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Payments & fintech

3 payments & fintech employers rated by one rule. 1 is cutting jobs; 3,500 job cuts announced in 90 days, 1 citing AI.

The board

CuttingSignsQuiet2.1% job cuts announced in 90 days, as a share of the workforce! unusual for them≈ cuts most quarters▲▼ moved in the last four weeksAI says AI is a reasonUK · US · EU where it is headquartered

Every payments & fintech employer

Cutting first, then Signs, then Quiet; within each, the largest cuts for the employer’s size first.

Label
American ExpressPayments & fintech · US▲ moved upUnusual for themAI citedCuttingConfirmed: 3 major news outlets report job cuts or buyouts3,5004.7%23 Oct
CoinbasePayments & fintech · USQuietNo job cuts found in the last 90 days——5 May 2026
IntuitPayments & fintech · USQuietNo job cuts found in the last 90 days——20 May 2026

Which jobs

Job functions named by payments & fintech employers in the last 12 months, counted by employer. 1 of 5 announcements say which jobs.

Named in job cuts

Building — filled in as reports are read.

    Named in hiring and redeployment

    1. AI and machine learning3 employers · 3 announcements · AI cited 2×American Express, Coinbase, Intuit

    Why they say they’re cutting

    The reasons payments & fintech employers and the reports give, counted by employer. Only reasons a source states.

    1. AI and automation3American Express, Coinbase, Intuit
    2. Restructuring or new strategy3American Express, Coinbase, Intuit
    3. Cutting costs2American Express, Coinbase
    4. Weak demand or sales2Coinbase, Intuit

    How: compulsory redundancies (1)

    Employers giving each reason. 4 of 5 announcements state a reason; we count only what the sources say.

    Labels are our opinion, reached by applying one published rule to the sources listed on each employer’s page. How it works