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seekingalpha.com - Danil Sereda - SoFi: This Fintech Leader Is Ready To Rebound (NASDAQ:SOFI)
SoFi: This Fintech Leader Is Ready To Rebound (NASDAQ:SOFI)
Seeking Alpha

SoFi Technologies, Inc. presents a compelling buy-the-dip opportunity after a 44%+ correction, with fundamentals and growth prospects intact. SOFI's Q4 2025 saw record member growth (+35% YoY), 37% YoY revenue growth, expanding EBITDA margins…

crunchbase.com - Mary Ann Azevedo - YC Once Again Tops Ranks Of Most Active Fintech Investors In Q1 Even As Deal Count Drops
YC Once Again Tops Ranks Of Most Active Fintech Investors In Q1 Even As Deal Count Drops
Crunchbase

A bit more money, but far fewer deals. That was the overall trend for fintech startup funding in Q1, and it held when looking at the rankings of the most active investors in the space, with even frontrunner Y Combinator participating in fewer deals…

techcrunch.com - Connie Loizos - Airwallex is about to take on Stripe and the rest of the payments industry - in the physical world
Airwallex is about to take on Stripe and the rest of the payments industry - in the physical world
TechCrunch

Airwallex, the Australian fintech that has spent a decade quietly building global payments infrastructure, is moving into in-person payments. The move deepens its rivalry with Stripe across the payments stack, and enables the startup to directly…

247wallst.com - David Moadel - Upstart Soars 14%, Affirm Climbs 7%: Two Fintech Disruptors Signal the Sector May Be Turning a Corner
Upstart Soars 14%, Affirm Climbs 7%: Two Fintech Disruptors Signal the Sector May Be Turning a Corner
24/7 Wall St

Shares of Upstart (UPST) are surging as the company touts Q4 2025 results: $296M revenue (+31% YoY), 86% loan origination growth, and a swing to $53.6M net income. Affirm (AFRM) stock climbed after the company demonstrated Q2 FY2026 momentum:…

pymnts.com - PYMNTS - Latin America's Informal Economy Becomes FinTech's Biggest Opening
Latin America's Informal Economy Becomes FinTech's Biggest Opening
PYMNTS.com | Breaking News, Trends and Analysis

The informal economy is a structural feature of Latin America's economic system. According to the OECD's “ Latin American Economic Outlook 2025,” large segments of the population participate in informal employment, with entire…

seekingalpha.com - Stone Fox Capital - Nu Holdings: Not Waiting On The U.S. Market (NYSE:NU)
Nu Holdings: Not Waiting On The U.S. Market (NYSE:NU)
Seeking Alpha

Nu Holdings delivers exceptional growth and profitability, yet remains undervalued due to market risk perceptions. The Latin America fintech boasts a sub-20% efficiency ratio, $895M net income, and 131M customer accounts, with ARPAC rising 25% YoY…

financemagnates.com - Prediction Market Open Interest Hits $1B as Capital Stays Locked in Long-Dated Bets
Prediction Market Open Interest Hits $1B as Capital Stays Locked in Long-Dated Bets
Finance Magnates

Simultaneous sports, geopolitical and election markets are keeping positions open for weeks or months rather than days. Growth is accelerating, but whether that capital proves durable will depend on contract mix and regulatory pressure. Open…

247wallst.com - Lee Jackson - Here Are Wednesday's Top Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Align Technology, American Tower, Autodesk, Autoliv, Chime Financial, Cloudflare, SolarEdge Technologies, Zoetis, and More
Here Are Wednesday's Top Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Align Technology, American Tower, Autodesk, Autoliv, Chime Financial, Cloudflare, SolarEdge Technologies, Zoetis, and More
24/7 Wall St

Stocks followed through on Tuesday with the second straight day of solid gains. The S&P 500 closed up for the ninth straight day, as all the major indices ended higher. Positive inflation data and a growing sense that Iran may be willing to talk…

financemagnates.com - Casinos Meet Prediction Markets: Crypto.com Partners With NYSE-Listed High Roller Technologies
Casinos Meet Prediction Markets: Crypto.com Partners With NYSE-Listed High Roller Technologies
Finance Magnates

Rival exchanges like Binance and Gate.io are also entering the prediction market space through integrations with specialized platforms. High Roller plans to register as a CFTC Introducing Broker and partner with Crypto.com's Futures Commission…

businessinsider.com - Lucia Moses - This startup wants to replace marketing agencies with AI. Read the pitch deck it used to raise $4.5 million.
This startup wants to replace marketing agencies with AI. Read the pitch deck it used to raise $4.5 million.
Business Insider

Uplane wants to replace marketing agencies with AI — and it just raised $4.5 million in seed funding. The San Francisco-based startup has a platform where brands can launch and test ad campaigns on digital channels like Meta, Google, TikTok…

financemagnates.com - X Moves Toward 'Everything App' Vision with Cashtags and Pilot In-Feed Brokerage Integration
X Moves Toward 'Everything App' Vision with Cashtags and Pilot In-Feed Brokerage Integration
Finance Magnates

The Cashtags automatically detects ticker symbols and crypto contract addresses in posts and turns them into interactive links. It aligns with X Money, comprising savings, bill pay, P2P payments, debit cards, and later stock and crypto trading. X…

marketwatch.com - MFE-MediaForEurope 2025 Net Pft EUR300.7M
MFE-MediaForEurope 2025 Net Pft EUR300.7M
MarketWatch

Dow Jones Newswires is a market-moving financial and business news source, used by wealth managers, institutional investors and fintech platforms around the world to identify trading and investing opportunities, strengthen advisor-client…

marketwatch.com - CFIA: Certain 7-Eleven Sandwiches, Subs and Wraps Recalled Due in Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan Due to Listeria
CFIA: Certain 7-Eleven Sandwiches, Subs and Wraps Recalled Due in Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan Due to Listeria
MarketWatch

Dow Jones Newswires is a market-moving financial and business news source, used by wealth managers, institutional investors and fintech platforms around the world to identify trading and investing opportunities, strengthen advisor-client…

marketwatch.com - CACI International Gets $306M Task Order to Provide Defense Software
CACI International Gets $306M Task Order to Provide Defense Software
MarketWatch

CACI International received a five-year expertise task order valued at up to $306 million to continue providing software development to the Defense Department. Under the task order, the defense contractor will offer software development…

upi.com - Circle targets South Korea to challenge Tether dominance
Circle targets South Korea to challenge Tether dominance
UPI

April 14 (Asia Today) -- Circle is stepping up efforts to expand its stablecoin footprint in South Korea, aiming to challenge the dominance of Tether through a dual strategy focused on trading and payments. Tether currently accounts for more than…

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