Lawmakers spar over payment rails

House members on Wednesday debated the Payments Access and Consumer Efficiency Act, which would expand Federal Reserve services access.

By Lynne Marek • June 25, 2026

Dive Deposits: Fiserv’s CEO switch cements JPMorgan alum’s next chapter

The payments processor turned to Takis Georgakopoulos when Mike Lyons left for Truist. If the new CEO’s name sounds familiar, that may be because of a dust-up with Greek fintech Viva Wallet.

By Dan Ennis • June 24, 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

Ex-NY governor to lead blockchain venture between OKX, NYSE owner

A venture between crypto firm OKX and Intercontinental Exchange aims to focus on building infrastructure for tokenized financial products.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • June 23, 2026

Fintech partner to rebrand to Quill Bank

Utah-based Capital Community Bank is set to launch a revamped website June 30, with a mission to lend credibility and “banking backbone” to fintech partners.

By Dan Ennis • June 23, 2026

JPMorgan, BofA, others challenge the BNPL space

Buy now, pay later players, including Klarna and Affirm, are facing more competition as financial institutions begin offering installment payment options.

By Justin Bachman • June 18, 2026

Barclays to buy kid-focused financial literacy app GoHenry

Acorns, which bought GoHenry in 2023, will hold onto the platform’s U.S. business.

By Dan Ennis • June 17, 2026

Robinhood cuts nearly 300 employees

While other fintechs credited AI in staff reductions, Robinhood cited a need to remain a “lean, hyper-focused team where every single individual is empowered to make a massive impact.”

By Dan Ennis • June 16, 2026

Nubank notifies customers of its liquidation in error

Brazil’s central bank is not liquidating the digital lender. But dozens of customers Friday received a message telling them this was the case.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • June 15, 2026

Nuvei to buy Payoneer for $2.75B

The Canadian payments processor will acquire the New York City-based company to create a bigger cross-border payments player.

By Lynne Marek • June 15, 2026

Adyen to buy Orb for $335M

The Dutch payments processor is swallowing the San Francisco startup as both adapt their businesses to the age of artificial intelligence.

By Lynne Marek • June 12, 2026

Pagaya sues Klarna over alleged trade secret misappropriation

The BNPL firm’s objective was to “absorb Pagaya’s trade secrets, use them to build its own competing capabilities, and cut Pagaya out,” the underwriting fintech alleged.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • June 10, 2026

Figure to buy AI-powered real estate lending platform Kiavi

Investment firm Sixth Street will also join a venture that’s set to buy loans off Kiavi’s balance sheet as part of the $717 million deal.

By Dan Ennis • June 10, 2026

Klarna dives deeper into banking

The buy now, pay later provider is debuting a high-yield savings account to lure more people away from banks and into its ecosystem.

By Justin Bachman • June 9, 2026

Fintech’s summer-break C-suite churn has begun

Revolut’s co-founder and chief technology officer is leaving his role at the company. The move comes roughly a week after Adyen’s finance chief said he was leaving. Meanwhile, Nubank named a Visa alum as its next CFO.

By Dan Ennis • June 4, 2026

Chime’s ‘#1’ claim raises J.D. Power’s ire

The research and ranking company sued Chime, alleging the neobank improperly used the phrase “#1 ranking based on J.D. Power survey” in advertising materials. 

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • June 4, 2026

Fintech revenues hit record $504B in 2025: study

Revenue in the sector is growing four times as fast as in banks, according to a recent report by Boston Consulting Group and FT Partners.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • June 3, 2026

CFPB directs Bilt to reimburse customers affected by card transition

After tech issues plagued the fintech’s transition to a new bank partner this year, the CFPB said it’s worked to ensure affected consumers “are appropriately remedied.”

By Caitlin Mullen • June 3, 2026

Nubank, Adyen see CFO transitions

Longtime Visa executive Rob Livingston will take the finance reins of the Brazilian neobank July 13. Meanwhile, Dutch payments processor Adyen CFO Ethan Tandowsky is leaving the company Aug. 31.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris , Maura Webber Sadovi • June 3, 2026

Fintech Wise probed over AML concerns

A Belgian prosecutor is looking into “indications of non-compliance,” particularly from “a lack of proper identification of clients and their activities.”

By Dan Ennis • June 2, 2026

OCC cites AML deficiencies at NY bank that partners with fintechs

New York City-based Community Federal Savings Bank, a partner to Wise and Crypto.com, faces an enforcement action over what the regulator deemed an inadequate suspicious activity alert system.

By Dan Ennis • May 27, 2026

LendingClub CEO expects ‘skinned knees’ amid fintech charter rush

Fintechs that want to become banks should brace for “a learning curve” as they ramp up governance, risk and compliance infrastructure, said LendingClub CEO Scott Sanborn.

By Caitlin Mullen • May 27, 2026

Coinbase rolls out refreshed direct-deposit feature

The crypto exchange raised its ceiling on deposit limits, but the Clarity Act’s restrictions on passive stablecoin earnings may present a challenge.

By Dan Ennis • May 27, 2026

OCC’s Gould justifies conditional trust charter approvals

“We don’t have a zero risk tolerance anymore,” the comptroller said at an event May 20, adding that “a reasonable chance of success” is “how we evaluate applications.”

By Caitlin Mullen • May 21, 2026

Bitcoin Depot files for bankruptcy as crypto ATMs go offline

Alex Holmes, who has led the company since March, cited “stringent compliance obligations” from states, increasing litigation and tougher transaction limits.

By Daniel Muñoz • May 20, 2026

Warren demands national trust charter details from Gould

National trust charters have been awarded to firms that “intend to engage in activities that appear to go far beyond the narrow set of activities permitted by law,” the Democratic senator told the head of the OCC.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • May 20, 2026