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Fintech 23 October 2025 - 9 November 2025

eToro Surpasses Earnings Forecast, Acquires TradeZero for $231 Million to Boost U.S. Presence
PayPal (PYPL) Today — Nov. 9, 2025: Antitrust Win, Dividend Countdown, and AI Checkout Momentum

PayPal (PYPL) Today — Nov. 9, 2025: Antitrust Win, Dividend Countdown, and AI Checkout Momentum

On Nov. 6, Judge Jeffrey S. White dismissed a proposed nationwide class action alleging PayPal’s merchant rules inflated online prices by preventing discounts for lower‑cost payment methods. The court found the complaint lacked sufficient allegations of market power and direct consumer harm—key elements for antitrust standing. The judge gave plaintiffs until Dec. 12, 2025 to amend. The ruling reinforces PayPal’s recent momentum in fending off similar claims. Reuters+1
Block (XYZ) Stock Sinks ~15% After Q3 Miss—Cash App Hits 58M Users as Square GPV Grows 12% (Nov. 7, 2025)

Block (XYZ) Stock Sinks ~15% After Q3 Miss—Cash App Hits 58M Users as Square GPV Grows 12% (Nov. 7, 2025)

Block, Inc. shares fell about 15% in premarket trading on Friday after the company posted mixed third‑quarter results and profitability at the Square seller business trailed its volume growth. Square’s gross payments volume rose 12% year over year, but its gross‑profit growth slowed to ~9%, a dynamic that concerned investors heading into the session. Reuters
AFRM Stock Today (Nov 6, 2025): Affirm Jumps After Q1 FY26 Beat, Extends Amazon Deal, Sets Q2 Revenue Outlook

AFRM Stock Today (Nov 6, 2025): Affirm Jumps After Q1 FY26 Beat, Extends Amazon Deal, Sets Q2 Revenue Outlook

Affirm Holdings surged in after-hours trading on Thursday after posting stronger‑than‑expected fiscal Q1 2026 results, raising the near‑term outlook and disclosing a multi‑year extension of its U.S. agreement with Amazon. Shares traded around the low‑$70s in the evening session—roughly 9%–11% above the regular‑session close—as investors reacted to the beat‑and‑raise narrative. Benzinga+1
SoFi Technologies (SOFI) news today (Nov. 6, 2025): Stock wobbles as SoFi’s Galileo debuts Southwest debit‑rewards card; fresh fund flows and bullish commentary keep momentum in focus

SoFi Technologies (SOFI) news today (Nov. 6, 2025): Stock wobbles as SoFi’s Galileo debuts Southwest debit‑rewards card; fresh fund flows and bullish commentary keep momentum in focus

On Thursday, November 6, 2025, SoFi’s ecosystem made headlines as subsidiary Galileo rolled out a Southwest Airlines debit‑rewards program, while a new 13F shows fresh institutional buying and analysts highlighted post‑earnings momentum. Track today’s SOFI price, key headlines, and what’s next.
Switzerland crosses the crypto Rubicon: TWINT opens to CHF stablecoins & e‑ID as strong franc fuels bond boom — Nov 6, 2025

Switzerland crosses the crypto Rubicon: TWINT opens to CHF stablecoins & e‑ID as strong franc fuels bond boom — Nov 6, 2025

Dateline: Nov 6, 2025 — Switzerland’s carefully managed pivot into digital money and identity gathered pace today, with fresh commentary from the Financial Times amplifying the country’s regulatory push on stablecoins while the payments champion TWINT advances plans to integrate CHF‑backed tokens and the national e‑ID. In parallel, a resurgent Swiss franc is reshaping debt markets, handing bond issuers unusually attractive funding windows in francs. Global Capital+3Financial Times+3TWINT+3
Upstart Holdings’ AI Lending Revolution: Surging Growth, Stock Turmoil, and What’s Next for UPST

Upstart Holdings’ AI Lending Revolution: Surging Growth, Stock Turmoil, and What’s Next for UPST

Upstart Holdings is a financial technology company founded in 2012 that has pioneered AI-driven lending. Instead of lending directly like a bank, Upstart runs a cloud-based platform that underwrites personal loans using artificial intelligence models, then connects approved borrowers with banks and credit unions that originate the loansgurufocus.com. Upstart earns fees from banks for the referrals and loan performance, rather than charging borrowers directly. This model allows Upstart to function as a tech intermediary – essentially an AI credit decision engine and marketplace – rather than a traditional balance-sheet lender.
Global Payments (GPN) Surges on Earnings Beat and Transformation – What’s Next for This Fintech Powerhouse?

Global Payments (GPN) Surges on Earnings Beat and Transformation – What’s Next for This Fintech Powerhouse?

Global Payments Inc. is a leading worldwide provider of payment technology and software solutions for merchants, issuers, and developers. The company enables businesses to process card, digital and contactless payments, as well as related services like payment security, analytics, and point-of-sale softwaremarkets.ft.combusinessmodelanalyst.com. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Global Payments has about 27,000 employees in 38 countries and is a member of the Fortune 500 and S&P 500 indicesmarkets.ft.com.
Dave Inc. (DAVE) Stock – Fintech Underdog Turned Wall Street Rocket

Dave Inc. (DAVE) Stock – Fintech Underdog Turned Wall Street Rocket

Dave Inc.’s stock has been on a tear in 2025. Shares currently trade around $264 as of November 4, 2025, after spiking nearly 10% on the morning of its earnings releasestockanalysis.com. This jump extended an already strong uptrend – DAVE has rallied over 500% in the past 12 monthsfinviz.com, making it one of the market’s top performerschartmill.com. By contrast, the S&P 500 is up only ~18% in the same period. DAVE’s meteoric rise has come after a prolonged slump in 2022–2023; the stock hit a low near $6 in 2023, and has since rebounded over 50-fold, reflecting a dramatic turnaround in investor sentiment.
4 November 2025
SoFi Stock Rockets 230% in 2025 on Record Q3 and Fintech Boom

SoFi Stock Rockets 230% in 2025 on Record Q3 and Fintech Boom

Record Quarter and Outlook. SoFi’s Q3 results underscore its multi-pronged growth. The company added ~905,000 new members, bringing total membership to ~12.6 millionmlq.ai, and 1.4 million new products cross-sold in the quartermlq.ai. Adjusted EBITDA reached $277Mmlq.ai. Management noted broad-based strength, with financial-services revenue up 76% YoYreuters.com and fee revenue up 50%reuters.com. Guidance was lifted: the firm now expects full-year revenue around $3.54B and at least +3.5M new members in 2025mlq.ai, and 2025 EPS ~$0.37reuters.com.
Klarna’s Wild Post-IPO Ride: Stock Slump, New Deals & Experts Predict What’s Next

Klarna’s Wild Post-IPO Ride: Stock Slump, New Deals & Experts Predict What’s Next

Klarna’s New York IPO marked one of the year’s biggest fintech debuts. Priced at $40 per share, the offering raised about $1.37 billion and valued the Swedish BNPL leader at roughly $15 billionts2.tech. This valuation, while only one-third of Klarna’s pandemic-era $45.6 B peak, was more than double its 2022 low of $6.7 B after tech markets crashedts2.tech. The IPO was oversubscribed and priced above the initial $35–$37 range, reflecting pent-up investor demand. “$15 billion is far from disappointing”, noted Samuel Kerr, a market expert, given it topped Klarna’s target range and left investors “wanting more”reuters.com. Klarna’s CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski didn’t sell shares, signaling confidencereuters.com.
Mastercard’s $2B Crypto Blitz: ZeroHash Acquisition & Stablecoin Push Ignite Stock Hype

Mastercard’s $2B Crypto Blitz: ZeroHash Acquisition & Stablecoin Push Ignite Stock Hype

According to multiple reports, Mastercard is making one of its largest crypto moves yet. On Oct. 29, 2025 Reuters cited Fortune to say the payment giant is “in late-stage talks” to buy ZeroHash for roughly $1.5–$2 billionreuters.com. Crypto Briefing confirms Mastercard is “set to acquire crypto and stablecoin infrastructure provider ZeroHash for nearly $2 billion”cryptobriefing.com. ZeroHash, co-founded by Edward Woodford and Brian Liston, offers back-end rails that enable banks and apps to integrate crypto features. Its partners include Interactive Brokers, DraftKings, Stripe and othersu.today.
Fiserv Earnings Miss Expectations, Shares Slide – What’s Next for the Fintech Giant?

Fiserv Earnings Miss Expectations, Shares Slide – What’s Next for the Fintech Giant?

Background: Fiserv is a Fortune 500 payments and fintech company. Before today’s release, analysts expected a solid quarter – roughly 9% revenue growth and $2.65 EPS stockstory.org. Instead, Fiserv’s adjusted EPS came in at only $2.04 gurufocus.com, missing estimates by about $0.60. Notably, GAAP EPS was $1.46 due to a large one-time item in last year’s quarter gurufocus.com – a quirk of accounting that masked underlying weakness in the core business.
SoFi Stock Surges 230%: Fintech Boom or Bubble Ahead of Q3 Earnings?

SoFi Stock Surges 230%: Fintech Boom or Bubble Ahead of Q3 Earnings?

SoFi Technologies – originally a student loan refi startup – has morphed into a full-suite fintech bank, attracting younger customers to its app-based services. This year alone, SOFI stock has more than tripled ts2.tech ts2.tech. After a brief profit-taking lull in early October, the rally resumed. On Oct. 20 SoFi spiked ~8% intraday on an analyst upgrade, erasing much of the pullback ts2.tech.
PayPal’s Big Move: Shop in ChatGPT with One-Click Checkout

PayPal’s Big Move: Shop in ChatGPT with One-Click Checkout

PayPal’s agreement with OpenAI will make its digital wallet the first payments option available in ChatGPT. As PayPal explained, consumers using ChatGPT’s chat interface will see product suggestions and offers and can click to pay with their PayPal account prnewswire.com. The checkout flow uses OpenAI’s new Instant Checkout feature, which was introduced at OpenAI’s recent DevDay, meaning the sale is finalized “in just a few taps,” according to PayPal prnewswire.com ts2.tech. Importantly, PayPal will provide its familiar buyer/seller protections to users who check out via ChatGPT tipranks.com prnewswire.com. In short, a user could ask ChatGPT for, say, a camera or shoes, receive options, and complete the purchase within ChatGPT – all secured by PayPal behind the scenes.
SoFi Stock Skyrockets Ahead of Q3 Earnings – 230% 2025 Rally Fuels Fintech Frenzy

SoFi Stock Skyrockets Ahead of Q3 Earnings – 230% 2025 Rally Fuels Fintech Frenzy

October 27, 2025 – SoFi Technologies has been on a tear in 2025, with its stock surging over 200% in the past year amid a fintech investing frenzy. As the company gears up to report third-quarter earnings on October 28, investors are eager to see if the momentum can continue. Below are the key facts and latest developments surrounding SoFi’s stock and business.
Stripe’s $350B Fintech Fortune: JPMorgan’s Bold AI-Crypto Prediction

Stripe’s $350B Fintech Fortune: JPMorgan’s Bold AI-Crypto Prediction

In late October 2025, JPMorgan research highlighted Stripe as a prime beneficiary of two “massive shifts in global finance” – namely the rise of AI-driven commerce and the evolution of digital money cryptodnes.bg. In a new report, JPMorgan analysts predict Stripe’s moves into AI commerce and crypto payments could let it “access a $350 billion market by 2030” coincentral.com. The analysts even describe the opportunity as a “twin revolution in intelligence and money movement,” reflecting parallel growth in AI “agentic commerce” and programmable money coincentral.com coincentral.com. They note Stripe’s early partnerships with AI startups give it “a structural edge” and call Stripe “a beneficiary of borderless financial services” coincentral.com.
Mastercard Stock Climbs on New Tech, Stablecoin Push and Partnerships

Mastercard Stock Climbs on New Tech, Stablecoin Push and Partnerships

Mastercard’s stock has been on a tear, trading near all-time highs. After peaking around $599 in August, MA hovers in the upper $560smarketbeat.cominvesting.com. This performance outpaces the broader market, reflecting strong earnings and strategic progress. Analysts are broadly optimistic. As of Oct 23, 2025, consensus among 27 analysts is a Buy rating with an average 12-month price target around $638marketbeat.com. Notably, Citi initiated coverage with a Buy and $735 target, and Wells Fargo and Baird also maintain buoyant forecastsmarketbeat.com. KeyCorp just upgraded MA to “Strong Buy” on Oct 23marketbeat.com.
23 October 2025
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#1 STRONG BUY

Taiwan Semiconductor

NYSE: TSM 96 / 100
#2 BUY

AerCap

NYSE: AER 95 / 100
#3 BUY ON PULLBACK

Constellation Energy

NASDAQ: CEG 93 / 100
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Walt Disney

NYSE: DIS 90 / 100
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American International Group

NYSE: AIG 87 / 100
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