Fintech news and trends

Report: Stripe Plots $85 Billion Employee Share Sale
Business // February 11, 2025

Stripe is reportedly in talks about an employee stock sale at an $85 billion valuation. The deal could add $15 billion on to the payments company valuation, Bloomberg News reported late Monday (Feb. 10), citing sources familiar with the matter. That number, the report says, is still $10...

With CFPB Closed, Open Banking Awaits Next Steps
Regulation // February 10, 2025

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is shuttered — at least for now. In the wake of Russell Vought — head of the Office of Management and Budget — moving to the acting director role at the CFPB, supervisory and examination activities were halted Sunday (Feb....

Trustly and Kivra Team to Promote Digital Payments in Sweden
Partnerships // February 10, 2025

Trustly has formed an automatic payments partnership with Sweden-based digital mailbox provider Kivra. The partnership, announced Monday (Feb. 10), centers around the companies’ “Autogiro” solution, designed to streamline automatic payments. According to a news release, the service lets users register direct debit with a simple BankID confirmation, reducing the...

Trump Media Applies to Register Trademarks for Financial Services Brand
Investments // February 06, 2025

Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG) said Thursday (Feb. 6) that it applied to register trademarks for brand names connected to the upcoming launch of its customized exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and customized separately managed accounts (SMAs). The trademarks include “Truth.Fi Made in America ETF,” “Truth.Fi...

Interviews & Exclusives
Doctor’s Orders: Lynx Gets $27 Million to Close Health and Finance Gap

February 06, 2025
Fragmentation and regulation are among the top ways innovation can find itself hamstrung. That goes double for innovation within healthcare payments, where the complexity of the industry requires a sophisticated infrastructure that integrates seamlessly with healthcare’s existing financial and regulatory systems. “Building a platform that meets both sets of requirements is no small feat,” Lynx […]

Faster Payments Open Global Markets to Smaller Companies

February 03, 2025
Just a few years ago, cross-border payments were inefficient at best and filled with friction at worst. They were opaque and took days to settle. Additionally, managing foreign exchange costs...

FinTech IPO Index Surges 4.9% as Open Lending Leads Platforms Higher

January 31, 2025
As is often the case, platforms were the determinant of how the FinTech IPO Index fared this week, and as several of those firms posted double digit growth, the Index...

Cross-Border Market Share Will Depend on Instant Decisions

January 29, 2025
Cross-border payments had, for decades, been done by wire — where it had taken days to settle an international fund flow. But now, in the digital age — unlike years...

Quick Reads
Report: Stripe Plots $85 Billion Employee Share Sale

February 11, 2025
Stripe is reportedly in talks about an employee stock sale at an $85 billion valuation. The deal could add $15 billion on to the payments company valuation, Bloomberg News reported late Monday (Feb. 10), citing sources familiar with the matter. That number, the report says, is still $10 billion lower than Stripe’s peak valuation of $95 billion, achieved when the […]

Trustly and Kivra Team to Promote Digital Payments in Sweden

February 10, 2025
Trustly has formed an automatic payments partnership with Sweden-based digital mailbox provider Kivra. The partnership, announced Monday (Feb. 10), centers around the companies’ “Autogiro” solution, designed to streamline automatic payments. According to a news...

Trump Media Applies to Register Trademarks for Financial Services Brand

February 06, 2025
Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG) said Thursday (Feb. 6) that it applied to register trademarks for brand names connected to the upcoming launch of its customized exchange-traded funds (ETFs)...

P2P Launches Digital Finance Platform Powered by Mbanq

February 06, 2025
FinTech company P2P partnered with FinTech and embedded finance firm Mbanq to launch a digital finance platform for Brazilians in the United States. The P2P app helps users handle their...