Melinda Lucy (formerly Huspen) covers financial technology for American Banker and is based in New York, NY. Previously, she was a business reporting intern with Digital Insurance via the Dow Jones News Fund. She is a graduate of Fordham University with a major in communications/journalism and a minor in business.
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The Brazil-based neobank has 122.7 million customers in three countries and is focused on international expansion.
September 30 -
The robo-adviser fintech publicly released its S-1 filing on Monday, even as a government shutdown could chill the IPO market.
September 30 -
The digital asset tech provider, which recently raised $140 million, will power Morgan Stanley's E*Trade crypto offerings early next year.
September 24 -
Stablecore, a recently founded fintech, completed its first funding round with the goal of bringing stablecoin technology to banks and credit unions.
September 22 -
The fintech, which powers debt collections for banks and credit unions, received a "strategic investment" from Vista Equity Partners to expand into agentic AI.
September 18 -
St. Cloud Financial Credit Union will be issuing its own stablecoin at the end of this year, becoming one of the first U.S. credit unions to do so.
September 17 -
Since the completion of the One Ally project in the first half of 2025, the bank reported 10.5% net deposit growth from customers who initially were not deposit holders.
September 17 -
The AI-powered auto lender is the latest fintech to debut an IPO in recent months, even as a different auto lender filed for bankruptcy this week.
September 12 -
The cross-border transfer platform is broadening its business model with a subscription-based membership and products like a digital wallet and cash advances.
September 11 -
Mattera built ConnectOne Bank's project management office from scratch over the past two years and recently deployed it for an M&A-driven tech integration.
September 10 -
Volunteering for more responsibilities put this tech exec in line to run software projects of increasing importance to her bank.
September 10 -
Bank clients of Jack Henry's digital platform provider Banno can offer stock rewards programs directly to their customers via a partnership with Bits of Stock.
September 8 -
A cohort of U.K.-based fintech founders are fundraising to launch a digital bank for high net worth individuals, known internally as "Project Arnaud."
September 5 -
The wireless service plans join a variety of banking and payment products offered by OnePay, a fintech company backed by the big-box retailer Walmart.
September 4 -
The Indiana credit union, which was rebranded from Teachers Credit Union in 2023, says it chose Creatio for the low-code/no-code vendor's ease of use.
September 3 -
The Cleveland-based credit union recently launched a fractional stock rewards program for members ages 18 to 28 through a partnership with Bits of Stock.
September 1 -
Finastra is the latest bank tech provider to bring stablecoins to cross-border payments, which experts say is a way banks can use blockchain post-GENIUS Act.
August 29 -
The American Fintech Council publicly declared support for California SB 69, which would require "internal expertise" for artificial intelligence regulation.
August 26 -
As part of its U.S. market strategy, the U.K.-based neobank is offering New York City commuters cashback on public transit fares when they open a new account.
August 22 -
The deal brings together a banking core provider and a digital banking software platform to offer an end-to-end tech product for community and regional banks.
August 19
