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The nearest confirmed ceiling for PayPal (PYPL) stock sits 35.4% above where it trades now. The stock is 30.7% below its 52-week high, and the easy read on a payments company down that far is that the market has given up. The reward is real and wide against what you risk. The floor under it is shakier than the bounce count suggests.

Shares of digital financial services company SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ:SOFI) fell 3.3% in the afternoon session after Loop Capital initiated coverage of the stock with a Hold rating and a $22 price target. Loop Capital analyst Reginald Smith noted that while the company possesses strong growth potential, interest rate risks and a mix shift toward more asset-intensive lending will continue to weigh on investor sentiment in the near term. The firm also highlighted that an asset-intensive lending s

On this episode of CoinDesk's Public Keys from the New York Stock Exchange, host Jennifer Sanasie is joined by special guest co-host Ophelia Snyder, Co-Founder of 21Shares. Payward Chief Commercial Officer Mark Greenberg breaks down Kraken parent Payward's new partnerships with SoFi and the London Stock Exchange, and how xStocks is bringing tokenized equities and 24/7 markets to investors around the world. Bullish Exchange President Chris Tyrer unpacks Bullish's $4.2 billion acquisition of transfer agent Equiniti, its first tokenized-share trades on a GFSC-regulated venue, and the competing models shaping the future of tokenized stocks. Plus, Sanasie and Snyder break down another billion-dollar week for Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs and what shifting macro conditions could mean for crypto. - Learn more at bullish.com. - Register now for CoinDesk's Policy and Regulation event on September 22, 2026: policy-regulation.coindesk.com. - To get market-moving news delivered daily, download CoinDesk's mobile app: linktr.ee/coindeskapp.

SoFi shrugged off a reported Kraken crypto partnership and S&P 500 inclusion buzz to drop 3%, while Affirm bled 5% on nothing but sector mood. Find out why Robinhood is the only one left standing and what that split reveals about where fintech risk appetite actually sits right now.

Shares of buy now, pay later company Affirm (NASDAQ:AFRM) fell 4.7% in the afternoon session after Loop Capital Markets analyst Reginald Smith initiated coverage with a Buy rating and a $105 price target, even as consumer fintech shares traded lower. According to TipRanks, Loop Capital launched coverage on September 8 with that $105 Buy, favoring Affirm over SoFi, which the firm rated Hold. TipRanks shows a Strong Buy consensus and an average target of about $100.46, so the Loop mark is in line

SoFi Technologies' recent pullback makes sense, but it overlooks a slew of bullish signs.

During the September 3 episode of Mad Money, host Jim Cramer addressed the recent volatility in SoFi Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SOFI), examining why the stock experienced an unexpected pullback despite delivering an exceptional earnings report. He commented: What do we make of the action in SoFi Technologies, digital bank of choice for the younger generation? I’ve […]

SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ:SOFI) CFO Chris Lapointe said the financial-services company entered the second half of 2026 with continued revenue growth, expanding product adoption and a mix of newer businesses that remain in earlier stages of development. Speaking at an investor conference, Lapointe s

SoFi Technologies Inc. is trending after the company announced a strategic partnership with Payward on Thursday, connecting SoFi’s banking infrastructure with Kraken’s digital asset markets. Shares traded higher on the news on Thursday. SoFiUSD to List on Kraken Under the...

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Despite lagging behind the broader market in 2026, SoFi has strong catalysts that could spur a sharp recovery in its share price.

Despite a solid quarter, the market seems skeptical about the fintech's future.

SoFi Technologies, Inc. (SOFI) concluded the recent trading session at $18.22, signifying a -1.57% move from its prior day's close.

SoFi Technologies stock has delivered a strong 116.0% return over the past three years, yet the current market price screens as expensive compared with its intrinsic value estimate and broader valuation checks. Recent weakness in the share price adds another layer of complexity as investors weigh the growth story against signals that the stock may be pricing in a lot of good news already. Over the past three years, SoFi Technologies has returned 116.0%, which puts more focus on whether the...

In early September 2026, SoFi Technologies and Payward, parent of the Kraken exchange, announced a partnership linking SoFi’s Big Business Banking and real-time SoFi Exchange Network with Kraken’s trading infrastructure, while adding SoFiUSD as a redeemable one-to-one US dollar stablecoin on Kraken and using Kraken Prime to deepen crypto liquidity for SoFi app users. This collaboration effectively plugs Kraken’s global digital-asset client base into SoFi’s 24/7 US dollar settlement rails,...

SOFI's Payward tie-up expands SoFiUSD's reach through Kraken while adding digital-asset liquidity and 24/7 dollar clearing.

A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller signaled support for holding interest rates steady amid emerging signs of disinflation. During a Reuters NEXT Newsmaker interview, Governor Waller stated that if the positive economic trends seen over the last few months continue in the data due over the next two weeks, he would be inclined to support holding the federal funds target rate at its current setting. Waller pointed out that the three-

SoFi Technologies on Thursday announced a partnership with Payward to boost its banking, payments, liquidity, and digital asset markets.

Payward joins the SoFi Exchange Network and will supply crypto liquidity through Kraken Prime

PayPal (PYPL) trades at 9.8 times earnings while the S&P 500 trades at 23.2. The profitability underneath is ordinary: an 18.4% operating margin against 18.5% for the market. The discount is not about whether the company makes money. It is about what each dollar it moves is worth.

Kraken will list SoFiUSD and gain access to SoFi’s round-the-clock dollar settlement network, while Kraken Prime will execute trades for SoFi’s crypto customers.

SoFi shares have shed nearly a third of their value in 2026 even as the fintech keeps posting record numbers, and that gap between price and fundamentals points to a scenario Wall Street has not fully priced in yet.

This fintech stock trades 45% below its record high reached in November 2025.

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Scotiabank initiated coverage of SoFi Technologies with an ‘Outperform’ rating and a price target of $25.

Multiple retail investors on Stocktwits named Robinhood as a better bet compared to SoFi Technologies.

A global bond selloff is carving a precise line through fintech, punishing two lenders while leaving one brokerage almost untouched, and the reason why reveals exactly how rate exposure separates winners from losers in this sector.

Central banks are talking tougher on inflation, and higher interest rates can keep pressure on traditional risk assets. At the same time, investor interest in digital assets and the technology behind them has not disappeared. That mix of tighter money and ongoing curiosity about crypto creates a very specific opportunity. This article walks through three stocks linked to cryptocurrencies and blockchain that many investors are watching closely right now. The stocks covered below are just a...

PayPal has survived every market crash on its record, but it still sits below two pre-shock highs it has never reclaimed.

SoFi's product flywheel gains traction as cross-buy rises, non-lending products expand, and fee-based growth broadens its financial-services model.