Partnerships

Partnerships
Visa and Karat Team to Help Creators Run Their Businesses
November 11, 2025

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...

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PNC and Extend Team to Upgrade Commercial Cards
November 10, 2025

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 —...

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Upward Raises $8 Million for FinTech Infrastructure Platform and Partners with Mastercard
November 07, 2025

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...

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Bilt and Rakuten Integrate Rewards Programs
November 06, 2025

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...

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American Express Adds Virtual Cards to Partnership With Emburse
November 06, 2025

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...

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Nuvei Expands Visa Direct Program for Cross-Border Payouts
November 06, 2025

Nuvei has integrated Visa Direct for Account into its global payments platform. The integration lets merchants send funds directly to consumers’ and workers’ bank accounts in eligible countries, Nuvei said in a news release Thursday (Nov. 6). “Consumers everywhere expect instant access to their money,...

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Global Payments Markets $6.2 Billion Bond Sale to Support Worldpay Acquisition
November 06, 2025

Global Payments has reportedly begun marketing a $6.2 billion bond sale to support its acquisition of Worldpay. The company is marketing the bond sale in as many as four parts ranging from three to 10 years, and it is discussing a price on the 10-year...

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LendingClub Partners With Wisetack for Home Improvement Financing Market
November 05, 2025

LendingClub has partnered with Wisetack as it expands into the home improvement financing market. The partnership aims to accelerate LendingClub’s move into this space by allowing the company to leverage Wisetack’s network of 40,000 contractor merchants and dozens of embedded software-as-a-service partnerships, the companies said...

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Amazon Extends Extra Credit to Brazilian Nubank Customers
November 05, 2025

Amazon is reportedly offering customers of Brazil’s Nubank several special payment options. Company officials told Bloomberg News in a report published Wednesday (Nov. 5) that this includes more credit to shop with Amazon as well as more installment options. “This partnership will make it easier...