May 7, 2025 @ 7:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

lemon.markets has entered into a partnership with Optio Incentives, the leading equity compensation platform in Europe. By integrating lemon.markets’ digital brokerage and custody infrastructure, Optio Incentives “enhances the end-to-end experience for employees in Germany who receive shares as part of their compensation.” The joint solution… Read More

 Tagged berlin, germany, lemon.markets, optio incentives

May 7, 2025 @ 7:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BigCommerce (Nasdaq: BIGC), a provider of “open, composable” commerce solutions for B2C and B2B brands, retailers, manufacturers and distributors, announced that Klarna, the AI-powered payments and commerce network, has become a global preferred payments partner. As a global partner, Klarna will bring its “interest-free” payment… Read More

 Tagged bigcommerce, bnpl, digitalization, klarna, payments

May 7, 2025 @ 7:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

OakNorth, the digital bank for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs, has surpassed $1bn of lending in the US since it began lending there in July 2023, marking another major milestone in its US expansion. With a focus on supporting lower mid-market businesses with revenues between $1m and… Read More

 Tagged digital bank, loans, milestone, oaknorth, uk, united kingdom

May 6, 2025 @ 11:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Zest AI, a firm specializing in AI lending technology, announced the launch of LuLu Strategy, the module of a generative AI lending intelligence platform, which delivers lending performance insights with generative AI simulations and actionable analysis. Following the rollout of LuLu Pulse, the platform’s first… Read More

 Tagged generative ai, lending, lulu strategy, zest ai

May 6, 2025 @ 5:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) has terminated its Capital Connect platform, a digital initiative launched in 2022 to bridge the gap between startup founders and venture capital investors. The decision, which was made late last year, marks the end of a short-lived experiment aimed at enhancing… Read More

 Tagged banking, capital connect, infrastructure, jpmorgan chase

May 6, 2025 @ 2:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a key move for the UK’s financial ecosystem, Open Banking Limited has announced that 31 organizations, including fintech TrueLayer, have committed to funding the establishment of an operator to advance commercial variable recurring payments (cVRPs). This collaborative effort, encompassing high street banks, challenger banks,… Read More

 Tagged open banking, truelayer, uk, united kingdom

May 6, 2025 @ 11:14 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, Modern Treasury introduced Modern Treasury AI to address enterprise payments. Built on the company’s Payment Ops infrastructure, Modern Treasury AI blends a context-aware agent with a real-time workspace. “AI is only as good as the data, and Modern Treasury is uniquely positioned to… Read More

 Tagged dimitri dadiomov, enterprise payments, modern treasury, Modern Treasury AI, San Aarons

May 6, 2025 @ 7:36 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Last week, Visa used its Global Product Drop to highlight how it is using AI to improve the consumer shopping experience. “As new ways to pay emerge, they need to run on a network that is always on – that is safe, secure, scalable and… Read More

 Tagged ai, Bridge+, Flex Credential, jack forestell, Ryan McInerney, stablecoins, visa

May 5, 2025 @ 4:55 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

This past week, Instacart (NASDAQ: CART) acquired Wynshop, a provider of e-commerce solutions for leading grocers and retailers. By bringing together both organizations’ expertise and deep retailer relationships, Instacart aims to strengthen its enterprise solutions and empower more retailers to enhance their online experiences and further… Read More

 Tagged Chris Rogers, e-commerce, groceries, instacart, Neil Moses, retail, Wynshop

May 5, 2025 @ 3:00 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Brex’s recently published The CFO Imperative – How Finance Leaders Are Staying Ahead In a Volatile World provides a concise roadmap for finance executives navigating a business environment that has dramatically changed over the past four months. More than 500 finance executives were polled in… Read More

 Tagged ai, Ben Gammell, brex, cfo, embedded finance