
With ‘Pax Silica,’ American Startups Are Key to the U.S. Plan to Beat China  inc.com Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Seaworthy Collective Announces Cohort 7 of the Ocean Enterprise Studio & Incubator  environment coastal & offshore Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
GDPR compliance for startups: What every founder should know  Caledonian Record Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 24, 2026
Canva acquires startups working on animation and marketing  TechCrunch Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
4 Health Tech Trends Startups Can’t Ignore, Per an Oak HC/FT Partner  MedCity News Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 24, 2026
Nuclear startups bullish on hitting US pilot program deadline  Reuters Continue Reading »