U.S. Bank’s Elavon nabs BofA exec for CEO

The payments processor poached Wally Mlynarski from a bank rival to be its CEO, replacing Jamie Walker.

By Lynne Marek • March 19, 2026

Banks leave nonprofit lending market untapped, fintech CEO says

B Generous, a nonprofit loan marketplace fintech, launched to connect nonprofits to lenders. In two years, it’s connected nonprofits to $100 million in loans – and banks to long-term customers.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • March 18, 2026

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Banks’ focus on AI has shifted from a “cool-toys” mentality to one that sees the technology as a foundational pillar underlying finance and society itself.

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EWS pairs with Citi to offer Paze

The collaboration marks the first time the fintech has worked with a non-owner bank on the digital wallet.

By Patrick Cooley • March 17, 2026

Mastercard to buy BVNK for $1.8B

“Adding on-chain rails to our network will support speed and programmability for virtually every type of transaction,” a Mastercard executive said.

By Lynne Marek • March 17, 2026

MoCaFi files for bankruptcy

The fintech, aimed at serving the unbanked and underbanked, failed to recover following the loss of a major program that had been “central” to its revenue model, its CEO said.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • March 16, 2026

Fintechs push 36% state rate caps

While there is a 36% interest rate standard for lending in the U.S., it’s not codified for all consumers. Now, the effort to set one has moved to the states.

By Lynne Marek • March 16, 2026

Custodia’s Fed options are limited after court denies rehearing

The Wyoming-based crypto bank can petition the Supreme Court. Or it could reapply to the Fed through a channel that didn’t exist when it sued: the “skinny” master account Kraken recently received.

By Dan Ennis • March 16, 2026

Robinhood takes on premium card issuers

The fintech’s new $695 credit card aims to lure young, wealthy people uninterested in hoarding points or using a card for airport lounge access.

By Justin Bachman • March 16, 2026

Nubank hires TikTok alum as marketing chief

The move comes as the Brazilian neobank seeks the OCC’s green light for a national banking charter in the U.S.

By Dan Ennis • March 11, 2026

Revolut gets full license approval from UK

The company has waited more than four years for regulators to grant the license, which allows Revolut a platform for loans, mortgages, credit cards, overdraft protection and savings products.

By Dan Ennis • March 11, 2026

Upstart to apply for national bank charter

“The time is right to launch the first bank built from the ground up on AI,” Paul Gu, the fintech’s incoming CEO, said Tuesday.

By Dan Ennis • March 11, 2026

Clarity Act stokes debate on crypto

The bill aims to identify which agencies should regulate digital currencies.

By Patrick Cooley • March 9, 2026

Morgan Stanley partner Zerohash applies for OCC trust charter

The application comes amid fierce blowback from an organization that criticized the OCC’s “unfettered discretion” on which firms get charters and for which activities.

By Dan Ennis • March 6, 2026

Revolut applies for OCC charter

Cetin Duransoy has been named the fintech’s U.S. CEO, succeeding Sid Jajodia, who is now global chief banking officer. Jajodia said in October that a charter would give Revolut “a seat at the table” with regulators.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • March 5, 2026

Kraken receives Fed master account, in a first for crypto

Access to the Federal Reserve’s payment system has long been a dream for cryptocurrency firms, including Custodia Bank, which has sued the central bank in pursuit of access.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • March 4, 2026

Citi pushes client co-creation in e-commerce

The bank has endeavored to work “hand in glove” with fintechs, rather than build tools thinking it will beat them, an executive said. “We want them to actually use the platform.”

By Caitlin Mullen • March 4, 2026

Meta dips a toe back into crypto

The social media giant is exploring the use of stablecoin payments in its app ecosystem, years after its Diem digital currency experiment imploded.

By Justin Bachman • Feb. 27, 2026

Block swaps 4,000 workers for AI

CEO Jack Dorsey told investors Thursday that Block’s headcount will drop about 40% as it leans on artificial intelligence for efficiencies.

By Patrick Cooley , Lynne Marek • Feb. 27, 2026

Payoneer applies for OCC’s national trust bank charter

The cross-border platform joins the influx of fintechs seeking banking licenses to issue and custody stablecoins. The OCC has conditionally approved at least seven trust bank charters since December.

By Dan Ennis • Feb. 25, 2026

Who could swallow PayPal?

It’s a $40 billion bite, with only a handful of payments players that could swallow it. But is a financial buyer more likely?

By Lynne Marek • Feb. 25, 2026

Crypto.com gets OCC’s conditional nod for charter

The green light, which came roughly four months after Crypto.com applied, follows conditional approval for trust charters at Circle, Ripple, Paxos and, most recently, Bridge.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Feb. 24, 2026

Why banks are struggling to deliver ROI on AI investments

95% of organizations see zero return on AI investments. Learn how banks are responding.

Feb. 23, 2026

Klarna pursues more banking customers

The company is targeting more long-term loan and debit card customers as an avenue for growth as it sees its second consecutive quarterly loss.

By Patrick Cooley • Feb. 20, 2026

Remitly hires Santander alum as its next CEO

Sebastian Gunningham served as vice chair of Santander’s Openbank platform. He replaces Remitly co-founder Matt Oppenheimer, who will move into a board chair role.

By Dan Ennis • Feb. 19, 2026

Singapore super-app Grab to acquire US fintech Stash

The deal is set to close in the third quarter, when Grab will pay $425 million to acquire a majority interest in the fintech, then buy the rest at market value over the next three years.

By Dan Ennis • Feb. 18, 2026