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.
Sponsor bank exits and processor changes are reshaping fintech in 2026. The cases of Mercury, Chime and the Apple Card show where migrations break and how to plan an exit before you need one
October 31, 2026
October 31, 2026
October 30, 2026
October 30, 2026
Card networks, real-time payment rails, stablecoin settlement and AI agent checkout, tracked in every region.
More paymentsSouth 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
Digital banks, charters, embedded finance, credit facilities and mortgage technology, from releases and filings.
More banking and lendingThe FTC, California and seven states are suing Toast over fees, cancellations and support. The part Toast's response leaves out is how its embedded loans make leaving more expensive.
October 30, 2026
Generative AI in financial services, digital identity and fraud prevention, and the wealthtech stack behind advisers.
More ai, identity and wealthAuthenticated 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
Stablecoins, tokenisation, custody and the institutions building on crypto rails, judged on settlement rather than price.
More digital assetsNew rules in the US, UK and EU have turned stablecoins from a product experiment into a regulated business. Two industry voices explain what changed, from investor diligence to the balance sheet.
October 30, 2026
Fintech funding rounds, acquisitions and facilities, with the terms each announcement leaves out.
More funding and dealsFintechbits 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
October 26, 2026
