
Plaid's Fall Product Release brought new credit, fraud and payment-risk models. The headline 42% figure uses an easy benchmark; reusable consumer reports are the real shift.
Marvin Evans·October 7, 2026

Experian has set up a separate credit bureau just for bank-account data. The legal structure matters more than the lift figures, and Plaid launched a rival offer on the same day.
Marvin Evans·October 7, 2026

A donation to a food bank charity became the UK's first live bank payment set up through an AI agent. The Direct Debit mandate behind the chatbot is the part worth noticing.
Marvin Evans·September 24, 2026

An explainer on fintech: what the term covers in 2026, from banking apps and payments to lending algorithms and crypto, and why it amounts to an industrial shift.
Marvin Evans·June 2, 2026

Mobile payments will hit $6.78 trillion in 2026. Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal and real-time rails are reshaping global commerce. We break down who is winning and what comes next.
Marvin Evans·May 18, 2026

Mordor Intelligence projects embedded finance at $155.96 billion in 2026, rising to $454.48 billion by 2031. Six shifts are driving the move from pitch to architecture.
Marvin Evans·May 18, 2026

Personal finance apps have moved from showing spending to acting on it. Six companies are reshaping a category that began with Mint in 2006.
Marvin Evans·May 18, 2026

Monzo, Revolut, N26, Starling, Chime and Nubank serve hundreds of millions of customers. Six challenger banks show where the next layer of innovation is coming from.
Marvin Evans·May 18, 2026

More than 77 Labour MPs have called on Keir Starmer to go after heavy local election losses. The leadership crisis adds political risk for UK fintech policy.
Marvin Evans·May 13, 2026