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They Said What? Notable Quotables From This Week in PYMNTS
This Week in PYMNTS // June 14, 2024

This week in PYMNTS, industry insiders discuss everything from composable banking to network tokenization to which tradeoffs lipstick buyers are and are not willing to make. The Future of Credit Carl Pascarella, former CEO of Visa USA for more than a decade and current investor...

Stellantis Continues Global Rollout of Connected Car Features
Technology // June 13, 2024

Stellantis is rolling out several software products and connected features for its vehicles around the world. The automaker, whose 14 brands include Chrysler, Fiat and Peugeot, aims to enhance the mobility experience of its customers and boost its revenue from software and connected services, Stellantis...

Traydstream and 360tf Partner to Digitize Global Trade Finance
Partnerships // June 13, 2024

Traydstream and 360tf partnered to digitize, innovate and expand global trade finance solutions. The collaboration aims to make trade finance “efficient and seamless” by bridging the global trade finance gap, reducing paper dependency and digitizing processes, the companies said in a Wednesday (June 12) press...

Yellen: US Labor Market Has Become ‘More Normal’
Economy // June 13, 2024

America’s job market is starting to resemble its pre-pandemic self, says Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. Speaking to CNBC Thursday (June 13), Yellen also noted that cooling wage growth does not threaten to compound inflation. “The labor market has become a little less hot, a little bit more...

Interviews & Exclusives
Economic Uncertainties Move CFOs From Documenters to AI-Powered Decision-Makers

June 13, 2024
The modern chief financial officer looks a little more modern every day. Having emerged almost fully from the back office, finance functions and their CFO leaders are increasingly turned to as a single source of company-wide truth amid the unpredictable realities of today’s dynamic and unrelenting macro environment. “The CFO role has evolved from being […]

Visa: Embedded Lending Is Big Hit With Consumer Lenders, a Work in Progress With Small...

June 11, 2024
Embedded lending — the burgeoning category of payments in which borrowers apply directly within the merchant or provider’s platform — is finding traction with consumers. In fact, five out of...

Pipe Aims $100 Million at Embedding Working Capital Solutions Into Business Software

June 11, 2024
The most valuable solution is the one that is there when you need it. And for America’s millions of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), they mostly share one common problem:...

Denim Gets $63M to Turn Freight Brokers Into ‘Smart’ Brokers Using Payments

June 10, 2024
For Bharath Krishnamoorthy, co-founder and CEO of Denim, transforming the freight industry — and specifically how brokers get paid — was not on the roadmap. A decade ago, when he...

Quick Reads
WEX Appoints Jason Hancock Managing Director of International Payments Division

June 14, 2024
WEX has appointed Jason Hancock as managing director of its international payments division. Hancock has been with the global commerce platform since 2021, serving as senior director strategy, WEX Travel, and managing director, Travel & Corporate Payments, WEX International, according to his LinkedIn profile. In his new role, Hancock will lead the company’s B2B travel payments […]

Stellantis Continues Global Rollout of Connected Car Features

June 13, 2024
Stellantis is rolling out several software products and connected features for its vehicles around the world. The automaker, whose 14 brands include Chrysler, Fiat and Peugeot, aims to enhance the...

Traydstream and 360tf Partner to Digitize Global Trade Finance

June 13, 2024
Traydstream and 360tf partnered to digitize, innovate and expand global trade finance solutions. The collaboration aims to make trade finance “efficient and seamless” by bridging the global trade finance gap,...

Yellen: US Labor Market Has Become ‘More Normal’

June 13, 2024
America’s job market is starting to resemble its pre-pandemic self, says Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. Speaking to CNBC Thursday (June 13), Yellen also noted that cooling wage growth does not threaten to...