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😵 2026 Predictions: Block Acquires Plaid. Stripe Stays Private. Robinhood Opens a Cafe.
A new year, a new stack—and some very specific fintech chaos.
In the first episode of 2026, we make three bold predictions that sound fake until you r…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
🤖 Fiserv Builds the AI Checkout. Coinbase Expands the Pipes. Paychex Stays Boring.
In the final Fintech Stacks episode of the year, we break down how Fiserv quietly turned AI shopping into real payment infrastructure, why Coinbase i…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
🎢 Mercury Chases a Charter. Klarna Taps Digital Dollars. Plaid’s IPO Speculation
Mercury wants a national bank charter — choosing regulation and control over speed and vibes. Klarna is quietly tapping stablecoins to unlock faster,…
10 months ago
⚡ SoFi Goes On Chain. Coinbase Becomes Everything. Intuit Quietly Changes Payments.
Banks are minting stablecoins, crypto exchanges want to be everything apps, and accounting software is quietly rewriting how money moves.
In today’s F…
10 months ago
🃏 Robinhood’s Betting Era. BBVA’s AI Upgrade. NerdWallet Signals Confidence.
Finance is getting weird — and that might be the point.
Today’s episode breaks down why Robinhood is leaning into prediction markets and sports-style …
10 months ago
🔗 JPMorgan’s Onchain Moment. Visa’s Stablecoin Flex. Monzo’s IPO Drama.
Wall Street is officially on-chain. JPMorgan is putting real cash products on blockchain rails, Visa is turning stablecoins into settlement muscle, a…
10 months ago
💼 PayPal Goes Full Suit. Shopify Opens the Floodgates. Visa Takes Crypto Seriously.
Today on Fintech Stacks, we’re watching fintech grow up in real time. PayPal puts on the suit and applies to become a bank, Shopify cracks open the T…
10 months ago
🚗 Circle Gets A Charter. Ripple Gets A Charter. BitGo Gets A Charter.
The OCC pulled an Oprah and crypto showed up with a shopping list. Circle, Ripple, and BitGo all scored U.S. banking charters in the same week, signa…
10 months, 1 week ago
🤝 Wealthfront Goes Public, YouTube Embraces Stablecoins, Enova Banks on Growth
Today on Fintech Stacks Daily, Wealthfront hits the Nasdaq in a long-awaited robo-advisor IPO, YouTube quietly lets creators cash out in stablecoins,…
10 months, 1 week ago
💰 Gemini joins prediction markets. Crypto.com bets on fans. Kalshi scores in court.
Today on Fintech Stacks, we dive into the prediction market plot twist nobody saw coming. Gemini ($GEMI) scores a federal license and steps onto the …
10 months, 1 week ago