Real life moves fast — and people’s finances can change just as quickly. Affirm is updating its underwriting to reflect that reality. Building on its longstanding approach of underwriting every transaction, Affirm’s latest underwriting now incorporates richer real-time signals like account balances and cash flow trends. These insights give Affirm an even clearer, more current view of someone’s financial standing at checkout, leading to more informed and responsible credit decisions.

Klarna, the global digital bank and flexible payments provider, has launched instant peer-to-peer payments in 13 European countries, marking the next step in its evolution as a digital bank. The new feature enables Klarna customers to send money to friends and family, whether splitting bills or gifting cash, directly from the Klarna app: as simple as handing someone cash, with the protection of a regulated bank.

PayPal and Deutsche Bank today announced the expansion of their long-standing relationship that will deliver enhanced payment solutions across the United States, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. Building on more than a decade of collaboration, this global mandate underscores the common commitment to innovation and operational excellence in commerce and payments for both companies. 

Revolut, the global fintech with more than 65 million global customers and 12 million in the UK, is today launching a new in-app feature designed to protect users from one of the most insidious types of fraud: impersonation scams. The new feature detects when a customer opening the Revolut app is on the phone - this includes apps allowing voice calls - and confirms whether they are, or not, talking with a Revolut agent.

Nubank enters 2026 boasting a customer base of over 110 million in Brazil, representing roughly 61% of the adult population. To date, these users have collectively saved $ 20.5 billion in fees. Still, the company is looking to further reward trust by rolling out a suite of initiatives designed to tighten ties with its customer base, particularly the 60% of users who now consider Nu their primary banking relationship.

Conferma, a global leader in corporate travel payments and technology, today announces the appointment of Mark Ledsham as its CEO.

YouLend, the leading global embedded financing platform, has partnered with Teya, the financial services provider supporting local businesses across Europe, to expand its credit offering and simplify access to flexible funding for Teya’s growing community of more than 30,000 members in the UK, ahead of further launches into Teya’s other European markets in 2026. The partnership introduces Teya Cash Advance, powered by YouLend, a simple funding solution that makes it easy for merchants to apply for, accept, and renew funding.

BVNK, the global provider of stablecoin infrastructure, and Visa, a world leader in digital payments, have today announced a strategic partnership that will see BVNK powering stablecoin payments for Visa Direct, Visa’s $1.7 trillion money movement network. 

Ripple, a financial technology company that offers crypto solutions for businesses, today announced its second major regulatory milestone in a week, securing preliminary approval of its Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license from Luxembourg's Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF).

Plumery, a digital banking development platform for customer-centric banking, today released AI Fabric, which creates an artificial intelligence (AI)-ready foundation for AI-assisted digital banking.