SoFi Expands Loan Platform Business with Multiple New Agreements Totaling Over $3.6 Billion Mar 26, 2026 1:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time SoFi Expands Loan Platform Business with Multiple New Agreements Totaling Over $3.6 Billion Share Deals with a leading global bank, a top-five global asset manager, and a financial services and insurance group add over $3.6 billion in expected personal loan funding. SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SoFi Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOFI) today announced the expansion of its Lo ...

Key Takeaways MercadoLibre leads Latin American e-commerce with a 30% share and strong fintech growth via Mercado Pago.MELI's logistics, AI tools and ecosystem drive efficiency, though heavy investments pressure margins.Sea Limited faces rising costs, credit risks and weaker monetization despite strong GMV and user growth.MercadoLibre (MELI) is the dominant e-commerce and fintech platform across Latin America, while Sea Limited (SE) operates Shopee, a leading e-commerce marketplace in Southeast Asia.Both co ...

BLOOM isn't a startup accelerator or a typical fintech partnership. MAS launched it in October 2025, building on Project Orchid—a digital Singapore dollar initiative that ran over ten pilots since 2021. The program has 16 members including some of the biggest names in global banking and payments, and getting into BLOOM means MAS vetted Ripple's infrastructure and considered it credible enough for supervised testing with real trade flows. Singapore runs one of the strictest regulatory environments for digita ...

According to some estimates, around 46% of UK financial firms have opened costly EU offices to survive post-Brexit. They have incurred an initial investment of over £350,000 just to replace lost market access. Bruno Pedras, CEO of Belmoney says that this high-stakes compliance burden is pushing smaller fintechs to the brink of forced market exit or insolvency due to crippling capital requirements. He does however have a solution for firms that never fully committed to the expensive option of relocation Br ...

Tencent still well-placed to catch-up in the AI race backed by ample cash and WeChat; maintain Buy Adopting a more proactive approach towards AI investments At the recent 4Q25 call, Tencent indicated its plan to further ramp up investments in new AI products in 2026 – the company plans to more than double its investments to CNY36bn-plus, representing over 4% of the pre-4Q Bloomberg consensus revenue forecast for FY26 (CNY831bn). Meanwhile, Tencent signaled a pivot in its AI cloud investments, projecting rob ...

Crypto for a home? Coinbase brings token-backed down payments to housing market | Reuters Skip to main content "This product is designed to work within the safeguards of the existing mortgage system, including how risk like asset volatility is managed," Kara Calvert, head of U.S. policy at Coinbase, told Reuters. However, the approach adds complexity and leverage to an already expensive purchase. In effect, buyers would be wagering that preserving crypto exposure justifies taking on a second loan alongside ...

Better and Coinbase Launch the First Token- Backed, Conforming Mortgage Share By integrating home finance with digital assets, millions of Americans can now achieve their homeownership goals by pledging BTC or USDC without needing to liquidate their holdings or potentially triggering a taxable event1. NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Better Home & Finance Holding Company (NASDAQ: BETR), and Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN), today announced a milestone partnership to bring token-backed mortgages to millions of Americans. T ...

Free Newsletter Get the hottest Fintech Hong Kong News once a month in your Inbox Startale Group has completed a US$63 million Series A funding round, following a second close of US$50 million from SBI Group, in addition to a previously announced US$13 million investment from Sony Innovation Fund in January 2026.The round brings together two strategic partners. It supports Startale’s development of vertically integrated blockchain infrastructure. This includes Ethereum Layer 2 networks, JPY-denominated ...

Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ: HOOD) continues to blur the lines between investing apps and full-scale banking platforms. The company has rolled out several features recently, including its premium Gold Card and expanded banking options that promise attractive returns on everyday cash holdings. These moves signal a bold strategy to transform casual investors into loyal, everyday banking customers.Central to the latest offerings is the Robinhood Gold Card, a no-annual-fee credit card available exclusively to sub ...

X Financial Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2025 Unaudited Financial Results Accessibility StatementSkip Navigation SHENZHEN, China, March 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- X Financial (NYSE: XYF), a leading Chinese fintech platform, today announced its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. This press release should be read in conjunction with the Company's Report on Form 6-K for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, which has been fu ...