Fintech

Stories tagged fintech.

TechCrunch Fintech16 Sept, 14:00
3 days left to exhibit: Get your brand in front of VCs and high-value leads at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Last day to book your exhibit table at Disrupt is September 18. Three days left. Get your startup in front of 10,000+ founders, investors, operators, and tech leaders on October 13–15.
Bitcoin Optech / Fintech Takes / Fintech Business Weekly / Net Interest16 Sept, 13:09
Interview: Brooking’s Aaron Klein on Faster Payments, Consumer Credit & the Fed
Why the U.S. Doesn’t Have Ubiquitous, Free Instant Payments
fintechbusinessweekly.substack.com/p/interview-…(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Tearsheet16 Sept, 11:30
Over and Underhyped: The banking trends we’re getting wrong(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Welcome to The Editors’ Room [TER], a new Tearsheet Podcast series where Editor-in-Chief Zack Miller and Managing Editor Sara Khairi take the conversations that usually happen behind the scenes about our biggest stories and put them on the record. This isn’t a rehearsed interview or carefully…
Vercel (blog + changelog)16 Sept, 00:00
Is Agentic now tailors its audit by site type
Is Agentic reports now let you view your checks through one of four site types: Docs & content, Business, App, or Commerce. For example, the Commerce view highlights payment and checkout standards like x402, UCP, and ACP, while the App view highlights API discovery, authentication, error handling…
vercel.com/changelog/is-agentic-report-categori…(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Canada: BetaKit / MobileSyrup15 Sept, 18:30
Q&A: Adam Felesky on why Canadian FinTech is missing domestic growth capital(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Portage CEO argues pension funds should back more Canadian GPs and companies. The post Q&A: Adam Felesky on why Canadian FinTech is missing domestic growth capital first appeared on BetaKit.
TechCrunch Fintech15 Sept, 17:02
Health benefits platform Thatch reaches $1B valuation as healthcare costs surge(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Thatch helps employers keep healthcare costs manageable by offering an individual plan marketplace through an Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement — a model that lets companies fund employees' own individual insurance plans instead of enrolling everyone in one company-wide plan.
TechCrunch Fintech15 Sept, 14:22
India ends free ride for larger transactions on its ubiquitous digital payments network(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
India will impose a 0.4% merchant fee on certain payments made through UPI starting October 15.
TechCrunch Fintech15 Sept, 14:00
4 days left to exhibit at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Last day to exhibit at Disrupt is Sept 18. 4 days left. Get your startup in front of 10,000+ founders, investors, operators and tech leaders October 13–15.
Tearsheet15 Sept, 11:30
Banks are giving AI agents more work while keeping a close eye on how far they can go(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
A recent survey found that 52% of financial-services respondents are actively adopting agentic AI. However, the bigger question now is how much of the actual work these agents are now being trusted to do – moving beyond analysis and recommendations to execution. This boundary is increasingly…
Stripe / Shopify Eng / Netflix TechBlog / Dropbox Tech / Slack Eng / Spotify Eng15 Sept, 00:00
What Stripe data shows about fraud at AI startups
We analyzed attempted fraud rates and customer abuse patterns on Stripe over the past year and found that AI companies faced 4.3x more fraud attempts than startups overall in Q3 2025.
stripe.com/blog/what-stripe-data-shows-about-fr…(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Canada: BetaKit / MobileSyrup14 Sept, 19:51
Canada FinTech Forum kicks off with a bang after shots fired over Real-Time Rail delays(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Wealthsimple government relations leader says Canada should have had real-time rail five years ago. The post Canada FinTech Forum kicks off with a bang after shots fired over Real-Time Rail delays first appeared on BetaKit.
TechCrunch Fintech14 Sept, 14:00
5 days left to exhibit at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
The last day to apply for an exhibit table at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 on Sept 18. Just 5 days left. Secure your spot on the Expo Hall floor and put your business in front of 10,000+ founders, investors, and tech leaders.
Tearsheet14 Sept, 11:30
NVIDIA bought Hugging Face. What happens to banks when AI models become open?(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Weekly 10-Q The weekly 10-Q newsletter is part of the Tearsheet Pro subscription, where I unpack the recent moves and strategies of leading banks and fintechs in the public space, coupled with stock market analysis. In your inbox every Friday! Message Sara NVIDIA bought Hugging Face. What happens…
Bitcoin Optech / Fintech Takes / Fintech Business Weekly / Net Interest13 Sept, 12:59
Regulators Move To Rescind Post-Synapse Risk Guidance, Lay Groundwork For Fintech Standards
Why Chime is Acquiring Stride, NuBank vs. Revolut, Block Seeks to Charter “Builders Bank & Trust”
fintechbusinessweekly.substack.com/p/regulators…(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
TechCrunch Fintech12 Sept, 14:40
Revolut confirms customer data breach through fake government requests(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Revolut said it notified affected customers and alerted the relevant government agency, law enforcement, and financial regulators.
TechCrunch Fintech11 Sept, 20:33
One week left to book your exhibit table at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Only one week left to secure your exhibit table. Tables are limited and can sell out before the September 18 deadline.
TechCrunch Fintech11 Sept, 20:30
Final, final, final call for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Side Events(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
The absolute last chance to apply to host an official Side Event during TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is tonight, September 11, at 11:59 p.m. PT.
Bitcoin Optech / Fintech Takes / Fintech Business Weekly / Net Interest11 Sept, 00:00
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #422
This week’s newsletter describes a proposed protocol for probabilistic coinjoins disguised as covert bets and summarizes benchmarks of a silent payments indexing server against compact block filters for light clients. Also included are our regular sections announcing new releases and release…
bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2026/09/11(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
TechCrunch Fintech10 Sept, 21:35
Mark Wahlberg is coming to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, and he wants to talk about your work, not his(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Mark Wahlberg joins Bruce K. Lee at Disrupt to discuss investing, entrepreneurship, healthcare, wellness, and building businesses.
Canary Media / Heatmap / Latitude Media10 Sept, 21:00
Mass. utilities and Hydro-Quebec sue each other over missing hydropower(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Three Massachusetts utilities are suing Canadian energy giant Hydro-Québec after it failed to deliver promised hydropower for several days during a cold snap this winter. Hydro-Québec, in turn, is suing the utilities for withholding payment for power that was delivered. The dispute is the latest in…
Canada: BetaKit / MobileSyrup10 Sept, 19:47
What’s next for trust, innovation, and co-creation in the Canadian FinTech ecosystem?(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Ahead of Canada FinTech Forum 2026, Mastercard’s Balinder Ahluwalia on local builders shaping future commerce. The post What’s next for trust, innovation, and co-creation in the Canadian FinTech ecosystem? first appeared on BetaKit.
Microsoft Security Blog10 Sept, 17:23
Protecting organizations from AI-assisted executive impersonation and invoice fraud
Microsoft examines an AI-assisted business email compromise campaign that used executive impersonation and fake invoices to target finance teams with ACH payment fraud. The post Protecting organizations from AI-assisted executive impersonation and invoice fraud appeared first on Microsoft Security…
microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/09/10/pr…(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
LATAM: Contxto / Startupi / LAVCA10 Sept, 14:53
Ontop, the startup that's changing how companies hire and pay global talent(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Hiring someone in another country has gone from being unusual to becoming part of the way many companies operate. The problem is that, behind a remote worker, there are still contracts, payments, tax compliance, regulations, and different financial systems that need to work together. That market…
Databricks / ClickHouse / DuckDB / Supabase / Neon / PlanetScale10 Sept, 12:00
Claimable Neon: Provisioned by agents, claimed by humans
Claimable Neon implements the anonymous registration method in auth.md, the open agent registration protocol authored by WorkOS, to give agents a way to provision a temporary Neon project without creating an account or collecting payment details.
neon.com/blog/an-agent-provisions-a-neon-backen…(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Gadgets360 (NDTV) via FeedBurner09 Sept, 12:58
Singapore Grants Gemini Full Licence to Provide Crypto Payment Services(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Gemini has secured a Major Payment Institution licence from Singapore’s Monetary Authority, allowing its local entity to provide digital payment token and cross-border money transfer services. The approval follows an in-principle licence granted in October 2024. Gemini has operated in Singapore…
Bitcoin Optech / Fintech Takes / Fintech Business Weekly / Net Interest09 Sept, 11:59
Are Fintech Standards Fit For Purpose?
A Discussion On If Standards Can Improve Bank-Fintech Partnerships, with Alex Johnson, of Fintech Takes, and Jason Henrichs, of Alloy Labs
fintechbusinessweekly.substack.com/p/are-fintec…(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Canada: BetaKit / MobileSyrup08 Sept, 18:48
Neo Financial lays off roughly 10 percent of its staff(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Calgary-based FinTech cut 102 employees to create a “simpler and faster team.” The post Neo Financial lays off roughly 10 percent of its staff first appeared on BetaKit.
The Pragmatic Engineer / ByteByteGo / Architecture Weekly08 Sept, 18:31
Built for Reliability: How American Express Processes Payments at Scale
In this article, we will try to understand how the transaction runs through such a cell-based architecture and how the payments are processed even when some services are failing.
blog.bytebytego.com/p/built-for-reliability-how…(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
FTC / DOJ press releases08 Sept, 12:00
FTC Takes Action Against Payment Processor Humboldt Merchant Services for Knowingly Facilitating Payment Processing for Sham Merchants
Under proposed order, defendant will be required to pay $12 million, stop payment processing for certain categories of merchants Payment processing company Humboldt Merchant Services will pay $12 million and be permanently banned from processing payments for merchants with a heightened risk of…
ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2026/09…(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Europe/UK: Tech.eu / Sifted / TNW / Silicon Republic / UKTN / Computer Weekly / heise / Golem / t3n / Maddyness / FrenchWeb07 Sept, 10:14
D’OURA à STRIPE, comment les entreprises organisent la liquidité avant la Bourse(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Avant son introduction en Bourse, OURA a consacré 1,17 milliard de dollars au rachat de titres détenus par certains actionnaires. Cette opération invite à regarder autrement les financements privés, car derrière les montants annoncés, il faut distinguer ce qui finance l’activité, ce qui permet aux…