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A contributor essay for Entrepreneur argues that companies facing a capability gap should avoid treating the choice between building, buying or partnering as a simple financial comparison. The piece, drawing on experience in banking, fintech, construction and financial services, frames the decision as strategic rather than purely procurement-based, tied to a company's broader competitive vision.
Nubank, the Brazilian digital bank, has expanded into the United States under a new brand name, Nu. Despite the rebrand, the company retained its distinctive purple color identity, which designers say was central to presenting the bank as a global brand rather than a strictly regional one.
An opinion piece by a legal consultant whose firm advises fintechs on licensing argues that entrepreneurs often resist revising business plans even when market or regulatory conditions change. The piece cites KPMG's 2025 Global CEO Outlook, which found 72% of CEOs had adjusted growth strategies due to interconnected challenges. The author frames plan changes as a sign of business maturity rather than failure.
Revolut customers reported being unable to access the banking app on the morning of the outage. The company acknowledged the issue, said it had been working since it was identified to resolve it, and apologised to affected users for the inconvenience.
A contributor opinion piece for Entrepreneur argues that founders outside AI are misreading their own growth as failure because they're comparing it to charts from companies like Lovable and Cursor, which hit $600 million and $4 billion annualized revenue run rates respectively in 2026. The piece attributes AI's unusual speed to frictionless sales cycles, minimal regulation and instant credit-card adoption, conditions most industries lack. It advises founders to study peers in their own category, track controllable short-term metrics, and identify specific milestones that could unlock faster growth.
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 kicked off at Moscone West, drawing more than 10,000 founders, investors and tech leaders. Day 1 features Startup Battlefield, six industry stages covering scaling, AI, fintech and climate tech, over 300 exhibiting startups, and 250+ speakers.
An Entrepreneur contributor describes selling her fintech company at age 36 for an eight-figure sum, expecting the sudden freedom to feel liberating. Instead, losing her CEO role and daily responsibilities triggered what she calls an identity crisis, prompting her to spend a year experimenting with hobbies like chess, sewing and yoga to relearn how she wanted to spend her time.
Advancements in fintech and blockchain are focusing on developing crypto payment infrastructure, portable AI tools for fraud prevention, and other emerging technologies. These innovations reflect ongoing efforts to enhance security, usability, and integration within digital finance and blockchain sectors. Despite past volatility, the industry continues to push forward with new solutions and visions for the future.
Plaid announced the development of advanced AI models to improve its credit scoring services, signaling a strategic shift towards expanding its product offerings beyond traditional financial data aggregation. The move aims to position the company for its next growth phase by leveraging artificial intelligence in credit assessment.
U.S.-listed shares of Brazil-based financial firms including Nu Holdings, Banco Bradesco and PagBank jumped by double-digit percentages in premarket trading Monday. The moves followed news that Brazil's presidential race is headed to a runoff.
American Express has introduced an expense-management platform featuring artificial intelligence tools, launched alongside a new corporate card offering. The rollout targets businesses managing employee spending and travel expenses.
A fintech founder recounts how, in 2022, her savings and investment app showed strong growth metrics even as investor interest cooled and fundraising slowed. She argues that traditional growth dashboards can mask underlying fragility, and outlines five key indicators—including payback period and customer retention—that better reveal whether a business can withstand financial pressure.