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August 03, 2023
LegalZoom Launches Online Accounting Solution for Solopreneurs

LegalZoom has launched an online accounting solution designed specifically for solopreneurs. The new LZ Books was built to help these emerging entrepreneurs manage their books, secure new work and better prepare for tax...


August 03, 2023
ACI Worldwide: US to See ‘Fourfold’ Increase in Real-Time Payments

With the expanded use of the new FedNow service, real-time payments software company ACI Worldwide expects to see instant payments use rapidly grow in the U.S. “We’re currently working with many domestic...


August 03, 2023
Social Media Shoppers Are Minority but Highly Satisfied

Fourteen percent of consumers, representing approximately 36 million shoppers, buy items through social media. However, as illustrated in “Tracking the Digital Payments Takeover: Monetizing Social Media,” a PYMNTS and Amazon...


August 02, 2023
Robinhood Posts First-Ever Profit Amid Crypto Tumble and User Drop-Off  

Robinhood Markets just notched its first profitable quarter since the platform went public in July 2021. But shares of the company, which was at the center of 2021’s retail trading...


August 02, 2023
Pathward and Dash Solutions Debut Real-Time Payments Tool

Banking-as-a-service firm Pathward and payments company Dash Solutions are giving their partnership another five years. And with that extended partnership, the companies announced in a news release Wednesday (Aug. 2), comes a new tool: SpendIT...


August 02, 2023
Sezzle Awarded ‘Top FinTech’ Recognition by CNBC

Payments platform Sezzle has been named one of CNBC’s top FinTechs. The award for the World’s Top Fintech Companies 2023, announced Wednesday (Aug. 2), places Sezzle among those companies “building innovative, tech-enabled...


August 02, 2023
Apple Card’s Savings Account Surpasses $10 Billion Milestone

Since the launch of the Apple Card’s Savings account, powered by Goldman Sachs, in April, over $10 billion in deposits have been made by users. In addition to reaching this milestone, 97%...


August 02, 2023
Sorare Taps Mangopay for Fantasy Sports Cash Wallet

Player-owned fantasy sports platform Sorare is offering its users a new way to make payments. The company on Wednesday (Aug. 2) announced it was teaming with payments solutions provider Mangopay to debut Cash Wallet, which lets...


August 02, 2023
Salesforce Implements Additional Job Cuts in Irish Offices

Salesforce has laid off about 50 sales and customer success employees in its Irish offices. These job cuts were made Wednesday (Aug. 2) and are in addition to a 10%...


The FinTech-Bank Relationship Shifts Toward Collaboration
US Open Banking Regulations Will Force More Bank-FinTech Collaboration  Nearly all banks view FinTech partnerships as important, but the partnership dynamics will be put to the test as new open banking regulations go into effect in 2024. In the “FinTech Tracker®,” a collaboration with Sezzle, PYMNTS examines what will be required as banks and FinTechs will rely on each other for data sharing and compliance.
How Credit Product Rates Impact FI Selection

One-Third of Credit Union Members Would Leave for Better Credit Products

Consumers are on the hunt for better access to credit and financing, and they’re not afraid to shop around to find the FI providing the lowest rates and most convenient offerings. PYMNTS’ latest study of more than 4,000 consumers and 154 FinTech and CU execs reveals what CUs can do to win — and keep — consumers’ business. Read more in Credit Union Innovation: How Credit Products’ Rates and Terms Impact FI Selection,” a collaboration with PSCU.