October 04, 2023
How Netflix Shows the Importance of Getting Innovation’s Timing Right

There Are Ghosts, of Course A bit more than 25 years ago, on March 10, 1998, Netflix shipped its first DVD, “Beetlejuice,” about two ghosts played by Alec Baldwin and Geena...

October 03, 2023
Stockpile and Green Dot Partner on Debit Cards for Minors

FinTech Green Dot and investing platform Stockpile have partnered to make investing and personal finance more accessible to consumers of all ages.  The collaboration will introduce innovative products, tools and features...

October 03, 2023
Visa Wants Generative AI to Fuel Tomorrow’s Payments Ecosystem

The payments industry continues to be transformed and remade by the 21st century’s digital shift.  And as technical innovations like generative artificial intelligence (AI) continue to push money movement capabilities...

October 03, 2023
Instacart and InComm to Offer Grocery Delivery to Health Plan...

FinTech InComm Payments said its healthcare unit has launched a partnership with Instacart. The collaboration, announced Tuesday (Oct. 3), allows health plans to offer their members grocery and over-the-counter items for delivery via...

October 03, 2023
Enigma Debuts KYB Platform as Banks Face More Scrutiny

Data science company Enigma has debuted its know your business (KYB) platform. The new product, announced Tuesday (Oct. 3), is designed to allow users to conduct KYB checks to onboard new business...

October 03, 2023
Stitch Raises $25 Million to Expand Payments Infrastructure Offering

South African payments infrastructure Stitch has raised $25 million in a Series A extension. The round, announced Tuesday (Oct. 3), was led by Ribbit Capital and brings Stitch’s total funding...

October 03, 2023
The Great Connected Consumer Paradox

It has been reported that by 2010, cable television in the U.S. had sort of hit its stride. Analysts report that 90% of homes with a television had a monthly...

October 02, 2023
Weavr to Close Its Recently Acquired Open Banking Payments App

London-based embedded finance provider Weavr has said it will close its open banking payments app, Comma. The company acquired the app in March and will close it on Nov. 30, Tom Beckenham,...

October 02, 2023
Europe Offers Lessons for Open Banking’s US Merchant Payments Path

According to Link Money CEO Eric Shoykhet, open banking in the United States is taking shape but needs some education in the mix to reach its full potential. “We’ve already...