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FinTech IPO Index Gains 1.4% as Katapult Bounces on Credit Agreement
Fintech Investments // October 10, 2025

The FinTech IPO Index gathered 1.4% over the past five sessions, as platforms led to the upside ahead of next week’s official start to earnings season. Katapult Holdings shares leaped ahead by 28.2%. The company recently entered into a limited waiver under its Amended and...

Opendoor and DeFi Development Lead as FinTech IPO Index Jumps 4.4%
Fintech Investments // August 15, 2025

The FinTech IPO Index surged by 4.4% this past week, borne aloft by huge gains in a few names, and double-digit swings across several Index components were commonplace. Earnings continued to roll in through the past five sessions. Opendoor Technologies roared ahead by more than...

DeFi Development Surges 235% on Crypto Enthusiasm, Leads FinTech IPO Index Gains
Fintech Investments // May 23, 2025

Enthusiasm for digital assets helped push a member of the FinTech IPO Index ahead by triple digits — and a lone earnings report helped move a lending platform higher. The overall index was up by 2.9%. DeFi Development (formerly Janover) was the most notable performer...

FinTech IPO Index Plunges 11.7% Amid Broad-Based Market Rout
Fintech Investments // April 04, 2025

There was nowhere to run this week for investors seeking to escape a market rout that came on like a tidal wave, crashing down Thursday.   Tariffs, of course, dominated, and once they were real, as of Wednesday night, the stage was set for a...

Interviews & Exclusives
FinTech IPO Index Dips 0.9% as Platform Earnings Ding Stocks

November 14, 2025
For the FinTech IPO Index, it was all earnings, all the time. Even strong growth in lending and card issuance, all mainstays of digital upstarts, was not enough to buoy the group. Double-digit declines were a hallmark of performance, but there were some gains too, so the overall index was down a relatively muted 0.9%. […]

FinTech IPO Index Gains 1.4% as Katapult Bounces on Credit Agreement

October 10, 2025
The FinTech IPO Index gathered 1.4% over the past five sessions, as platforms led to the upside ahead of next week’s official start to earnings season. Katapult Holdings shares leaped...

Opendoor and DeFi Development Lead as FinTech IPO Index Jumps 4.4%

August 15, 2025
The FinTech IPO Index surged by 4.4% this past week, borne aloft by huge gains in a few names, and double-digit swings across several Index components were commonplace. Earnings continued...

DeFi Development Surges 235% on Crypto Enthusiasm, Leads FinTech IPO Index Gains

May 23, 2025
Enthusiasm for digital assets helped push a member of the FinTech IPO Index ahead by triple digits — and a lone earnings report helped move a lending platform higher. The...

Quick Reads
Study: 58% of Durable Goods Buyers Used Financing or Lease-to-Own

April 08, 2022
When it comes to buying durable goods, many consumers see just two options before them: going without things that could be necessities, or taking on insecure debt. But there’s a third option for these shoppers: lease-to-own purchasing, a method that lets consumers buy the goods they need with flexible, pay-over-time options. PYMNTS, in collaboration with […]

Lease-to-Own Firm Katapult Adds Jane Thompson to Board

February 11, 2022
Lease-to-own platform Katapult has named two new members on its board of directors. As the company said in a news release Friday (Feb. 11), Joyce Phillips and Jane J. Thompson...

Katapult Adds Direct-Apply Lease Feature

August 23, 2021
eCommerce leasing company Katapult’s direct apply feature allows customers to apply on the company’s website for their approved lease amount rather than doing it through one of its merchant partners. “Having...

eCommerce FinTech Katapult To Go Public By Merging With SPAC

December 18, 2020
Katapult Holding, Inc. and special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) FinServ Acquisition Corp. said on Friday (Dec. 18) that they have entered into a definitive merger deal. The arrangement will create a...