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The 50 Hottest Fintech Startups In 2026
ByJeff Kauflin,
Forbes Staff
Even as AI took center stage in 2025, many fintechs–especially those with a business-to-business focus–thrived.
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The Top 10 Richest People In The World | March 2026
Elon Musk’s net worth has surged past $800 billion, setting yet another record and widening the gap between him and the next richest to more than $500 billion.
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Forbes House of the Week: Tropical Modern
Houses from Forbes “America's Best Architects” 2025 lists
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Why Drug Kingpin El Mencho’s Billion Dollar Fortune Will Likely Remain Untouched By Authorities
Through drug trafficking, extortion and human smuggling, El Mencho built a $50 billion criminal enterprise. Here’s what is likely to happen to his fortune.
ByJohn Hyatt,
Forbes Staff
Tether’s New Market Value Would Make Its Top Shareholder Richer Than Warren Buffett
Recent secondary market transactions reveal that stablecoin giant Tether may now be valued as high as $375 billion, potentially vaulting its secretive owners into the highest ranks of the world’s richest.
Forbes Staff
How A $200 Million Pea Protein Business Is Fueling The Ozempic Generation
Since the 1980s, the Lorenzen family has grown its protein powder business, Puris, into an AgTech power player. Now the preferred supplier for food brands seeking craveable recipes for GLP-1 users—it’s helping America become ‘protein independent
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Trump’s History With Jeffrey Epstein: Interviews With Trump Accuser Omitted From Files
The FBI interviewed a woman four times who accused Trump of sexually assaulting her in the 1980s, when she was a minor.
BySara Dorn,
Forbes Staff
Larry Ellison Relocates To Trump’s Palm Beach Backyard
Oracle cofounder Larry Ellison's official residence is now in Manalapan, Florida, not the Hawaii island that he famously bought in 2012.
ByPhoebe Liu,
Forbes Staff
How Misfits Market Went From Selling Ugly Produce To Becoming The Amazon Prime Of Perishable Food
Abhi Ramesh’s grocery delivery startup has grown to $500 million in annual sales as he continues to reimagine how Americans shop for food.
Forbes Staff
This Middle School Dropout Built His AI Startup In China. Now He’s Scaling It In Silicon Valley.
This Middle School Dropout Built His AI Startup In China. Now He’s Scaling It In Silicon Valley.
ByAnna Tong,
Forbes Staff
Inside Phantom’s Battle Plan To Win The Crypto-Fueled SuperApp War
With 22 million users, the crypto wallet provider and new Fintech 50 member, is coming for Coinbase and Robinhood, positioning itself as a full-scale consumer platform, akin to Apple’s iOS.
Forbes Staff
Many Countries Pay Big Bonuses For Olympic Medals. This One Is On The Hook For $7.8 Million.
Dozens of nations at the Milan Cortina Games promised their athletes bonuses for podium finishes, but one country’s success puts it in a league of its own financially.
ByBrett Knight,
Forbes Staff
This Fintech Is Winning With Hispanic Immigrants. Now It Has To Survive Trump.
Común allows immigrants to open a free checking account online with a foreign ID and to send money to relatives back home at a reasonable cost.
Forbes Staff
How Much Do You Really Gain By Delaying Social Security Benefits?
The experts say wait to claim Social Security. But interest rates have reduced the payoff. Here are four questions to ponder before making a decision.
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Forbes House of the Week: Big Sky Country
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AI’s Biggest Builders Are Now Its Biggest Lobbyists
OpenAI and Anthropic spent more on lobbying in 2025 than ever. They’re pushing for friendly treatment amid tensions—at least for Anthropic—with the Trump administration.
ByPhoebe Liu,
Forbes Staff