In this week's American Banker global payments and fintech roundup, Revolut, Tether and Circle made announcements designed to improve their standing in the stablecoin market. That comes amid new research from McKinsey that says the digital asset is growing quickly, but has not made even a small dent in payments.

Stripe, which is closely held and is among the industry's most valuable companies, has expressed preliminary interest in a potential acquisition of the digital payments pioneer or its assets.

If the company gets final approval, it will be the newest crypto firm to receive a charter in recent months.

The platforms, where bets are placed on everything from U.K. soccer teams to the price of bitcoin, are getting traction from investors and attention from regulators.

Data breach extortion group ShinyHunters used social engineering to steal customer names, addresses and phone numbers from the blockchain lender.

The fintech deal market has started to return to pre-pandemic levels, according to recent Pitchbook data, with boosts from big deals like Revolut's fundraises.

PayPay is the latest international fintech to signal entry into the U.S. fintech investor market with an IPO that has been planned by SoftBank for years.

The Southeast Asian financial services company acquired micro-investing fintech Stash and earned a yearly profit for the first time in its 2025 earnings report.

The lender beat fourth-quarter earnings estimates but warned that a strategic shift toward auto and home equity loans will compress near-term profits.

The digital bank slashed its share volume and pricing the day before its public debut and following a mixed U.S. public debut for fellow Brazil fintech PicPay.

Top takeaways from American Banker's 2026 Predictions report finds that midsize bankers push for app investments and are concerned about wire transfer fraud.

Beast Industries, owned by the YouTube star known as MrBeast, has acquired the Gen Z-oriented financial wellness app Step.

Kohler Credit Union, Think Bank and Communication Federal Credit Union gave their onboarding and direct deposit tech an upgrade through fintech partnerships.

Threat group ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the attack, which reportedly targeted third-party platforms rather than Betterment's own systems.

American Banker's 2026 Predictions report finds that nonbank entities and check fraud are major threats to local banks in the coming months.

The crypto and payment fintechs both debuted on the stock market in late January with strong openings, then traded down ahead of a four-day partial government shutdown.

Prosecutors claim the Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree maintained two sets of books to hide Kalder's actual revenue of just $60,000.

Some traditional bankers are unsettled by the wave of crypto and fintech banks getting bank charters. This Nashville bank CEO sees opportunity.

It won't be long before bank customers can ask an AI agent to optimize their returns on idle cash. When it happens, banks' net interest income is going to come under direct threat.

The digital bank added two new board members and raised $123.9 million as it continues to manage regulatory costs amid its push for profitability.