Partnerships news and trends

Banyan to Add Item-Level Data Capabilities to WEX Virtual Payments
Data // May 02, 2024

Banyan has announced a new partnership with WEX. “As a B2B FinTech whose purpose is to simplify the business of running a business, WEX helps solve operational complexities and streamline business payments,” Banyan said Thursday (May 2) in a post on LinkedIn and in a...

Instacart Becomes Kohl’s Same-Day Delivery Partner, Continues Expansion Beyond Grocery
Delivery // May 02, 2024

Instacart has become the exclusive same-day delivery partner of Kohl’s. With Kohl’s now on the Instacart App, nearly 109 million households can access same-day delivery from 1,172 Kohl’s department stores across the United States, Instacart said in a Thursday (May 2) press release. Customers can shop and order same-day...

Checkout.com and Mastercard Offer Virtual Cards for Travel Agents
B2B Payments // May 02, 2024

Checkout.com has teamed with Mastercard to offer virtual cards to online travel agents.  “As part of the Mastercard Wholesale Program, which reduces costs for travel businesses through virtual card technology and an innovative pricing model, customers of Checkout.com will be able to pay their suppliers more easily and benefit from...

Report: Kroger and Disney Exploring Streaming Service Offering
Partnerships // May 01, 2024

Kroger and Walt Disney Co. are reportedly exploring a partnership that would offer the Disney+ streaming service to subscribers of Kroger’s grocery delivery program. If a deal is struck, Kroger Boost subscribers would get access to Disney+ at no additional cost, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (May 1), citing unnamed sources. Neither Kroger nor Disney...

Interviews & Exclusives
Discover Global Network Looks to Customer Shifts to Define Innovation

April 24, 2024
Technological transformation is at the heart of both modern commerce and payments innovation. With technology as the driving force, consumers are demanding more than transactions from their payment experiences; they seek payment methods that seamlessly integrate into their shopping journeys, whether those journeys are taking place online or offline, or a combination of the two. […]

90% of FIs Say a Fraud-Prevention Vendor’s Reputation Is Key to Collaboration 

April 23, 2024
More than 40% of financial institutions (FIs) report seeing increasing volumes of fraud and financial crimes, according to PYMNTS Intelligence data.  Faced with this onslaught of illicit activities, it’s little...

Analytical Focus Moves CFOs From Bookkeepers to Business Partners

April 11, 2024
Today’s chief financial officers are as different from 1970s bean counters as apples are from oranges. In an operational landscape marked by ongoing uncertainty and a sea change of macro...

Managing Third-Party Risks Emerges as Key B2B Issue

April 09, 2024
The B2B landscape is built atop trusted relationships, both formal and informal. These relationships can include partnerships and collaborations with third-party vendors, suppliers, contractors, service providers and more; and while...

Quick Reads
Synchrony Expands CareCredit to More Dental Practices

May 02, 2024
Consumer financial services company Synchrony has teamed with dental practice-focused healthcare firm Affordable Care. The collaboration will make CareCredit, Synchrony’s health and wellness credit card, available as a payment option at more than 450 dental practices to help them finance dental implants and dentures, according to a Thursday (May 2) press release. “The high price of care is prohibitive for […]

Banyan to Add Item-Level Data Capabilities to WEX Virtual Payments

May 02, 2024
Banyan has announced a new partnership with WEX. “As a B2B FinTech whose purpose is to simplify the business of running a business, WEX helps solve operational complexities and streamline...

Instacart Becomes Kohl’s Same-Day Delivery Partner, Continues Expansion Beyond Grocery

May 02, 2024
Instacart has become the exclusive same-day delivery partner of Kohl’s. With Kohl’s now on the Instacart App, nearly 109 million households can access same-day delivery from 1,172 Kohl’s department stores across the United...

Checkout.com and Mastercard Offer Virtual Cards for Travel Agents

May 02, 2024
Checkout.com has teamed with Mastercard to offer virtual cards to online travel agents.  “As part of the Mastercard Wholesale Program, which reduces costs for travel businesses through virtual card technology and an innovative pricing model,...