New partnerships with Adobe, McAfee and Priority Pass, and extended benefits from ShopRunner, Stride and Uber, will help small business cardholders optimize business operations, increase cybersecurity, and unlock insurance benefits for employees

Today, Mastercard announced it is bringing added value to U.S. small business cardholders with new and expanded benefits, with a focus on convenience, efficiency and cyber security, to directly address some of their most pressing wants and needs

Rapid Finance, a market leader in helping small businesses find sustainable and customized financing solutions through a fast and simple application process, announced today its acquisition of digital lending platform provider, Thrive, at American Banker’s Small Business Banking conference.

Corserv, a company that empowers banks and fintechs with payment programs, has implemented a comprehensive credit card program with Studio Bank to provide innovative payment solutions.

Finastra today revealed a sneak peek at its annual State of the Nation Financial Services research. Results point to the significant progress the industry has made around open finance and collaboration, despite the challenging market conditions of the last few years.

The research takes in views from 758 professionals at financial institutions and banks across France, Germany, Hong Kong, Singapore, the UAE, the UK and the US, and finds:

Legion Capital Corporation, a FinTech-enabled, specialized business lender, was named on Silicon Review’s Best 50 Companies to Watch 2022.

Legion Capital provides financing for the acquisition, early-stage development and growth capital needs for small and medium-sized business owners, real estate developers and entrepreneurs, addressing a market segment that has gone largely unserved by banks and conventional lenders. 

Digital assets started as an alternative currency and investment after the 2008 financial crisis that saw people lose faith in the government and banks. The highest adoption of digital assets was experienced in 2021, following the covid-19 pandemic. During the pandemic, almost all businesses had to operate online; introducing contactless payments. Several stores ended up accepting crypto as means of payment.

Genesis Global, the low-code application development platform purpose-built for financial markets organizations, today announced that the Genesis platform will provide new trade automation and client portal system for Itaú Securities.

nCino, Inc., a pioneer in cloud banking and digital transformation solutions for the global financial services industry, today announced that PeoplesBank, an independent community bank based in York, Pennsylvania, is live on nCino’s

Accounting automation software leader BlackLine, Inc. has unveiled the industry’s first ‘tax hyperautomation’ capabilities for intercompany financial management, designed to help multinational corporations navigate the complexities of transacting across multiple legal entities, billing routes and jurisdictional boundaries.

UK digital bank Chetwood Financial has today announced a new partnership with parenting forum Mumsnet, with plans to launch a new family-focused financial services proposition next year.