All told, global venture funding to financial technology startups totaled $51.8 billion for 2025 compared to $40.8 billion in 2024, per Crunchbase data. The investors who provided all that capital ...

Capital One’s $5.15 billion acquisition of Brex highlights fintech consolidation, banking convergence and the future of ...

Banking giant Capital One announced on Thursday that it is acquiring fintech startup Brex for $5.15 billion in a cash and ...

Overview Fintech startups now handle massive amounts of consumer data and payments, prompting regulators to strengthen ...

MTN Group is stepping up plans to acquire fintech startups across Africa, betting that its more than 300 million mobile subscribers can ...

As AI shopping agents influence intent before checkout, Phia’s $35 million Series A signals how fintech may be reshaped in an ...

The Fintech industry is navigating a competitive environment marked by renewed investor enthusiasm, regulatory tensions, and a shift in focus toward artificial intelligence. Recent developments ...

From the start of 2026, startups valued at over $1 billion—so-called unicorns—have been emerging rapidly. While AI-based ...

There’s a quiet revolution taking place in the Middle East’s financial ecosystem—and it isn’t happening inside banks. Instead, it’s unfolding in the codebases of startups that are reimagining what ...

For Fintech startups and their investors, getting a foothold in today’s marketplace is especially daunting. For every fintech startup, there are three that don’t succeed. At both the state and federal ...

For bootstrapping startups and small businesses, the challenge of optimizing existing processes for both operational and cost efficiency can make all the difference to your bottom line. For many ...

Fintech startup Checkbook began with the promise to help banks eliminate paper checks and transformed itself into an international payments company that leveraged a relationship with JPMorgan Chase to ...