Embedded Finance news and trends

Fraser Shifts Citi’s Spotlight From M&A to Money Movement
Earnings // January 14, 2026

While investment banking and wealth management traditionally take the financial services spotlight, the infrastructure layer of global finance is becoming increasingly central to banks’ growth strategies. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Card Program Complexity Puts Scale-or-Stall Pressure on Issuers
Payments Innovation // January 14, 2026

Card programs have become tools in modern payments, enabling banks, FinTechs and non-financial brands to extend financial services, deepen customer relationships and unlock new revenue streams. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Embedded Finance Pays Off for 54% of US B2B Platforms
B2B Payments // January 09, 2026

B2B platforms are discovering that embedded finance is becoming less a feature add-on and more a structural lever for how they grow revenue, deepen customer relationships and compete at scale. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Apple’s JPMorgan Deal Will Expand Its Financial Services Ecosystem
Apple // January 08, 2026

Apple’s services strategy is anchored in hardware, turning devices into gateways for recurring engagement across payments, commerce and content. 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...

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Card Program Complexity Puts Scale-or-Stall Pressure on Issuers

January 14, 2026
Card programs have become tools in modern payments, enabling banks, FinTechs and non-financial brands to extend financial services, deepen customer relationships and unlock new revenue streams. 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 […]

Embedded Finance Pays Off for 54% of US B2B Platforms

January 09, 2026
B2B platforms are discovering that embedded finance is becoming less a feature add-on and more a structural lever for how they grow revenue, deepen customer relationships and compete at scale....

72% of B2B Buyers Favor Suppliers With Embedded Payment Options 

January 08, 2026
The most telling signal in the latest PYMNTS Intelligence research is not how fast embedded finance is spreading, but how decisively companies are stepping away from building it themselves.  Get the Full...

How Integration Excellence Separates Embedded B2B Finance Winners From Pack

January 06, 2026
All technologies ultimately grow up and mature, to the point where their usefulness is all that remains of their initial buzz. That very cycle is playing out now across embedded...

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Solaris Names Steffen Jentsch to Lead Embedded Finance Platform

January 05, 2026
Berlin-based embedded finance platform Solaris has a new chief executive. 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, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to receive marketing communications from PYMNTS and to the […]

Retailers Elevate Embedded Finance as Risk and Complexity Rise

December 22, 2025
Retailers are moving quickly to tighten control over how consumers pay, as new PYMNTS Intelligence data shows embedded finance shifting from a background capability to a frontline business priority. Get...

Thread Raises $30 Million to Boost Embedded Banking

December 16, 2025
Thread Bank has raised $30.5 million to promote its embedded banking strategy. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Green Dot Sells Bank and Embedded Finance Units

November 24, 2025
Banking FinTech Green Dot’s businesses now have new owners, according to a Monday (Nov. 24) news release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...