FinTechs

Revolut Drops US Bank Buyout Plan, Eyes Standalone OCC Charter

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

“For last year’s words belong to last year’s language. And next year’s words await another voice.” — T.S. Eliot When T.S. Eliot wrote those lines...

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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 Hot

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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Monzo Investor Group Seeks to Reinstate FinTech’s CEO
Monzo Investor Group Seeks to Reinstate FinTech’s CEO
December 17, 2025  |  Personnel

A group of shareholders in digital bank Monzo reportedly want to reinstate its outgoing CEO. TS Anil is due to step down as head of...

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Former OCC Director Michael Hsu Takes a Seat at the Venture Table
Former OCC Director Michael Hsu Takes a Seat at the Venture Table
December 15, 2025  |  Legal & Regulation

Watch more: Monday Conversation With Michael J. Hsu Moving between the public and private sectors in banking and financial services is rarely straightforward. The objectives...

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