The Ultimate Guide to Fintech

2026 · American Edition

Fintech, short for financial technology, represents a dynamic sector where innovation meets finance to revolutionize how individuals and businesses manage money. This tag aggregates stories that cover the broad spectrum of fintech developments ranging from payment solutions and banking technology to AI-driven financial services and cybersecurity.

Readers exploring this tag will find insights on groundbreaking startups expanding across regions, significant funding rounds propelling growth, the rise of embedded finance, and the ongoing challenges of regulatory compliance and cybersecurity in financial services. The stories also spotlight the evolving influence of women leaders and inclusivity efforts within the fintech landscape.

Whether it's about the latest in digital payments, collaboration between traditional banks and fintech firms, advances in AI for financial operations, or regional fintech ecosystems gaining momentum, this collection offers valuable knowledge for anyone interested in the current and future impact of technology on finance.

American Fintech news
Analyst Insights
Agentic era and the UI transition
Gartner · Fintech · Digital Transformation
Last week
Thunes ranks among top three in cross-border payments
Juniper Research · Fintech · Crypto
This month
Rimini Street: SaaS-pocalypse spells opportunity to escape AI lock-in
Gartner · Fintech · Hybrid Cloud
Last month
CFOs face AI talent squeeze amid market volatility
Gartner · Fintech · Data Analytics
Last month
Oracle named IDC MarketScape leader in AI trade finance
IDC MarketScape · Fintech · Digital Transformation
Last month
Expert columns
The missing link in eIDV: Why data quality drives fraud prevention
By Bud Walker of Melissa
Last week
When identity becomes the payment rail
By Martin Zeisel of G+D Netcetera
Last week
Building digital trust: Data quality provides a scalable path
By Bud Walker of Melissa
This month
AI can inspire travel, but it still can't book it. That's about to change
By Mike Putman of Custom Travel Solutions
This month
The disappearance of crypto and the rebirth of finance
By Jason Titman of Swyftx
Last month
Conquer the KYB challenge: How smarter data quality fuels fintech integrators
By Bud Walker of Melissa
Last month
The amber problem: Why addresses alone won't solve cross-border payment failures
By Edmund Ng of Melissa
Last month
International Women's Day 2026: Death by a thousand qualifications
By Swati Deshpande of Paynt
Last month
From optics to outcomes: What real progress for women in tech looks like
By Janthana Kaenprakhamroy of Tapoly
Last month
Fintech must match tech progress with true inclusion
By Georgia Hanias of Ecology Media
Last month
Why fintech needs more women in the room where risk decisions are made
By Kristina Nikipolska of xpate
Last month
Where are the godmothers of AI in the tech industry?
By Elaine Mullan of Corlytics
Last month
If women do not build it, it will be built without us
By Leah Garrett of Dawn Intelligence
Last month
Give to Gain: Creating pathways for women in fraud prevention
By Mira Sidhu of SEON
Last month
Building trust & confidence in hybrid work for women
By Alison Morris of Worldpay, now Global Payments
Last month
Interviews
Exclusive: Google Cloud reshaping finance with agentic AI
Discussing Productivity
Last week
Pepperstone Crypto: Digital assets go mainstream as investors take control of financial future
Discussing BitCoin
Last week
Strong growth for Irish tech imports across Australia and New Zealand
Discussing IT Industry
Last month
Confluent says data streaming will enable faster, better decisions
Discussing Business Intelligence
Last month
Composable, process‑aware AI key to enterprise ROI
Discussing Digital Transformation
Wed, 25th Feb 2026
Recent news
Citi launches AI wealth assistant Citi Sky with Google
About Digital Transformation
Last week
Plaid says AI is reshaping consumer finance expectations
About Trends & Predictions
Last week
American Express to acquire Hyper in AI expense push
About Software-as-a-Service
Last week
Q2 launches AI code tool for digital banking platform
About Cloud Services
Last week
Payward buys Bitnomial for USD $550 million in cash
About Licensing
Last week
Slash raises USD $100 million at USD $1.4 billion valuation
About Software-as-a-Service
This month
Alkami launches Engage to boost digital banking adoption
About Digital Engagement
This month
Alchelyst names three senior leaders after Lyra merger
About Productivity
This month
MegPrime launches rewards app with homebuyer incentives
About Peer-to-peer payments
This month
SoFi joins first banks to offer FedNow send & receive
About Chief Financial Officer
This month
Primitive launches AI agent system for banks & credit unions
About Software-as-a-Service
This month
AlphaSense names Samantha Greenberg as Chief Financial Officer
About Software-as-a-Service
This month
Pello buys ByAllAccounts as Morningstar stays customer
About Software-as-a-Service
This month
Gusto buys Mosey to boost small-business compliance
About Software-as-a-Service
This month
Treasury opens cyber threat sharing for crypto firms
About Firewalls
This month
Paysafe launches crypto deposits for US iGaming brands
About Gaming
This month
Halcyon hires Dave Hannigan as ransomware Security Chief
About Cloud Services
This month
Public rolls out AI agents to automate trading strategies
About Stock Market
This month
SoFi launches corporate banking with crypto settlement
About Cloud Services
This month
Ramp deepens Visa partnership as enterprise base grows
About Software-as-a-Service
This month
Job moves
Alchelyst names three senior leaders after Lyra merger
Move at Alchelyst
This month
Halcyon hires Dave Hannigan as ransomware Security Chief
Move at Halcyon
This month
Agentic AI foundation names David Nalley as Board Chair
Move at Lenovo
Thu, 26th Feb 2026
Testlio expands AI testing push & appoints new CEO
Move at Bug Bounty
Thu, 26th Feb 2026
Docusign founder joins artius.iD board to boost digital ID security
Move at DocuSign
Thu, 6th Nov 2025
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