Embedded Finance vs Banking as a Service in 2026: Key Differences Explained

Learn the key differences between embedded finance and banking as a service, how they work together, and what they mean for ...
The Next Web

Meow Technologies launches the first agentic banking platform for AI agents

Meow Technologies lets AI agents open business bank accounts, issue cards, and manage payments autonomously, pitching itself ...
The Sun

British banking app to shut ALL accounts in just days with over 20,000 customers warned ‘withdraw now’

ACCOUNT holders have been urged to take action as a UK banking app prepares to shut down in a matter of days. The banking app will close all accounts next week, with customers urged to “withdraw all ...
9to5google

Gemini app now lets you create 3-minute songs with Lyria 3 Pro

Last month, the Gemini app gained the ability to produce 30-second tracks with Lyria 3. Google today announced Lyria 3 Pro with support for songs that are up to 3 minutes long. Besides longer tracks, ...
AppleInsider

A now-resolved Apple server outage stopped developers from verifying apps

Apple's verification servers experienced an outage on Tuesday, as developers were unable to complete new installations of enterprise-signed apps. To test applications compiled through Xcode, ...
The New York Times

Revolut, the British Finance App, Seeks a U.S. Banking Charter

The company said that the move, if approved, would allow it to offer more products to American customers as it seeks to grow globally. By Michael J. de la Merced Over nine years, the banking app ...
World Bank

Partnership with World Bank Group Backs Papua New Guinea’s Efforts to Create More Jobs

PORT MORESBY, February 23, 2026 – A new six-year partnership between the World Bank Group and Papua New Guinea aims to support the reforms and investments necessary to create jobs, improve services, ...
9to5Mac

Claude’s free tier now connects to apps, can create Microsoft Office documents, and more

Anthropic has just launched significant new features to Claude’s free tier. Connecting to apps was previously a pro feature available only to paid subscribers, but this is now included in the free ...
American Banker

Regional bank execs love mobile apps, fear wire transfer fraud

Those at the helm of midsize and regional banks are forecasting that mobile platforms and agentic artificial intelligence will be major forces of change for the industry, but wire transfer fraud will ...
Observer

MrBeast Expands His Business Empire With Gen Z Banking App Acquisition

Jimmy Donaldson’s latest venture adds digital banking to the growing list of businesses under Beast Industries. Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Step will join a number of other ventures ...
TechCrunch

MrBeast’s company buys Gen Z-focused fintech app Step

YouTube megastar MrBeast announced on Monday that his company, Beast Industries, is buying Step, a teen-focused banking app. Step, which raised half a billion in funding and has grown to over 7 ...