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Chime Aims For $11 Billion IPO Valuation
ByJeff Kauflin,
Forbes Staff
Wealthsimple Acquires Plenty Team To Improve Family Finance
ByGeri Stengel,
Contributor
Wealthsimple acqui-hired Plenty, creating a fintech company that provides broader financial planning for couples and exemplifying a new phase in fintech mergers.
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Fintechs Cashing In On Rural Banking Opportunity
Amid a backdrop of bank consolidations, fintechs are quietly stepping in, offering rural community banks a powerful lifeline.
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Retailer Stablecoins Are A Real Opportunity For Stable Retailers
How can banks, who enjoy a great income stream from interchange right now, position themselves for a world of retailer stablecoins and instant payments?
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Embedded Finance 2.0: Every SaaS Platform Wants To Be A Bank—Will Regulators Let Them?
SaaS titans from Xero to Shopify are morphing into banks via embedded finance, but a global regulatory crackdown on BaaS may rewrite the playbook.
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More Than Qualified: 5 Tips To Get Hired In Fintech In 2025
Job seekers are wondering how to get hired in a challenging job market in fintech. Here are five tips to set yourself apart without shrinking your worth.
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Why Xero Acquired Melio: Supercharging Small Business Payments
Xero announced a deal to acquire small business payments platform Melio for $2.5 billion and fill a gap in its offerings by integrating accounting and bill payments.
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Quantum Computers Stealing Bitcoin? Stealing Ideas Is A Bigger Threat
Having a quantum computer steal your cryptocurrency will be a minor inconvenience when compared to having a quantum computer steal your thoughts.
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What A Zohran Mamdani Win Will Mean For Wall Street
Zohran Mamdani may be the Democratic candidate in New York's mayoral election, and he has a different relationship with the financial sector than rival Andrew Cuomo.
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DORA’s Asian Fintech Reckoning Begins
Asia's Fintechs may inadvertently have exposure to a raft of new compliance requirements from the EU.
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How Card Networks Plan To Navigate An Evolving World
Capital One completed its acquisition of Discover last month, what does the future hold for Card Networks?
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Americans Will Put Money In Amazon And Walmart Stablecoins
The GENIUS Act offers banks, fintechs, merchants, and retailers an entry ramp into stablecoins. Banks who act can limit the threat of Amazon and Walmart stablecoins.
ByRon Shevlin,
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A Tale Of Two Cities In Venture Capital
The venture capital industry - across managers, startups and incumbents is best described as the tale of two cities.
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The GENIUS Act Cements Stablecoins’ Place In Cross-Border Payments
The bill comes amid a growing focus on the use of stablecoins by the cross-border payments industry.
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America Plants The Flag As The Crypto Capital Of The World
America is rapidly emerging as the “crypto capital of the world” since Donald Trump won the presidential election and adopted pro-crypto policies.
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The Metaverse Was Suppose To Change How We Bank — What happened?
As it did elsewhere, the metaverse eventually lost its luster in financial services. So, what happened? Is the metaverse dead? Is there still any opportunity to be had?
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Central Banks Can Learn From Stablecoins How To Make Better CBDCs
If central banks analyze the stablecoin boom, they can make the digital euro and digital everything else better: not by copying stablecoins, but by learning from them.
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SMB Innovation Trends: What’s Driving The Next Fintech Wave
Significant opportunities lie in areas largely overlooked, specifically accounts receivable automation and tailored financing solutions for digital-native businesses.
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The Most Overlooked Opportunity In AI Isn’t What You Think
AI is transforming overlooked sectors like HVAC, plumbing, and home services—bringing real innovation to legacy trades where efficiency and transparency are long overdue.
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