Elon Musk’s payments-and-banking-focused “everything app” is reportedly moving closer to reality amid multiple unanswered questions. As Bloomberg News reported Sunday (April 26), X Money, an offshoot of social media platform X, is expected to make an early public debut imminently, according to the schedule Musk...
Global payments platform Paysafe has expanded the availability of its digital wallet and now offers it across 18 European countries. The PaysafeWallet is designed to support everyday financial management, enabling customers to send, receive, spend and withdraw money, the company said in a Wednesday (April...
Sezzle found in a March consumer survey that engagement with its financial literacy tool MoneyIQ correlates with improved consumer habits. MoneyIQ is powered by gamified platform Zogo and integrated into Sezzle’s core app experience. It rewards users with Sezzle Spend for completing brief financial lessons,...
Revolut, the London-based global FinTech with 70 million customers, took its most decisive step yet into the American market Thursday (March 5), filing for a national bank charter with the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation...
Watch more: The Digital Shift With Thales’ Michael Doron The modern digital wallet has become so ubiquitous that its absence now feels unusual. A commuter tapping a phone to board a train or pay for coffee rarely pauses to consider the layered infrastructure behind that...
Klarna said Wednesday (Feb. 25) that the number of people using its app on a daily basis rose by 53% over the past year and now stands at 9 million. The company said in a press release that this growth demonstrates more frequent use of...
Alipay’s artificial intelligence payment and health apps each have more than 100 million users, according to a Monday (Feb. 23) press release. AI adoption rose during the 2026 Chinese New Year, per the release. “From ordering bubble tea and coffee to buying movie tickets, Chinese...
Badge raised $17.1 million to expand its wallet platform that enables businesses to interact with their customers through Apple and Google digital wallets. The company raised $13.8 million in a Series A round and $3.3 million in a previously unannounced seed round, according to a...
Sezzle has opened a waitlist for a mobile phone plan it will add to its all-in-one financial app. The new Sezzle Mobile plan includes unlimited 5G data, unlimited talk and text, unlimited HD streaming, Canada and Mexico roaming, and instant eSIM activation in the app, the company said in a Wednesday (Feb....