April 1, 2025 @ 8:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech firm SumUp has partnered with FreedomPay, a global enabler of commerce-focused technologies, to strengthen their offering for retail and hospitality merchants worldwide. The partnership will aim to deliver a robust payment system with offline capability as well as hardware flexibility and enterprise level infrastructural… Read More

 Tagged FreedomPay, payments, sumup

April 1, 2025 @ 7:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Backbase, the enabler of engagement banking, announced a partnership with Salt Edge, a provider of open banking solutions, to support the adoption of open banking and help banks meet compliance requirements while unlocking revenue opportunities. This collab reportedly enables Backbase customers to “integrate open banking… Read More

 Tagged backbase, compliance, open banking, salt edge

March 31, 2025 @ 9:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As crypto adoption accelerates, Alchemy Pay says that it is committed to bridging the gap between traditional and digital finance. Their “success” in 2024 laid the groundwork for growth, and with increasing institutional interest in crypto-assets and evolving global regulations, 2025 “presents an even greater… Read More

 Tagged alchemy pay, Crypto Adoption, digital currencies, global payments

March 31, 2025 @ 4:37 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Onbe, a corporate payouts platform, and NRG, a global insights and strategy firm, published their second annual Payouts Landscape Report—Onbe’s fourth annual payments study overall. The findings reveal that digital payments are here to stay—and businesses can stand out with more personalized, consumer-centric disbursements. The… Read More

 Tagged bala janakiraman, NRG, onbe, wallet

March 31, 2025 @ 4:35 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Payment network Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM) is deepening its multi-year agreement with J.P. Morgan Payments. The agreement will make Affirm’s solutions available to J.P. Morgan Payments’ network of merchants, enabling U.S. merchants using Commerce Platform to offer Affirm’s pay-over-time plans at checkout. Affirm said its active consumer base grew… Read More

 Tagged affirm, bnpl, embedded finance, jp morgan, Michael Lozanoff, payments, wayne pommen

March 31, 2025 @ 4:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

DailyPay, a worktech company specializing in earned wage access (EWA), has made significant strides in 2025 to enhance financial flexibility for American workers. Through product expansions and regulatory milestones in states like Utah and Arkansas, DailyPay continues to focus on improving how employees access their… Read More

 Tagged arkansas, dailypay, ewa, financial wellbeing, us, utah

March 31, 2025 @ 10:16 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Extend, a virtual card and spend management platform, announced it has entered into a referral agreement with Visa. Extend’s solution enables what Visa defines as emerging middle-market companies to manage spending with the power of virtual cards to increase controls, fight fraud, and close their… Read More

 Tagged andrew jamison, extend, Leah Radtke, virtual cards, visa

March 31, 2025 @ 10:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a striking verdict that has reverberated through the financial services and Fintech sector, Charlie Javice, the once-celebrated founder of the college financial aid startup Frank, was convicted on March 28, 2025, of defrauding JPMorgan Chase. The Manhattan federal court jury found her guilty on… Read More

 Tagged charlie javice, frank, fraud, jpmorgan chase

March 31, 2025 @ 8:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Confidence in retail investing is on the up, with the value of funds in UK stocks and shares ISAs increasing by “£209bn in the last decade,” according to analysis from investment platform Lightyear. The amount stashed away in stocks and shares ISAs and Personal Equity… Read More

 Tagged lightyear, research, uk, united kingdom

March 31, 2025 @ 6:35 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Grazzy, a digital tipping platform, has joined with U.S. Bank to offer a prepaid debit card program for hourly employees to easily access tips. Employers enrolled with Grazzy’s digital tip service and the prepaid debit card program can issue employees a physical debit card and… Read More

 Tagged Courtney White, Grazzy, prepaid debit card, tipping, us bank