Zelle introduced an application that permits charitable disbursements from donor advised funds (DAFs), according to a Thursday (March 12) press release emailed to PYMNTS. The new offering, announced in partnership with Bank of America, lets nonprofits receive charitable grant funding in near real time, replacing...
Google says it has finalized its acquisition of cloud/artificial intelligence (AI) security platform Wiz. With the deal concluded, Wiz will become part of Google Cloud as that division of the company invests in improved cloud security, the tech giant said Wednesday (March 11). The $32...
Thredd is working with Cross River Bank to help international FinTechs enter the U.S. The collaboration makes Thredd one of Cross River’s strategic processing partners outside of the bank’s own stack, the companies said in a Wednesday (March 11) news release. “The arrangement enables Thredd to introduce a...
Merchant payments provider Citcon said it has formed a money movement-focused collaboration with Visa Direct. The partnership is designed to extend access to push payment capabilities in both U.S. domestic and cross-border corridors, the company said in a Tuesday (March 10) news release. “When we...
Polymarket plans to develop a “sports integrity platform” designed to prevent, identify and report anomalous or suspicious activity on the company’s prediction market, according to a Tuesday (March 10) press release. The firm partnered with software company Palantir Technologies and enterprise artificial intelligence company TWG...
Kraken parent Payward launched a tokenization-focused partnership with Nasdaq, according to a Monday (March 9) news release. The collaboration will see the two companies develop an “equities transformation gateway” joining tokenized equity capital markets with decentralized blockchain networks, the release said. The partnership is designed...
Prediction market platform Kalshi expanded to Brazil by partnering with brokerage firm XP. This is Kalshi’s first expansion outside the United States, Bloomberg News reported Sunday (March 8). Kalshi will offer U.S investors and select XP users in Brazil, beginning with clients of the XP...
Small business-focused platform Affiniti launched a financing agreement with Column bank, according to a Monday (March 9) press release. The agreement will see Column provide financing to boost the growth of Affini’s small- to medium-sized business (SMB) customers, per the release. The partnership establishes funding...
Oura Health is acquiring Finland-based startup Doublepoint Technologies as the smart ring maker moves to add gesture and voice interactions to future versions of its wearable devices, Bloomberg News reported Thursday (March 5). The deal brings gesture-recognition technology developed by Doublepoint into Oura’s product roadmap,...