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Marvin Evans

Founder and editor, Fintechbits

Marvin Evans is a finance and fintech professional with 20 years of industry experience, including more than a decade working across the fintech sector. He is the founder of Fintech Bits and Finjobsly, and writes about fintech markets, financial technology, industry trends, innovation and the evolving fintech workforce. His analysis combines hands-on industry experience with data-led research to provide practical insight into the companies, technologies and trends shaping financial services.

Breaking News

Boost Wealth: Three Simple Strategies to Save Money.

Avoiding fees, automating savings and spending deliberately are three unglamorous habits that build long-term wealth quietly.

April 24, 2026

Market Insights

French FinTech Funding Reaches Five-Quarter High in Q1 as Investors Focus on Larger Deals

French fintechs raised $659.8 million across 25 deals in Q1 2026, more than double a year earlier, as investors concentrated on larger rounds.

April 24, 2026

Breaking News

Goldwise launches innovative platform for precious metals investing.

Goldwise, founded by former Royal Mint executives, lets UK investors buy, hold and sell fractional gold, silver, platinum and palladium through an app.

April 24, 2026

Wealthtech

Travel Enthusiasts Consider Pausing Retirement Savings Amid Costs

A couple earning $272,000 with $1 million in retirement accounts asked Reddit whether to pause Roth 401(k) contributions to travel while their children are young.

April 24, 2026

Payments

SymphonyAI Empowers Payments Giant to Cut Compliance Costs

A global processor handling more than 200 billion transactions a year sped up compliance alert processing tenfold with SymphonyAI's agentic platform.

April 24, 2026

Startup News

Uber's CTO Praveen Neppalli Naga Joins StrictlyVC in San Francisco

Uber CTO Praveen Neppalli Naga will speak at StrictlyVC San Francisco on 30 April about running AI at scale.

April 24, 2026

Breaking News

British Business Bank Invests £100m in Apposite Capital’s Healthtech Fund

The British Business Bank's £100 million commitment to Apposite Healthcare Growth I is its largest single investment and its first with Apposite Capital.

April 24, 2026

Payments

Costco Considers Sharing Tariff Refunds With Shoppers

Costco is suing the Trump administration to recover tariff payments while facing consumer lawsuits seeking a share of any refund.

April 24, 2026

Breaking News

Bank of Korea Urged to Implement Green Monetary Policies

Positive Money and the Institute for Green Transformation want the Bank of Korea to factor climate into monetary policy as fossil fuel dependence drives inflation.

April 24, 2026

Startup News

Beehiiv Introduces New Creator Tools Featuring Webinars and Customizable Paywalls

Beehiiv has added webinars, AI podcast analytics, metered paywalls and paid trials, pushing beyond newsletters into a full creator platform.

April 24, 2026

Fraud and Identity

Nigerian Firms Urged to Meet CBN's AML Compliance Deadline

The Central Bank of Nigeria's March 2026 baseline standards for automated AML, CFT and CPF systems set a compliance deadline financial institutions must meet.

April 24, 2026

AI in Finance

Global Banking Leaders Converge in London as AI Advances.

The Banking Transformation Summit in London on 19 and 20 May expects more than 1,000 executives from over 170 banks and building societies.

April 24, 2026