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Trade Republic Rolls Out Best-Price Trading Across 30 Exchanges and Free Pro Platform
The German neobroker unifies quotes from 30 venues and adds Trading Pro for active investors, keeping its €1 base order ...
Fintech Revenues Hit $504 Billion in 2025, Growing Four Times Faster Than Banks
BCG and FT Partners report global fintech revenues reached $504bn in 2025, up 22%, with 52 IPOs and a 53% jump in equity...
IIM Bangalore’s NSRCEL passes $7 billion in startup value as it pivots to AI and sector hubs
The incubator claims 3,000 startups and 35,000 jobs; its next phase targets one million entrepreneurs through AI learnin...
Nu Holdings Tops $1 Billion Quarterly Profit as Mexico Expansion Accelerates
Nu Holdings posted record net income of $1.06 billion, up 49%, with return on equity at 33% and revenue 9% above consens...
Russia’s Halal Fintech Push: Digital Sukuk From Dagestan to Dubai
Russian banks are piloting Sharia-compliant digital financial assets—tokenised sukuk, halal accounts and AI screening—wh...
DebtBook Pushes AI Into US Public Finance to Fight Fraud in a $7.9 Trillion Sector
The Charlotte software firm's new Insights layer promises to modernize state and local treasury workflows after fraud lo...
Figure's Loan Marketplace Volume Jumps 132%, but Take Rate Stays at 3.6%
Q2 net income surged 192% to $87.4M on $4.3B in loan marketplace volume. Management flagged faster-than-expected mix shi...
Payoneer CEO: Stablecoins Aren't Ready Until Cash-Out Works
John Caplan says the real test for stablecoins is not cross-border speed but turning digital dollars into spendable loca...
eToro Posts 77% GAAP Profit Jump as TradeZero Deal Deepens US Push
Second-quarter net contribution rose 9% to $229m and funded accounts climbed 18% to 4.28m, but July crypto volume fell s...
HangiKredi Puts Turkish Personal Loan Comparison Inside ChatGPT
HangiKredi has launched a ChatGPT plugin that lets users compare Turkish bank loan offers in natural language, starting ...
Revolut Founder's Tesla-Style Pay Plan Could Make Him Britain's Richest Person
Nik Storonsky holds nearly 29% of Revolut and a Musk-inspired stock award tied to its $115bn valuation, putting him with...
Adyen, Robinhood, Wirecard: What Fintech's Hype and Hazards Mean for Investors
Fintech firms have reshaped finance, but high valuations, competitive complexity, and the Wirecard scandal underscore ri...
Inside Ripple: How the Blockchain Payments Protocol Takes on SWIFT
A look at Ripple’s origins, technology, and the balance between institutional control and decentralization as it challen...
Bank of Russia Orders Deeper Analysis of Cash Deposits to Curb Illicit Flows
Banks must now evaluate the economic sense behind cash deposits, not just their size, under new central bank recommendat...
Revolut Secures French Banking Licence, Plans to Move Millions of Western European Customers
The $115bn fintech will transfer customers from six countries to its new Paris-based entity, aiming to offer localized l...
Home Equity Fintech Splitero Expands to Four More States Amid Industry Scrutiny
The fintech company now offers its Maturity Match equity investment in 18 states, targeting homeowners with locked-in lo...
Revolut Lands French Banking License to Power European Push
The fintech giant is moving its West European hub to Paris after winning approval from French and ECB regulators, unlock...
MF Industry Warns UPI Transaction Fee Could Dent Margins and Hit Small Investors
A proposed merchant discount rate on UPI transactions threatens to erode thin margins for online mutual fund distributor...
Paytm Jumps 8% as Bernstein Sets ₹2,200 Target – First Above IPO Price on UPI MDR Bet
Bernstein's 'Outperform' rating and ₹2,200 target, driven by expectations of MDR on UPI transactions, propelled Paytm sh...
Revolut Secures French Banking Licence, Shifts Western European Hub to Paris
The fintech will migrate clients from six major Western European markets to a new French entity, moving away from its lo...
Uruguay Central Bank Pushes Open Finance Law: ‘A Safe Highway for All Cars’
The draft bill aims to give consumers control of their financial data, spur fintech competition, and introduce regulator...
FRA Approves Live Test for ePassport Digital Identity Project by Lumin Soft and Azimut
Egypt’s financial regulator has given Lumin Soft and Azimut the green light for a three-month live trial of a digital id...
Mercado Libre Revenue Surges 50%, But Margin Squeeze Sends Shares Down 6%
Mercado Libre posted its fastest revenue growth in four years, yet an 11% drop in net profit and a plummeting operating ...
Moove Hits $2.1B Valuation After $250M Mubadala-Led Round, Pivots to AV Fleet Infrastructure
Nigerian fintech Moove, vehicle-financing partner for Uber drivers, has raised $250 million led by Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala,...
Pension Lab Urges Industry to Use Open-Standards Tech for Faster Letter of Authority Checks
A pilot shows that the same digital infrastructure already used by 150+ financial firms for pension transfers can valida...
Ifthenpay H1 Revenue Reaches €4.5M, Payment Volume Nears €1B
Portuguese fintech Ifthenpay posted 13% revenue growth in the first half of 2026, processed €976 million in client payme...
Polymarket Eyes $20 Billion Valuation in New Funding Round
The prediction market platform is reportedly seeking $1 billion at a $20 billion valuation, just months after a $15 bill...
From a Berlin Restaurant to a Neobank: The Georgian Holding’s Audacious Pivot
Vako Gegidze launched a remote staffing firm during the pandemic after a clandestine meeting in a closed Berlin restaura...
MDR on UPI Will Land on Merchants, Not Users: FM Sitharaman Clarifies Amid Bill Debate
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said any merchant discount rate (MDR) on UPI would apply only to businesses, not con...
Blend Labs Reports Stronger Q2, AI Autopilot Gains Traction
Revenue up 7% to $33.8 million and non-GAAP operating income hits $7 million as the mortgage technology firm rolls out i...