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Celerant and Sezzle Expand Collaboration, Add In-Store BNPL Options

Celerant Technology now enables the users of its eCommerce platform to offer their customers buy...

5 mins ago
Buy Now Pay Later
Klarna and Nets Team on BNPL for Nordic eCommerce Merchants

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Klarna and payments service provider Nets partnered to bring more...

28 mins ago
Digital-First Banking
Lydia Launches European Banking Super App Called Sumeria

French payments app Lydia has launched a European banking super app...

37 mins ago
VISA
Visa Recasts Digital Wallet Landscape at Intersection of Identity and...

Throughout history, the number seven has held significant importance. There are...

1 hour ago
Investments
Cover Genius Raises $80 Million to Grow Embedded Protection Offering

InsurTech Cover Genius has raised $80 million in Series E funding...

2 hours ago
Startups
Mastercard Selects 5 Startups for Blockchain and Digital Assets Program

Mastercard has selected five startups from around the world to participate...

2 hours ago
Acquisitions
TransNetwork Acquires Inswitch to Facilitate Cross-Border Payments in Latin America

TransNetwork has acquired Inswitch to accelerate the development of its digital product suite for...

2 hours ago
artificial intelligence
AI Regulation: Senators Unveil AI Plan, Open AI CEO Wants...

A growing chorus of lawmakers and technology leaders are calling for...

3 hours ago
Loans
NYCB Sells $5 Billion in Loans to JPMorgan

New York Community Bank (NYCB) is selling $5 billion in loans to J.P....

3 hours ago
Cross-border Payments
Block-Owned TBD and Chipper Cash Partner on Cross-Border Payments in...

Block-owned TBD and African FinTech Chipper Cash partnered to facilitate B2C and B2B cross-border payments...

4 hours ago
Cryptocurrency
This Week in Web3: Crypto Payment Rails and Regulatory Clarity

As Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote in the1800s, “families are always rising and...

4 hours ago
Security & Fraud
Customer Satisfaction Concerns Drive eCommerce Merchants’ Security Upgrades

Ninety-five percent of eCommerce merchants have either already started enhancing their...

4 hours ago
Personnel
Anthropic Adds Instagram Co-Founder Mike Krieger as Chief Product Officer

Instagram co-founder Mike Krieger has joined artificial intelligence (AI) startup Anthropic as its chief product officer....

5 hours ago
Apple
Apple Previews Eye Tracking and Other Accessibility Tools

Imagine being able to control your iPhone not with your hand,...

5 hours ago
Financial Inclusion
VantageScore Unveils Credit-Scoring Model That Includes Alternative Open Banking Data

VantageScore unveiled a new credit-scoring model that uses both traditional credit data...

6 hours ago
Acquisitions
Toggle AI Acquires Atom Finance to Bolster Investment Platform

Toggle AI says it is acquiring financial data/analysis platform Atom Finance. The company,...

6 hours ago
Shipping
Autonomous Transport Could Drive Trucking Into Digital Transformation’s Fast Lane

In America, we move most of our goods by road. This...

7 hours ago
Digital Identity
Digital ID Startup Humanity Protocol Valued at $1 Billion

Decentralized identity startup Humanity Protocol said it is now a $1 billion company....

7 hours ago
Faster Payments
93% of Truck Drivers Want Instant Payments

Truck drivers help keep the supply chain functioning, but the turnover...

7 hours ago
Digital Banking
Chime to Add Earned Wage Access Offering to Banking App

Chime will soon add an earned wage access offering called MyPay...

7 hours ago
Economy
As Consumers Pause Spending in April, Is Summer Slowdown Looming...

It remains to be seen if April will be the pause that refreshes...

8 hours ago
Cryptocurrency
Report: Circle to Shift Legal Base to US From Ireland

As it prepares to go public, stablecoin issuer Circle is reportedly also planning...

8 hours ago
artificial intelligence
Senate AI Group Recommends $32 Billion in Spending

A bipartisan Senate group wants the government to spend at least...

10 hours ago
artificial intelligence
Google’s New Workplace AI Bot Underscores Big Tech’s Enterprise Focus

Every business and organization is thinking about how to tap digital...

11 hours ago
artificial intelligence
Open AI Co-Founder and Science Chief to Step Down

OpenAI’s lead scientist and co-founder says it is time for him...

12 hours ago
Security & Fraud
British Payments Sector Protests Fraud Reimbursement Rules

The U.K. payments sector is protesting the government’s plan to have...

12 hours ago
Healthcare
New Data: Moms Prioritize Household Healthcare Over Their Own

PYMNTS Intelligence created the “2024 Women’s Wellness Index” to assess what...

14 hours ago
Fraud Prevention
Prove: Spike in Business Identity Theft Calls for Phone-Based Approach...

As the company that laid claim to the concept of “digital...

14 hours ago
Real-Time Payments
Instant Payments Emerge as Balance Sheet Boost for Independent Restaurants

Small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) in the restaurant segment now use...

14 hours ago
Google
Say Hello to Astra: Google Launches AI-Boosted Searches and a...

Google unveiled a range of artificial intelligence (AI) advancements at its...

14 hours ago
Personnel
Report: Citi’s Heads of Legacy Franchises, Operations and Technology Depart

Citi has reportedly announced in an internal memo the departure of two...

21 hours ago
artificial intelligence
Expedia Unveils AI Assistant to Help With Travel Planning

Expedia Group has unveiled an artificial intelligence (AI) assistant designed to help...

21 hours ago
artificial intelligence
Verizon Expects to Double Network Thanks to AI Demand

Verizon Communications is reportedly placing a significant bet on artificial intelligence (AI)...

23 hours ago
Meta
Meta to Phase Out Workplace Over Next 2 Years

Meta Platforms will be phasing out Workplace, its office collaboration tool, over the...

23 hours ago
Banking
Ahead of Hill Hearing, Regulators Say Banks ‘Resilient’ but Risks...

Testimony from some of the top regulators in the country ahead...

23 hours ago
Transportation
Carvana Expects New Car Production to Boost Used Car Sales

Carvana reportedly expects that as more new vehicles are built, the company’s...

1 day ago
Apple
Apple Says App Store Stopped $1.8B in Fraudulent Transactions in...

Apple’s App Store blocked over $7 billion in fraudulent activity from 2020 through...

1 day ago
BNPL
12% of Shoppers Would Use Embedded Lending at Favorite Stores...

For a sizable share of consumers, embedded lending options such as...

1 day ago