The Ultimate Guide to Fintech
A curated American edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Fintech.
What to know about Fintech
Fintech, short for financial technology, represents a dynamic sector where innovation meets finance to revolutionize how individuals and businesses manage money. This tag aggregates stories that cover the broad spectrum of fintech developments ranging from payment solutions and banking technology to AI-driven financial services and cybersecurity.
Readers exploring this tag will find insights on groundbreaking startups expanding across regions, significant funding rounds propelling growth, the rise of embedded finance, and the ongoing challenges of regulatory compliance and cybersecurity in financial services. The stories also spotlight the evolving influence of women leaders and inclusivity efforts within the fintech landscape.
Whether it's about the latest in digital payments, collaboration between traditional banks and fintech firms, advances in AI for financial operations, or regional fintech ecosystems gaining momentum, this collection offers valuable knowledge for anyone interested in the current and future impact of technology on finance.
American Fintech News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Texans Credit Union lifts digital users 42% with Alkami
The move has helped lift member engagement, with digital banking users up 42% and in-branch account opening now up to five times faster.
ThetaRay appoints Laure Richmond as chief financial officer
The hire comes as the financial crime compliance software group expands globally to meet tougher anti-money laundering rules and rising scrutiny.
73 Strings acquires Callisto to boost AI in private markets
The deal deepens 73 Strings' AI push as fund managers face heavier data and reporting demands across private markets, with no price disclosed.
Ramp lands multi-year deal with San Francisco 49ers
The tie-up will put more of the 49ers' spending and travel payments on Ramp's platform while boosting the fintech's Bay Area visibility.
Convera names four executives to drive global platform
The appointments support Convera's push to integrate cross-border payments, FX risk tools and multi-currency services for business customers.
MassPay adds Cash App to its direct payout network
The move gives US gig workers and sellers faster access to earnings, as MassPay seeks to reduce reliance on slower bank transfers.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Fintech
MongoDB launches Atlas Agent Engine for production AI
ConnexPay adds mobile wallet support for virtual cards
Plumery launches rescue plan for digital banking exits
CFOs urged to take disciplined approach to AI spend
Google named Gartner leader in enterprise AI assistants
Featured News
Celonis banking head: Banks want proof before scaling agents
Celonis argues frontier AI models are too generic for regulated banking, urging firms to weigh cost, risk and process gains before scaling deployments.
DesignVerse targets U.S. firms with private cloud AI tools
DesignVerse is targeting U.S. aviation, defence and finance clients with on-premise AI tools as data sovereignty concerns reshape vendor choice.
AI transforming B2B discovery - but human trust endures
AI is changing how B2B buyers make decisions - but an expert warns that it is not a substitute for effective human comms strategies.
Expert Columns
Banking's channel problem is really an accountability problem
An open letter to the next gen of accountants and bookkeepers
From wallets to accounts: The quiet convergence of crypto and everyday finance
The KYC blind spot hiding in your email validation stack
The importance of data enrichment in financial services
Why Customer Due Diligence (CDD) Starts With Clean Data
4 practical tips for maintaining data quality
How poor watchlist data undermines sanctions screening accuracy
The invisible trust layer: Why payments are becoming a systems problem
Availability should follow the transaction, not the infrastructure
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
Recent Fintech News
Deutsche Bank deploys Farsight AI on-premises for bankers
The rollout lets bankers use AI on sensitive client work while keeping data inside Deutsche Bank's own technology environment.
Women fintech CMOs eye bigger teams as AI reshapes work
Most fintech marketing chiefs expect AI to reshape roles rather than cut jobs, with 56% planning to hire and 75% to lift budgets in 2027.
Bybit expands into stocks, payments and AI finance tools
The crypto exchange is now vying with brokers and fintechs as it adds access to more than 1,000 US stocks, ETFs and payment tools.
Webexpenses merges with Zudello to widen finance tools
Customers will keep existing brands and contracts as the merged group adds broader automation across finance teams in the UK, APAC and North America.
Banks overrate fraud readiness as data gaps persist
Operational gaps are undermining banks' fraud defences, with only 41% fully connecting key data despite strong plans to increase AI spending.
NBB teams up with TerraPay to widen cross-border payouts
The deal gives Bahraini customers faster access to more payout routes abroad, while letting NBB expand without building separate market links.
FIS launches AI suite for CFO cash flow forecasting
Finance teams can now spot liquidity pressure earlier, as the new suite pulls together data from multiple systems and forecasts cash across time horizons.
Versapay launches AI layer across accounts receivable
Finance teams can now automate more of invoice-to-cash as Versapay extends AI from cash application into collections, payments and ERP links.
Ecommpay adds Klarna to platform in single integration
Merchants can now offer Klarna's instalment and deferred-payment options through Ecommpay without extra technical work or separate systems.
Juspay revenue rises 30% to USD $75 million in FY26
Core India operations stayed profitable as the payments firm expanded overseas and pushed into AI, even after a USD $10 million net loss.
Oobit launches AI payments for stablecoin purchases
Users in more than 75 countries can now approve AI-made purchases without handing assistants ongoing access to funds or card details.
Moomoo adds real-time deposits via Visa & Apple Pay
The change gives eligible US users 24/7 card-based funding, making it easier to add money outside banking hours and trade faster.
Iridium raises USD $3 million to automate invoice checks
The funding will help lenders cut manual checks that cost about USD $22 each and leave most invoices unverified, raising fraud risk.
ACAMS launches crypto crime training with Chainalysis
Compliance teams are being pushed to learn blockchain tracing as illicit crypto activity keeps rising and digital assets enter mainstream finance.
Plaid launches AI credit & fraud models for lenders
Lenders may now approve more borrowers and catch more fraud, as Plaid's new models use cash flow and transaction data instead of credit scores alone.
Yaspa wins PAY360 award for Intelligent Payments platform
The award underscores growing interest in bank-payment tools that pair account-to-account transfers with customer verification for merchants.
FedEx & Stripe join to boost small business finance
Smaller businesses could gain fresh access to finance as shipping data from FedEx and Stripe's systems is used to assess lending risk.
Broadridge repo platform hits USD $7.5 trillion in September
Tokenised repo is moving into routine institutional processing, with Broadridge's platform averaging USD $359 billion a day in September.
Noah raises USD $38 million to scale stablecoin payments
The seed round will fund a New York office and expansion across 150 markets as businesses shift to stablecoin-based cross-border payments.
Stuut raises USD $52.5 million to boost receivables
The funding will help the fintech meet rising demand as enterprises seek to free up cash tied in unpaid invoices and cut days sales outstanding.
Job Moves
ThetaRay appoints Laure Richmond as chief financial officer
Convera names four executives to drive global platform
Aerospike names Don Dama as Chief Executive Officer
Coinme appoints Chief Compliance Officer for global push
Zingtree appoints Venkat Iyer as Chief Technology Officer
USBC appoints ex-Apple Pay executive to lead partnerships
Lorum appoints Hartwig Gerhartinger as legal chief
Lorum appoints Hartwig Gerhartinger as legal chief
Constant AI promotes Lisa Cote to Chief Financial Officer
