Wave news and trends

Wave Teams With Check to Upgrade Small Business Payroll
Payroll // April 03, 2024

Payroll infrastructure company Check has teamed with Wave, a money management platform for small businesses. The collaboration, announced Wednesday (April 3), will let the more than 300,000 small businesses using Wave access “full-service payroll functionality” in all 50 U.S. states. “Payroll has long been a growth hurdle...

Today in B2B Payments: Firms Launch BNPL, Mobile App, Storefront
B2B Payments // October 20, 2022

Today in B2B payments, Ionia and Certegy roll out a new buy now, pay later (BNPL) offering, Wave debuts a new mobile app for small business owners and Jimmy Brings launches a new storefront. Plus, Capital on Tap secures a $110 million credit facility to...

Wave Rolls Out Updated Mobile App For SMB Finance Services
SMBs // October 19, 2022

Money management solution Wave, which works with small business owners, has debuted a new mobile app to offer services for such businesses, a press release said. The app will offer money management solutions, such as a new dashboard with business insights such as profit and...

African FinTechs ‘Least Hit’ by Global Tech Funding Winter, but for How Long?
Fintech Investments // July 18, 2022

The dreaded word — recession — is increasingly being bandied about as economists sound the alarm of tough times ahead. This can be seen in how investors are reassessing their appetite for risk and starting to apply more restraint in making investments. For startups, particularly...

Interviews & Exclusives
NEW REPORT: Getting SMBs Off The Software Sidelines

July 26, 2017
Sometimes, even the best businesses, big and small, need a little help from software. Whether its finding and keeping loyal customers or keeping the books and sending invoices, digital tools are giving businesses new ways to solve their biggest problems, whether its accounting, customer service or anything else.  The latest PYMNTS.com Developer Tracker™, powered by […]

The ‘Holy Grail’ Of Small Biz Cash Flow

May 31, 2017
Only a small portion of micro-businesses will graduate to become small businesses, never mind medium-sized businesses. And yes, that’s partly because many of these businesses will fail. But according to...

Quick Reads
Wave Teams With Check to Upgrade Small Business Payroll

April 03, 2024
Payroll infrastructure company Check has teamed with Wave, a money management platform for small businesses. The collaboration, announced Wednesday (April 3), will let the more than 300,000 small businesses using Wave access “full-service payroll functionality” in all 50 U.S. states. “Payroll has long been a growth hurdle for small businesses due to its complexity,” Check said in […]

Wave Rolls Out Updated Mobile App For SMB Finance Services

October 19, 2022
Money management solution Wave, which works with small business owners, has debuted a new mobile app to offer services for such businesses, a press release said. The app will offer...

African FinTech Wave Wraps up $200M Series A Funding Round

September 07, 2021
African mobile money provider Wave recently wrapped up a $200 million Series A funding round that was the largest ever for a company of that type, according to a report...