Commerce media comes for the card: Citi turns spending into a shelf
Citi Commerce Media turns 6.5 billion card transactions into ad targeting. What commerce media means for fintechs, banks and brands buying the new shelf.
A charge card in a credit card’s coat: what bunq’s waitlist is really selling
bunq’s new card must be paid off in full every month, which makes it a charge card in all but name. Five sharp lessons for fintech brands launching credit now.
BNPL companies and the quiet premium on a licence
BNPL companies now win on profit plus licence, not volume alone. Five sharp lessons from Tabby’s $6.5bn Series F for fintech marketers and founders to copy.
A fintech digital marketing agency reads Nubank’s rate-first US launch
A fintech digital marketing agency reads Nubank’s US launch: a 3.5% APY hook, Lead Bank’s FDIC cover and a conditional charter. Here is the claims risk map.
The social engineering fraud that came through the compliance desk
Social engineering fraud reached Revolut through a fake government request, Revolut said. Five sharp fintech lessons on the first 72 hours and verification.
FCA cryptoasset regime guidance: a sharper 2026 brief
FCA cryptoasset regime guidance gives UK firms a practical 2026 brief: map activities, permissions, controls and journeys before new rules take effect.
Why Chime paid $590m for a bank charter
Chime agreed to buy Stride Bank for $590m to secure a bank charter. Here are five practical lessons on deposit funding, Durbin caps and growth velocity.
WhatsApp bill payments in India and the quiet utility of chat
WhatsApp bill payments in India make chat a utility layer. Here are five fintech growth lessons for clearer consent, recovery and reliable payment journeys.
Digital banking marketing just became regulatory evidence
Revolut’s conditional OCC bank charter approval shows digital banking marketing now counts as regulatory evidence, the exact plan that sank bunq weeks earlier.
Félix’s $200m raise proves the essential lesson behind diaspora banking
Diaspora banking just got $200m smarter. Félix’s raise shows every marketing agency for fintech what trust-led, essential growth looks like in practice.