CFB Oracle brings CF Benchmarks' regulated indices onchain for DeFi and Payward's perps
CF Benchmarks, part of Kraken parent Payward, launched CFB Oracle to deliver its regulated indices onchain. Only one delivery mode is live.
October 28, 2026
$1.4bnSoFi Q3 2026: record $1.4 billion revenue and a 2026 outlook $190 million above July's range6%PayPal Q3 2026 results beat July's profit guidance as payment volume growth slowed to 6%61%Zip Best Buy Expansion Takes Pay-Over-Time to the Register as In-Store Volume Climbs 61%$700bnNevis Series B Brings in Schwab as AI Wealth Platform Claims $700 Billion in Assets29.3%Revolut UK Personal Loans Arrive at Up to 29.3% APR, Well Above Its Irish Pricing$40mCognitive Credit Raises $40 Million as Credit Data Becomes a Takeover Target$13mScribeUp Series A Raises $13 Million to Put Bill Controls Inside Banking Apps4.40%SoFi Earn Puts a 4.40% Yield on Digital Dollars Without Touching the Stablecoin$3.535bnLSEG Octus Deal Puts $3.535 Billion Behind Private Credit Data$1.97bnTradeweb Trumid Deal Puts $1.97 Billion on Electronic Credit Trading
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.
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October 28, 2026
Robinhood RLUSD deal with Ripple: the stablecoin is live on Bitstamp, but not the version Robinhood will settle in
October 28, 2026
SoFi Q3 2026: record $1.4 billion revenue and a 2026 outlook $190 million above July's range
October 28, 2026
Payments news
Card networks, real-time payment rails, stablecoin settlement and AI agent checkout, tracked in every region.
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PayPal Q3 2026 results beat July's profit guidance as payment volume growth slowed to 6%
PayPal raised its full-year profit outlook after a third quarter that beat its own July forecast, while growth in payment volume slowed sharply.
October 28, 2026
Banking and lending news
Digital banks, charters, embedded finance, credit facilities and mortgage technology, from releases and filings.
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Caribou Auto Refinance Report Shows Bigger Monthly Savings but Smaller Rate Cuts in Q3 2026
Caribou says drivers who refinanced in Q3 2026 saved $165 a month. Fintechbits found the average APR cut fell from Q2, while the report's own footnote says savings can come from longer loan terms.
October 27, 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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Anne Boden: Starling's Founder Sells Her Last Shares and Bets on AI
She rebuilt a bank after several of her founding team left, then handed it over at a profit. Now Starling's founder has sold her remaining stake and is recruiting for an AI venture.
October 27, 2026
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Greenboard AI Harness Lets Compliance Teams Build Their Own Agents for SEC and FINRA Work
October 27, 2026
Digital assets news
Stablecoins, tokenisation, custody and the institutions building on crypto rails, judged on settlement rather than price.
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Ripple National Trust Bank gets final OCC approval while 12 crypto charter bids still wait
The OCC has given Ripple final approval for a national trust bank to hold RLUSD reserves. A dozen other crypto charter bids are still in the queue.
October 28, 2026
Funding and deals
Fintech funding rounds, acquisitions and facilities, with the terms each announcement leaves out.
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Cognitive Credit Raises $40 Million as Credit Data Becomes a Takeover Target
Cognitive Credit raised $40 million to expand its corporate credit data and AI tools. On the same day, LSEG agreed to pay $3.535 billion for Octus, a credit data rival.
October 26, 2026
- Startup News
ScribeUp Series A Raises $13 Million to Put Bill Controls Inside Banking Apps
October 26, 2026
