April 6, 2026 @ 7:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bolt, a Fintech startup that rose to prominence with its one-click checkout technology before rebranding as an all-in-one “super app,” has slashed roughly one-third of its workforce and let go of most independent contractors. The reductions stem from acute cash shortages that have left the… Read More

 Tagged bolt, layoffs

April 6, 2026 @ 5:45 am By Michael Wong  |  

AccuQuant, a Fintech platform focused on artificial intelligence and data-driven technologies, has raised $20 million in a funding round led by investors with backgrounds in digital assets and financial technology, according to an announcement. The company said the fresh capital would be used to strengthen… Read More

 Tagged AccuQuant, funding round

April 6, 2026 @ 5:07 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Web3 minds were focused on the CLARITY Act, Bitcoin, treasury management and more this week. CLARITY Act “We need to pass the Clarity Act now!  Enough nonsense already. Why? “It finally ends years of SEC ‘regulation-by-enforcement’ uncertainty in crypto and DeFi, which has chilled innovation and… Read More

 Tagged Antonio Di Giacomo, bill barhydt, clarity act, nakamoto, Nic Puckrin, Nicolai Søndergaard, ruslan lienkha

April 6, 2026 @ 4:39 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Naoris Protocol’s Mainnet is officially live. The launch comes at a critical inflection point for digital infrastructure, as the timeline for quantum disruption rapidly shifts from theoretical to imminent. Google’s latest guidance sets a timeline for post-quantum cryptography migration by 2029, underlines the growing sense… Read More

 Tagged $NAORIS, europe, naoris protocol, Nathaniel Szerezla

April 6, 2026 @ 1:47 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Wirex and Crossmint have directly connected Crossmint’s smart wallet and stablecoin orchestration infrastructure with Wirex’s card issuance platform, giving Fintechs a single connected stack that takes users from stablecoin balance to real-world spending. What previously required separate relationships with a wallet provider, a card issuer, and… Read More

 Tagged Crossmint, Rodri Fernández Touza, stablecoins, wirex

April 6, 2026 @ 12:53 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) has launched SoFi Big Business Banking, an offering allowing enterprise partners to manage both fiat and crypto banking from a single, nationally chartered bank. This launch builds on SoFi’s integration of blockchain into its core platform. Over the last year, SoFi… Read More

 Tagged anthony noto, banking, sofi

April 5, 2026 @ 11:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Wise (LON:WISE), the global fintech known for its focus on affordable international transfers, has officially stepped into the competitive UK retail banking sector with the introduction of its new Current Account. Announced recently this past week, the product marks a pivotal evolution for the company, shifting… Read More

 Tagged current account, uk, united kingdom, wise

April 5, 2026 @ 8:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Consumers are increasingly bypassing the PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) option at checkout, creating a pressing challenge for one of California’s most prominent fintech companies. Once hailed as the innovator that made online payments seamless and secure, PayPal now finds itself losing ground in a crowded digital wallet… Read More

 Tagged fintech, payments, paypal, us

April 5, 2026 @ 6:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna (NYSE:KLAR), the global digital bank and payments innovator, has unveiled two strategic funding initiatives in quick succession to enhance its capital efficiency and accelerate growth in key markets. These arrangements highlight the Fintech company’s ongoing efforts to optimize its balance sheet while scaling flexible financing… Read More

 Tagged bnpl, buy now pay later, elliot, klarna, payments

April 5, 2026 @ 6:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank Revolut has reached a significant milestone in its Latin American expansion, securing an Organisation Authorisation from Peru’s Superintendency of Banking, Insurance and AFP (SBS). Announced on 1 April 2026, this approval represents a vital early phase in the company’s effort to establish a… Read More

 Tagged digital bank, latam, peru, revolut