Metronome has shared that it signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Stripe. The announcement is written with a steady tone. There is no.

Regulators in the UK and EU have been busy shaping new expectations for the fintech and payments sector. The focus this month is on stablecoins,.

Wealthfront has filed to go public in the United States. The company plans to sell 34.6 million shares at a price between 12 and 14.

Zepz, the company behind Sendwave and WorldRemit, has introduced a new Visa card that allows users to spend directly from stablecoin balances. The feature is.

A group of ten European banks has created a new company in Amsterdam that intends to issue a euro stablecoin. The group includes ING and.

The news comes from the portal EU-Startups, which reported that Dutch fintech POM has acquired Danish invoicing automation company FarPay. The story frames the deal.

Spain is reviewing a proposal that would raise the tax rate on personal cryptocurrency gains to as high as 47 percent. The plan was introduced.

Visa expanded its stablecoin settlement program by partnering with Aquanow, a Canadian digital asset infrastructure provider. The announcement confirms that Visa is now enabling select.

Klarna has always experimented with payment convenience, so its move into stablecoins was not exactly shocking. Still, the announcement of KlarnaUSD and the headline number.

Kraken, a major digital asset exchange, announced that it has raised USD 800 million across two tranches to accelerate its push into regulated, multi-asset financial.

Saudi Arabia is shaping a fintech landscape that grows quickly yet still feels coordinated. SAMA Governor Ayman Al Sayari recently outlined how the Kingdom plans.

Bernard Marr, a well known futurist and bestselling author with over twenty books, recently published his take on the seven biggest banking and fintech trends.

ING Bank Śląski has agreed to acquire the remaining 55% of Goldman Sachs TFI for about €93 million, taking full control of one of Poland’s.

When a once-$2 billion fintech trims roughly half its team, founders pay attention. US-based Pipe, an embedded capital and financial tools provider for SMBs, has.

Here’s a growth story that feels almost unreal at first glance. Flatpay, a Danish payments startup serving small merchants across Europe, has reached a valuation.

The Bank of England (BoE), Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Bank of Thailand (BoT) have announced a joint initiative to explore synchronised cross-border foreign-exchange.

Nift confirmed its UK expansion through a partnership with Clearpay, the UK arm of Afterpay. The idea is simple. When Clearpay shoppers make on-time repayments,.

Germany’s financial regulator BaFin issued a 45 million euro penalty to JPMorgan SE for failures in its anti money laundering processes. The case might look.

PPRO has introduced a solution called Buy Now Pay Local that lets merchants and payment service providers access multiple locally preferred buy now pay later.

Cross-border commerce is no longer reserved for large corporations. According to an article shared by Fintechnews.sg, one in four Singapore businesses now sells abroad through.

EU-Startups.com recently reported that Czech fintech Flowpay has launched in the Netherlands, supported by a €30 million facility from Fasanara Capital. It is a major.

The UK government has asked the Financial Services Skills Commission (FSSC) to outline which AI and technology capabilities the financial services workforce will need over.

Lloyds Banking Group has announced that it will introduce an AI powered financial assistant into its mobile banking apps from 2026. The assistant will allow.

Worldline has announced a collaboration with Fipto to test and deploy stablecoin use cases across Europe and parts of Asia-Pacific. The partnership focuses on bridging.

The 2025 Lloyds Banking Group Consumer Digital Index is packed with insight on how people across the UK are using artificial intelligence to manage their.

On 4 November 2025, the Derby-based startup Vigilant AI.ai announced a £585k pre-seed funding round led by Haatch, together with the East Midlands Combined County.

PayNearMe’s new AI-powered Intelligent Virtual Agent (IVA) may sound like just another chatbot, but it’s a major step toward making bill payments easier and more.

In 2025, fintech companies across the world are proving that the best automation strategies still rely on people. The winning model isn’t full automation. It’s.

AI has moved from the back office to the front stage of fintech. It is now part of how people pay, borrow, invest, and even.

Most users are tired of installing new apps. For fintech founders, this is a reminder that simplicity often wins. Users Don’t Want “One More App”..

When two global payments leaders team up, it usually means a shift in how money moves. Mastercard and PayPal are now expanding their partnership to.

The payments industry hasn’t taken a breath this year. And now, Shift4 Payments, Inc. is entering exclusive talks to acquire Worldline’s North American subsidiaries, a.

Ant International has officially entered fintech’s global top tier. The Singapore-based company secured the #4 position in FinTech Magazine’s 2025 Top 100 FinTech Companies list:.

mQube, through its digital lending platform MPowered Mortgages, has taken a major step by tokenising £1.3 billion of mortgage debt on a blockchain — the.

Mastercard hosted the first European edition of its multi-sector Cyber Defense Exercise (CDX) at its European Cyber Resilience Centre in Waterloo, Belgium. The hands-on event.

Revolut has launched its payments platform in India, a bold step into one of the world’s most competitive fintech markets. The rollout begins with 350,000.

The EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR) is moving into its most demanding phase, with new Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) for stablecoins coming into effect.

In January 2024, HSBC launched Zing, a standalone international money-transfer app intended to compete with fintechs such as Wise and Remitly. The app let users.

Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) has become one of the most transformative forces in digital payments. Earlier this year, The Future of Global Payments &.

Fintech founder Charlie Javice has been sentenced to about seven years in prison for defrauding JPMorgan. Her startup, Frank – a platform meant to simplify.

For years, the U.S. has been the promised land for UK fintechs. The market is massive, but the regulatory gates are slow to open. Revolut.

Business Insider recently reported a blunt warning from Klarna’s chairman: at a post-IPO celebration in Stockholm he reminded the crowd that “we are 10 years.

Brex has announced a new stablecoin payment feature for its business accounts. According to the company’s September 30, 2025 press release, Brex will be “the.

Remember early 2020? Visa announced it was acquiring Plaid for $5.3 billion. Everyone called it a win: for open banking, for fintech, for Plaid’s investors..

The Bank of England wants to put a leash on stablecoins. In its recent proposal, it suggested limiting how much individuals and businesses can hold.

Belgium-based regulatory technology firm RiskConcile has acquired London-headquartered Fitz Partners, a specialist provider of fund fees and expense data, in a move to expand its.

Startup founders across Europe are still running into the same financial roadblocks: slow account approvals, fragmented tools, and hours lost to manual admin. Dublin-based fintech.

Anthropic’s latest update to its AI assistant, Claude, allows users to generate and edit Excel files, Word documents, PowerPoint decks, and PDFs directly from chat..

Global fintech company Revolut (with over 60 million customers) has introduced a “Pay by Bank” option in its online payment gateway as of 10 September.

Most professionals aren’t drowning in strategy. They’re drowning in emails, meetings, and notes that go nowhere. London-based Fyxer AI spotted that, built a product to.

Revolut’s recent success in securing in-principle approval for key payment licenses in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) offers a masterclass in fintech expansion. The London-based.

Stripe, the $92 billion payments giant, has officially unveiled Tempo, a payments-focused Layer 1 blockchain developed with crypto venture firm Paradigm. Unlike most blockchains born.

Brex, the San Francisco-based fintech unicorn known for corporate cards and spend management, has secured a Payment Institution (PI) license in the European Union via.

Klarna Group plc, the Stockholm-founded buy now, pay later (BNPL) fintech, has officially kicked off its initial public offering after a prolonged wait. On September.

It’s official: Walmart Canada is now Klarna’s largest omnichannel retail partner in the country. With over 400 stores going live, customers can now use Buy.

Europe’s financial software stack is highly fragmented. In the U.S., a startup might integrate with QuickBooks and Xero and be ready for launch. In Europe,.

Monzo is stepping outside of banking and into mobile. The UK challenger bank announced plans to launch an MVNO (mobile virtual network operator), offering customers.

Revolut – widely recognized as the UK’s top fintech unicorn – has appointed Ernst & Young (EY) as its new global auditor, replacing its long-term.

Former UK Chancellor George Osborne, now an advisor to Coinbase, recently said for the Financial Times that the UK has already missed its first chance.

Another fintech darling just smashed triple-digit growth, but what’s actually under the hood? Airwallex UK reported a 109% YoY revenue increase for the first half.

Ramp, the NYC-based spend management fintech, has pulled off a rare feat in a sluggish funding market: two major raises in 45 days. After raising.

British fintech powerhouse Revolut is reportedly considering a shortcut to crack the American market; buying a U.S. bank outright. The idea? Acquire a small, federally.

If you’ve ever worked on the supplier side of B2B payments, you know the pain: virtual cards promise fast payments, but processing them is tedious..

Wise just made a bold move. The UK fintech announced it’s shifting its primary listing to the U.S., while also extending its dual-class share structure.

When one of the UK’s best-known digital banks gets fined £21 million, the fintech world pays attention. That’s exactly what happened to Monzo after regulators.

Jamie Dimon just reminded fintechs who’s in charge of the pipes. JPMorgan Chase is preparing to charge fintech firms like Plaid and Intuit for access.

Brazil’s Pix has quietly become one of the most successful fintech stories on the planet. And no, it’s not a startup. It’s a public instant.

How Sweden quietly became a real-time payments pioneer. Sweden didn’t hold a flashy press conference announcing the death of cash. It just kind of… stopped.

For all the pitch decks, demo days, and “warm intros”, it’s easy to forget one thing: You don’t have to raise venture capital to build.

Fintech founders: the right metrics can make or break you. In 2025, growth and retention aren’t just buzzwords – they’re survival. Track what matters and.

Fintech startup founders will remember the glory days of 2021 when unicorn fever was at its height. Back then, sky-high valuations and cheap capital created.

The Industrial Strategy is a 10-year government plan to boost investment and grow future industries in the UK. It promises to make it easier and.

Web3 feels like a wild west of projects and protocols. Newcomers and veterans alike often struggle to figure out which decentralized apps (dApps) or platforms.

The U.S. Senate has passed the bipartisan GENIUS Act (Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins) by a 68–30 vote. This landmark bill creates.

There’s been a major shift happening in payments; and it’s not another crypto thing. Instead, it’s something deceptively simple: letting people choose how they want.

If you thought AI in banking was all hype and no substance, Revolut wants to change your mind — starting with an in-app assistant that.

They’re not printing money (yet). But they’re inching toward a future where they might not need banks — or even Visa. Multiple reports now suggest.

Ramp is reportedly raising around $200 million at a $16 billion valuation — just three months after a $13B secondary sale. For those keeping score,.

2024 gave us a fresh wave of fintechs that didn’t bother waiting in line. They launched, made noise, and started landing deals before most people.

Aspora’s founding team is building cross-border banking tools. The London-based startup just closed a $53 million Series B led by Sequoia and Greylock, with Revolut cofounder.

Paying with your hand isn’t science fiction. It’s showing up in stores, stadiums, and train stations around the world. The concept of using your hand.

Tebi, an Amsterdam-based fintech startup focused on hospitality businesses, announced a €30 million Series B funding in June 2025 led by Alphabet’s growth fund CapitalG,.

Sometimes regulators get it right. This week, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) quietly did something big. It teamed up with Nvidia to launch a.

In a June 4 press release, Circle Internet Group, Inc. (the fintech behind USDC stablecoin) announced the upsizing of its IPO to 34 million shares.

Pricing can make or break a fintech startup. Charge too much or too little, and you might scare off customers or bleed cash. Get it.

Global fintech is no longer just the bold upstart nipping at the heels of legacy finance. It’s emerging as a disciplined, fast-scaling force with real.

It finally happened. The world’s biggest branchless bank just did something very… physical. Revolut has launched its first-ever branded ATMs, starting with 50 machines across.

Imagine you're running a startup. You've just hired a couple of new developers, your marketing budget just tripled overnight, and your cloud bill looks like.

Adyen just made it even easier to accept in person payments. No terminals. No extra devices. No cables. Just an iPhone. As of May 27,.

Crédit Coopératif and Orange Bank are officially "seeing each other." At least on paper. The two have entered exclusive talks about a potential deal that.

If you’re building a fintech startup, chances are you’ve heard some polite version of “Not sure there’s a market for this” or “Sounds risky.” Most.

Monarch has raised $75 million in Series B funding, one of the largest consumer fintech rounds in the U.S. this year so far. The company.

Most fintech tools weren’t built for your local auto shop. Affiniti is changing that. Founded in 2021 by Aaron Bai and Sahil Phadnis while they.

Chime launched in 2012 with a simple premise: what if people actually liked their bank? Founded by Chris Britt and Ryan King, Chime offered a.

Big changes are coming for Buy-Now, Pay-Later (BNPL) in the UK. Earlier this month, HM Treasury announced that the days of BNPL operating like the.

Singapore-based Airwallex just raised a fresh $300 million in Series F funding, bringing its total capital to over $1.2 billion and boosting its valuation to.

A fresh round of buzz is making its way through the European payments world; and it’s not just about another product launch. According to exclusive.

Wise (formerly TransferWise) is one of those rare fintechs that didn’t just chase hype but built something genuinely useful. Founded in 2011 by two Estonian.

Visa has launched a new program to make life easier for financial institutions and fintechs looking to work more closely together. Announced on May 21,.

The United States is making a move toward serious digital asset rules with the GENIUS Act (Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins). While.

At Google I/O 2025, the company announced a major upgrade to online shopping: a new AI-driven feature called agentic checkout, part of its broader AI.

London-based fintech Ontik (founded in 2023) is tackling one of the last manual corners of the economy – trade credit for wholesale merchants. Co‑founders Chris.

Spanish banks BBVA and CaixaBank have completed Europe’s first interbank Request-to-Pay (RTP) transactions. In a live pilot during April and May 2025, the two banks.

British fintech Revolut announced at President Macron’s Choose France investment summit that it will invest €1 billion in France over three years and apply for.

In May 2025, both Mastercard and Visa unveiled AI-driven shopping assistants, marking a new era of “agentic commerce.” Each network’s solution lets digital assistants research,.

Mastercard and crypto-fintech MoonPay have announced a global partnership to make stablecoin spending as easy as using cash or cards. Under the deal, fintech companies.

Klarna, the Swedish fintech giant known for buy-now-pay-later services, recently cut its workforce by about 40%—from 5,500 to roughly 3,400 employees. Much of this was.

Running a fintech company means making fast decisions with limited visibility. That’s why tracking the right metrics each week matters more than ever. These ten.

Europe’s fintech scene shows that sharp execution and customer focus can still win, even in tough markets. The newest unicorns didn’t chase hype; they solved.

Klarna, the Swedish fintech giant renowned for pioneering the Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) model, has recently paused its much-anticipated U.S. IPO plans. The decision,.

TrueLayer, a leading open-banking payments network, announced in May 2025 that it processed over $10 billion in payment volume during April – exceeding $100 billion on an.

In a year when UK fintech funding fell by 27%, Navro’s €36 million Series B raise stands out; not just for the number, but for.

The Dubai FinTech Summit 2025, hosted by the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) on May 12–13 2025, is shaping up to be the year’s premier.

Payoneer Global Inc., the fintech company known for its cross-border payments services, is exploring a potential sale, according to Fortune.com. The company has brought on.

In less than a decade, Revolut has grown from a modest London-based fintech startup into one of the world’s largest and most innovative digital financial.

A new wave of AI-powered tools is starting to reshape investment research in fintech. As Forbes recently reported in an article by Jeff Kauflin, companies.

As consumer payment behaviour evolves toward personalization, convenience, and control, major networks and fintechs are reshaping the way people pay. Visa’s Flexible Credential, Mastercard’s One.

As the financial services industry continues to evolve, EBAday 2025 provides a timely window into the ideas and innovations driving that change. This year’s Fintech.

In fintech, capital is often seen as the cure-all. You raise a round, extend your runway, hire a few smart people, and the story should.

Embedded finance is now a major economic force, projected to drive over $7 trillion in global transaction volume by 2030. In 2025 alone, it’s powering.

With fintech competition at its peak, standing out takes more than great design or pricing. True differentiation comes from solving real problems, building trust, and.