Upbound Q3 2026 shows Brigit growing 37% while Acima revenue falls
Upbound's cash-advance app Brigit keeps growing fast while lease-to-own unit Acima shrinks and gets more profitable.
October 31, 2026
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Global fintech news and analysis
The latest payments, banking, lending, digital asset and AI in finance news from every region, reported from the primary source and read with a sceptical eye.
Payments news
Card networks, real-time payment rails, stablecoin settlement and AI agent checkout, tracked in every region.
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Bolta e-invoicing APIs pitch Korea's tax invoice mandate to global companies
South Korea's Bolta wants to be the API layer foreign companies use for Korean tax invoicing and business verification. Its domestic numbers, published only in Korean, show the scale behind the pitch.
October 30, 2026
Banking and lending news
Digital banks, charters, embedded finance, credit facilities and mortgage technology, from releases and filings.
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The Bancorp Q3 2026 return on equity hits 36% as fintech fees climb 19%
The sponsor bank behind many US fintech cards keeps lifting fees and returns, and set early 2028 earnings guidance.
October 31, 2026
AI, identity and wealth news
Generative AI in financial services, digital identity and fraud prevention, and the wealthtech stack behind advisers.
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We Asked Industry Leaders Which Scam Forced Them to Rebuild Their Fraud Controls
Authenticated customers sending money to scammers broke the old fraud playbook. Three industry voices explain which pattern forced a rebuild, and which signal finally caught it.
October 30, 2026
Digital assets news
Stablecoins, tokenisation, custody and the institutions building on crypto rails, judged on settlement rather than price.
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Mastercard Q3 2026 revenue rises 14% to $9.8 billion, with BVNK in the pitch
Mastercard's wire release carried no numbers; its SEC filing shows 14% revenue growth and a chief executive talking up the stablecoin platform it bought.
October 31, 2026
Funding and deals
Fintech funding rounds, acquisitions and facilities, with the terms each announcement leaves out.
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Fintech Deals in October 2026: LSEG's $3.5 Billion Octus Buy Outweighed All Tracked Funding Combined
Fintechbits Intelligence tracked 17 fintech deals announced in October. Ramp's reported round dominated the funding side, but two credit data acquisitions were bigger still.
October 29, 2026
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ScribeUp Series A Raises $13 Million to Put Bill Controls Inside Banking Apps
October 26, 2026
