The valuations of Revolut and Varo Bank were slashed amid question marks over both neobanks’ bottom lines.

The cohort experiences life through social media and mobile devices. Banks must adapt to win their dollars.

The Web3 opportunity is real, but it’s tempered by misconceptions and little-understood risks. Financial services providers must first understand what Web3 really means to avoid disintermediation by fintechs and first-mover incumbents.

Three fintechs that specialize in anti-money laundering controls—including one powered by AI—caught investors’ eyes amid regulatory crackdowns.

This year will push fintechs to their limits, as regulators, consumers, and investors demand change. Those that can meet heightened demands will be rewarded with a larger share of the pie.

One year on, we review what we got right, what we sort of called, and what we got horribly wrong.

The regulator’s director, Rohit Chopra, ruled with an iron fist, tackling topics from overdraft fees to artificial intelligence.

Next year will be a banner year for disruption. Financial institutions that embrace industry turmoil will emerge stronger, leaner, and nimbler than before.

The retailer’s reported plans to launch its own BNPL product through its fintech, ONE, could help boost customer spending.

In a first, 62.1% of adults in the US will use mobile banking, surpassing the 61.5% who will use in-branch banking, per our forecast. This is a marked shift from 10 years ago, when 78.8% of adults used bank branches and 18.6% used mobile.

On today’s episode, we discuss the Fed raising interest rates and how that is impacting fintech lenders. In our “Headlines” segment, we discuss recent developments in fintech and buy now, pay later (BNPL). In “Story by Numbers,” we select two numbers that tell a story about the challenges neobank lenders are facing and two numbers about their untapped opportunities. And in “Pretend CEO,” host Rob Rubin challenges Ahon Sarkar, general manager of Helix by Q2, to pretend he’s the newly hired CEO of a monoline BNPL company. Tune in to the discussion with Rob Rubin and Ahon Sarkar.

Venture-capital-backed fintechs raised less cash in Q3, hitting a nine-quarter low.

A Fed official has suggested updating bank merger rules that account for the proliferation of fintechs and nonbank entities in the banking system.

The initiative, launched by Zopa Bank and ClearScore, aims to help UK consumers make better financial choices.

Watch the on-demand replay of our webinar, The Great Realignment, as our analysts showcase how ecommerce, social media, fintech, and more are being transformed amid the market turmoil of 2022.

Fintech valuations remained steady while crypto and blockchain deals jumped 75%.

Global fintech investment fell 3% to $107.8B from a year before.

Fintech firms continue infiltrating the banking sector, handling bank-related tasks with little to no oversight, and potentially perpetuating systematic risk.

A new set of digital winners is emerging amid the market turmoil of 2022. Using our forecasts, we showcase how ecommerce, social media, fintech, and more are being transformed.

Though FIs should keep these at the top of mind when creating digital strategies, they should proceed with caution.