Fintech
The 50 Hottest Fintech Startups In 2026
ByJeff Kauflin,
Senior Editor
Even as AI took center stage in 2025, many fintechs–especially those with a business-to-business focus–thrived.
2026 Will Be The Year Banks Stop Waiting
ByPam Kaur,
Former Contributor
Why Deposit Stickiness, Not Scale, Is Driving Bank M&A Premiums
ByPam Kaur,
Former Contributor
What Fintech Can Learn From Neopets’ Mini Economy
ByPam Kaur,
Former Contributor
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Kay Koplovitz’s Springboard Enterprises Bets On Women-Led Fintech
Springboard Enterprises is building its first fintech accelerator, betting that women-led startups are one of the market’s most underpriced growth opportunities.
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Rohit Chopra Takes Over California’s New Consumer Protection Agency
Former CFPB Director Rohit Chopra will lead California's new consumer protection agency. Here's what fintech companies need to know about the enforcement implications.
ByAJ Dhaliwal,
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AI ROI In Banking Remains Elusive. Here’s Why
AI won't transform banking by replacing old workflows. Find out why ROI remains elusive and the 3 shifts that change everything for financial leaders
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Why Stablecoin Yield Has Become Washington’s Newest Crypto Battleground
Banks and crypto firms are clashing over whether stablecoins can pay yield, as Congress and the OCC move toward a framework that separates holding from use.
ByAJ Dhaliwal,
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The World's Largest Fintechs Are Taking The Fight To America
Fintechs such as Revolut, Nubank and Klarna are expanding outward with their eyes set on the biggest prize of all: the U.S. market.
ByNigel Morris,
Contributor
The Private Market Is Now The Real Fintech Index
For the first time in fintech's twenty-year history, the top 100 private companies generate more revenue than the top 100 public ones founded since 2006.
ByAlex Lazarow,
Senior Contributor
FIS And Anthropic Signal A New Era Of AI Infrastructure In Banking
FIS announces a major partnership with Anthropic, launching a financial crimes agent that puts fintech infrastructure at the center of the agentic AI era in banking.
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The Marketing ROI Gap: How Banks Spend, Measure, And Misattribute Their Budgets
Banks' dominant budgeting approach is to take a number they can't validate, adjust it based on gut feel, and wait until someone asks a hard question in a board meeting.
ByRon Shevlin,
Former Contributor
For Bitcoin Holders, Aven’s New Credit Card Offers 7.99% Interest Rate
How to generate excitement and demand for a new credit card? A big Silicon Valley fintech is leaning into crypto.
ByJeff Kauflin,
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Meet The UCLA PhDs Ending The US Healthcare Admin Nightmare
AI startups like TriFetch automate clinic admin workflows, cutting prior auth delays and unlocking millions in lost healthcare revenue and efficiency gains.
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When AI Commoditizes Everything, Context Is All You Have Left
In fintech, we talk a lot about technology moats. In an era of AI agents and algorithmic buyers, what matters more than ever is context.
ByAlex Lazarow,
Senior Contributor
The Governance Gap That Could Break Financial Markets
Banks are deploying autonomous AI agents with transactional authority. The risk framework meant to govern them was just updated and explicitly excludes them.
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AI Is Becoming The Operating System For Financial Life. We Need To Build It Right.
How AI financial tools are being built today presents two distinct problems. Both have consequences at scale.
Contributor
Mastercard’s Next Move In Cross-Border Payments
Following a successful 2025, Mastercard Move is expanding its capabilities and reach and targeting new customer segments.
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Prediction Markets’ Billion Dollar Crackdown: New York Sues Coinbase And Gemini
New York sued Coinbase and Gemini, arguing the crypto firms violated state gambling laws by offering prediction markets. It's all a big regulatory turf war.
ByRon Shevlin,
Former Contributor
Credit Card Rewards Don’t Rob Low-Income Consumers: Why The ‘Harvard Math’ Is Wrong
A report claims credit card interchange results in a $9 billion transfer to high-income consumers. Wrong: the transfer doesn’t exist and the rewards can’t be measured.
ByRon Shevlin,
Former Contributor
Kazakhstan’s Crackdown On Gray Market Phones Offers A Blueprint, With Caveats
Gray market crackdowns promise tax gains and market fairness, but lessons from Africa warn that poorly executed formalization erodes consumer trust.
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