Despite racking up more than $2 billion in losses while sticking to a do-it-yourself strategy, buy-now, pay-later pioneer Affirm is finally profitable—and worth $25 billion.
Elon Musk’s DOGE gutted staffing and budgets at NOAA and the National Weather Service early last year. It left fishing fleets, farmers and insurers exposed to the fallout
Two years ago, Williams sold his commercial real estate fintech startup Cadre for more than $300 million. His new venture uses AI to solve thorny problems in how private credit firms track their investments.
Thanks to a quirky financial regulation, the Discover deal is already generating significant incremental revenue.
Some analysts warn that the U.S. market is too competitive. But David Vélez has built a $13 billion fortune proving the naysayers wrong.
Amid allegations of sharing customer data with China, Australian payments startup Airwallex, now valued at $11 billion, is gunning for Stripe and Ramp.
Banks are starting to factor artificial intelligence into small business loans, asking borrowers how AI could disrupt their industry over the life of a 10-year loan.
Even as AI took center stage in 2025, many fintechs–especially those with a business-to-business focus–thrived.
From one startup that tries to simplify the confusion of selecting health insurance to another that uses aerial imagery instead of in-person inspectors, five insurtech businesses made our Fintech 50.
Corporate credit cards may seem mundane, but adding Brex to Capital One’s credit card platform, which now includes Discover, and applying its technology-first approach creates big opportunities for the Virginia-based bank.