Finance Magnates headlines 
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FinTech world trends 
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Augmentum Fintech bows to £186m cash bid from Verdane  QuotedData 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
Register now: Applications open for the World's Top Fintech Companies 2026  CNBC Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
February 2026: Top five new launch stories of the month  FinTech Futures Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Croissant Raises $28M to Power Secondhand Fintech Ecosystem  WWD 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 »
Tuesday February 24, 2026
Fintech giant Stripe circles possible PayPal acquisition: Bloomberg  The Block Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Top 10 Fintech Wealth Management Platforms in 2026  World Business Outlook Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
News | Fintech firm Stripe extends North American leasing streak with big Toronto deal  CoStar 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
Is Activist Pressure Pushing Fiserv (FISV) Toward a Sharper Fintech Focus or Strategic Drift?  simplywall.st Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
How B2B Fintech Companies Are Powering Business Finance  vocal.media Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Méndez Viera Gets Patent in Advanced AI Fintech  Hudson Valley Press 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
PLDT Seeks US and Philippine Listings for Fintech Unit Maya  Bloomberg Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Rakuten Revives Plan To Fold Its FinTech Units Together  Finimize Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
PLDT seeks US and Philippine listings for fintech unit Maya - Bloomberg News  TradingView Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
SME Financing Fintech Expands into German-Speaking Switzerland  finews.com 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
First Fidelity Bank partners Bud Financial to enhance digital banking experience  FinTech Futures Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Bolivia's Banco Ganadero partners TerraPay for real-time remittance rails  FinTech Futures Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 24, 2026
Fintech Giant Stripe’s Valuation Soars to $159B In Latest Secondary Stock Sale  Crunchbase News Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Fintech as a Service Market Forecasted to Reach USD 1.82  GlobeNewswire 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
Copla Secures €6 Million Series A to Expand Compliance Platform  FintechNews CH Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Fintech Market Outlook: Digital Financial Innovation and Expansion Opportunities  vocal.media 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 »
Tuesday February 24, 2026
F-Prime's 2026 State of Fintech: IPOs, stablecoins, AI and more  The Financial Revolutionist 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
Treasure Global Reports Second Quarter Year 2026 Financial Results  FinTech Magazine Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 24, 2026
Fintech and insurance giant TruStage pilots stablecoin geared for credit unions  The Block Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Bullish Sentiment in UP Fintech Holding (TIGR) as Options Activi  GuruFocus Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Augmentum Fintech receives £185.7 million takeover offer  Investing.com UK Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Rakuten Revives FinTech Reorganization Talks With Rakuten Bank Amid Intensifying Competition  TipRanks Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 24, 2026
Beyond banking: How CX Is fintech’s real growth engine  Retail Banker International Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Xflow bags $16.6m Series A to fuel international expansion  FinTech Futures Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
SoFi Technologies Just Proved Bitcoin Has a Clear Use Case for Fintech  AOL.com Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Finovate Celebrates Black and African-American History Month  Finovate Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Ericsson accelerates AI-driven networks and digital platforms with new cloud, RAN and Fintech innovations  Intelligent CIO Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Fintech Market to Reach US$ 610.0 Billion by 2031 | Top Companies  openPR.com Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 24, 2026
Experian acquires email intelligence fintech AtData  FinTech Futures 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 »
Tuesday February 24, 2026
Stripe Eyes PayPal Acquisition as Fintech Giant Seeks Revival  The Tech Buzz Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Experian Acquires AtData in Email Data and Identity Push  FintechNews CH Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
MSCI Introduces AI Tools for Direct Access to Index Data  FintechNews CH Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Saudi Arabia & UAE Rank Most Conducive for Islamic Fintech Globally  cairoscene.com Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
6 Ways Crypto Betting Aligns With Fintech’s Rapid Innovation Culture  Ventureburn Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Saudi Arabia, UAE, Malaysia lead Islamic fintech as market eyes $341bn: report  arabnews.jp Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
HES FinTech Launches HES Collection Agent, an AI-Driven Platform for Debtor Scoring and Full-Lifecycle Collection Automation  The AI Journal Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Blackstone’s Verdun Perry: Exit activity set to grow 30%-40% in 2026; Verdane makes take-private move for fintech-focused VC firm  pehub.com Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Bloomberg: Stripe considers PayPal acquisition  Silicon Republic Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 24, 2026
Cornerstone League and Black Dragon Capital℠ Announce Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Next-Generation Fintech Innovation  PR Newswire Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 24, 2026
Apex Fintech Solutions Powers Stock Trading Infrastructure for Coinbase's "Everything Exchange" Platform  Business Wire Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
𝐂𝐁𝐍 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐬 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝟐𝟔.𝟓% 𝐚𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬. Central Bank of Nigeria started easing again by lowering the Monetary Policy Rate by 50 ... Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
SPF, GFTN Partners to Accelerate Global Fintech Innovation  SME & Entrepreneurship Magazine Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 24, 2026
Does Bullish Options Positioning Before Earnings Change The Bull Case For UP Fintech (TIGR)?  simplywall.st Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 24, 2026
Transcript: Hilary Allen on Fintech Dystopia - The Big Picture  The Big Picture Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Julie-Ann Haines named CEO of Danske Bank UK  FinTech Futures Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Branches aren’t needed for advice or transactions … it’s all about trust  Chris Skinner's blog Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 24, 2026
Startup lands $15M investment as founders chase 'biggest tech company in Nashville'  The Business Journals Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
SG fintech startup Lyte raises $4.2m  Tech in Asia Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 24, 2026
The 2026 FinTech Awards Shortlist Announced  Yahoo Finance Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 24, 2026
Optimal Blue Summit 2026 LIVE BLOG – State of Mortgage Markets & Fintech  The Basis Point Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 24, 2026
Ron Shevlin Named One of the World's Top Fintech Influencers in 2026 by FinTech Magazine  PR Newswire Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
AI Payments Through the Lens of Fintech Giants: Five Levels, Stablecoin Infrastructure, Next-Gen Globalized Commerce  BlockBeats Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
FTC.AX FinTech Chain ASX A$0.004 intraday 25 Feb 2026: Oversold bounce signal  Meyka 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
Highnote Named to Forbes Fintech 50 for Second Consecutive Year  National Today Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Worth Appoints Industry Heavyweights as New CFO and CRO to Accelerate Market Growth  FinTech Magazine Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 24, 2026
Google on Building Secure Foundations for Fintech Growth  FF News | Fintech Finance Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Incard lands UK EMI licence to expand business banking services  FinTech Futures Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Apple Federal Credit Union Partners with Quavo to Modernize Dispute Operations and Elevate Member Experience  FF News | Fintech Finance Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 24, 2026
Online Brokers Race to Modernize 401(k) Transfers as Fintech Fills the Gap  Finance Magnates Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Mercado Libre Says AI Investments Support 45% Revenue Surge  PYMNTS.com Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 24, 2026
Xflow Raises $16.6M Series A at $85M valuation Led by General Catalyst; Secures Final PA-CB Authorisation for Exports and Imports  PayPal Newsroom Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Is Mercado Pago a Growth Engine or a Hidden Risk in 2026?  The Globe and Mail Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 24, 2026
Promising Fintech Stocks To Add to Your Watchlist - February 24th  MarketBeat Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 24, 2026
IPO Window Shifts - Issue #615  FinTech Weekly Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
AKUVO Announces Technology Partnership with TransUnion to Bring Advanced Scoring Data into Its Collections Platform  FF News | Fintech Finance Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 24, 2026
Citi sells additional 24% stake in Banamex for $2.5bn  FinTech Futures Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 24, 2026
Hundreds of thousands of people applied for jobs at this fintech. Hardly any got in  eFinancialCareers Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 24, 2026
Bananatech expands cryptocurrency card infrastructure to support fintech and Web3 payment programs  mnutrailblazer.com Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Three key FinTech trends in 2025  Allen & Gledhill Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 24, 2026
Irish-founded fintech Stripe valued at $159bn  The Irish Times Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 24, 2026
Fintech company Stripe reaches valuation of $159 billion in secondary stock sale  mnutrailblazer.com Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Augmentum Fintech shares leap on premium-priced cash takeover bid  Proactive Investors Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Augmentum Fintech receives £185.7 million takeover offer  Investing.com Australia Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Kim Jonghyun, CEO of Kukon, Elected as 6th President of Korea Fintech Industry Association  아시아경제 Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 24, 2026
MAHA_A: Fintech pivot advances with $27M raise, strong cash, and scalable B2B credit growth in Latin America  TradingView Continue Reading »
Startups & Crowdfunding 
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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 its first acquisition in more than 16 years today. The Ireland-based company has acquired US data ... 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 
Tuesday February 24, 2026
Fake crowdfunding site targets grieving family in Ontario  NBC Los Angeles 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 »
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
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
Emerging Applications Boost Crowdfunding Market Toward USD 1.399 Billion Milestone  openPR.com Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 24, 2026
Crowdfunding to be focus on small business webinar  Bakersfield.com Continue Reading »
Friday January 30, 2026
4 Of The Best Crowdfunding Platforms For Businesses  CNBC Continue Reading »
Monday October 20, 2025
UM Foundation Hosts Crowdfunding Campaign to Raise Funds for 15 Campus Programs  University of Montana Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 24, 2026
ProVelo Super League turns to equity crowdfunding, looks to raise $1.5 million to fuel plans of expanding reach of Australia's top domestic race series  Yahoo Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Crowdfunding Spotlight: Witchmaze by Simon Jacob  downthetubes.net Continue Reading »
Monday February 23, 2026
Should Rich Celebrities Ask Fans To Support Crowdfunding Campaigns?  YourTango Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
MEGAN MARX: 'Even when I can't talk, walk or swallow, I won't start a GoFundMe.'  Mamamia Continue Reading »
Thursday August 28, 2025
Crowdfund UC Davis  UC Davis Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 24, 2026
Lao hydrogen-roasted coffee project closes crowdfunding round, eyes retail expansion  Quantum Commodity Intelligence Continue Reading »
Tuesday January 27, 2026
9 Startups That Were Successfully Crowdfunded  U.S. Chamber of Commerce Continue Reading »
Thursday February 19, 2026
Deník Alarm: How a community-first crowdfunding platform and video strategy strengthened media independence  ipi.media Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 24, 2026
More startups are hitting $10M ARR in 3 months than ever before  TechCrunch Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 24, 2026
AI-for-Accounting Startup Basis Hits $1.15 Billion Valuation  Bloomberg Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Cyber Startups Ride AI Wave to Funding Highs  WSJ Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 24, 2026
PayPal pops nearly 7% on report fintech startup Stripe is weighing an acquisition  CNBC Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 24, 2026
"Claude Killed Our Startup": San Francisco Entrepreneur Says AI Tool Made Her Product Obsolete  NDTV 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
Self-driving startup Wayve raises $1.2B from Microsoft, Nvidia, Uber at $8.6B valuation (NVDA:NASDAQ)  Seeking Alpha Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Self-Driving Startup Wayve Raises $1.5 Billion for Robotaxi Wars  Bloomberg Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 24, 2026
AI Chip Startup MatX Raises $500 Million to Compete With Nvidia  Bloomberg Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Nvidia challenger AI chip startup MatX raised $500M  TechCrunch Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 24, 2026
Intel partners with AI chip startup SambaNova after acquisition talks reportedly failed  CNBC Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 24, 2026
San Francisco startup pitches Trump admin on arming robots for U.S. military  NBC Bay Area Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 24, 2026
Japan startup's "flying car" makes demo flight in Tokyo for 1st time  Japan Wire by KYODO NEWS 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
MIT’s delta v accelerator receives $6M gift to supercharge startups being built by student founders  MIT News Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Chinese AI Startups MiniMax, DeepSeek, Moonshot Face Distillation Accusations, Peer Zhipu Hit by GPU Crisis  Yicai Global Continue Reading »
Monday February 23, 2026
Exclusive | The Fundraising Tactic AI Startups Are Using to Juice Valuations  WSJ Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
4 Health Tech Trends Startups Can’t Ignore, Per an Oak HC/FT Partner  MedCity News Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
AI chip startups soak up $1.1B in VC funding this week  theregister.com Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 24, 2026
Rebel Startups Challenge Conglomerates in Korea’s ‘AI Squid Game’  Bloomberg Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
D-Fend Solutions Featured in Gartner Emerging Tech: Top-Funded CED Startups Report  Unmanned Systems Technology Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Bob Kerrey leaves Nebraska clean-energy startup over Epstein link  WOWT Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 24, 2026
UC Santa Barbara Startup Builds Software to Speed Drug Discovery  The Santa Barbara Independent Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
EU’s new AI Act enforcement begins today and most startups say they aren’t ready  Silicon Canals Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 24, 2026
Nuclear startups bullish on hitting US pilot program deadline  Reuters Continue Reading »