Fintech News 28 October 2025

Ripple Says ‘No IPO’ — $40B Valuation, $500M Round, and Mastercard RLUSD Pilot Define Its 2026 Game Plan (Nov. 6, 2025)

NEW YORK — Ripple is shutting the IPO window for now. At the company’s Swell conference this week, President Monica Long said there is “no plan, no timeline” to take Ripple public, even as the firm locks in fresh capital,

6 November 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

6 November 2025

Cryptocurrency · Digital Identity · Fintech · Stablecoins · Swiss Economy

Affirm Ramps Up Lending Firepower With $750M New York Life Deal and Worldpay Distribution as Q1 FY26 Results Arrive Today (Nov. 6)

November 6, 2025 — Fintech & Payments | BNPL, AFRM, Worldpay, New York Life Affirm expands its long‑term capital partnership with New York Life and deepens distribution via Worldpay for Platforms—just hours before reporting Q1 FY26 earnings. Here’s what the

6 November 2025

Earnings Reports · Financial Services · Fintech · Lending · NASDAQ:AFRM · NYSE:GPN · Partnerships

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

Company Overview: AI-Powered Lending Platform 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,

5 November 2025

Artificial Intelligence · Fintech · Investment · Lending · NASDAQ:UPST · Stock Market

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

Company Overview Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN) 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

4 November 2025

Company Analysis · Earnings Reports · Financial News · Fintech · NYSE:FIS · NYSE:GPN · Stock Market

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

Current Stock Price & Recent Performance 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 release stockanalysis.com. This jump

4 November 2025

Company Analysis · Fintech · Investing · NASDAQ:DAVE · Stocks · Wall Street

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 million mlq.ai, and 1.4 million new products (deposits, loans, investment accounts) cross-sold in the quarter mlq.ai. Adjusted EBITDA

30 October 2025

Financial News · Fintech · Growth Stocks · Investing · NASDAQ:SOFI · Stock Market

Klarna (KLAR) Stock Dives Below IPO Level – Analysts Eye 30%+ Rebound

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

A Blockbuster IPO Resets Klarna’s Valuation Klarna’s New York IPO (Sept 2025) 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 billion ts2.tech.

30 October 2025

Business Analysis · Fintech · Investment Trends · IPO News · Stock Market

Mastercard Stock Climbs on New Tech, Stablecoin Push and Partnerships

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

Mega-Deals in Crypto Infrastructure 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

29 October 2025

Business News · Cryptocurrency · Fintech · Mastercard · NYSE:MA · Stock Market

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

Background: Fiserv (NYSE: FI) is a Fortune 500 payments and fintech company (owner of Clover point-of-sale systems, etc.). 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

29 October 2025

Earnings Reports · Finance · Fintech · Investment Analysis · NYSE:FI · Stock Market

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

Meteoric Rally and Earnings Catalyst 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 (≈+230%) ts2.tech

28 October 2025

Earnings Reports · Fintech · Investing · Market Analysis · NASDAQ:SOFI · Stocks

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

Deal Details: Embedding PayPal in ChatGPT 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 (powered by AI agents)

28 October 2025

Artificial Intelligence · E-Commerce · Fintech · NASDAQ:PYPL · Online Payments · Technology News

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