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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 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

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

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

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.

Canadian Fintech Funding | February 3, 2026 Montreal Startup Targets Financial Workflows Behind Freight Growth On February 3, 2026, Montreal-based startup Velix announces a $2M pre-seed funding round led by Luge Capital with participation from Stand Up Ventures and Accelia Capital to modernize how logistics companies handle billing, reconciliation, and financial disputes as trade volumes

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

February 3, 2026 We know the tech market is flooded with big corporate giants and SMEs surviving on their innovations and tons of new entrants trying their best to keep their heads above the water. Entering into a pool of young and thriving businesses and making your way to a point where you’re recognized by

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

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

While the overall share of delinquencies among all mortgages remains small, the growth is occurring faster than late payments for other types of consumer loans.

Trump officials have estimated how much Trump accounts can grow over time. But actual returns may vary, according to financial advisors.

Feb 2, 2026 | NCFA Fintech Market Activity | Funding and Ecosystem VEF Opens Women Founder Pitch Pathway Ahead Of Web Summit On February 2 2026, applications open for the Road to Web Summit Women (R2WSV) in Tech and Impact Tech Pitch Showcase, a Vancouver Entrepreneurs Forum (VEF) pathway built to prepare women identifying founders