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Hey FinTech Fanatic! Abu Dhabi was the stage this week for an important announcement from Checkout.com. The company hosted its first conference in the UAE — Thrive Abu Dhabi — gathering over 150 merchants and partners on Saadiyat Island to share its next big step for the region. CEO & Founder

Hey FinTech Fanatic! It all started with a trading app in California. Now, ten years later, Robinhood is not launching its first product in Europe — but it is finally bringing the product that started it all in the United States: stock trading. The Bank of Lithuania has granted Robinhood Europe

Hey FinTech Fanatic! Ripple announced its largest acquisition to date — a $1.25 billion deal to buy Hidden Road. Founded in 2018, Hidden Road provides clearing, financing, and prime brokerage services across foreign exchange, digital assets, derivatives, and fixed income. It clears over $3 trillion annually for more than 300

Hey FinTech Fanatic! A few months back, there was a quiet buzz building behind the scenes. After a dry spell of nearly three years, the U.S. IPO market was starting to show signs of life—and FinTech was right in the thick of it. Klarna, Chime, Circle, eToro… one

Hey FinTech Fanatic! Republic is set to acquire all remaining shares of INX Digital for $54.8 million, in a transaction valued at up to $60 million. This follows a prior investment in 2023, when Republic acquired a 9.5% stake in the company. INX, based in Canada and regulated

Hey FinTech Fanatic! Four years ago, Plaid was at the peak of FinTech’s rapid growth, with a $13 billion valuation and a market eager to fuel its expansion. Now, as rising interest rates shift investor sentiment, the company has completed a new funding round at nearly half that valuation—