Dean Claiborne

Despite the financial industry pouring billions into digital transformation to create a seamless user experience, a staggering number of consumers find themselves more financially anxious than ever before. Financial institutions have rolled out a universe of sleek, intuitive applications designed

The once-impenetrable wall between traditional finance and the digital asset economy is being dismantled not by revolution, but by a series of deliberate, high-stakes corporate maneuvers. Polygon Labs' ambitious $250 million-plus acquisition strategy signals a shift from building disparate tools to

In the rapidly evolving world of financial technology, the lines between payment processors and traditional banks are becoming increasingly blurred. A key battleground for this shift is a specialized license in Georgithe merchant acquirer limited purpose bank charter. This charter allows fintech

A significant majority of wealth managers, around 68%, now recognize artificial intelligence as a cornerstone of their strategic future, yet a mere 27% believe their segment is actually leading the charge in its adoption. This stark contradiction has fostered a pervasive sense of inadequacy across

After navigating a challenging three-year period of declining investment, the global financial technology sector demonstrated remarkable resilience in 2025, with funding surging by a significant 21% to reach a total of $53 billion. This upswing, spread across 5,918 individual deals, signaled a

The European financial landscape is currently navigating a period of profound transformation, where the promise of unprecedented payment innovation is directly challenged by the escalating sophistication of financial crime. This year marks a critical juncture for the Open Banking ecosystem, a time

In a significant move poised to reshape the conversational commerce landscape, Solutions by Text (SBT) has announced its acquisition of paytech innovator Triple Play Pay (TPP). This strategic consolidation merges SBT's robust text-based engagement platform with TPP’s advanced payment orchestration

For registered investment advisors, the well-trodden path to organic growth through custodial client referrals has undergone a seismic shift, ending a decades-long duopoly held by Charles Schwab and Fidelity. This once predictable landscape is now being fundamentally reshaped by the strategic entry

The digital trail left by a simple credit card transaction has become the focal point of a major legal battle testing the boundaries of financial privacy in the United States. A proposed class-action lawsuit filed against Bank of America alleges that the financial giant engaged in an unprecedented

A landmark acquisition in the African fintech sector signals a potential tectonic shift away from traditional card-based networks and towards a future built on direct bank-to-bank infrastructure. The all-stock transaction, which saw US-based payment technology giant Flutterwave acquire Nigerian