April 7, 2026 @ 10:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Banks’ outdated payment infrastructures are increasingly handing market share to faster-moving fintech competitors. As merchants and customers demand seamless digital experiences, real-time processing, and embedded finance options, legacy systems—built for batch processing and slower rails—create bottlenecks that hinder innovation and responsiveness. Industry professionals warn that… Read More

 Tagged accenture, banking, deloitte, fintech adoption, payments, pwc, research

April 7, 2026 @ 9:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech investors are sharpening their criteria for backing artificial intelligence ventures, signaling a more disciplined chapter in the sector’s rapid evolution. While enthusiasm for AI-powered financial tools continues to drive substantial capital flows, an update from Axios pointed out that participants at last week’s Fintech… Read More

 Tagged investments, research, vc, venture capital

April 7, 2026 @ 8:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Miami-based fintech company Pepper Pay LLC has entered Chapter 7 bankruptcy. The company sought to streamline digital payment solutions for small businesses. The voluntary filing, submitted on March 31, 2026, to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of Florida, signals the start of… Read More

 Tagged bankruptcy, fintech, miami, pepper pay, us

April 7, 2026 @ 4:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

New York-based Figure Technology Solutions (Nasdaq: FIGR), a Fintech focused on blockchain-driven capital markets, released its preliminary operating results for March and the first quarter of 2026 on April 3. The data revealed a landmark milestone: the company’s consumer loan marketplace volume topped $1.19 billion in… Read More

 Tagged blockchain adoption, figure, figure technology solutions, online lending

April 7, 2026 @ 1:22 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

BitGo Prime, a subsidiary of BitGo (NYSE: BTGO), has launched a unified, on-platform financing offering designed to give institutions collateralized borrowing and lending capabilities integrated within BitGo’s institutional platform. As institutional participation in digital assets has grown, financing infrastructure has often remained fragmented – requiring… Read More

 Tagged Adam Sporn, bitgo, bitgo prime, mike belshe, online lending

April 7, 2026 @ 12:58 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Airwallex, a global financial and payments platform, has received approval from Bank Negara Malaysia for its e-money issuing and Class A licences. With these licences, Airwallex can provide a complete suite of payment services in Malaysia. This empowers companies to expand and thrive across borders,… Read More

 Tagged airwallex, arnold chan, banking licenses, malaysia

April 6, 2026 @ 5:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A fintech company known for enhancing digital banking services for high-growth businesses is nearing a new funding milestone. Mercury is said to currently be in advanced negotiations to raise fresh capital at a valuation surpassing $5 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. Accordign… Read More

 Tagged fintech, funding round, mercury, valuation

April 6, 2026 @ 9:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bank Policy Institute (BPI), an organization associated with some of the largest financial institutions in the US, is actively exploring the possibility of taking legal action against the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). The dispute revolves around the federal regulator’s recent… Read More

 Tagged bank policy institute, bpi, Crypto Adoption, fintech, occ, us

April 6, 2026 @ 8:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a move to enhance tools for investment professionals, Carta has acquired ListAlpha and introduced LP CRM, an AI-driven platform tailored for investment firms. This system seeks to streamline the oversight of limited partners (LPs), build detailed investor networks, and optimize the full cycle of… Read More

 Tagged acquisition, carta, hong kong, private equity, private markets, venture capital

April 6, 2026 @ 7:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Standard Chartered’s (LON: STAN) Transaction Banking division has released a report called “Bankable Insights” for 2026, painting a picture of the sector’s next turning point. The bank argues that the convergence of artificial intelligence and digital assets is set to reshape how companies run their… Read More

 Tagged ai, digital assets, digital banking, research, standard chartered