Stocks
Robinhood’s Full-Stack Ambition: Owning Customer Transactions
Despite record Q2 2026 revenues, Robinhood is strategically moving beyond its retail brokerage role to control more of the customer relationship and...
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Finance
X Money Unveiled: 6% Yield, Visa Card, Real-Time Transfers
Elon Musk's X has launched X Money, an invite-only service offering a Visa debit card, 6% yield on deposits, and real-time transfers....
Finance
Oportun’s AI-Powered Smart Bills Boosts User Savings by 48%
Oportun has enhanced its Set & Save app with a new AI-powered 'Smart Bills' feature, designed to automatically help consumers save for...
Finance
Happen Bank’s Digital Strategy Drives 18% Deposit Jump
Happen Bank reported an 18% year-over-year increase in deposits to $10.8 billion, driven by its digital push and cross-selling LevelUp checking and...
Finance
Flex Pursues Bank Charter for Flexible Rent Expansion
Flexible Finance has applied to the FDIC and UDFI for a Utah industrial bank charter, aiming to establish Flex Bank and scale...
Markets
PayPal Receives $53 Billion Takeover Bid from Stripe, Advent
Payments giant PayPal is reportedly the target of a $53 billion joint acquisition proposal from Stripe and private equity firm Advent International,...
Finance
Stripe Leverages AI Billing to Diversify Payments Empire, Boosts Valuation
Stripe is strategically expanding its role in the AI sector, driving revenue growth and diversifying beyond core payments into billing, invoicing, and...
Finance
Augustus Raises $180M to Modernize Global Dollar Clearing
Augustus, formerly Ivy, secured $180 million in Series B funding to provide direct dollar access to global financial institutions, challenging legacy correspondent...
Investing
Jason Wenk: Altruist CEO Challenges Legacy Custodians with Tech-Driven Advice
Altruist founder Jason Wenk discusses his career trajectory, from computer science to disrupting financial services with lower-cost, tech-enabled advice.