Perks aren’t what they used to be. And that’s a good thing. Not long ago, employee and contractor rewards were mostly symbolic. A generic gift card at year’s end, or a branded coffee mug that gathers dust. A one-size-fits-all token that is rarely aligned with what the recipient wanted or needed. But the workforce has…
What payment innovations such as embedded finance, BNPL, blockchain, or biometric authentication do you see having the most impact on the ecosystem? With the explosion of AI leading to a significant surge in identity theft and deepfake scams online, tools that help ensure stability during periods of rapid growth will likely be considered the innovators….
1. How has the legacy credit reporting system become more of a barrier than a bridge, especially for individuals with unconventional financial profiles? Traditional credit systems were designed around institutional credit products—loans, credit cards, and mortgages. But today, billions of people participate in the economy through alternative channels: freelance income, mobile payments, crypto, informal commerce,…
Digital Asset, the firm behind the Canton Network, has raised $135 million in a strategic funding round led by DRW Venture Capital and Tradeweb Markets. The round saw significant participation from top-tier financial institutions and crypto-native players, including Goldman Sachs, Circle Ventures, Citadel Securities, DTCC, Paxos, Polychain Capital, and BNP Paribas.
In the latest sign that institutional DeFi is more than a buzzword, Blueprint Finance has raised $9.5 million in fresh capital to double down on its multi-chain infrastructure ambitions. The round was led by Polychain Capital, with backing from heavyweights like Yzi Labs (formerly Binance Labs), VanEck, and BitGo.
As financial institutions face increasing pressure to modernize aging infrastructure and meet global resiliency mandates, ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW) is beefing up its cloud-native payments platform, ACI Connetic, with a deeper stack of strategic technology partners.
In a move to meet the rising demand from institutional investors navigating an increasingly volatile crypto market, Zinemx Exchange has launched options trading—unlocking a new layer of flexibility and sophistication for crypto derivatives traders.
With U.S. consumer liabilities skyrocketing past $19.5 trillion, the systems that manage our financial lives are long overdue for an upgrade. Spinwheel, a fast-rising player in real-time credit data and payments infrastructure, just raised a $30 million Series A to do exactly that—bring clarity, speed, and AI smarts to a system groaning under decades of legacy tech.
In a strategic talent and tech acquisition play, Fundbox, a leader in embedded capital solutions for small businesses, is welcoming the founding team of Vaya Technologies to drive its next wave of product innovation.
In a bold step toward mainstreaming stablecoin adoption, Mastercard and Fiserv are expanding their partnership to integrate FIUSD, Fiserv’s blockchain-based token, across Mastercard’s global payments network. The collaboration aims to unlock real-world use cases for stablecoins—bringing programmable digital currency to more than 150 million merchants worldwide.
