Green Dot, one of the original pillars of US prepaid and embedded finance, is about to be remade from the inside out. In a move that’s equal parts restructuring, revival, and strategic reboot, Green Dot Corporation announced it will split its fintech and banking arms through a pair of coordinated transactions with Smith Ventures and CommerceOne Financial Corporation.
B2B checkout has a long-standing reputation for being clunky, slow, and a few decades behind consumer commerce. But Samsung’s latest collaboration could finally give business buyers something closer to the smooth, modern experience they’ve been asking for.
In the race to power the next generation of embedded finance, Bangor Savings Bank is placing its bets on Helix by Q2 (NYSE: QTWO). The 170-year-old Maine-based community bank, with over $7 billion in assets, has chosen Helix as a strategic Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) partner—a move that signals how regional banks are evolving into infrastructure powerhouses for fintechs.
Global enterprises are increasingly relying on Oracle Payments, powered by Oracle partner Adyen, to modernize and streamline their payment operations. Today, over 2,550 organizations across more than 16,200 venues—including restaurants, healthcare facilities, sports arenas, and entertainment venues in the US and UK—benefit from the security, performance, and simplicity of the integrated payments solution.
Slope, the AI-driven credit and risk infrastructure provider, has teamed up with Alibaba.com to launch “Pay Later for Business,” an embedded financing solution that lets U.S. business buyers manage payments and cash flow directly at checkout.
Life insurance has long been synonymous with paperwork, phone calls, and waiting weeks for approval. InstaBrain Inc. and Life Quotes.com think that model is obsolete—and they’re betting that artificial intelligence can make life insurance as fast and frictionless as booking a flight online.
Further, a Union Credit company, has announced a strategic partnership with The Roof Resource to offer embedded credit union financing at the point of sale. The collaboration streamlines the customer experience by connecting homeowners with competitive, local lending options directly during the roofing purchase journey.
SoFi, a digital finance leader, and Capitalize, the award-winning retirement account transfer platform, have expanded their collaboration to streamline 401(k) rollovers. The new integration embeds Capitalize’s Rollover API into the SoFi app, enabling members to locate and consolidate legacy 401(k) accounts directly into their SoFi IRAs without ever leaving the app.
Cross River Bank, a leading technology infrastructure provider offering embedded financial solutions, has announced the launch of its International Payments platform, aimed at simplifying and accelerating cross-border transactions for fintechs and small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). In partnership with Aion, a modern business finance platform, Cross River leverages its proprietary banking core, flexible API stack, and robust compliance infrastructure to streamline international payments through multiple rails, making global financial operations more accessible, secure, and efficient.
