Fintech
New York fintechs are eyeing Wall Street burnout and return-to-office policies as a recruiting opportunity to poach talent
Big banks are calling workers back to the office, and fintechs offering flexible work are seizing an opportunity to recruit.FINANCEJul 8, 2026, 11:13 AM
The 22-year-old CEO who cocreated the ‘Duolingo of financial literacy’ has partnered with over 100 financial institutions — including American Express
Zogo is a fintech startup from Gen Z cofounders that seeks to make learning about finance fun.PremiumFINANCEJul 8, 2026, 10:00 AM
Gusto just announced plans to acquire tax company Symmetry as the $3.8 billion fintech ramps up dealmaking efforts
Gusto announced plans to acquire Symmetry, payroll software that has been around since 1984 that ultimately serves more than 60 million workers.PremiumFINANCEJul 8, 2026, 6:47 AM
Headhunters are getting in on fintech investing, forgoing fees in lieu of equity in the red-hot startups they are staffing up
Headhunters are backing the startups they recruit for, representing a new form of investor that provides capital and much-needed talent.PremiumFINANCEJul 7, 2026, 6:38 AM
We mapped out 23 key cloud partnerships across Wall Street
AWS, Google Cloud, IBM, and Microsoft Azure are battling it out to win over financial institutions looking to adopt cloud technology.https://9ab63cee3b08519435e7df676551fa7c.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-38/html/container.htmlPremiumTECHJul 7, 2026, 6:00 AM
‘This space is incredibly hot.’ Check out the pitch deck this app that enables creators to be paid almost instantly used to raise $18 million
Freelancers make up 36% of the US workforce but often struggle to get paid on time for their invoices.PremiumTECHJul 7, 2026, 4:12 AM
Fintech darling Wise lists at $11 billion valuation, testing London’s ambition as a tech hub and turning its 2 founders into billionaires
The money-transfer business is pursuing a direct listing instead of a traditional IPO, meaning it is raising no fresh capital.PremiumFINANCEJul 6, 2026, 6:33 AM
The SEC’s probe into Charles Schwab’s robo-advisor is an early glimpse of a fintech crackdown, industry insiders say
Regulators were already examining digital brokerages around meme-stock volatility. Schwab paying $200 million after an investigation points to more scrutiny.PremiumFINANCEJul 6, 2026, 6:01 AM
IBM’s Wall Street-focused cloud slashed vendor onboarding time from 18 months to as short as 1 week by automating the process
IBM’s head of hybrid cloud, Howard Boville, breaks down the technology that helps its bank customers cut vendor onboarding from months to weeks.FINANCEJul 3, 2026, 4:32 AM
Check out 7 pitch decks that fintechs looking to disrupt wealth, banking, and credit scores used to raise millions
Check out examples of real fintech pitch decks. You’ll see pitch decks from Honeybook, Lance, Altruist, and more that nabbed millions in VC funding.PremiumFINANCEJul 2, 2026, 8:54 AM
Wells Fargo just backed a startup that monitors workplace tools like Zoom and Microsoft Teams to make sure employees are staying compliant while working remote
Wells Fargo Startup Accelerator added regtech Theta Lake to help the bank speed compliance audits for digital and video communications.PremiumFINANCEJul 1, 2026, 2:05 PM
Robinhood slashed how much it spends to nab each new customer. Here’s how it did it.
Robinhood’s IPO filing detailed how much it costs the brokerage to bring on new users, and how it’s dropped those costs over time.PremiumFINANCEJul 1, 2026, 10:53 AM
Robinhood is reserving up to 35% of shares in its IPO for its own users. Here’s how the fintech is trying to disrupt a market dominated by Wall Street’s elite.
SoFi and Robinhood want to upend IPOs by competing for a slice of companies going public and, in some cases, underwriting the shares themselves.PremiumLAWJul 1, 2026, 10:05 AM
Robinhood still faces legal and regulatory risks as it prepares to IPO. Here are 18 lawyers it’s hired for help.
Robinhood has hired lawyers to tackle regulatory and legal problems. On the cusp of an IPO, the company still faces lawsuits, according to its S-1.PremiumFINANCEJul 1, 2026, 9:47 AM
Plaid is hiring like crazy and investing big in a new portal giving consumers control of their financial data
Plaid Portal users can see what kinds of data are shared between fintechs and banks, and turn connections on and off.https://9ab63cee3b08519435e7df676551fa7c.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-38/html/container.htmlFINANCEJun 30, 2026, 3:30 PM
The latest on JPMorgan’s big wealth-management plans
Latest news on JPMorgan Chase’s branch strategy, succession planning for CEO Jamie Dimon, private bank hiring plans, and the analyst pay raise.PremiumTECHJun 26, 2026, 2:00 AM
Here’s why Visa made its bold play for hot open banking fintech Tink in a $2.15 billion acquisition after its Plaid deal fell apart
The deal is a key step in Visa keeping pace with rival Mastercard in the open banking market.PremiumFINANCEJun 25, 2026, 6:00 AM
a16z is zeroing in on the New York fintech scene with a new general-partner hire. He explains why the best minds on Wall Street are pivoting to startups.
Haber is a16z’s first investor in New York, where fintech has become a viable alternative for would-be banking talent.PremiumMARKETSJun 24, 2026, 10:46 AM
A crypto and fintech expert explains why polkadot could surge by 521% within the next 3 years — and says it may become ethereum’s main competitor
Keith Bliss explains his view on the issues that polkadot’s blockchain solves, why it competes with ethereum, and his price prediction for its crypto.PremiumMARKETSJun 24, 2026, 8:10 AM
The investment chief at UBS explains why investors should buy smaller tech stocks over their mega-cap peers
Small and mid-sized tech stocks have outperformed mega-cap peers in recent weeks. Here’s where UBS strategists say to position your money now.