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In the past six months, 7% of retirees have re-entered the labor force, up from 6% who said the same in summer 2025, according to a new AARP survey.

February 5, 2026 Early online iGaming platforms worked with very limited payment options. A player added one card to a profile and waited for funds to move through bank systems. Delays were common, and account control stayed minimal. Fintech changed that structure. Platforms such as Wildrobin Casino now rely on modern financial tools that support

Bitcoin prices have declined significantly, and some analysts warn of more pain ahead.

A commercial for Trump accounts will air right before the Seattle Seahawks face off against the New England Patriots in Super Bowl 60.

In the first year of the Labor Department's Retirement Savings Lost and Found database, 29.5% of users found an old workplace plan that might owe them money.

Older workers with student debt have much smaller retirement account balances than their peers without the loans, a Fidelity report shows.

Some experts warn of a potential "death spiral" in the Affordable Care Act marketplace if young, healthy consumers drop coverage amid soaring costs.

Feb 4, 2026 | NCFA Insights | AI, Financial Infrastructure and Identity Autonomous Software Begins Interacting With Financial APIs On February 2 2026, security firm Wiz disclosed an exposed Moltbook database tied to autonomous AI agents containing millions of API keys. Around the same time, OpenClaw (an open source framework for running locally controlled AI

Feb 4, 2026 | NCFA Fintech Market Activity | Regulation and Digital Assets Nevada Court Action Tests Derivatives Versus Wagering Rules On February 3 2026, Nevada filed a civil enforcement action against Coinbase prediction markets in court alleging Coinbase offered sports-linked event contracts without a required Nevada gaming licence. The regulator argues that the contracts

Feb 4, 2026 | NCFA Expert Intelligence | AI Risk and Governance Enterprise AI Adoption Outpaces Legal And Risk Frameworks On February 3 2026, Dentons published a Voice from the Market North American Legal AI report following the firm’s inaugural Legal AI Summit. The report captures data insights from legal, business, and operations leaders across

Feb 3, 2026 | NCFA Fintech Market Activity | Stablecoins and Payments Canadian Bank Enters Custody And Safeguarding For Stablecoin On February 3 2026, VersaBank announced that Stablecorp’s QCAD is its first stablecoin customer, bringing a Canadian Schedule I bank into the custody and safeguarding of a Canadian dollar-backed digital currency. Stablecorp issues QCAD as

President Donald Trump's "big beautiful bill" increased the SALT deduction limit to $40,000 for 2025. Here's how that could impact your tax return this season.

Feb 4, 2026 | NCFA Fintech Market Activity | Funding and Capital Markets Canadian Institutional Capital Backs Fintech Lending Infrastructure On February 4 2026, NEO Financial announced it secured $68.5 million in equity capital from more than 100 Canadian investors to accelerate its securitization strategy and support further growth of its lending and credit products. The

The new "big beautiful" law aims to make it so millions of Americans pay less taxes. Yet many older Americans may see stricter Medicaid, SNAP requirements.

Feb 2, 2026 | NCFA Fintech Market Activity | Payments and Regulation Operational Changes Show How RPAA Hits Real Payment Flows On February 2 2026, XTM Inc said Everyday Payments had started the Retail Payment Activities Act compliance process for thousands of hospitality businesses across Canada. The release tied the work to the Everyday platform