How to Use RebatesMe to Earn Cash Back on Online Purchases — and Score a New Member Bonus
RebatesMe is a 12‑year‑old cash‑back portal that partners with over 10,000 online merchants, offering up to 40% cash back on purchases. The platform reports an average 5% return per order, translating to roughly $128 in annual savings for a typical member. New users can claim a $5 bonus after spending $15 within 30 days, while the referral program awards $10 once a referred member earns $10 in cash back. Payout options include PayPal, credit‑card credit, and Alipay, though rewards may take up to 90 days to post.
KLAR's Fundamentals Shine Despite 70% Drop
$KLAR -70% since the IPO It's starting to look interesting: - $128B GMV - 118M Total Customers +28% Y/Y - 15.8M Banking Customers +101% Y/Y - FWD Growth of 26% Yes, credit losses are a growing, but that is natural when non-BNPL loans grow 165% Y/Y....
CFTC Issues Update to Guide Crypto Integration in Derivatives Markets
The CFTC released FAQs on March 20, 2026 clarifying how registered firms can use cryptocurrency as collateral in futures, swaps and clearing activities. FCMs may accept qualified non‑security crypto—primarily Bitcoin, Ether and payment stablecoins—subject to haircuts, a three‑month limitation, and weekly WinJammer...
BSP Expands Online Access to PERA
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has broadened digital access to the Personal Equity and Retirement Account (PERA) through its Open Finance for PERA Pilot. Customers of GCash operator G‑Xchange, UnionBank, Philippine National Bank and RCBC can now open PERA...
How Tala’s Shivani Siroya Is Changing the Future of Credit
Shivani Siroya’s fintech firm Tala has grown from a 2014 startup to a global credit platform serving six emerging‑market economies. Leveraging alternative data and machine‑learning, Tala has extended roughly $7 billion in loans to more than 13 million underserved borrowers. The company’s...
DeFi Needs a Metric for Protected Capital
Stablecoin transaction volume surged past $5.5 trillion in 2024, confirming DeFi’s role as core settlement infrastructure. Yet the sector still relies on Total Value Locked (TVL) as its primary health gauge, a metric that only reflects capital presence, not its security....
Payable Is the Best Way to Accept PayPal, Stripe, and Square Payments in Google Forms – Here’s How
Payable’s new Google Forms add‑on lets users collect payments directly through familiar processors such as PayPal, Stripe, Square, Rapyd, and Razorpay. The extension, available via the Google Workspace Marketplace, integrates a secure checkout into any form and syncs transaction data...
Forerunner Ventures Takes $227 Million Stake in Chime Financial
Forerunner Ventures Management bought 9,031,107 shares of Chime Financial, valuing the position at $227.31 million. The purchase represents 100% of the fund’s reported 13F assets, signaling strong investor confidence in the neobank’s fee‑free, mobile‑first model.
Immigrant's Billion‑Dollar Rent‑to‑Credit Empire Exposes Housing Scam
This Nigerian immigrant exposed America's biggest scam. When he discovered millions of renters aren't allowed to buy homes... He built a $1+ BILLION empire that turns rent into credit scores. Here's why banks across America are nervous:
S&P 500 Now on Hyperliquid, yet Sentiment Stays Bearish
You can now trade the official S&P 500 on Hyperliquid and @kaiynne says its not priced in 👀 Sentiment certainly doesn't feel bullish enough if you ask me What do you think? 👇 https://t.co/OqmjxHjSdQ
Kalshi’s $11 B Valuation After $1 B Series E Marks New Era for Prediction‑Market Fintech
Kalshi closed a $1 billion Series E round in December, pushing its post‑money valuation to $11 billion. The funding, led by Andreessen Horowitz and other Silicon Valley investors, makes co‑founder Luana Lopes Lara the world’s youngest self‑made female billionaire and positions the firm...
Tokenizing Securities to Modernize Capital Markets
Tokenization and the Future of Securities: Modernizing Our Capital Markets | U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Democrats https://t.co/DIllwrCy1U
First Mover Builds Agentic Finance, Eclipses Neobanks
Neobanks disrupted banks Agentic finance disrupts neobanks Every category gets eaten by the next abstraction layer The question isn't whether this happens The question is who builds it first
BlinkEx Investment Platform Infrastructure – Matching, Risk Controls, Reliability
BlinkEx is launching an invite‑only early‑access crypto exchange in early 2026, concentrating on a streamlined spot‑trading experience. The platform’s core differentiator is a horizontally scalable, low‑latency matching engine that emphasizes predictable fills over sheer speed. Integrated risk layers, branded BlinkGuard,...
Digital Banking Is Now the Default Channel
If customers can open an account, get support, and manage their finances digitally, why would they do it any other way? Digital is no longer an add on. It is the primary channel. https://t.co/BlcvLGvFUp
Agentic Finance: Autonomous, Invisible Future Beyond Neobanks
Here's what people miss about agentic finance: Neobanks optimized for human decisions Agents optimize for removing decisions entirely Different paradigm Different infrastructure Different winners The future is ambient, autonomous, invisible
Regulatory Red Tape Ripped Away From Crypto Wallets, Granting Direct Access to Derivatives
The CFTC issued a no‑action relief letter to Phantom, allowing the crypto wallet to serve as a consumer interface for regulated derivatives without registering as an introducing broker. The relief separates interface risk from market risk, requiring registered futures commission...
Payment Biz Pulls Plug on Open Source Charity After KYC Spat
The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) had its payment account with Nexi Group abruptly cancelled, cutting off credit‑card donations from roughly 450 supporters. FSFE claims Nexi demanded usernames and passwords of its donors, a request it refused, while Nexi says...
Perfios FY25: Profit Soars 46% To ₹104 Cr, Revenue Crosses ₹700 Cr
Bengaluru‑based fintech SaaS unicorn Perfios posted a 46% rise in consolidated net profit to ₹104.3 cr for FY25. Operating revenue grew 20% to ₹669.5 cr, with total income of ₹708.5 cr after other income. SaaS services accounted for over 95% of revenue, while...
Exclusive: WeRize to Raise Rs 64 Cr From Existing Investors
Full‑stack fintech WeRize is raising Rs 64 crore (~$6.9 million) through convertible equity, with Sony Innovation Fund contributing Rs 46 crore and 3one4 Capital Rs 18 crore. The capital will fund general operations, working‑capital needs, capital expenditures, and geographic expansion. WeRize, founded by former Lendingkart executives, serves...
Ticketing: Mobile and Contactless Payment Expand in Mexico City
Mexico City’s metro system is rolling out mobile and contactless ticketing, replacing traditional paper tickets across all lines. The initiative is part of a broader modernization plan that includes infrastructure upgrades and service expansions. Riders can now tap a smartphone...
Google Finance Adds Prediction Markets for Economic Insights
Prediction markets come to @Google Finance: @Kalshi and @Polymarket probabilities now appear alongside stocks and bonds, giving advisors new intelligence on Fed decisions, inflation and economic events. @Wealth_Mgmt: https://t.co/hgCa8n7V1g #WealthManagement #investing https://t.co/7I1LGj0GUx
Middle East Conflict Risks Disrupting Crucial Remittance Streams
Middle East conflict threatens to disrupt vital remittance flows: As Iranian strikes on Gulf energy and finance targets enter their fourth week, attention is shifting to how a protracted conflict may impace remittance flows from the region. @TheBanker: https://t.co/4x3Ae5yVhD https://t.co/vPgl44Nolf
JPMorgan's FinTech‑Driven Stock Surge Falters in 2026, Analysts Cite Pull‑Back Risk
JPMorgan Chase's shares, which surged on the back of aggressive fintech acquisitions and product launches in 2025, fell more than 10% year‑to‑date in 2026. Analysts point to heightened competition, regulatory headwinds and a broader market correction as the drivers of...
China to Allow More Banks to Handle Digital Yuan: Sources
China's central bank will add twelve new banks to the e‑CNY programme, expanding the roster from ten to twenty‑two institutions. The new participants include major joint‑stock banks such as China Everbright and city commercial banks like Bank of Ningbo. The...
World Liberty Financial Launches Toolkit to Let AI Agents Spend USD1
World Liberty Financial unveiled the open‑source AgentPay SDK, enabling AI agents to autonomously hold, send, and receive its USD1 stablecoin on Ethereum‑compatible blockchains. The toolkit’s four‑layer architecture keeps private keys and transaction signing on the operator’s machine, ensuring no data...
Cracks Already Showing In Capital One’s Purchase Of Discover For Travelers
Capital One’s ongoing integration of Discover is moving its debit cards—and potentially some credit cards—onto the Discover network. The change surfaced when a traveler experienced repeated ATM denials in Poland and Ireland, discovering the card now bears the Discover logo....
Why Mercury's CEO Isn't Afraid of Giving His Product to AI
Mercury’s CEO Immad Akhund says the fintech will embed AI throughout its platform, launching an AI‑powered chat tool called Insights and an MCP connector that streams banking data into large‑language models. The company, now valued at $3.5 billion, reports $650 million in...
Incumbents and Fintechs Yield Same Profit Margins
Schwab pays ~20 bps on cash. Wealthfront pays 330 bps. Schwab keeps 290 bps. Wealthfront keeps 60 bps. Craziest part -- both have ~36% net income margins. The ops heavy, extractive incumbent model and the tech powered client-aligned model converge at the same...
Mastercard Acquisition Sparks Fresh Stablecoin Outlook
Right off the back of their acquisition announcement, @Mastercard's @raj_dhamodharan and @BVNKFinance's Julia Morrongiello sat down with @chuk_xyz and @rparekh to talk about what it means for the future of stablecoins, only at @MoneyCodePod. https://t.co/HKCa7Hod0H
Kalshi’s $11 B Valuation After $1 B Series E Makes Co‑Founder Youngest Self‑Made Female Billionaire
Kalshi closed a $1 billion Series E round in December, pushing its post‑money valuation to $11 billion. The financing made co‑founder and COO Luana Lopes Lara, 29, the youngest self‑made female billionaire, underscoring the rapid rise of prediction‑market fintech amid ongoing regulatory battles.
Simple Digital Onboarding Is No Longer Optional
Digital isn’t optional anymore. If your onboarding experience doesn’t match the simplicity customers get elsewhere, they won’t wait. They’ll move on to someone who makes it easy. https://t.co/ov1HBogOPj
Ripple Redefines Enterprise Payments with Unified Stablecoin Platform and Global Adoption
Ripple announced a major upgrade to its Ripple Payments platform, delivering a unified solution that moves both fiat and stablecoins across traditional and digital rails. The expansion incorporates the Palisade custody suite and Rail virtual‑account technology, enabling end‑to‑end collection, exchange,...
Banks Are Increasingly Moving From Conceptual to Actual Stablecoin Deployment Plans : Analysis
Chainalysis reports that banks are moving beyond theoretical discussions to concrete stablecoin deployments. Executives have settled on three primary models: issuing proprietary tokens, partnering with existing providers, or embedding stablecoins into current payment and treasury systems. The critical hurdle now...
What Are the Best AI SMS Platforms for Mortgage Lenders?
Mortgage borrowers choose lenders who respond fastest; SMS offers rapid, non‑intrusive follow‑up. AI‑driven SMS platforms can instantly reply, qualify, and route leads, reducing manual effort and compliance risk. The guide highlights Meera as the top purpose‑built solution, while Twilio, Salesforce,...
The EU Invites Turkey to Join SEPA
The European Union has formally invited Turkey to join the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA), a move that could tighten economic ties and lower cross‑border transaction costs. Over the past year, Albania, Moldova, Montenegro and North Macedonia joined, bringing SEPA...
What Is This 600-Strong Bank Network Using Tokenized Deposits For?
U.S. banks Custodia and Vantage have launched tokenized deposits that will be used in Participate, a loan‑participation network spanning roughly 600 financial institutions. The SEC also approved Nasdaq’s plan to settle trades of major equities and ETFs with tokenized securities,...
Ontop Partners with BVNK
Ontop, a Colombian payroll platform, has teamed up with stablecoin infrastructure provider BVNK to introduce USD‑denominated stablecoin accounts for contractors and remote workers globally. The embedded accounts let users hold, receive, and transfer digital dollars with near‑instant settlement while shielding...
How Community Banks Can Get in on Stablecoins
Bank of North Dakota is launching Roughrider Coin, a stablecoin designed for wholesale, bank‑to‑bank payments, in partnership with Fiserv’s digital‑asset platform. The initiative demonstrates how a state‑owned, mid‑tier bank can create an instant payment rail without building the technology from scratch....
Top 10 Fintech Startups in Brazil (2026): Ranked by Users and Profitability
A new ranking of Brazil’s top ten fintech startups for 2026 highlights firms that excel in user base and profitability. The list spotlights innovators such as Stripe‑backed Tempo, which launched an AI‑driven payments protocol, and Valores a Receber, a platform...
Stripe Launches Tempo Blockchain to Power AI-Driven Payments
Stripe has launched Tempo, a new blockchain platform designed to power autonomous AI‑driven payments. Built with digital‑asset firm Paradigm, Tempo’s mainnet already supports over 100 integrated services and aims to handle high‑volume cross‑border payouts, remittances, and tokenized deposits using stablecoins....
Pismo and Visa Launch AI-Native Payments Solution With Vivi Money in Australia
Global cloud banking platform Pismo and payments giant Visa have partnered with Australian fintech Vivi Money to launch an AI‑native payments solution in Australia. Built from the ground up with artificial intelligence, the platform delivers adaptive, real‑time services such as...
Sygnum Protect Tops $1B in Assets, Unlocking Crypto Volatility for TradFi Institutions
Sygnum’s off‑exchange custody platform, Sygnum Protect, has crossed the $1 billion asset threshold, reflecting a 900% year‑on‑year surge driven by institutional appetite for secure crypto exposure. Launched with Binance and later expanded to Deribit and Bybit, the service links users to...
Ripple Focuses on Brazilian Markets with Expanded Payments Offering
Ripple is deepening its footprint in Brazil by launching a broader suite of enterprise blockchain solutions and seeking a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) licence from the Central Bank. The move adds major banks and fintechs such as Banco Genial,...
Propiteer Capital PLC – Financial Conduct Authority | FCA
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued a public notice concerning Propiteer Capital PLC, highlighting the firm’s regulatory status and recent compliance actions. The posting, shared via Crowdfund Insider on March 20, 2026, links directly to the FCA’s official website for...
Learn to Move Money & Maximize Apple Card Rewards
Just joining the complex Apple Card ecosystem? It's smart to learn how to move your money around, including funding your Apple Cash. Here's a primer that explains how everything interrelates and how to maximize your rewards: https://t.co/ZPP9OBmIZw #applecard #applecash #banking...
PayPal Expands PYUSD Stablecoin to 70 Countries, Paying Creators
PayPal Scales PYUSD Stablecoin to Reach 70 Countries | https://t.co/ApQ8VoYEl2 https://t.co/RGyJzshUXi YouTube creators can get paid in PYUSD (rolled out for US users)
AI, Credit Scores and Consumer Trust, with JB Orecchia.
In this episode, host Josh Dattar chats with JB Orecchia, founder and CEO of Savvy Money, about how identifying inefficiencies in lending and insurance creates business opportunities, and how AI can reshape credit scoring and consumer trust. JB shares his...
Keeping Our Digital Bank Inside FDIC Insured Institution Pays Off
Not all fintechs are created equal. So grateful that we started our digital bank, @bankonroger, within our FDIC insured bank @citizensedmond rather than give into the temptation to spin it out.
Credit Unions Join Forces with Metamo to Launch Strategic IT Platform CU-Tech
Metamo has launched CU-Tech, a centralized, scalable IT platform aimed at fast‑tracking digital transformation across Ireland’s credit union sector. The initiative is built on insights from the ‘Winning Ways Research Programme’, which surveyed over 14,000 members and highlighted a strong...