Billionaire entrepreneur Stelios Haji-Ioannou (pictured below) wants to do to crypto what he did to airlines. The easyJet founder is launching easyBitcoin, a crypto trading platform that applies his signature low-cost model to an industry dominated by fee-heavy giants like

UK’s High Street banking giant Lloyds Banking Group is set to acquire London-based digital wallet startup Curve for £120m ($162 million) in a fire sale, Sky News reports. The price marks a dramatic fall for the fintech that positions itself as an Apple Pay competitor and was once

Canada's largest digital wealth manager, Wealthsimple, suffered a data breach that exposed sensitive information to a small group of its customers. Data accessed included social insurance numbers, account numbers, dates of birth and government IDs. The incident, detected on

UK fintechs are snapping up top talent priced out of the US under Donald J. Trump’s (pictured below) immigration crackdown. London-based Cleo, an AI powered personal finance assistant, immediately posted 100 open roles with full visa sponsorship and relocation support. CEO

The CEO of UK banking platform Griffin says his company’s run-in with a Google-approved scam ad shows why Britain’s fintech sector is demanding urgent regulation of big tech. David Jarvis (pictured below) revealed that an employee fell victim to a phishing scam after

US-based Crypto exchange platform Coinbase 🛡️ is taking on Canada’s big banks with a stablecoin savings account-like product that pays up to 4.5% on USDC balances. “The interest rate for most chequing accounts is 0% in Canada. That makes zero sense,” said Coinbase CEO

Open banking mourning period in the US is officially over. US data aggregator Plaid has agreed to pay JPMorgan Chase for customer data access in an undisclosed settlement, ending years of free data sharing that powered fintech innovation. The settlement keeps Chase customers

Startup founders can get free fundraising advice from Ryan Breslow (pictured below), CEO of US checkout and payments company Bolt, if they switch to his platform. Breslow said founders who confirm they’ve moved their payments to Bolt will receive 30 minutes of personalized

US-based fintech Kredete has raised $22 million in new funding to expand its credit-building platform for African immigrants residing in Canada, the UK, and Europe. Founded in 2023 by Adeola Adedewe (pictured below), the startup combines remittances with a credit-building

UK payments firm SumUp is preparing an IPO that could value the company between $10 billion and $15 billion, according to the Financial Times. The report cited sources who indicated that the company is in talks with banks and may list within the next year, considering both

Paris-based all-in-one investment platform Finary has closed a €25 million ($29 million) Series B led by PayPal Ventures to scale its AI-driven wealth platform across Europe. The funding will support new features including brokerage, savings, and retirement accounts, as well

In a move that would place it among giants like OpenAI and SpaceX, the world’s largest stablecoin issuer Tether, is reportedly seeking a valuation of up to $500 billion. The El Salvador-based company is in talks to raise up to $20 billion in exchange for roughly 3% equity,

ChatGPT users can now buy products from Etsy sellers directly within their conversations. Over one million Shopify merchants should be added soon. OpenAI will charge merchants a “small fee” for completed purchases, though the company declined to disclose the exact amount.

Over 50% of customers who previously ditched payroll platform deel eventually returned to the platform. Deel COO Dan Westgarth (pictured below) said the rate is double the industry benchmark of around 25% and credited the company’s customer support for the retention rate. “Trust

Japanese messaging giant LINE and South Korea’s blockchain platform Kaia are teaming up to launch a stablecoin “superapp” later this year. Dubbed the Unify app, It will offer payments, remittances, yield products on stablecoins, and fiat on/off-ramps in one

Narrow banking might split the banking system into private credit and stablecoins. bloomberg.com/opinion/newsle…

India-based gold micro-savings app Jar has turned profitable and is eyeing a 2026 IPO after revenue surged 49-fold to ₹24.5 billion ($279 million) last year. Founded on the idea of daily micro-savings, the app lets users invest in gold from as little as ₹10 ($0.11),

Toronto-based venture studio Simple Ventures has raised $15 million to tackle Canada’s entrepreneurship decline and bring innovation talent back from the US. Co-founded by CEO Rachel Zimmer (pictured below) and chaired by Wealthsimple ’s CEO Michael Katchen, the firm aims to identify

UK-based credit score firm ClearScore eyes London IPO worth up to £2.5 billion ($3.3 billion) within the next couple of years. “To go from a piece of paper, a business plan ten years ago, through to an IPO in London would be a signature achievement of my career,” CEO

Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart, backed by Walmart, is accelerating its push into lending and stock broking. The Bengaluru-based company is investing a further $30 million into its fintech unit super.money, following an initial $20 million infusion when it launched the unit