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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Upon receiving a conditional U.S. charter approval, 25-year-old CEO Ferdinand Dabitz is assembling a team of industry experts to build a new kind of bank.
May 20 -
Select ChatGPT users can now connect their bank accounts to the AI-powered chatbot for personal money management advice based on their financial history.
May 18 -
The 33 companies that made it to this year's Best Fintechs to Work For list are actively preserving remote work options and non-salary benefit packages.
May 18 -
The company says its mission-driven culture, family-supporting benefits and emphasis on flexibility are key factors.
May 18 -
Parker Group unexpectedly ceased operating last week, then filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy a few days later as sponsor banks and customers were left scrambling.
May 12 -
The newly opened bank founded by big tech executives reached the deposit milestone within its first quarter of operations, according to a recent call report.
May 6 -
The payments company said payment volume increased, but net income decreased compared to 2025.
May 5 -
The company is officially releasing a digital asset product that it first announced back in October.
May 4 -
The president's son has seemingly cut ties with the digital asset fintech ALT5 Sigma, whose shares lost 90% of their value after purchasing the tokens.
April 30 -
The digital bank and lender did not increase its full-year outlook in anticipation of an interest rate freeze.
April 29 -
The investment firm's Alternatives division comprised a majority of the online lender's $60 million Series C funding round.
April 28 -
There's been an onslaught of nonbank financial technology company charter applications and approvals already this year.
April 28 -
James filed a pair of lawsuits against Coinbase and Gemini arguing that they violated New York's sports gambling laws.
April 22 -
The credit startup is seeking a limited-purpose charter from federal regulators through the Competitive Equality in Banking Act's credit card bank carveout.
April 21 -
Slash Financial, a fintech originally founded for sneaker resellers, closed a Series C funding round and launched an AI assistant for digital-native business customers.
April 20 -
The stablecoin provider recently applied for a national trust bank charter from the OCC after acquiring a New York trust charter last year.
April 16 -
Nir Zuk, who founded cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks and retired from the firm last year, has applied to acquire voting shares in Liberty Bank, N.A.
April 15 -
The deal between OpenAI and personal financial management startup Hiro Finance, the second of its kind for the AI company, will lead to the sunset of the Hiro platform next month.
April 15 -
The tokenization platform provider, which has a nonbinding agreement with NYSE and is aiming for a public debut, promoted former SEC Trading and Markets Director Brett Redfearn to the role.
April 10 -
The payments processing firm recently filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy with a nearly $3 million disputed charge owed to a subsidiary of Global Payments.
April 9
