April 5, 2025 @ 1:39 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

A new report from MoneyLion and Mastercard identifies links between financial, physical and mental wellness. It suggests that proper financial literacy tools could have benefits beyond the bank account. The report is part of the MoneyLion x Mastercard Health is Wealth campaign, which coincides with Financial Literacy Month and Physical… Read More

 Tagged financial literacy, financial wellness, mastercard, moneylion

April 4, 2025 @ 9:50 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

CloudBolt Software, a cloud cost management provider, has acquired StormForge, a provider of machine learning-powered Kubernetes resource optimization. CloudBolt first partnered with StormForge in early 2024, when the company became the inaugural member of CloudBolt’s Technical Alliance Program (TAP). With this acquisition, CloudBolt will fully… Read More

 Tagged CloudBolt, Craig Hinkley, Kubernetes, Rod Squires, StormForge, Yasmin Rajabi

April 4, 2025 @ 3:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Contrary to predictions that fintech innovations like robo advisors and artificial intelligence (AI) would “diminish the role of human financial advisors,” JDPower data indicates otherwise. According to the J.D. Power 2025 Canada Investor Satisfaction Study, younger do-it-yourself (DIY) investors in Canada—once “thought to be leading… Read More

 Tagged ai, investing, research, robo-advisors, wealth management, wealthtech

April 4, 2025 @ 3:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Capital Banking Solutions, an integrator of banking solutions, is partnering with SIX Group, a key player in financial market infrastructure in Switzerland, providing services in securities transactions, financial information, and payments. This partnership is part of the evolution of CapitalPrivate, their digitalization platform dedicated to… Read More

 Tagged capital banking solutions, securities, six group, switzerland

April 4, 2025 @ 8:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Clearing House recently announced an update regarding their Real Time Payments (RTP) network transaction limit being raised from $1M to $10M. Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) has successfully leveraged this advancement and completed the largest instant payment in US history, a $10M inter-company… Read More

 Tagged Bank of New York Mellon, bny, deepak gupta, fednow, interview, payments, real-time payments, RTP, volante technologies

April 4, 2025 @ 8:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the AI-powered payments and shopping network, announces its launch with Eurostar, enabling travelers in the UK and France to book their journeys with flexibility. Customers checking out on Eurostar.com can now choose Klarna’s Pay in 3, allowing them to “split the cost of their… Read More

 Tagged bnpl, europe, eurostar, klarna, payments, uk, united kingdom

April 4, 2025 @ 8:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Aria, a provider of deferred payment infrastructure for B2B marketplaces and platforms, selected Mangopay’s flexible wallet-based payment solution to optimize and automate its embedded finance product. The collab builds on the partnership between the two companies, with the integration of Mangopay’s technology “powering Aria’s international… Read More

 Tagged aria, europe, france, infrastructure, mangopay, payments

April 3, 2025 @ 2:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today announced a digital collateral management platform. Collateral is an essential risk mitigation tool “that helps support overall financial stability.” DTCC also noted that as the markets grow… Read More

 Tagged collateral management, digitalization, dtcc, financial services, infrastructure

April 3, 2025 @ 2:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple, a provider of digital asset infrastructure for financial institutions, today announced that Ripple USD (RLUSD) has been integrated into Ripple’s  payments solution, Ripple Payments, driving enterprise “utility and demand for the asset.” RLUSD is described as an “enterprise-grade,” USD-denominated stablecoin created with utility, and… Read More

 Tagged digital assets, payments, ripple, rlusd, stablecoins

April 3, 2025 @ 10:09 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

FlexFactor, a provider of real-time payment decline recovery solutions, this week announced a partnership with OpenPath, a payment orchestration provider. It empowers merchants on WooCommerce, Adobe Commerce (Magento), BigCommerce, or Shopify to activate FlexFactor’s advanced decline recovery with the click of a button. This addresses… Read More

 Tagged decline recovery, Elio Vitucci, FlexFactor, OpenPath, payments, Scott Dorey