January 18, 2026 @ 10:03 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Checkbook, a provider of digital payment solutions, has named Pia Thompson and Aditya Raikar as co-CEOs. Thompson and Raikar succeed founder PJ Gupta, who will continue to serve as executive chairman of Checkbook’s board while pursuing outside opportunities.  Collectively, Thompson and Raikar bring more than… Read More

 Tagged Aditya Raikar, checkbook, Pia Thompson, pj gupta, Scott Thompson

January 18, 2026 @ 9:22 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Paysafe (NYSE: PSFE) this week announced a strategic partnership with Pay.com, a payments orchestration platform. The partnership sees Paysafe become one of the recommended acquirers for card transactions for online merchants using the Pay.com platform, which has also integrated Paysafe’s Skrill and Neteller digital wallets… Read More

 Tagged Nicholas Banerjee, pay.com, payments, paysafe, rob gatto

January 18, 2026 @ 8:31 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Atomic Insights, a provider of money-movement and workflow automation tools for RIAs and family offices, has raised $10 million in seed funding led by Aquiline with participation from Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures and existing investors. Atomic Insights is targeting a large and fast-growing segment of the… Read More

 Tagged Atomic Insights, Dante La Ruffa, family offices, funding round, Lucas Babbitt, rias, workflow automation

January 18, 2026 @ 8:20 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Insight (NASDAQ: NSIT) this week announced an expanded global partnership with Stripe to help enterprises modernize legacy financial infrastructure, improve checkout conversion, and harness the next era of AI-driven commerce. The collaboration brings together Stripe’s programmable financial services platform and Insight’s Solutions Integrator capabilities to… Read More

 Tagged Adrian gregory, eileen o’mara, Insight, Joyce Mullen, payments, stripe

January 18, 2026 @ 8:19 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Accertify, a unified risk decisioning platform provider, this week announced the appointment of Greg Dukat as CEO, along with several key additions to its leadership team.  Dukat brings more than 30 years of experience leading technology companies through growth, expansion, and market transformation. He will… Read More

 Tagged Accertify, Emma Lindley, Greg Dukat, Mare Yu, Mark Michelon, Sara Schroeder, Trey McCall

January 17, 2026 @ 1:55 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Singapore Gulf Bank has further strengthened its relationship with J.P. Morgan by opening a correspondent banking account, granting it direct access to one of the world’s most established USD clearing networks. The collaboration fortifies Singapore Gulf Bank’s existing network of correspondent banks and payment systems,… Read More

 Tagged Ali Moosa, clearing payments, j.p. morgan, Nawaf Humood, Singapore Gulf Bank, Wire 365

January 17, 2026 @ 12:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a move to streamline financial operations for SMBs and managed service providers (MSPs), Benji Pays has introduced its latest product update: Benji Payments. This new offering harnesses the capabilities of Adyen for Platforms to deliver seamless payment processing embedded directly into the Benji Pays… Read More

 Tagged adyen, benji, digitalization, payments

January 16, 2026 @ 7:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hong Kong-based WeLab has reportedly closed a $220 million Series D funding round, marking the biggest capital raise for a digital banking group in the region this year. This milestone underscores growing investor enthusiasm for financial technologies amid evolving economic landscapes. Founded in 2013, WeLab… Read More

 Tagged ai, digital banking, funding round, hong kong, welab

January 16, 2026 @ 7:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Apex Fintech Solutions has recently teamed up with Allfunds, a European wealthtech provider, to streamline access to international investment options. This collaboration, revealed earlier this month, aims to make offshore mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and alternative assets more readily available to investors worldwide, including… Read More

 Tagged allfunds, apex, financial services, fintech, new york

January 16, 2026 @ 11:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

London’s High Court has dismissed a legal challenge brought by major payment processors Mastercard (NYSE: MA), Visa (NYSE: V) and digital bank Revolut against proposed limits on cross-border card transaction fees. The ruling, issued on January 15, 2026, affirms the authority of the UK’s Payments Systems… Read More

 Tagged europe, fees, mastercard, payments, revolut, uk, visa