FinTechs

Monzo Eyes VC Funding as Private Equity Talks Stall
Monzo Eyes VC Funding as Private Equity Talks Stall
November 05, 2026  |  Investments

London-based digital bank Monzo is considering a funding round that would value it at 7.5 billion pounds (about $10.1 billion) after failing to secure a takeover by Nubank...

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OppFi Abandons BNC Bank Purchase
OppFi Abandons BNC Bank Purchase
November 03, 2026  |  Acquiring

Digital finance platform OppFi has withdrawn its applications to banking regulators related to its proposed acquisition of BNC National Bank and its parent company, BNCCORP, the company said in a...

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Fiserv Appoints Mastercard Senior Strategic Advisor Raj Seshadri to Board
Fiserv Appoints Mastercard Senior Strategic Advisor Raj Seshadri to Board
October 23, 2026  |  Personnel

Fiserv has announced that Raj Seshadri, senior strategic advisor to the CEO of Mastercard, will join Fiserv’s board of directors and enhance its collective expertise around uniting commerce...

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Sezzle Pursues National Bank Charter
Sezzle Pursues National Bank Charter
October 23, 2026  |  Bank Regulation

FinTech company Sezzle has begun the formal charter application process to establish a national bank that would offer a broad range of banking products and services,...

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FIS Says Digital Money Puts Bank Infrastructure to the Test
FIS Says Digital Money Puts Bank Infrastructure to the Test
October 22, 2026  |  Blockchain

Digital money is pushing banks toward making decisions about infrastructure well beyond whether to issue a token. Among the decisions that need to be made:...

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Cross River Plans to Buy Accrue to Merge Payments With Loyalty
Cross River Plans to Buy Accrue to Merge Payments With Loyalty
October 20, 2026  |  Acquiring

Cross River Bank plans to add branded wallet, stored value and loyalty rewards technology to its regulated financial infrastructure by acquiring FinTech company Accrue, Cross River said...

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Ramp Seeks National Trust Bank Charter for Digital Asset Custody
Ramp Seeks National Trust Bank Charter for Digital Asset Custody
October 19, 2026  |  Bank Regulation

Finance platform Ramp aims to form a national trust bank that would offer fiduciary investment management and custody of digital assets, the company said in a Monday (Oct. 19) post on...

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UK’s Neobanks Eye Expansion As Small Business Lending Grows
UK’s Neobanks Eye Expansion As Small Business Lending Grows
October 15, 2026  |  SMBs

Some of the U.K.’s digital lenders to small businesses have reportedly reached profitability more quickly than consumer-focused FinTechs. That’s according to a report Thursday (Oct....

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Leela CEO Says AI Can Give FinTechs a 10-Person Compliance Team
Leela CEO Says AI Can Give FinTechs a 10-Person Compliance Team
October 12, 2026  |  Bank Regulation

Compliance remains labor-intensive for financial institutions, which must satisfy multiple regulators and meet extensive documentation requirements. Leela is built to perform much of that work...

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