FinTechs

Mastercard Launches Accreditation Program for UK FinTech Sponsors
Mastercard Launches Accreditation Program for UK FinTech Sponsors
January 28, 2026  |  Mastercard

Mastercard has introduced a new accreditation framework designed to streamline market entry for financial-technology startups in the United Kingdom, according to a Jan. 15 press...

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Mesh Looks to Court FinTechs After $1 Billion Valuation
Mesh Looks to Court FinTechs After $1 Billion Valuation
January 27, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Crypto payments network Mesh is planning to expand its network after raising $75 million. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Credit Unions Turn to FinTechs to Fast Track Digital Upgrades
Credit Unions Turn to FinTechs to Fast Track Digital Upgrades
January 27, 2026  |  Credit Unions

Credit union innovation is no longer something that happens quietly in the background. It has become a defining factor in how these institutions compete, grow...

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Revolut Drops US Bank Buyout Plan, Eyes Standalone OCC Charter
Revolut Drops US Bank Buyout Plan, Eyes Standalone OCC Charter
January 23, 2026  |  Digital Banking

Revolut is shifting its U.S. playbook again. The U.K.-headquartered FinTech has dropped plans to buy an American bank and is now preparing to pursue a...

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What 2026 Will Make Obvious
What 2026 Will Make Obvious
January 14, 2026  |  What's Trending

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Consumers Pay the Price as State Regulation Fractures FinTech Scale
Consumers Pay the Price as State Regulation Fractures FinTech Scale
January 13, 2026  |  What's Trending

The CFPB’s decision to dial down enforcement of BNPL and other nonbank credit products hasn’t created a vacuum. It has invited fifty competing rulebooks to...

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How Credit Unions Became FinTechs’ Best Bet for Scale
How Credit Unions Became FinTechs’ Best Bet for Scale
January 06, 2026  |  Credit Unions

An industry once dominated by national banks is being reshaped as FinTechs turn their attention to smaller institutions, with credit unions emerging as the partnership...

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Brazil FinTech PicPay Files for US IPO as Profits Surge
Brazil FinTech PicPay Files for US IPO as Profits Surge
January 05, 2026  |  IPO

PicPay, the Brazilian mobile banking and instant-payments provider, has filed for a U.S. initial public offering (IPO), marking one of the most closely watched Brazil-linked...

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In 2025 Card Networks Reshaped Commerce While Banks Rewired Payments
In 2025 Card Networks Reshaped Commerce While Banks Rewired Payments
December 23, 2025  |  Connected Economy

If there was a single through line in PYMNTS’ 2025 conversations with the major card networks, banks and FinTechs, it was that “payments” is no...

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