Fintech Newsletter

Cryptocurrencies

The Checkout Paradox: Why Retailers Still Don’t Trust Crypto Payments

Crypto payment rails are ready, but retailers still hesitate. Here’s why unclear liability, custody, and compliance models are slowing adoption.

Innovation

Mastercard and Google: How is Agentic Commerce Advancing?

Mastercard has announced a collaboration with Google on its Universal Commerce Protocol to boost secure, intuitive & flexible agentic commerce experiences

3 Fintech Shifts Small Businesses Can't Afford to Ignore in 2026

The financial infrastructure is being rebuilt, here’s what you need to know.

The Fintech Rebundling Is Already Here

For the past decade, fintech has grown by unbundling. Startups just emerged to solve specific pain points: payments, lending, investing and budgeting. In doing so, they exposed inefficiencies across the financial system. They focused on doing one thing exceptionally well: building trust and loyalty in ways that traditional institutions couldn’t.

AI

AI leadership insights with Egon Zehnder

Thomas Spann Jr from Egon Zehnder sits down with FinTech Futures to discuss shifting leadership styles in the age of AI, and other insights from the company's latest CFO survey.

Earning Trust in the Age of Generative AI - FinTech Weekly

As generative AI enters financial services, trust becomes the defining factor for adoption. New research shows how banks can earn confidence among low-to-moderate income consumers.

Venture Capital

Rain hits $1.95bn valuation with $250m Series C

The funding round pushes Rain's total capital raised to date to over $338 million, and comes shortly after its $58 million Series B secured four months ago.

Digital Banking

How are PayPal and Paychex Boosting Financial Accessibility?

Paychex integrates PayPal into Flex Perks to offer US employees early pay access and digital banking tools

Technology

Fintech company Togetherwork plans to hire hundreds at new Austin HQ

Togetherwork is opening up new offices on South Congress Avenue. The new offices will serve as the company's headquarters which were originally in Atlanta.

Acquisition

Fireblocks to acquire Tres Finance for Web3 reporting tech

Tres Finance currently supports more than 230 clients, with its reporting tech already adopted by the likes of Alchemy, Bank Frick, Dune, Finoa, M2, and Wintermute.

Europe

UK lands number two spot in global fintech investment

The UK has managed to reclaim its number two spot in the global fintech market, seeing investment in the UK fintech market up by 11% in the second half of 2025, according to data from Innovate Finance UK.