May 29, 2026 @ 4:08 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

TreviPay’s The Evolution of the B2B Buyer shows how technologies like AI have changed customer expectations around payments, automation and customer service. Today, 73% of buyers use AI. The top three areas are automating routine tasks and invoice processing, detecting fraud and mitigating risk, and… Read More

May 28, 2026 @ 12:37 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Cryptocurrency trading, tokenization, and post-quantum cryptography highlight this week’s edition of Digital Assets Thoughts of the Week. “Gold and Bitcoin have been selling off in tandem, which can only mean one thing: investors are finally getting worried about tighter monetary conditions. As Kevin Warsh begins… Read More

May 25, 2026 @ 12:12 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

New research from Galileo finds that brands that offer embedded financial services within their apps have a leg up on customer acquisition and retention, but they struggle to keep up with consumer demand for such services. Roughly 80% of executives say they plan to launch… Read More

May 22, 2026 @ 8:38 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

With more than 350,000 followers across Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok, QuantMap co-founder Ivan Patriki understands how influencers, or “Finfluencers,” succeed. But he also sees many ominous signs in that sector. Patriki’s response is QuantMap, a monthly subscription service bringing institutional-grade tools to retail investors. He seeks… Read More

May 18, 2026 @ 6:04 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

V-Track, an African asset intelligence platform, recently introduced a new platform designed to give users real-time insight into their asset management effectiveness As organizations across Africa intensify their focus on financial discipline, cost optimization, and governance, a critical vulnerability is the lack of accurate, real-time… Read More

May 16, 2026 @ 2:34 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Web3 minds also weighed in on BTC and XRP this week. “Against a more unsettling macro backdrop (with hotter-than-expected US inflation prints, a still elusive US-Iran peace agreement, markets pricing out a 2026 rate cut), BTC has traded between $79K and $81K over the past… Read More

May 15, 2026 @ 5:11 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The Web3 community had plenty to say about the CLARITY Act passing this week. “Bitcoin ran out of steam very quickly after yesterday’s little pump on the CLARITY Act news. The $82,000 resistance level proved insurmountable, despite institutional buying via ETFs. “The regulatory news was… Read More

May 13, 2026 @ 2:14 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

AeQuitas Invest, an Omaha-based, women-led financial technology company, has launched an online funding portal designed to expand access to capital for women-owned businesses. AeQuitas is a registered funding portal operating under Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF). AeQuitas joins dozens of other funding portals that operate in… Read More

May 13, 2026 @ 1:21 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Pit, an AI-native workforce platform, this week announced its public launch alongside $16 million in funding led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). The round includes participation from Lakestar, the Pit founders, executives from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Deel, and Revolut, and the Stena and Lundin families. Pit… Read More

May 12, 2026 @ 11:25 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Corvera, an agentic supply chain management platform backed by Y Combinator, has raised $4.2 million (£3 million) in seed funding to accelerate its expansion and automate end-to-end operational workflows for consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands. The round was led by 6 Degrees Capital, with participation… Read More

May 12, 2026 @ 10:02 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Some questionable thoughts on stablecoins and crypto investing are among the Web3 Thoughts of the Week. Bitcoin and oil dynamics “Bitcoin’s brief recovery above $80,000 is looking shaky. It’s being driven by easing oil prices rather than strong buying, with Brent back below $110 on… Read More

May 12, 2026 @ 12:28 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Gr4vy, a cloud-based payment orchestration platform, this week announced support for Pix Automático in Brazil through its integration with dLocal, a cross-border payment platform. It allows merchants to offer automated Pix billing for subscriptions, memberships, and other recurring services. Pix has helped bring more than… Read More

May 9, 2026 @ 1:17 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

FIS is working with Anthropic to bring agentic AI to banking, beginning with the Financial Crimes AI Agent. The agent will compress anti-money-laundering investigations from hours to minutes, automatically assembling evidence across a bank’s core systems, evaluating activity against known typologies, and surfacing the highest-risk… Read More

May 9, 2026 @ 12:12 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Billtrust, a provider of B2B accounts receivable workflow and payment software, has introduced its AI‑driven Buyer Payment Portal and Cash Forecasting capabilities, along with expanded payment controls and international payment options. Together, the new capabilities help AR teams accelerate collections, improve buyer payment experiences, and… Read More

May 8, 2026 @ 12:11 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Slash Financial, a banking platform, has launched Global Cards, a product that enables international businesses to spend globally without requiring a U.S. entity, such as a Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Employer Identification Number (EIN). Issued on the Visa network and enabled by Rain’s global… Read More

May 6, 2026 @ 12:16 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

The Cari Network has entered into a strategic partnership with Tassat, developers of a blockchain-based tokenized deposit network. Cari will incorporate select Tassat technologies and technical expertise into its platform, accelerating the development of Cari’s tokenized deposit network and the delivery of always-on, programmable payments… Read More

May 4, 2026 @ 6:57 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Chord, an AI platform powering modern commerce operations, has raised $7 million, led by Equal Ventures, with participation from existing investor M13 and new investors Chingona Ventures and CEAS Investments. Commerce is becoming harder to run. Systems are fragmented, and teams are left stitching together… Read More

May 4, 2026 @ 6:47 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Loyyal, an AI-first, blockchain-powered loyalty and payments ecosystem, this week launched OfferPoint, a merchant-funded offer marketplace designed to help banks, digital wallets, and financial institutions increase card spend and customer engagement without funding the rewards themselves. OfferPoint provides financial institutions access to a continuously growing… Read More

May 4, 2026 @ 5:44 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Bybit has expanded Bybit Pay to South Africa through an integration with  MoneyBadger, a South African crypto payments integration provider that enables QR-based transactions and settlement in rand through partnerships with major payment networks. That enables users to make everyday purchases using cryptocurrency across a… Read More

May 3, 2026 @ 7:42 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Squads this week announced an $18 million strategic round led by Solana Ventures, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Haun Ventures, L1D, Collab+Currency, Electric Capital, Placeholder, Jump Crypto, and Robot Ventures, bringing total funding to $42.9 million. This raise accelerates Altitude, a financial operating system built on… Read More