equipifi® Joins the Jack Henry™ Fintech Integration Network and Expands Access to Bank BNPL

• 6 days 15 hours ago
• Lending

Fiserv Expands Clover Offerings for Hospitality With CardFree Acquisition

• 6 days 15 hours ago
• Payments

Fiserv, Inc., a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology, today announced it has acquired CardFree, an all-in-one platform empowering merchants with customized order, pay, and loyalty solutions. This transaction enhances the capabilities of Clover®, the world's smartest point-of-sale solution, to support small businesses as they grow into larger, multi-location merchants with complex technical needs.

Varo Bank to Accelerate Responsible and Customer-Focused AI Efforts With New Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer Asmau Ahmed

• 6 days 15 hours ago
• Banking

Varo Bank, the first all-digital nationally chartered bank in the U.S., today announced the hiring of Asmau Ahmed as the company’s first Chief Artificial Intelligence and Data Officer (CAIDO). Reporting directly to CEO Gavin Michael, she will lead company-wide AI and machine-learning efforts.

Elliptic Powers Risk Intelligence for BVNK’s Layer1 – Enabling Stablecoin Payments, Trading and Settlement at Scale

• 6 days 15 hours ago
• Cryptocurrencies

Elliptic, the global leader in digital asset decisioning, has partnered with BVNK to integrate Elliptic Lens into Layer1, the firm’s stablecoin infrastructure for self-managed payments, enabling financial institutions to embed stablecoin flows with built-in risk intelligence and screening.

Kraken Completes Major Acquisition of Breakout to Offer Prop Trading to Clients Globally

• 6 days 15 hours ago
• Investment

Kraken, a technology platform built on crypto that unlocks access and reduces inefficiencies to drive financial freedom, today announced its acquisition of Breakout, an evaluation-based proprietary trading firm that provides skilled traders with the opportunity to earn payments for successfully deploying strategies at scale.

Checkout.com Data Release: Wet Weather Pushes Late-August Clothing Spend to Yearly Highs

• 6 days 16 hours ago
• Personal Finance

New data from Checkout.com, leading global digital payments company, reveals significant peaks in online clothing spending, with August emerging as the most notable month of the year for consumer fashion purchases. Transaction data shows a clear spike at the end of the month, with the last week of August (ending 31st) seeing an astonishing 70.8% surge in spending compared to the average week for the year to date.

Thread Bancorp, Inc. Welcomes Dan Chang as New General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Supporting Expansion of Embedded Banking Services

• 6 days 16 hours ago
• People Moves

Thread Bancorp, Inc., the parent company of Thread Bank, today announced the appointment of Dan Chang as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer. Chang will lead regulatory and compliance oversight, overseeing the Bank’s continued commitment to regulatory soundness as it broadens the range of consumer and commercial services offered through its embedded banking platform.

Fireblocks Launches Network for Global Stablecoin Payments

• 6 days 16 hours ago
• Cryptocurrencies

Payroc Partners With CINFED Credit Union in Ohio to Deliver Next-Generation Payments Solutions to Area Businesses

• 1 week 11 hours ago
• Payments

Leading global payments company Payroc is proud to announce a new partnership with Cinfed Credit Union, a respected financial institution serving businesses and consumers across Greater Cincinnati, Ohio.

Bank of England Launches Discussion Paper Seeking Views on Measures to Enhance Gilt Repo Market Resilience

• 1 week 11 hours ago
• Banking

The Bank of England (the Bank) has today published a Discussion Paper (DP) on potential measures to enhance the resilience of the UK government bond (‘gilt’) repo market, developed in close consultation with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and with input from HM Treasury and the UK Debt Management Office (DMO). 

Sumsub Partners With Binance’s BNB Attestation Service to Streamline Web3 Identity Verification

• 1 week 11 hours ago
• Digital Identity

Sumsub, Sumsub, a global verification and anti-fraud provider, today announced its partnership with the BNB Attestation Service (BAS) on Binance’s BNB Chain. The launch marks the first use of Sumsub ID to issue on-chain credentials within the BNB ecosystem, enabling users to pre-verify their identity once and securely reuse those credentials across multiple Web3 applications.

Neobank BUUT Now Available

• 1 week 11 hours ago
• Banking

Starting today, BUUT, the new bank from the creators of Tikkie, is available for download. Designed specially for teenagers and their parents, BUUT helps young people take control of their money using handy pots that make payments and saving money easy. Simple to use, 100% visually driven, and aligned with the world inhabited by the new generation. On top of that, BUUT offers a personalised newsfeed with financial tips and tricks from experts,...

BBVA and SAP Forge a Strategic Alliance to Improve Corporate and Business Banking Services

• 1 week 14 hours ago
• Banking

BBVA and SAP Spain have forged a strategic alliance whereby the bank will integrate the SAP Multibank Connectivity solution to enhance its corporate banking service offering and attract new business clients. The solution will enable BBVA to transform and optimize how financial transactions are carried out for corporate and business banking clients, making the whole process more efficient and agile.

payabl. Launches Checkout Readiness Guide to Help Merchants Maximise Sales Across the Holiday Shopping Season

• 1 week 14 hours ago
• Payments

payabl., a leading European fintech provider, today announced the launch of its new eBook, 

U.S. Bank Launches New Embedded Payroll Solution for Small Businesses

• 1 week 14 hours ago
• Payments

 U.S. Bank today announced U.S. Bank Payroll, an embedded solution that allows small business owners to seamlessly manage their payroll as part of their online banking experience.