Posts By Reeves Birner
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345Fintech NewsThe Increasing Role of Technology in Financial Services
Global spending on technology in financial services reached $590 billion in 2025, according to IDC’s Worldwide Financial Services Technology Spending Guide. That...
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244Fintech NewsThe Global Neobank Market Expected to Reach $2.5 Trillion
The global neobank market is on track to reach $2.5 trillion in transaction value by 2028, according to Statista’s neobanking market forecast....
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The Global Neobank Market Expected to Reach $2.5 Trillion
The global neobank market is on track to reach $2.5 trillion in transaction value by 2028, according to Statista’s neobanking market forecast....
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562Fintech NewsIndia UPI Processed 16.6 Billion Transactions in February 2026: What Is Driving the Numbers
India’s Unified Payments Interface processed 16.6 billion transactions in February 2026, worth $274 billion, according to data from the National Payments Corporation...
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Central Bank Digital Currencies Are Now Live in 11 Countries: A Progress Report
Central bank digital currencies are now live in 11 countries and in advanced pilot stages in 25 more. The Atlantic Council’s CBDC...
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Why Fintech Profitability Is Arriving Faster Than Anyone Expected
In 2022, the consensus among analysts and investors was that fintech profitability was years away. Most major fintechs were burning cash, growth...
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762Fintech News
Digital Lending Platforms Originated $47 Billion in Personal Loans in 2025
Digital lending platforms originated $47 billion in personal loans in the United States in 2025, according to TransUnion’s consumer credit report. That...
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Americans Under 30 Now Hold an Average of 2.4 Fintech Accounts: What Gen Z Banking Looks Like
American consumers under 30 now hold an average of 2.4 fintech accounts in addition to any traditional bank accounts they maintain. That...
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Stripe Adyen and Checkout.com Now Process a Combined $4.2 Trillion Annually
Stripe, Adyen, and Checkout.com now process a combined $4.2 trillion in annual payment volume. Stripe handles $1.1 trillion, Adyen processes $1.3 trillion,...
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Global Insurtech Funding Hit $12.4 Billion in 2025: The Second Highest Year on Record
Global insurtech funding hit $12.4 billion in 2025, making it the second-highest year on record behind 2021’s $15.8 billion peak. The figure...
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Treasury Management Software Is Fintech’s Fastest Growing Segment in 2025
While stablecoins grabbed headlines and neobanks competed for retail deposits, treasury management software quietly became fintech’s fastest-growing segment. Revenue at treasury-focused fintech...
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Cross-Border B2B Payments Still Take Three to Five Days and Cost 6.3% on Average
Cross-border B2B payments still take three to five days and cost an average of 6.3% of the transaction value. That cost includes...
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Embedded Insurance Once Took 12 Months to Integrate: Now It Takes 48 Hours
Five years ago, adding insurance to a digital product required a 12-month integration project, a licensed insurance carrier partner, and a team...
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Three of the Five Largest IPO Filings in Early 2026 Are Payments Companies
Three of the five largest IPO filings submitted to the SEC in Q1 2026 are payments companies. Klarna filed at a $67...
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Why Fintech Startups Use Media Platforms to Share Innovation
On 7 August 2024, Nigerian fintech Moniepoint published a detailed breakdown of its agent banking network expansion on TechCrunch Africa. The article,...
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Why Publishing Industry Insights Builds Investor Confidence
When Nubank filed its S-1 with the US Securities and Exchange Commission in October 2021 ahead of its $41.5 billion IPO, the...
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How Fintech Leaders Gain Recognition Through Media Exposure
In February 2025, Checkout.com founder Guillaume Pousaz was named to Bloomberg’s list of the 50 most influential people in global finance. Pousaz...
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Neobank Consolidation Never Happened: Why the Sector Keeps Growing
Most analysts expected neobanks to consolidate in 2025. The opposite happened. The number of neobanks operating worldwide grew from 397 to 451...
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PSD3 Takes Effect in July 2026 and Most European Banks Are Not Ready
The EU’s Payment Services Directive 3 takes effect on July 1, 2026, and most European banks are not ready. A February 2026...
