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Intuit & Circle Team Up for Smarter Money Movement With Stablecoins

Intuit partners with Circle in a multi-year deal to integrate stablecoin infrastructure and USDC for refunds, payments, remittances and savings.

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Aflac Expands Digital Reach via Ethos Tie-Up in Supplemental Health

AFL partners with Ethos to sell cancer insurance on a fully digital platform, letting customers add supplemental coverage in minutes alongside life policies.

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Riya Anand

Can STNE's Pix-Powered Deposit Growth Set the Stage for Profitability?

StoneCo's Pix-led deposit surge and cash sweep shift to time deposits are lowering funding costs and supporting profitability.

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Can Visa and Akamai Become the Trust Backbone of Agentic Commerce?

V is teaming up with Akamai to secure AI-driven agentic commerce, authenticating shopping agents and intent to separate legitimate activity from fraud.

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MetLife Expands Pet Insurance Reach Through Petstablished Partnership

MET is embedding pet insurance into shelter adoptions via Petstablished, letting adopters bundle coverage into fees and protect pets from day one.

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Reasons Why You Should Invest in Green Dot Stock Right Now

GDOT shares jump 19% in a month, backed by positive earnings surprise history, strong 2025 revenue growth forecasts and expanding fintech partnerships.

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Block's Ecosystem Expansion: Will Partnerships Boost Profitability?

XYZ expands Square with Thrive and Afterpay with several more brands. Among other partnerships are Blackbird Bakery and Grubhub to strengthen its ecosystem.

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Western Union Ties Up With Deutsche Post to Broaden Germany Reach

WU partners with Deutsche Post to roll out cross-border money transfers across Germany in 2026, expanding access at thousands of postal branches.

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Visa Brings USDC Settlement to the U.S. and Advances Onchain Payments

V brings USDC settlement to U.S. partners, enabling 24/7 blockchain-based settlements and pushing stablecoins into core VisaNet workflows.

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Rohit Vasant Fatarpekar

Upstart Stock Trades at Premium Value: Should You Buy, Hold or Sell?

UPST trades at a premium valuation despite a sharp stock drop, as investors weigh strong growth, AI gains and macro-driven volatility.

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Rohit Vasant Fatarpekar

PayPal's Big Step: Is the Launch of PayPal Bank a Game Changer?

PYPL files an application to launch PayPal Bank, aiming to boost small-business lending and cut third-party reliance, and, if approved, add FDIC-insured customer deposits.

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Swayta Shah

Prediction Markets Business Booms: Where Does Robinhood Stand?

HOOD's fast-growing prediction markets business, now driving $100M in revenues, signals a major shift in its growth strategy.

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3 Payment Stocks to Buy as Their Bull Run Extends Into 2026

The payments space heads into 2026 with tailwinds from rate cuts, tech innovation and rising transaction volumes, setting the stage for sustained growth across the industry.

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Kaibalya Pravo Dey

Klarna's Agentic Shift: When AI Goes Shopping, KLAR Will be the Guide

KLAR unveils an Agentic Product Protocol letting AI agents read live data on 100M products, positioning the firm as infrastructure for AI commerce.

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Swayta Shah

Riding on the Cashless Wave: 3 Fintech Stocks Positioned for 2026

SoFi, Block and Circle benefit from the digital payment surge, with strong growth potential heading into 2026.

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Kaibalya Pravo Dey

Ditch the Cash, Grab the Gains: Top Mobile Payment Stocks to Buy

Mobile payments are booming, and Nu, ACI Worldwide and Bread Financial are leading the charge in fast, digital-first transactions.

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Nalak Das

Buy 5 High-Flying Mid-Cap Stocks of 2025 to Tap More Gains in 2026

FCFS, LYFT, IBP, LUMN and AEIS are high-flying mid-cap stocks that surged in 2025 and offer solid setups to tap more gains in 2026.

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Swayta Shah

How AI Is Impacting Productivity at JPM, BAC, C & Others

AI is driving productivity gains at JPMorgan, Citigroup, Bank of America, WFC and PNC, reshaping workflows, budgets, and potentially, bank staffing.

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AI Is Reshaping AXP's Risk Approach: Can it Deliver a Real Advantage?

American Express is transforming credit risk management with AI, using real-time insights to boost precision, fraud detection and portfolio growth.

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Affirm Expands Merchant Network: But Is Revenue Growth Keeping Up?

AFRM grows its merchant network 30% YoY to 419,000, driving engagement and revenues up 34% in Q1 FY26.

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Nikita Kataruka

Is Interactive Brokers a Buy as It Scales Global Market Access?

IBKR's expanding global access, new markets and products, and tech-driven efficiency underscore its push to capture rising cross-border investing demand.

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Shuvra Shankar Dey

SOFI Stock Skyrockets 82% in 6 Months: Buy, Hold or Sell?

SoFi's 82% surge in six months spotlights soaring profitability, record loan growth and sharply raised 2025 guidance that could keep momentum alive.

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