Airbnb is reportedly testing a service that lets guests order groceries from Instacart. The house-sharing company will offer “kitchen stocking” as part of a three-month pilot program starting Jan. 5, Bloomberg News reported Wednesday (Nov. 12), citing an email sent to some Airbnb hosts. During...
Stablecoin payment infrastructure company Rain has acquired on-chain rewards platform Uptop. The acquisition is designed to accelerate Rain’s effort to deliver “a complete, vertically integrated stack,” the company said in a Wednesday (Nov. 12) news release. This solution includes on-ramps, wallets, cards that work anyplace...
Open payments provider Spreedly has expanded its Latin America-focused partnership with payments services firm EBANX. This newest collaboration, announced Wednesday (Nov. 12), will see EBANX assist Spreedly in providing support for Brazil’s Pix Automático and NuPay, thus giving merchants access to two high-profile payment innovations...
B2B payment network Paystand has acquired Bitwage, a platform for stablecoin‑enabled cross‑border payouts. The company says the deal, announced Tuesday (Nov. 11) will help it deliver “enterprise‑grade stablecoin settlement” and foreign exchange (FX) on its network, which has processed more than $20 billion in payment...
Visa found via its “Monetized: Visa 2025 Creator Report” that the world’s content creators expect the next year to be a good one. “Creators are among the most dynamic small business segments in the world,” Jonathan Kolozsvary, global head of small business for Visa Commercial...
PNC Bank has launched a partnership with spend/expense management platform Extend. The collaboration, announced Monday (Nov. 10), is aimed at offering new payment capabilities to PNC’s commercial clients. “By enrolling their existing PNC Bank commercial cards, businesses can access Extend’s mobile and web platform —...
Upward raised $8 million in a Series Seed+ round to grow its FinTech infrastructure platform that helps companies launch and scale digital financial products. The company will use the new funding to expand its infrastructure, its engineering and partnership capabilities, and the adoption of its...
Bilt, a loyalty program for renters, and Rakuten, a shopping platform, have integrated their rewards programs. This collaboration allows Bilt members to redeem Rakuten Cash Back for Bilt Points, the companies said in a Thursday (Nov. 6) press release. Bilt members can earn Rakuten Cash...
American Express is expanding its 18-month-old partnership with travel and expense software provider Emburse. The expansion resulted in the addition of two new features, including American Express virtual card issuance and real-time transaction data, in Emburse’s Enterprise Expense platform, the companies said in a news...