Robinhood is reportedly in talks with Crypto.com to expand its prediction market footprint. That’s according to a report Friday (July 24) by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), citing sources familiar with the matter. The report noted that Robinhood has so far worked with companies like...
Creator-focused embedded banking platform Manifest Financial launched a debit card in partnership with Mastercard. “As the creator economy evolves, millions of creators are operating as full-scale businesses, managing multiple revenue streams, selling products and services, and engaging global audiences,” according to a Thursday (July 23)...
Watch more: Need to Know | FIS | Mladen Vladic Consumers rarely think about rewards until they fail to appear at the right moment. That simple reality is forcing banks and card issuers to reconsider whether loyalty programs still fit the way people shop, pay...
The Pittsburgh Steelers entered a multiyear partnership with Priority Commerce to modernize the NFL franchise’s ticketing payments and financial infrastructure, according to a Tuesday (July 14) press release. Under the agreement, Priority Commerce will provide ticketing payment processing and deploy its Passport treasury orchestration solution,...
Stripe and PayPal have spent years expanding across digital commerce from opposite directions. Stripe built its business by selling payments infrastructure to merchants. PayPal built its business by persuading consumers to choose PayPal when they reached checkout. The differences have narrowed over time. Stripe now...
Deutsche Bank and the World Bank launched a 1-billion-euro (about $1.1 billion) trade finance platform, according to a Tuesday (July 14) press release. The platform is designed to increase access to trade finance in frontier and emerging markets, the release said. “Trade finance is the...
Issuer processor Thredd has turned to Visa to advance its Asia-Pacific cloud strategy. The company announced Wednesday (June 24) the implementation of Visa Cloud Connect in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, allowing companies to access Visa’s VisaNet global payment network via a cloud-based infrastructure. “For Thredd, the implementation is part of a...
Bath & Body Works has teamed with Ulta Beauty to bring its products to the retailer’s stores. The partnership, announced Tuesday (June 23), is designed to bring a “curated” selection of Bath & Body Works body care and home fragrance products to more than 600 Ulta Beauty stores around...
Blockchain infrastructure platform Alchemy integrated its artificial intelligence-powered agent card with Visa Intelligent Commerce. The integration is designed to provide AI agents a “complete identity and payment stack” and let them make online purchases on consumers’ behalf, according to a Thursday (June 18) press release....