Data Management news and trends

Payroll Data Firm ResNav Names Payscale’s Alex Hart CEO
Personnel // March 04, 2025

Payroll data management firm ResNav Solutions has named a new chief executive. ResNav has chosen Alex Hart, most recently CEO of compensation software firm Payscale, as its new CEO, the company announced in a Tuesday (March 4) press release. He replaces founder Dan Shaughnessy, who will remain as a board...

Markaaz CEO: Data Quality Helps Redefine FinTech Relationship Strength
Data // February 24, 2025

Not all that long ago, a FinTech was easily defined — because the definition was broad. Seemed like any digital upstart promising to upend traditional financial services could be classified as a FinTech. Hany Fam, founder and CEO of Markaaz, told PYMNTS in a recent...

Making Sense of How APIs Bring Interoperability and Automation to B2B Payments
B2B Payments // February 21, 2025

From digital wallets to buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) services, FinTech solutions have embedded themselves seamlessly into everyday life. The everyday life of consumers, that is. The multitrillion dollar business-to-business (B2B) sector remains a challenging — if attractive — frontier for FinTech players, marked by complex workflows, entrenched...

CTO Interview: Mindset Shift Is ‘Vital’ to Future of Financial Services
Opinion // January 23, 2025

Data management makes for a unified ecosystem that fosters collaboration, Stax Chief Technology Officer Mark Sundt writes in a new PYMNTS eBook, “The Innovation Mindset: How to Achieve It in 2025.”   At Stax, we are committed to fostering growth and innovation, not just for...

Interviews & Exclusives
Frozen Funds Still Unresolved as Synapse Bankruptcy Nears Conclusion

April 14, 2025
The protracted Synapse Financial Technologies bankruptcy is nearing its final stages with a whimper rather than a bang. Late last week (April 10) Trustee Jelena McWilliams filed a status report with the Central California Bankruptcy Court that laid the ground for dismissal or conversion of the case to Chapter 7. McWilliams stated in the report […]

Markaaz CEO: Data Quality Helps Redefine FinTech Relationship Strength

February 24, 2025
Not all that long ago, a FinTech was easily defined — because the definition was broad. Seemed like any digital upstart promising to upend traditional financial services could be classified...

CTO Interview: Mindset Shift Is ‘Vital’ to Future of Financial Services

January 23, 2025
Data management makes for a unified ecosystem that fosters collaboration, Stax Chief Technology Officer Mark Sundt writes in a new PYMNTS eBook, “The Innovation Mindset: How to Achieve It in...

Treasury Management Playbook Dials Up New Cash Flow Strategies

May 31, 2024
At a time of higher interest rates and heightened market volatility, actionable insights and forecasting take on greater importance for corporate treasury teams. For example, better cash flow prediction can...

Quick Reads
Payroll Data Firm ResNav Names Payscale’s Alex Hart CEO

March 04, 2025
Payroll data management firm ResNav Solutions has named a new chief executive. ResNav has chosen Alex Hart, most recently CEO of compensation software firm Payscale, as its new CEO, the company announced in a Tuesday (March 4) press release. He replaces founder Dan Shaughnessy, who will remain as a board member and “significant shareholder” in the Massachusetts-based company. “With his […]

Citi Hits Snag With China Plans as Regulators Flag Data Issue

September 23, 2024
Citi’s plan to expand in China has reportedly hit a regulatory bump in America. The trouble stems from a penalty levied by the Federal Reserve against the banking giant over its data management...

SendBlocks Raises $8.2 Million for Blockchain Data Management

July 03, 2024
Israeli blockchain data management startup SendBlocks has raised $8.2 million in seed funding. The company, which has just emerged from stealth, announced the funding in a news release Wednesday (July...

Databricks to Acquire Tabular to Enhance Data Compatibility

June 04, 2024
Data and artificial intelligence (AI) company Databricks has agreed to acquire data management company Tabular, which was founded by Ryan Blue, Daniel Weeks and Jason Reid. This move aims to...