Checkbook, a long-standing player in the digital payments space, is shaking up its leadership structure as it prepares for its next stage of growth. The company has appointed Pia Thompson and Aditya Raikar as Co-Chief Executive Officers, effective immediately, marking a deliberate transition from founder-led management to a shared leadership model designed for scale.
Corporate payouts platform Onbe has tapped Kevin Ryan as its new Chief Financial Officer, signaling a strategic push to scale its financial operations and accelerate its growth trajectory. Reporting to CEO Bala Janakiraman, Ryan will oversee FP&A, Accounting, and Treasury functions while collaborating with the executive team to execute Onbe’s long-term vision.
Thunes, the fintech often dubbed the “Smart Superhighway” for moving money worldwide, has promoted Chloé Mayenobe to Deputy CEO. Previously President and COO, Mayenobe will now oversee Thunes’ enterprise roadmap, covering network expansion, M&A, product development, technology, marketing, sales operations, and global operations.
Zilch, the UK-based consumer payments platform, is officially entering the payments big league. The company has secured a payments services licence from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), a milestone that removes its reliance on third-party providers and opens the door to faster innovation—including stablecoin integration.
Cloud gaming keeps trying to prove it’s more than a niche—and in Brazil, the battleground increasingly comes down to convenience and payment choice. This week, Paysafe and Boosteroid teamed up again, expanding a partnership that already spans Europe to bring Brazil’s most widely used digital payment rails—Pix and Boleto Bancário—directly into Boosteroid’s subscription checkout.
Aussie small businesses have a new fintech in their corner. Pipe—the embedded finance company known for using real revenue data rather than credit scores to fund businesses—has officially signed its first Australian customer: Live Payments, a long-standing, 10,000-merchant payment solutions provider with nearly two decades in the market.
PublicSquare (NYSE: PSQH) is making a bold move into fintech. The company announced plans to acquire key software assets from Tandym, Inc., a payments startup that helps brands launch white-labeled credit and payment solutions directly at checkout. The deal—expected to close in December 2025—marks a major step in PublicSquare’s evolution from a values-based marketplace into a full-stack fintech platform.
The payments industry isn’t short on heavyweights, but North has just earned a spot near the very top. The U.S.-based fintech and payments solutions provider ranked #4 on The Financial Technology Report’s “Top 25 Payments Companies of 2025”—a list spotlighting firms shaping the future of money movement. Adding to the recognition, North’s CFO Kirk Haggarty landed at #11 on the companion list of “Top 25 Payments Executives.”
Brazilian fintech CloudWalk, the powerhouse behind InfinitePay and Jim.com, is setting new benchmarks in the payments industry, achieving revenue per employee up to four times higher than traditional incumbents. The recognition comes courtesy of Atlantico’s Latin America Digital Transformation Report, which spotlights CloudWalk as a leading AI-native company redefining operational efficiency. AI isn’t just a…
NCR Atleos, a leading provider of self-service financial access, today announced that InComm Payments, a global payments technology company, has integrated Atleos’ ReadyCode API to offer ATM-based, cardless cash pickup through its fintech and banking partners. The new capability is now live across more than 23,000 ATMs in over 40 U.S. states, bringing greater convenience, flexibility, and reach to consumers and partners alike.
