FinTech

Financial technology, often shortened to fintech, is the technology and innovation that aims to compete with traditional financial methods in the delivery of financial services. It is an emerging industry that uses technology to improve activities in finance.

Davos Signals a Disciplined Era for AI in Banking and FinTech

Davos Signals a Disciplined Era for AI in Banking and FinTech
Davos Signals a Disciplined Era for AI in Banking and FinTech
January 20, 2026  |  Banking

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, global banking chiefs, FinTech leaders and regulators converged on a shared reality: AI is reshaping finance faster than...

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Digital Dollars Keep Getting Stuck Outside the Real Economy
Digital Dollars Keep Getting Stuck Outside the Real Economy
January 20, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

For millions of people paid in digital dollar stablecoins, the hardest part isn’t getting the money. It’s using it. When a freelance designer in Buenos...

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Pomelo Plans Stablecoin Card After Raising $55 Million
Pomelo Plans Stablecoin Card After Raising $55 Million
January 20, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Argentinian FinTech Pomelo raised $55 million in new funding. The company’s Series C round brings its total funding to $160 million and will allow Pomelo...

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PicPay Targets $2.46 Billion Valuation in US IPO
PicPay Targets $2.46 Billion Valuation in US IPO
January 20, 2026  |  IPO

Brazilian digital bank PicPay is targeting a $2.46 billion valuation when it goes public in the United States. The company aims to raise up to...

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Revolut Continues LatAm Expansion With Peru Banking Effort
Revolut Continues LatAm Expansion With Peru Banking Effort
January 19, 2026  |  Banking

Revolut has added Peru as the next stop in its ongoing Latin American expansion effort. The U.K. FinTech announced Monday (Jan. 19) that it has...

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Brazilian FinTech Inter Gets Green Light to Begin Banking in US
Brazilian FinTech Inter Gets Green Light to Begin Banking in US
January 18, 2026  |  Banking

Brazil-based digital bank Inter has gotten regulatory approval to do business in the U.S. Inter has received permission from the Federal Reserve and Florida Office...

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Legal Expert Says Bank Charters Are Crypto’s Credibility Play
Legal Expert Says Bank Charters Are Crypto’s Credibility Play
January 14, 2026  |  Bank Regulation

Watch more: TechReg Talks: Davis Wright Tremaine’s Steve Gannon The pursuit of bank charters by FinTechs and cryptocurrency-focused firms is accelerating, driven less by novelty...

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Card Program Complexity Puts Scale-or-Stall Pressure on Issuers
Card Program Complexity Puts Scale-or-Stall Pressure on Issuers
January 14, 2026  |  Payments Innovation

Card programs have become tools in modern payments, enabling banks, FinTechs and non-financial brands to extend financial services, deepen customer relationships and unlock new revenue...

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