Venmo Credit Card Adds a Split-to-Earn Bonus From 15 October
Venmo will pay an extra 1% on top of 3% cash back on dining and entertainment when cardholders split the bill in its app, from 15 October 2026.
Charitarth SindhuOctober 8, 2026
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Valley Bluevine Acquisition Pays $340 Million for $2.1 Billion in Small-Business Deposits
Valley National Bancorp will pay about $340 million for Bluevine, a small-business banking platform holding $2.1 billion of deposits. The cheaper funding is real, but on its own it would take roughly two decades to repay the price.
Charitarth SindhuOctober 7, 2026
Fiserv Digital Asset Platform Goes Live With a North Dakota Stablecoin
Bank of North Dakota is the first live user of Fiserv's stablecoin infrastructure, and the coin moves money between North Dakota banks, not consumers. The release gives no volumes.
Charitarth SindhuOctober 4, 2026
Fifth Third Innovation Banking Folds Comerica’s Venture Franchise Into Newline
Fifth Third folds the Comerica venture-banking franchise and its Newline payments platform into one unit aimed at start-ups. The $10 billion deposit figure is a target, and the release names no clients.
Charitarth SindhuOctober 3, 2026
Chase Data Security Center Puts Data Sharing in View
Chase customers can see which outside apps are connected to their accounts, and cut them off, from inside the Chase Mobile app. The rollout is phased, and Chase has not said who gets it first.
Charitarth SindhuSeptember 28, 2026
Revolut Argentina Clears Central Bank Approval to Buy Banco Cetelem
Argentina's central bank has cleared Revolut's purchase of Banco Cetelem from BNP Paribas Personal Finance. The lender becomes Revolut Bank Argentina, though it will not offer public products at first.
Charitarth SindhuSeptember 27, 2026
Sola Ships EBT Chip Support as Magstripe Cards Start Switching Off
Sola's grocery software partners can now process chip-enabled EBT cards as states replace magstripe benefit cards to cut skimming. The Brooklyn payments platform already handled EBT on magnetic stripe.
Charitarth SindhuSeptember 25, 2026
Moov Money Turns Any Debit Card Into a P2P Payment Address
Moov is betting that the debit card, not the app, is the most widely held payment address in America. Jack Henry's banking platform is the first to sign up.
Marvin EvansSeptember 24, 2026
ACI Speedpay Pulse Finds 59% of US Adults Short of $1,000
The ACI Speedpay Pulse report finds 59% of US adults cannot cover a $1,000 emergency, with debit overtaking credit and 89% still preferring human support.
Marvin EvansSeptember 24, 2026
SoFiUSD Takes Over SoFi’s $25 Billion Mastercard Settlement
SoFi Bank has put its entire card book onto a stablecoin it issues itself. The harder step, persuading outside merchants to settle in that token, has not started.
Marvin EvansSeptember 23, 2026
FICO UK Credit Card Report Shows Record Balances as Spending Falls
The average active UK card balance rose 0.4% to £1,980 in July, a record for the second month running, even as average monthly spending fell 2% to £815.
Charitarth SindhuSeptember 22, 2026
American Kids Are Sitting on $28-30 Billion, and Most Do Not Keep It in a Bank
Hyperlayer estimates American children aged 8 to 15 hold $28 billion to $30 billion across cash, apps and bank accounts, and says most of them have no bank account of their own.
Charitarth SindhuSeptember 21, 2026