commercial payments

What Was Crypto’s Biggest 2024 Story? Hint: It Wasn’t Named Elon
What Was Crypto’s Biggest 2024 Story? Hint: It Wasn’t Named Elon
December 23, 2024  |  Blockchain

For once in its recent history, the cryptocurrency sector is likely ending the year on a high. Bitcoin, despite dropping below the $100,000 mark as...

READ MORE >
Fiserv Acquires Earned Wage Access Firm Payfare
Fiserv Acquires Earned Wage Access Firm Payfare
December 23, 2024  |  Acquisitions

Payments and financial services technology company Fiserv is acquiring earned wage access (EWA) provider Payfare. “This acquisition complements the embedded finance solutions of Fiserv with card program management,...

READ MORE >
AI’s Growing Role Across B2B Payments Will Be Impossible to Ignore in 2025
AI’s Growing Role Across B2B Payments Will Be Impossible to Ignore in 2025
December 23, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI), throughout 2024, became an increasingly permanent component of many business processes. Particularly across the back office and finance and treasury departments, where...

READ MORE >
5 Ways 2024 Kicked Off a New Era for CFOs and Treasury Pros
5 Ways 2024 Kicked Off a New Era for CFOs and Treasury Pros
December 20, 2024  |  CFO

The year 2024 has been nothing short of transformative for CFOs and treasurers, reshaping their roles into a blend of strategy, technology and operational precision. ...

READ MORE >
UAE-Based CredibleX Raises $55 Million to Expand Embedded Finance Solutions
UAE-Based CredibleX Raises $55 Million to Expand Embedded Finance Solutions
December 20, 2024  |  Investments

UAE-based startup CredibleX has raised $55 million in a seed round to grow and broaden its embedded finance solutions for small- to medium-sized business (SMBs). The...

READ MORE >
Boon Raises $20.5 Million to Grow AI-Powered Platform for Fleets
Boon Raises $20.5 Million to Grow AI-Powered Platform for Fleets
December 20, 2024  |  Investments

Boon announced $20.5 million in combined seed and Series A funding to build an artificial intelligence (AI) platform for commercial fleets. “With $20.5M raised, we...

READ MORE >
Germany’s Robin Capital Raises $13.6 Million for B2B SaaS Investments
Germany’s Robin Capital Raises $13.6 Million for B2B SaaS Investments
December 20, 2024  |  Investments

Germany-based venture capital fund Robin Capital closed its Robin Fund One at 13 million euros (about $13.6 million). “Robin Fund One is closed,” Robin Haak,...

READ MORE >
How ISO Standards Could Reshape Cross-Border Payments
How ISO Standards Could Reshape Cross-Border Payments
December 20, 2024  |  Cross-border Payments

Since the inception of global trade, the world’s financial systems have largely talked past and around each other. The reason? Diverse payment systems and communication...

READ MORE >
FedEx Divests FedEx Freight and Shifts Gears to DRIVE Program
FedEx Divests FedEx Freight and Shifts Gears to DRIVE Program
December 20, 2024  |  Earnings

FedEx is taking steps to streamline its operations by prioritizing its DRIVE program and separating FedEx Freight into a standalone, publicly traded company. These decisions...

READ MORE >