Burkland, the fractional CFO and finance operations firm trusted by over 800 venture-backed startups, has officially expanded into the small and medium-sized business (SMB) segment with the launch of Burkland for Business—a new service line tailored to the needs of mature, scaling companies seeking expert financial guidance.
The financial tech consultancy has introduced a powerful new platform that marries Quickbase’s low-code app-building capabilities with Zaptiva Automate’s AI-driven workflow engine—a blend designed to help small and mid-sized businesses ditch manual inefficiencies and finally connect the dots across finance, ops, and IT.
In the increasingly high-stakes game of customer retention, Payway just launched a secret weapon for subscription-driven businesses. Announced today at the 2025 ADMA Annual Conference, Payway Censalytics™ is a new business intelligence platform designed to give media companies and card-not-present businesses real-time insight into payment performance—and the tools to do something about it.
Bluefin, best known for its encryption-first approach to payment security, just made it easier for businesses to get paid—by embedding payment directly into text messages. The company announced a partnership with Authvia, the conversational commerce firm behind TXT2PAY®, bringing secure, app-free payments to messaging platforms like SMS, RCS, and email via Bluefin’s flagship PayConex™ platform.
In a move poised to supercharge digital payments for Midwest businesses, Payroc, a leading payments platform, has inked a strategic partnership with Republic Bank of Chicago, a community-driven institution with deep roots in the Chicagoland area.
In the increasingly crowded world of embedded finance, Payabli is sprinting ahead with both momentum and money on its side. The Miami-based payments infrastructure platform for software companies just closed a $28 million Series B funding round, barely nine months after its Series A. That brings the company’s total funding to $60 million—a sizable war chest aimed at redefining what it means to be a full-stack fintech platform.
IT Solutions, a top-tier managed service provider (MSP) serving clients across North America, today announced the launch of Total IT for Financial Services—a turnkey platform that combines managed IT services, governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) oversight, and advanced cybersecurity into one seamless offering tailored for the financial services industry.
Routable, a leader in accounts payable automation, unveiled its latest AI innovation—predictive bill coding—at the Sage Future conference in Atlanta. This powerful new feature advances Routable’s end-to-end invoice automation capabilities, enabling a near-touchless experience for finance teams.
Instant Financial, a leading fintech innovator in payments and earned wage access (EWA) for hourly workers, has announced a strategic partnership with AllianceHCM, one of the largest human capital management software providers in the U.S. This integration enables Instant’s digital tipping and instant pay solutions to serve over 10,000 restaurant locations and more than 200,000 restaurant employees via the AllianceHCM platform.
Hapax, an innovative AI solution provider for financial services, in partnership with Cornerstone Advisors, has released The Playbook for Generative AI-Driven Productivity Improvement for Community Banks and Credit Unions. This report arrives as AI adoption in banking accelerates, with projections showing significant uptake of chatbots and machine learning tools by 2025, promising major operational cost reductions.
