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SimpleClosure CEO Says Automating Shutdowns Breaks the Taboo Around Startup Failures
Startups // September 14, 2023

It’s a challenging economy for consumers — and startups don’t have it any better. Nine out of every 10 startups that raise money end up failing over a 10-year period. Observers believe that venture-backed startups fail at higher numbers than the industry usually cites. Although far more businesses fail than eventually...

Treasury Prime Launches Multibank Network to Diversify FinTech Banking Risk
Digital-First Banking // March 15, 2023

If the past week has taught us anything, it’s not to put all your eggs in one banking basket. That’s especially true for FinTechs and tech startups, the backbone of innovation within financial services.   Many of them are scrambling to find new financial services providers....

AI Brings ‘Smart Logic’ to Payments Orchestration
Payment Methods // March 06, 2023

Artificial intelligence can change the paths of payment and commerce. Literally. “There are many spaces [within financial services] that AI and machine learning can influence,” Andy McHale, senior director of product and market strategy at Spreedly, told PYMNTS. Generally speaking, he said that machine learning...

Vrai Ramps Omnichannel Approach Amid Surging Demand for Lab-Grown Diamonds
Retail // January 19, 2023

Lab-grown diamonds are gaining ground with consumers and retailers as sustainability meets luxury online and in-store. If there’s one brand to watch, it’s VRAI (pronounced “vray” meaning “true” in French), which distills diamonds from carbon atomized in a plasma reactor and grows them into jewelry-grade...

Interviews & Exclusives
Push to Card Offers Cost, Speed Benefits For Global Money Transfers

September 14, 2023
In the quest to make end-to-end money movement faster, secure and frictionless across borders, Ruben Salazar, Global Head of Visa Direct and Abdul Abdulkerimov, Paysend chairman and co-founder, say simplicity is key. That shared goal is a key part of the reason why Visa and Paysend are strengthening their strategic collaboration to enable Paysend’s customers globally to send money in […]

SimpleClosure CEO Says Automating Shutdowns Breaks the Taboo Around Startup Failures

September 14, 2023
It’s a challenging economy for consumers — and startups don’t have it any better. Nine out of every 10 startups that raise money end up failing over a 10-year period. Observers believe that venture-backed startups fail...

AI Brings ‘Smart Logic’ to Payments Orchestration

March 06, 2023
Artificial intelligence can change the paths of payment and commerce. Literally. “There are many spaces [within financial services] that AI and machine learning can influence,” Andy McHale, senior director of...

Vrai Ramps Omnichannel Approach Amid Surging Demand for Lab-Grown Diamonds

January 19, 2023
Lab-grown diamonds are gaining ground with consumers and retailers as sustainability meets luxury online and in-store. If there’s one brand to watch, it’s VRAI (pronounced “vray” meaning “true” in French),...