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Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Companies

Affirm Expands Financial Offerings With New Spending Account Tied to Debit...

Affirm, the prominent buy now, pay later provider, has unveiled plans to launch a spending account linked to its debit card, expanding its financial services suite. Affirm President Libor Michalek, during the company's recent investor forum in New York, shared that the account would offer features such as savings account-type interest, ATM access, and direct deposit capability...

Leaders

GoCardless Explores Mergers and Acquisitions to Bolster Market Dominance

GoCardless, a fintech company based in London with support from GV at Alphabet, is considering mergers and acquisitions as a strategic move to strengthen its position in the fiercely competitive online payments sector. CEO and co-founder Hiroki Takeuchi expressed the company's commitment to continuous growth, stating, "We’re constantly reviewing the market for opportunities that will accelerate our growth, add value to our core payment platform, or strengthen our open banking proposition."...

Features

Managing Difficulties and Regulatory Oversight with PayPal’s PYUSD Stablecoin

In August 2023, PayPal made its foray into the stablecoin market with PYUSD, but its debut faced a lackluster market reaction. Despite ongoing transparency concerns surrounding stablecoins, Tether continues to hold the position of the largest stablecoin...

Popular Articles

The Top 25 Women Leaders in Financial Technology of 2022

The Financial Technology Report is pleased to announce The Top 25 Women Leaders in Financial Technology of 2022. Perhaps no industry today is as dynamic as financial technology. Thousands of new fintechs are launched each year, but only a small percentage demonstrate the staying power to last in such a competitive market...

The Top 50 Financial Technology CEOs of 2022

The Financial Technology Report is pleased to announce The Top 50 Financial Technology CEOs of 2022. This year’s awardees represent some of the most accomplished and innovative leaders across the sector...

The Top 100 Financial Technology Companies of 2022

The Financial Technology Report is pleased to announce The Top 100 Financial Technology Companies of 2022. The fintech industry has been scorching hot in recent years—spurred on in part by the pandemic—but lately, world events seem to have doused that fire with a little cold water...

The Top 25 Financial Technology CTOs of 2022

The Financial Technology Report is pleased to announce The Top 25 Financial Technology CTOs of 2022. The areas of expertise of this year’s awardees run the gamut from B2B payments to currency exchange, data security, and financial infrastructure, among many others...

The Top 25 Women Leaders in Financial Technology of Europe for 2022

The Financial Technology Report is pleased to announce The Top 25 Women Leaders in Financial Technology of Europe for 2022. This year’s awardees represent some of the most accomplished women leading organizations and teams across various segments of the financial technology sector...

The Top 25 Financial Technology Leaders of New York for 2022

The Financial Technology Report is pleased to announce The Top 25 Financial Technology Leaders of New York for 2022. From founders to CEOs and COOs, this year’s awardees represent some of the most innovative technologists and bold operators ushering in the next generation of financial services...

Fintechs Are Having a Harder Time Recruiting Top Talent Than Ever Before

The rise of fintechs over the last decade has brought with it considerable changes to how and where we work. Seeing the fortunes made virtually overnight by successful fintech startups, top-level executives from a wide variety of industries have been drawn to high-paying jobs in the industry...

The Top 25 Financial Technology COOs of 2022

The Financial Technology Report is pleased to announce The Top 25 Financial Technology COOs of 2022. The job of Chief Operating Officer is increasingly in demand as new FinTechs continue to be created and already established FinTechs face the turbulent global economy that has been beset by pandemic, war, and inflation, among other things...

Stripe CEO Urges Better U.S. Fintech Regulation

There is a prevailing attitude among many in the fintech industry that heightened regulation will be the death of innovation. U.S.-based companies have rankled at the prospect of increased oversight from government bodies such as the House Financial Services Committee, which even now is working on legislation for expanded supervision of fintech products such as cryptocurrency and other digital assets...

Can Banking-as-a-Service Save Marqeta?

Oakland, California-based fintech Marqeta has had a difficult year. With a 50% downturn in its stock price since the first quarter of 2022 and an ongoing search for a new chief executive, some in the industry have questioned how much longer the payment services company can hang on...