April 26, 2025 @ 3:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Square announced the new Square Point of Sale app – its software that brings Square’s vertical-specific commerce and payments functionality into a single, unified app that sellers can “personalize to meet the needs of their business, while supporting their growth and evolution.” Sixteen years ago,… Read More

 Tagged payments, point-of-sale, square

April 26, 2025 @ 1:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s digital bank Zopa has reported solid performance for 2024, doubling its full-year profit before tax to £34.2 million, up from £15.8 million in 2023. This milestone, announced on April 24, 2025, marks the Zopa bank’s second consecutive year of profitability, underscoring its robust growth… Read More

 Tagged banking, digital bank, uk, united kingdom, zopa bank

April 26, 2025 @ 1:00 pm By Michael Wong  |  

NYSE-listed Fiserv Inc. has agreed to acquire Brazilian Fintech Money Money Serviços Financeiros SA in an all-cash deal that will deepen its lending capabilities for small and medium-sized merchants, the US payments major said. Under the definitive agreement, Fiserv will fold Money Money’s receivables-based financing… Read More

 Tagged brazil, fiserv, Money Money, payments

April 26, 2025 @ 12:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CrossCountry Mortgage, the distributed retail mortgage lender, and Blend, an origination platform for digital banking solutions, announced an expanded partnership aimed at driving innovation for independent mortgage banks (IMBs). As part of this collaboration, the two companies are “introducing new solutions that enhance the Blend… Read More

 Tagged blend, digital lending, digital technology, us

April 26, 2025 @ 9:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As the payment landscape evolves, a recent update from Payments Canada reveals that security understandably remains the top priority for Canadians when evaluating emerging payment technologies. Innovations like generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), social commerce, and pay-by-bank are poised to transform how Canadians shop and pay,… Read More

 Tagged digital payments, financial data, payments canada, research, security

April 26, 2025 @ 7:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In 2024, Digital bank Revolut cemented its position as a key player in the global neobanking sector, reporting $1.4 billion in pre-tax profit—a 149% surge year-over-year—and revenues of $4 billion, up 72% from 2023. Revolut’s annual report, released on April 24, 2025, highlights steady growth… Read More

 Tagged digital bank, financial results, revolut, uk

April 26, 2025 @ 6:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

New research reveals that the majority of B2B finance departments are receiving a positive ROI from accounts receivable (AR) software, confirming the transformative potential of AI and automation. The research study, conducted by global research firm Vanson Bourne and commissioned by Billtrust, a B2B order-to-cash… Read More

 Tagged ai, automation, b2b, insights, Research Study

April 26, 2025 @ 6:35 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Alternative Payments, a fully-integrated B2B payments and checkout infrastructure provider, has closed on $22 million in total funding, with rounds led by MissionOG and Third Prime, respectively. The investments will advance the company’s mission to digitize and automate B2B payment workflows for industries historically overlooked by fintech… Read More

 Tagged alternative payments, b2b payments, Baxter Lanius, missionog, Rob Metzger, third prime

April 26, 2025 @ 3:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s PensionBee, a firm focused on the consumer retirement market, has issued a statement following the release of the Department for Work and Pensions’ Small Pots Delivery Group’s report, which lays out a clear framework for “consolidating small pension pots.” Lisa Picardo, Chief Business Officer… Read More

 Tagged pensionbee, pensions, retirement, uk, united kingdom

April 26, 2025 @ 3:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

More than half (53%) of the UK’s financial services executives reportedly believe that “negativity about the health of London as a financial center is being overplayed,” as the majority (62%) plan to “increase investment in their London operations over the next five years,” according to… Read More

 Tagged financial services, london, research, survey, uk