February 22, 2026 @ 2:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Betterment, a digital wealth management platform, continues to innovate by expanding access to homeownership tools and professional-grade investment strategies. Recently, Robo-advisory and wealthtech Betterment the company announced two key updates designed to deliver greater value to its more than one million customers and the independent… Read More

 Tagged betterment, digital financial services, robo-advisors, wealth

February 22, 2026 @ 2:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In Latin America, where traditional finance often leaves millions behind, only 2-3% of the population participates in stock markets. High entry barriers, steep minimum investments, and rigid trading schedules have long kept global equities out of reach for everyday citizens facing economic uncertainty. Recently, Bitso,… Read More

 Tagged alpaca, bitso, investing, latam, mexico, trading, wealth

February 22, 2026 @ 12:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a maneuver that underscores the deepening interdependence of AI hardware developers and frontier model developers, Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) is nearing the completion of a $30 billion equity investment in OpenAI. According to Reuters reporting on February 20, 2026, this commitment represents a pivotal element in… Read More

 Tagged ai, investments, nvidia, openai

February 22, 2026 @ 12:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Affiliates of Janus Henderson have joined forces with Privacore Capital and Victory Park Capital to introduce the Privacore VPC Asset Backed Credit Fund, known as AltsABF. This now marks the debut of what they describe as the inaugural interval fund dedicated to private asset-backed credit… Read More

 Tagged alternative investments, janus henderson, privacore capital, victory park capital

February 22, 2026 @ 11:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the UK are facing mounting financial strain, with concerns over rising business costs hitting a record high, according to the latest insights from finance brokers. The findings, drawn from iwoca’s SME Expert Index for the fourth quarter of 2025,… Read More

 Tagged fintech, iwoca, sme's, uk, united kingdom

February 22, 2026 @ 5:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BNPL Fintech company Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM) continues to focus on redefining consumer credit with significant announcements expected to impact the pay later ecosystem. The company released its FY2025 Corporate Impact Report on February 12, highlighting measurable progress toward transparent, inclusive lending. Recently, Fintech firm Affirm… Read More

 Tagged affirm, bnpl, fintech, insights, lowe's, payments

February 21, 2026 @ 1:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Swedish Fintech Klarna (NYSE:KLAR), a key player focused on tbe buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) and flexible payments sector, posted its first-ever billion-dollar revenue quarter in Q4 2025 but still swung to a net loss, highlighting the costs of aggressive expansion into full-scale banking services. Revenue climbed 38% year-over-year… Read More

 Tagged bnpl, earnings report, klarna, payments

February 21, 2026 @ 12:23 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Monark Markets, a New York-based fintech company building the rails connecting brokerage firms and wealth platforms to private markets, has confirmed $8.1 million in strategic financing. The round is led by F-Prime with participation from The Treasury, Commerce Ventures, Grit Capital Partners, and BBAE Holdings…. Read More

 Tagged Ben Haber, David Jegen, funding round, Monark Markets, private markets

February 21, 2026 @ 11:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has imposed a £3,779,300 fine on Bank of Ireland UK (BOIUK), the UK subsidiary of Bank of Ireland, for a significant delay in rolling out Confirmation of Payee (CoP), a key anti-fraud measure in the UK’s payment ecosystem. Confirmation of… Read More

 Tagged bank of ireland, monetary fine, penalty, psr, uk

February 20, 2026 @ 6:37 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

A global study released this week by BVNK suggests that stablecoins are increasingly mainstream. BVNK’s Stablecoin Utility Report surveyed more than 4,600 early adopters and crypto-natives in 15 countries. The study was carried out by YouGov in partnership with Coinbase and Artemis. Crypto-natives and early… Read More

 Tagged Anthony Yim, bvnk, Chris Harmse, John Turner, stablecoins