Julie Muhn

As we enter into the second quarter, here's a look at this week's fintech news. We’ll continue adding news to this post throughout the week, so stay tuned!

Chime Enterprise launched Chime Workplace, offering employers a single platform with financial wellness tools and an aggregated view of employee financial health.

Robinhood announced Robinhood Banking, introducing AI-powered investment insights and premium banking services for Gold members.

Donald Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) to modernize the U.S. payments system by phasing out paper checks.

Block has rebranded Afterpay to Cash App Afterpay, embedding BNPL directly into Cash App and indicating that the BNPL space is heating up.

This is the week fintech has been anticipating for years. Klarna filed its F-1 prospectus document late Friday, anticipating it will raise at least $1 billion at a $15 billion valuation with its IPO. We won’t know the official valuation figures until Klarna prices shares, which may take around a month, however. While we wait, Read more...

Klarna is replacing Affirm as Walmart’s exclusive BNPL provider, marking a major shift in the BNPL space.

CredibleX is integrating Mastercard’s Small Business Credit Analytics (SBCA) API into its embedded financing platform to enhance SME credit access in the UAE and EMEA region.

In this exclusive interview recorded at FinovateEurope 2025, David Barton-Grimley, Strategy Director at 11:FS speaks with Finovate VP Greg Palmer to discuss why open banking has floundered in Europe,

Rocket Companies is acquiring real estate platform Redfin for $1.75 billion.

Expedia is partnering with fintech company Upgrade to offer Flex Pay, a BNPL solution that lets travelers pay for cruises in monthly installments, making luxury vacations more accessible.

In this interview, Sage Franch, CEO of PromoComply, shares her insights into how firms can navigate this increased regulatory scrutiny of financial promotions.

BVNK is launching an embedded wallet that unifies fiat and stablecoins.

Swap raised $40 million in Series B funding led by ICONIQ Growth to expand into the US, EU, Australia, and Canada.

Illuma has secured strategic financing from Stifel Bank. The amount of the financing was undisclosed.

We are showcasing the five breakout stages that will be held on the second day of the conference–– focused on customer experience, payments, lending, regulation, and AI

Stablecoin payments provider MANSA has secured $10 million in funding.

TransUnion is partnering with Credit Sesame to launch a freemium credit education platform.

Is anyone else having difficulty keeping up with all of the changes that have taken place since the new administration took office last month?

Experian is integrating ValidMind's AI governance and risk management tools into its Ascend Platform to help banks automate and streamline AI compliance.