SoFi, Figure co-founder raises $19M for newest venture

“The problem that we've created in blockchain,” Navra co-founder Mike Cagney said, “is we've been building for this native crypto audience, but not for the real world.”

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Oct. 14, 2026

Kraken parent eyes EU license with bank acquisition

Buying Lithuania-based Saldo Bank would give Payward an upgrade from the Ireland-issued electronic money institutions license it now carries. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

By Dan Ennis • Oct. 14, 2026

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Fraud and AML in banking

Regulators are refocusing on fraud. Banks are putting more cash toward the issue and empowering employees to fight. That fight is paying off in customer retention.

By Banking Dive staff

JPMorgan rounds up payments partners

The biggest U.S. bank has been leveraging relationships to better integrate software and keep up with industry trends, among other purposes.

By Lynne Marek • Oct. 14, 2026

Stablecoin startups advance payments

Entrepreneurs embracing the digital assets are pushing payments modernization forward, and bringing incumbents along too.

By Lynne Marek • Oct. 13, 2026

In AI-era banking, trust has a new enforcer—the network

From ATMs to AI agents, a bank's attack surface is expanding. See how the network closes the gap.

Oct. 12, 2026

Why Gen Z, millennials are most satisfied with online banks, fintechs

“A lot of it really does start with the idea that the fintechs are protecting their customers from fees, helping customers to protect their money,” JD Power’s Paul McAdam said.

By Kristen Doerer • Oct. 9, 2026

The elder statesman of trust charters makes its move

Anchorage Digital has acquired Routable, in a deal to link the issuance, custody and settlement of stablecoins with multi-denominational payout distribution.

By Dan Ennis • Oct. 7, 2026

Rain, Modern Treasury seek OCC trust charters

The firms join a growing list of fintech companies looking to get into the folds of federal regulation, days after a trade group sued the OCC over trust charters.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Oct. 6, 2026

Top bank conferences to attend in 2027

Connecting with peers and competitors may offer the gut-check that banking leaders need so they can innovate in a way that lets customers and shareholders both prosper.

By Dan Ennis • Oct. 6, 2026

Why Fiserv pivoted on FIUSD

The payments processor had planned to issue its own stablecoin, FIUSD, by last year, but the strategy shifted for multiple reasons.

By Lynne Marek • Oct. 5, 2026

Coinbase accounting chief to retire

News of the longtime executive’s planned exit comes months after the New York-based company said it would lay off 14% of its workforce.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Oct. 5, 2026

How Stripe, Zerohash alums are looking to speed international payments

Startup Latitude Global pitches faster, cheaper cross-border payments by sending them on modern stablecoin rails.

By Justin Bachman • Oct. 2, 2026

Stripe swallows Parafin

The payments processor is buying an embedded financing company that caters to small businesses, in its second acquisition in as many months.

By Lynne Marek • Oct. 1, 2026

Fiserv’s stablecoin system starts

The payments processor’s system for hosting digital currencies is up and running, with North Dakota’s stablecoin the first digital asset to go live.

By Lynne Marek • Oct. 1, 2026

Charter must be ‘top priority’ for fintechs pursuing it: Mercury exec

The fintech has always wanted a charter, according to Mercury Bank CEO Jon Auxier. After years of hard work, “now is the right moment to go after it.”

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Sept. 30, 2026

How BofA’s tech summit influences strategy

An annual event uniting bank leaders and tech upstarts, happening next week, helps the lender assess how potential partners are innovating, Bank of America’s chief technology and information officer said.

By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 30, 2026

Circle CFO to step down following $1.05B IPO

Jeremy Fox-Geen will leave the stablecoin issuer after five years as its top finance officer helping to drive growth and usher the company through its long-awaited 2025 IPO.

By Grace Noto • Sept. 28, 2026

Valley National Bank to acquire fintech Bluevine for $340M

The fintech is set to bring Valley $2.1 billion in deposits and make the bank “a much stronger and more relevant small business competitor,” executives said Monday.

By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 28, 2026

Mission Lane gets green light for OCC charter

The fintech has received conditional approval to form the first new credit card bank regulated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency in more than 20 years, a consultant said.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Sept. 28, 2026

Stripe alums spark new payments plays

The digital processor has become a founders’ factory with former employees seeding startups across the fintech field.

By Justin Bachman • Sept. 28, 2026

Who’s winning the loyalty game in financial services? It’s complicated.

Loyalty isn't won by being a bank or a fintech. It's won by showing up every day instead of once a quarter.

By Campbell Shaw, VP Commercial, Financial Services, Valuedynamx • Sept. 28, 2026

Moov adds P2P competition

Using Mastercard and Visa’s digital infrastructure, the tool facilitates peer-to-peer payments without requiring both parties to have the same app.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Sept. 24, 2026

Fintech Avant applies for OCC charter

A charter from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency would allow the Chicago-based fintech to expand its credit products, diversify beyond them, and reduce its cost of funds, the CEO said.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Sept. 23, 2026

Adyen snaps up Klarna CFO

Niclas Neglén will begin at the Dutch payments processing firm Feb. 1. The move gives Adyen a permanent successor to Ethan Tandowsky, the company’s previous CFO, who left Aug. 31.

By Lynne Marek • Sept. 22, 2026

OCC conditionally approves 3 national trust charters

Bastion Platforms Trust Co., Agora National Trust Bank and Catena Trust Bank applied for charters in March, April and May, respectively.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Sept. 21, 2026