For a long time, the financial world was split into two very different sides. On one side was traditional finance, which was ...

Blockchain has moved from buzzword to backbone technology for a growing slice of global finance, and the debate is no longer about whether it matters but how far it will reshape money itself. When I ...

Money is going digital. Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are a new type of money that is faster, safer, and easier to track. As governments around the world look into them, these digital ...

The rise of both digital currencies and programmable payments are poised to redefine where and how money flows. Banks will need to move from reacting to these disruptions to actively shaping how they ...

New findings show how economic uncertainty and changing workplace expectations are influencing financial and career decisions. Spending cuts and increased saving: Thirty-six percent (36%) of Americans ...

Making sense of cryptocurrency, fintech and digital payments.

This content has been selected, created and edited by the Finextra editorial team based upon its relevance and interest to our community. On 28 April 2026, leaders from top banks, central banks, ...

is editor-in-chief of The Verge, host of the Decoder podcast, and co-host of The Vergecast. Today, I’m talking with Willem Avé, who’s head of product at Square. You know Square — it was started by ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bridging the narrowing divide between TradFi and FinTech. In January, Checkout.com became the latest Fintech to secure a Georgia ...

Bitcoin and other crypto tokens fluctuate in price — sometimes wildly — behaving more like speculative securities or options than money. But stablecoins are a different matter, as their name suggests.

Bitcoin and other digital tokens, once touted as the uncontrolled and decentralized future of money, have proved to be lucrative tools for fraudsters, terrorists and rogue regimes. In response, ...