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Fintech company Mercury hits $5.2 billion valuation after funding round

By Stacey D. WallsMay 20, 2026

Immad Akhund, CEO and co-founder of startup Mercury.Courtesy: Mercury TechnologiesMercury, a financial technology company that provides banking services to startups,…

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Fintech app Toss, used by about 66% of South Korea’s 51 million people, says its FacePay service, available at 330,000 outlets, has attracted 4.8 million users since September (Song Jung-a/Financial Times)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 8, 2026

Song Jung-a / Financial Times: Fintech app Toss, used by about 66% of South Korea’s 51 million people, says its…

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Global venture capital funding in the fintech sector grew 27% year-on-year in 2025 to $51.8 billion; Y Combinator was the most active investor in the space, participating in 151 deals, up 24.8% year-over-year (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 4, 2026

Featured Podcasts Channels with Peter Kafka: Who is Josh D’Amaro and why is he the new CEO of Disney? Media…

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Slice, which uses AI agents to code tax policies and legal rules in more than 60 countries, raised a $25 million Series A led by Insight, bringing its total funding to $32 million (Mary Ann Azevedo/This Week in Fintech)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 28, 2026

Mary Ann Azevedo / This week in Fintech: Slice, which uses AI agents to code tax policies and legal rules…

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Payments using facial recognition are increasing in South Korea as technology improves; South Korean fintech app Toss has expanded its ‘Facepay’ service to over 1 million users (Nami Matsuura/Nikkei Asia)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 21, 2026

Featured Podcasts Big Tech Podcast: Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon: The future of AI devices, AI fashion, blending reality and computing…

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JPMorgan Chase enters into agreements with fintech intermediaries, like Plaid, covering more than 95% of third-party data extractions, and will receive payment for access to customer data (Hugh Son/CNBC)

By Stacey D. WallsNovember 14, 2025

Featured Podcasts Hard fork: Data Centers in Space + Right-wing AI Politics + A Mystery of Gemini History The future…

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JPMorgan Chase wins battle against fintech companies over fees

By Stacey D. WallsNovember 14, 2025

An exterior view of the new JPMorgan Chase global headquarters building at 270 Park Avenue on November 13, 2025 in…

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Wealthfront files for the IPO, joining a wave of fintech becoming public

By Stacey D. WallsSeptember 29, 2025

Wealthfront application.Source: WealthfrontWealthfront, the startup that helped popularize the automated robot-adviser investment style, has filed a first American public offer,…

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JPMorgan says that the Fintech intermediaries as a plaid “massively experiencing” its systems

By Stacey D. WallsJuly 28, 2025

Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., at the Institute of International Finance (IIF) during the annual…

China’s maritime outposts could distract Taiwan’s allies in the event of an invasion from Beijing – Radio Free Asia

The Dalai Lama undergoes left knee surgery in New Delhi – Radio Free Asia

Satellite photos reveal Vietnamese construction boom in controversial Spratly channel – Radio Free Asia

Can ASEAN’s green goals survive the data center boom? – The diplomat

Hong Kong’s Victoria Park remains silent on anniversary of Tiananmen crackdown – Radio Free Asia

Increased World Cup-related travel has yet to materialize for U.S. businesses

Pandemic car shortages still drive up new and used car prices

GM eyes new type of battery to expand data center and energy storage business

LIV Golf CEO says to take PIF ‘at its word’ as funding cliff approaches

Rivian is betting that R2 EV can make it a household name like Tesla

Republicans go off the rails and say they don’t need proof to say the election is rigged

Top House Democrat demands answers about Trump’s health after he falls asleep during NBA Finals

BBC Scares Trump of His Own Defamation Lawsuit

Mike Johnson ceded his power as Speaker of the House to Trump

Hakeem Jeffries goes on Fox News and calls them out for ignoring GOP bigots

Survey: 53% of Americans fear that AI could put a member of their household out of work; Democrats more likely than Republicans to worry about AI’s impact on jobs (Reuters)

Aryon Security, whose platform allows companies to define a security strategy, which it translates into actionable policies that cannot be ignored, raised a $29 million Series A (Chris Metinko/Axios)

A look at Unitree’s growth strategy, which mimics those used by BYD and DJI, and leverages its dominance of quadruped robots to create and lead the humanoid market (SemiAnalysis)

AI will increase productivity in the short term, but only two expect job creation (Wall Street Journal)

Trump administration officials have asked CAISI to stop publishing its assessment models pending implementation of an EO signed by President Trump last week (Amrith Ramkumar/Wall Street Journal)

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A look at tensions in the UK’s fintech sector, as former industry darlings are forced to overhaul operations or merge under pressure to achieve profitability (Financial Times)

Fintech company Mercury hits $5.2 billion valuation after funding round

Fintech app Toss, used by about 66% of South Korea’s 51 million people, says its FacePay service, available at 330,000 outlets, has attracted 4.8 million users since September (Song Jung-a/Financial Times)

Global venture capital funding in the fintech sector grew 27% year-on-year in 2025 to $51.8 billion; Y Combinator was the most active investor in the space, participating in 151 deals, up 24.8% year-over-year (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)

Slice, which uses AI agents to code tax policies and legal rules in more than 60 countries, raised a $25 million Series A led by Insight, bringing its total funding to $32 million (Mary Ann Azevedo/This Week in Fintech)

Payments using facial recognition are increasing in South Korea as technology improves; South Korean fintech app Toss has expanded its ‘Facepay’ service to over 1 million users (Nami Matsuura/Nikkei Asia)

JPMorgan Chase enters into agreements with fintech intermediaries, like Plaid, covering more than 95% of third-party data extractions, and will receive payment for access to customer data (Hugh Son/CNBC)

JPMorgan Chase wins battle against fintech companies over fees

Wealthfront files for the IPO, joining a wave of fintech becoming public

JPMorgan says that the Fintech intermediaries as a plaid “massively experiencing” its systems