Bolt news and trends

Bolt Cuts Third of Staff Amid New AI Focus
Digital Payments // April 05, 2026

Bolt has cut at least a third of its workforce amid reports of financial pressures. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...

Bolt Picks Socure to Secure ID Verification Platform
Partnerships // February 05, 2026

Checkout and payments company Bolt has teamed with Socure to bolster its identity verification system. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...

Bolt Adds Atomic’s Embedded Investing Capabilities to Financial App
Mobile // February 03, 2026

Bolt has partnered with investing-as-a-service platform Atomic to add embedded investing capabilities to the Bolt SuperApp, a consumer finance platform. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Bolt Picks Affirm to Add BNPL Options at Checkout
BNPL // January 27, 2026

Checkout and payments company Bolt is teaming with buy now pay later (BNPL) provider Affirm, according to a Tuesday (Jan. 27) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Interviews & Exclusives
How the Back Office Took Center Stage in 2025

December 31, 2025
If you work in banking, payments, FinTech or the digital economy, you’ve felt it all year: The back office is no longer backstage. Payments, identity, onboarding and fraud were once dismissed as “plumbing.” Now they’re the user experience, the margin story and the brand promise, all at once. Get the Full Story Complete the form […]

Bolt CEO Says Shopper Identity Will Redefine Retail

May 21, 2024
It was former GE chairman and management guru Jack Welch who once said: “You can’t grow long-term if you can’t eat short-term. Anybody can manage short. Anybody can manage long....

PYMNTS Summer Series: One-Click Checkout Wants to Go Native

August 18, 2022
Like the Holy Grail or unicorns (the mythical creature, not high valuation startups), one-click buy button functionality is the long-sought magic solution to unlocking billions of dollars in eCommerce transactions...

Bolt CEO: Commerce Identity, Checkout Operating System Makes One-Click Checkout Ubiquitous

March 17, 2022
Right up there with the dream of single sign-on for all is universal one-click checkout, updated for the digital first shopper who wants that experience to follow them wherever they...

Quick Reads
Bolt Seeks Up to $27 Million as CEO Works to Revive Company

August 31, 2026
Ryan Breslow is seeking up to $27 million in bridge financing for Bolt, the payments startup he co-founded, as he works to stabilize the company and position it for a larger funding round, according to TechCrunch. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS […]

Bolt Cuts Third of Staff Amid New AI Focus

April 05, 2026
Bolt has cut at least a third of its workforce amid reports of financial pressures. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Bolt Picks Socure to Secure ID Verification Platform

February 05, 2026
Checkout and payments company Bolt has teamed with Socure to bolster its identity verification system. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Bolt Adds Atomic’s Embedded Investing Capabilities to Financial App

February 03, 2026
Bolt has partnered with investing-as-a-service platform Atomic to add embedded investing capabilities to the Bolt SuperApp, a consumer finance platform. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...