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
Robinhood taps Morpho for onchain yield Earn product
Eligible US users will be able to earn yield on idle USDG balances inside the Robinhood app as the rollout expands across its customer base.
Goodbuy raises USD $1 million from credit union investors
The funding gives the Boise-based marketplace a stronger foothold in credit union small-business banking as it becomes a CUSO.
OpenMatter launches verifiable AI collaboration platform
Companies under pressure to govern AI and share sensitive data could use proof-based controls without replacing existing cloud systems.
SoFi launches small-business loans for its members
Small business owners facing tighter credit can now seek fixed-rate funding of up to USD $250,000 through SoFi, with decisions in minutes.
MANTL tops USD $40 billion in deposits, saves 1M hours
Banks and credit unions are using MANTL to speed up onboarding as deposits grow and branch staff save more than 1 million hours.
YEO Messaging taps ReconIQ to enter US banking market
Banks could use continuous identity checks to curb rising takeover fraud, as the tie-up opens YEO Messaging to US financial institutions.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Fintech
Gartner sees finance talent shift towards digital skills
Basware named Gartner Leader in accounts payable apps
Kore.ai survey says firms face unmanaged AI agent risk
One in three remittance users struggle with delays
RAMaggedon: Why the memory crisis is a digital inclusion crisis
Featured News
Visa strengthens AI defences amid new era of cyber threats
Visa is pouring billions into AI defences as regulators demand safer, auditable systems to counter faster cyber threats and fraud.
Sage Intacct builds explainable AI into accounting
Accountants facing staff shortages may gain faster workflows, as Sage Intacct’s new agent exposes its calculations, sources and audit trail.
Exclusive: Google Cloud reshaping finance with agentic AI
Banks must move beyond isolated pilots if they want agentic AI to deliver enterprise-wide gains, Google Cloud says.
Expert Columns
6 Proven Use Cases of Email Verification Across Industries
AI in crisis communications: why route knowledge beats the next new tool
The 70% problem: Why checkout is still where eCommerce goes to die
Data quality powers KYB: Mitigating risk and fighting fraud in real-time
How accurate address data powers identity verification
The missing link in eIDV: Why data quality drives fraud prevention
When identity becomes the payment rail
Building digital trust: Data quality provides a scalable path
AI can inspire travel, but it still can't book it. That's about to change
The disappearance of crypto and the rebirth of finance
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
Visa strengthens AI defences amid new era of cyber threats
Sage Intacct builds explainable AI into accounting
Exclusive: Google Cloud reshaping finance with agentic AI
Strong growth for Irish tech imports across Australia and New Zealand
Confluent says data streaming will enable faster, better decisions
Recent Fintech News
Ondo launches 24/7 minting for tokenised US stocks
Investors can now enter and exit six tokenised US equities at any hour, as Ondo widens access beyond Wall Street trading windows.
Lead Bank joins American Fintech Council in membership push
The move strengthens the trade group's push for tighter standards as scrutiny of banking-as-a-service partnerships intensifies across the US financial sector.
Modern Treasury teams with Sardine on fraud monitoring
Customers using instant and cross-border payments will gain real-time fraud checks as the firms seek to curb risk across faster money flows.
Landmark's Alkami partnership lifts business banking
Landmark Credit Union has turned a digital overhaul into growth, lifting business profiles above 7,800 and adding USD $150,000 in fee income.
SoFi launches AI investing platform Composer by SoFi
Retail investors can now build and test rules-based strategies in plain English, as SoFi folds the platform into its app after buying Composer Securities.
Deluxe to buy Celero Commerce for USD $625 million
The tie-up will lift Deluxe's payments and data share of revenue to 57% of 2026 sales and make it one of the 10 biggest non-bank acquirers.
Coinbase expands trading, AI & payments in broad push
Customers outside the US will soon get tokenised stocks as Coinbase widens access to equities, AI tools and crypto-backed finance.
Figure buys Kiavi in USD $717 million blockchain deal
The deal will add more than USD $7 billion a year in first-lien volume and strengthen Figure's push into blockchain-based lending.
FV Bank launches stablecoin invoicing for businesses
Businesses can now settle invoices in USDC or PYUSD, with funds converted into US dollars on receipt through FV Bank's dashboard.
Dupaco boosts digital onboarding with MANTL platform
New digital onboarding has helped the credit union add USD $138 million in deposits and save more than 4,194 staff hours.
Adyen launches agentic commerce APIs for US merchants
Enterprise merchants can now connect once to multiple AI shopping platforms, as Adyen's limited US rollout aims to cut repeated integration work.
Alchelyst & Allfunds Blockchain launch private markets API
The new link should cut errors and speed up private markets order handling as managers face heavier investor volumes and tighter service demands.
Lunr Capital boosts loans ninefold with LoanPro software
Spreadsheet-based lending had become a bottleneck for Lunr as volumes rose, but new software cut errors to near zero and trimmed manual work.
Alkami integrates Yodlee via FDX API to cut scraping
Banks and credit unions should see fewer login failures and support calls as Alkami replaces screen scraping with tokenised data sharing.
Eltropy adds Illuma voice security for financial firms
Financial institutions will be able to verify callers in seconds as Eltropy embeds IllumaSHIELD to counter AI-driven voice fraud.
Thunes opens New York office to boost US expansion
Faster cross-border payouts for US businesses are at the heart of the payments firm's latest push into one of its biggest markets.
6 Proven Use Cases of Email Verification Across Industries
Bad addresses can waste spend, skew analytics and undermine compliance as firms move email verification from clean-up to core infrastructure.
SoFi launches AI Coach for members' financial guidance
Available first to premium members, the chat-based tool lets users manage spending, debt and savings inside the app as AI finance rivals multiply.
Thunes launches real-time US payouts for cross-border money
Businesses sending money into the US can now use faster rails, cutting delays and fees in a market prone to payment failures.
Visa tests private stablecoin settlement with Brale
The trial could help banks and payment firms settle tokenised dollars without exposing sensitive transaction data on public blockchains.
Job Moves
Constant AI promotes Lisa Cote to Chief Financial Officer
Accordion appoints two to lead finance advisory practices
Alchelyst names three senior leaders after Lyra merger
Halcyon hires Dave Hannigan as ransomware Security Chief
Agentic AI foundation names David Nalley as Board Chair
Testlio expands AI testing push & appoints new CEO
