A new survey of 1,000 U.S. adults by NMI®, a global leader in embedded payments infrastructure, reveals a rising preference for invisible transactions: 64% of respondents embrace biometric authentication like Face ID or fingerprints, and 59% say the best transactions are the ones that feel like they never happened.

Who’s Powering the Future of Payments

Affirm , the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, today announced a new partnership with Mattress Firm, the nation’s largest mattress specialty retailer. Shoppers can now use Affirm to pay over time both in-store at more than 2,200 Mattress Firm locations nationwide and online at MattressFirm.com—just in time for the retailer’s Memorial Day sale, one of its biggest annual events.

TransferGo, the global fintech empowering a world on the move has partnered with Griffin, the UK’s leading bank for fintechs and platforms. This partnership allows TransferGo to leverage Griffin’s safeguarding infrastructure for its GBP wallets and offer savings accounts with competitive interest rates to UK businesses. 

BlocPal, a leading digital wealth and banking ecosystem provider, and Mobilum, an innovative payment infrastructure and compliance solutions company, today announced a strategic partnership to integrate Mobilum’s global payment processing and compliance solutions into BlocPal's ecosystem. This collaboration will significantly enhance BlocPal's capabilities in facilitating seamless crypto transactions, robust payment processing across global banking rails, Visa and Mastercard networks, and regulatory compliance across Europe and North America.

FalconX, the leading institutional digital asset prime broker, today announces a strategic partnership with Standard Chartered, a leading international cross-border banking group. In the first phase of the partnership, Standard Chartered will provide a comprehensive suite of banking services to FalconX globally, further strengthening the platform’s offerings for institutional clients. The engagement will expand to include a broader range of offerings and mutual opportunities.

intelliflo redblack today announced that Focus Financial Partners Inc. has adopted intelliflo redblack as a strategic trade and rebalance technology solution, extending its capabilities across the organization’s firms.

Focus Financial Partners is an interdependent partnership of wealth management, business management, and related financial services firms. intelliflo redblack and Focus have enjoyed a successful relationship for years.

Perplexity today announced that it has partnered with PayPal to power agentic commerce across its Perplexity Pro platform. Starting this summer in the U.S., consumers can check out instantly with PayPal or Venmo when they ask Perplexity to find products, book travel, or buy tickets.

Brex, the modern finance platform for growing businesses from startups to enterprises, today announced that its senior bond has been upgraded from AA to AAA by Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA)—the highest possible rating.

Viamericas, a leading provider of remittance and international money transfer services, has been named among the Top 100 Cross-Border Payments Companies for 2025 by FXC Intelligence, which highlights the most influential players in the cross-border payments industry. This marks the third consecutive year that Viamericas has been included in the prestigious Top 100 list, reflecting the company's commitment to driving financial inclusion and innovation within the cross-border payments landscape.

SavvyMoney, a leading provider of financial wellness tools and personalized loan offerings, is proud to announce its acquisition of CreditSnap, a fintech solution provider that powers intelligent integrations to digita