October 26, 2025 @ 7:49 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Clerq, a payments platform for high-ticket transactions, has secured $21 million in capital to power the future of payments. The funding includes a $12 million Series A round led by 645 Ventures, with participation from existing investors FirstMark Capital, Fika Ventures, Commerce Ventures, and Dash Fund. The Series A also included new strategic participation… Read More

 Tagged Clerq, funding round, Josh Holm, Nnamdi Okike, payments

October 26, 2025 @ 7:48 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

BillGO, a payments technology company, recently released new research examining the state of small business financial health. The study, The Small Business Payments Pulse, highlights how payment delays and fraud are impeding small business growth in 2025. BillGO partnered with Ipsos, a leading global market… Read More

 Tagged BillGO, cash flow, Dan Holt, Kathy Menis

October 26, 2025 @ 7:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Early Warning Services, the network operator of Zelle, announced a new initiative to allow Zelle to provide faster and reliable cross-border money movement. The update marks a key step in expanding the reach of Zelle globally by leveraging stablecoins. Zelle is a preferred way of… Read More

 Tagged early warnings, payments, zelle

October 26, 2025 @ 7:44 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Open source startup Chainguard said it raised $280 million in growth financing from General Catalyst’s Customer Value Fund, adding to a rapid funding pace that includes an April Series D and brings its total secured in the past six months to $636 million, or $892… Read More

 Tagged Chainguard, funding round, general catalyst, open source

October 26, 2025 @ 7:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As widely reported, the Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller proposed “skinny” master accounts for payments-focused institutions, including crypto banks, during a Washington conference on October 21, 2025. This stripped-down access to the Fed’s payment rails—excluding perks like interest on balances or overdrafts—marks a decisive shift… Read More

 Tagged banking, caitlin long, Crypto Adoption, custodia bank, federal reserve, skinny accounts, us

October 25, 2025 @ 9:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PensionBee noted that it helps with making it simpler to consolidate older 401(k)s and IRAs into a more transparent account so clients are able to see exactly where they might stand. According to an update from PensionBee, many rollovers tend to occur automatically, but if… Read More

 Tagged insights, pensionbee, retirement, savings

October 25, 2025 @ 8:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Generative artificial intelligence is now said to be reshaping the financial sector, emerging as a sophisticated tool in transforming how credit risk is being assessed. This, according to a report from OliverWyman which also noted that by moving further beyond traditional linear models, generative AI… Read More

 Tagged ai, digitalization, generative ai, research

October 25, 2025 @ 6:26 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Nigeria’s central bank convened a strategic fintech roundtable on the sidelines of the IMF–World Bank Annual Meetings in Washington this week, reaffirming a collaborative, innovation-driven approach to developing the country’s financial system while pledging to preserve stability and confidence. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)… Read More

 Tagged Central Bank of Nigeria, fintech, nigeria

October 25, 2025 @ 5:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The next 5  years could potentially transform corporate and investment banking (CIB) as non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) continue to expand their operations across trading, advisory, as well as lending. A report by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) indicates that NBFIs will account for “20% of global… Read More

 Tagged banking, bcg, insights, research

October 25, 2025 @ 4:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) has recently announced the expansion of its Installments Payment Services to include Citi’s portfolio of branded credit cards in the U.S., bringing millions of cardmembers more access to payment flexibility at the point of sale. Via Citi Flex Pay, cardmembers are able… Read More

 Tagged bnpl, citi, flexible payments, mastercard