Robinhood’s cryptocurrency revenue fell 55% in the third quarter, but much of the discussion on its earnings call Tuesday (Oct. 27) focused on where customers’ money might go next. CEO Vlad Tenev outlined a future built around everyday banking, payments sent as easily as a...
Digital assets may reach the checkout faster by asking consumers to change less about how they pay. The July 2026 Payments Innovation Tracker, “From Asset to Everyday Money: Making Digital Currencies Spendable,” says cryptocurrencies and stablecoins are moving beyond investment. Consumers want to use them...
Robinhood is moving beyond its original role as a retail broker. And that’s despite the fact that the second-quarter 2026 results shared company’s Wednesday (July 29) earnings call looked like a victory for its trading business. “The business is firing on all cylinders,” said Shiv...
Blockchain infrastructure company NEAR has introduced a super app designed to help users operate their financial life on blockchains. “NEAR Protocol Co-founder [Illia Polosukhin] just unveiled near.com on stage: a super-app on crypto rails, powered by NEAR Intents. Now live,” the company said in a...
September 14, 2026
Digital assets may reach the checkout faster by asking consumers to change less about how they pay. The July 2026 Payments Innovation Tracker, “From Asset to Everyday Money: Making Digital Currencies Spendable,” says cryptocurrencies and stablecoins are moving beyond investment. Consumers want to use them for purchases and transfers, but merchant acceptance, trust and fragmented […]
September 07, 2023
Consumers’ appetites for an all-in-one app are growing, with nearly 4 in 10 European consumers craving a single app to manage their everyday digital activities. PYMNTS’ latest research shows this...
August 03, 2023
Super apps like Alibaba’s Alipay and Tencent’s WeChat have become super successful in Asia. Their market dominance in turn has made Western entrepreneurs “super” interested in building their own, perhaps...
January 27, 2020
In the paycheck-to-paycheck economy, estimates vary slightly. Some analysts have reported that roughly 65 percent of all U.S. workers now live paycheck to paycheck, and a large fraction of those...
October 28, 2026
Wealthsimple has raised $302 million to expand its investment and digital finance platform. The new funding round, announced Tuesday (Oct. 27), values the Canadian company at $9.8 billion, or $13.8 billion CAD, and will help Wealthsimple expand its spending, checking, trading and investment offerings. “This raise reflects the deep conviction our partners have in Wealthsimple’s […]
February 23, 2026
Blockchain infrastructure company NEAR has introduced a super app designed to help users operate their financial life on blockchains. “NEAR Protocol Co-founder [Illia Polosukhin] just unveiled near.com on stage: a...
June 17, 2025
Robinhood said Tuesday (June 17) that it has begun rolling out two tools as part of its effort to become the top destination for active traders. The new tools include...
April 01, 2025
The standalone Zelle app can no longer be used for sending or receiving money, and users are being invited to enroll to use the peer-to-peer payment method through a participating...
