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Feb 18, 2026 | NCFA Fintech Market Activity | Payments and Cybersecurity Fraud Campaign Targets Payments Ahead Of Milan Cortina 2026 On February 18 2026, reports of fake Olympic merchandise stores harvesting payment data surfaced ahead of the Milan Cortina Winter Games, exposing how large scale sporting events create concentrated digital commerce risk for consumers

High school students are less concerned about AI's impact on their future employment prospects, according to a new report.

Feb 18, 2026 | NCFA Fintech Market Activity | Payments and Remittances   Visa Direct Push Payments Challenge Cross Border Transfer Fees On February 17 2026, OwlTing announced the launch of OwlPay Cash targeting the $230B US outbound remittance market, introducing a retail remittance app built on Visa Direct rails and supported by US money

Feb 17, 2026 | NCFA Fintech Market Activity | Payments Infrastructure Unified Payments Across Physical And Digital Fitness Channels On Feb 17 2026, Nuvei announced a partnership with Nautilus Plus to power omnichannel payments across its Quebec gym network and integrated digital platform, Ultime Fit. The integration was completed in six weeks, a fraction of

Feb 17, 2026 | NCFA Fintech Market Activity | AI and Developer Infrastructure Enterprise Grade Coding Agents Compete for Developer Control On Feb 5 2026, OpenAI launched GPT 5.3 Codex and on the same day competitor Anthropic launched Claude Opus 4.6 both major updates that evolve AI assisted software development from helpful autocomplete towards longer

Feb 10, 2026 | NCFA Fintech Market Activity | Alternative Finance and Capital Markets UK POP Rules Lift Fundraising Caps For Crowdfunded Equity On February 10 2026, UK POP rules go live, removing the old prospectus trigger that made large public raises expensive, slow, and out of reach for many private companies. What Changes In

The Trump administration identified more than 40,000 borrowers eligible for federal student loan relief in January, a recent court filing shows.

February 17 2026 | Equity Crowdfunding and Retail Investors Retail Investors Face Potential in BrewDog’s Sale Outcome On February 16 2026, multiple UK reports say BrewDog has hired advisers to explore a potential sale after years of losses and slower growth. As a result, about 220,000 Equity for Punks retail shareholders may lose money depending

Feb 17, 2026 | NCFA Fintech Market Activity | Payroll and HR Tech Collage Embeds Payroll Powered By Nmbr In Canada On February 17 2026, Nmbr announced the Collage Payroll launch, positioning it as the first benefits connected HR platform in Canada to embed payroll inside its HR workflow. Collage says customers can onboard employees

Although experts anticipate more inventory reaching the used car market, increased supply may not translate into meaningful relief from elevated prices.

President Donald Trump's "big beautiful bill" added the "no tax on overtime" deduction for 2025 returns. Here's how to claim the tax break.

Feb 16, 2026 | NCFA Fintech Market Activity | Funding and Capital Markets US IPO Volatility Spills Into North American Listing Plans On February 12 2026, according to Reuters fintech brokerage and clearing firm Clear Street postponed its US IPO after downsizing its planned public offering. Earlier in February, Clear Street had marketed 23.8 million

February 16, 2026 Here's something I've been thinking about lately: the way financial technology has completely shaken up online poker. It's pretty wild when you step back and look at it. I mean, just a few years ago, getting money in and out of poker sites was a nightmare. Now, it's smoother than ever, and

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Parents with student debt may be excluded from affordable repayment plans and loan forgiveness in the coming months if they don't take certain steps soon.