Fiserv says it has acquired payment facilitator (PayFac) Pinch Payments and its management platform Glassbox. As the company noted in a Monday (April 7) announcement, Pinch — founded in 2017 and serving roughly 2,000 merchants in Australia and New Zealand — provides tools to facilitate...
To paraphrase a saying attributed to Charles Darwin, it’s those most responsive to change that ultimately survive. And from the 19th century Galapagos to the 21st-century global payments landscape, those words continue to ring true. With the demand for seamless payment solutions growing at an...
Platforms are rapidly forging their own ecosystems — matching supply and demand, buyers and sellers, sometimes on a global scope. In other cases, they serve specific verticals — for example, hair salons or restaurant delivery — to offer a one-stop shop for a variety of...
Payment facilitators (PayFacs) are transforming how and where we conduct commerce. Entities such as independent software vendors (ISVs) and online marketplaces offer services and products, but they need additional help to be able to receive payments. PayFacs can provide that help. New embedded finance solutions...
February 26, 2025
To paraphrase a saying attributed to Charles Darwin, it’s those most responsive to change that ultimately survive. And from the 19th century Galapagos to the 21st-century global payments landscape, those words continue to ring true. With the demand for seamless payment solutions growing at an unprecedented pace, driven by the accelerating shift toward digital payments […]
December 05, 2024
Platforms are rapidly forging their own ecosystems — matching supply and demand, buyers and sellers, sometimes on a global scope. In other cases, they serve specific verticals — for example,...
April 19, 2024
Whether it’s a viral Instagram post, an informative YouTube video, or a thought-provoking blog article, content creators are playing a pivotal role in shaping online narratives, engaging audiences and driving...
March 30, 2024
Innovations in embedded finance have captured the attention of decision makers in the logistics and wholesale trade space. As a result, payment facilitators (PayFacs), independent software vendors (ISVs) and marketplaces...
May 07, 2025
Mastercard has teamed with British FinTech Cardstream to promote open banking payments. The partnership will allow Cardstream to bolster its Payment Facilitation-as-a-Service (PFaaS) platform and allow customers to offer open banking payments to merchants and retailers throughout the U.K., the companies said in a Wednesday (May 7) news release. “There’s strong demand for open banking payments as a secure […]
April 08, 2025
Fiserv says it has acquired payment facilitator (PayFac) Pinch Payments and its management platform Glassbox. As the company noted in a Monday (April 7) announcement, Pinch — founded in 2017...
October 18, 2023
Global payments and financial technology company Fiserv announced that it will offer embedded payments and banking solutions to digital platforms and merchants. By leveraging its merchant acceptance, banking, and card issuing...
