Banging the Drum – Apple and Payments Still No Good Together
I’ve been banging this drum for years. I suspect I will continue to do so. This week marked the formal “beginning of the end” of
December 3, 2023
SMBs to Fintech Originators “you have the good money, right?”
Just a little note this week stemming from a curious marketing tactic employed in a press release from Irish fintech originator Wayflyer. On Wednesday, Reuters
June 18, 2023
i2c Partners with Visa for Payments Processing in MENA
i2c Inc., a leading provider of digital payment and banking technology, recently announced a partnership with Visa, as a fintech processor for the MENA (the
April 8, 2022
Apple’s Project ‘Breakout’ to Bring Financial Services and Payments In-House
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is developing its own payment processing technology and infrastructure for financial products on a multi-year plan which it hopes will help expand
April 1, 2022
EarnUp Mortgage Payments Raises $31M
EarnUp, a California-based fintech providing payments and data solutions to the mortgage market, recently announced a $31M funding round. Participation in Series C came from
March 21, 2022
3 Fintech A-Listers
Three of my favorite fintechs – fintech A-Listers – grabbed headlines this past Tuesday. Marqeta (NASDAQ: MQ) announced a new partnership with privately held Plaid
February 19, 2022
BNPL for Biz Platform Vartana Grabs $57M Seed Funding
Vartana, a managed checkout and BNPL provider for businesses, recently announced its launch with $57M in seed funding. The new funding includes $7M in equity
January 24, 2022
Equifax Capitalizes on Regulatory Threat
Starting next year, Equifax (NYSE: EFX) will begin factoring Buy-Now-Pay-Later (‘BNPL’) consumer data into its credit reports, becoming the first major credit reporting agency to
December 24, 2021
Chimerical Bakkt – (NYSE: BKKT)
In 2018, Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), owner of the New York stock Exchange, launched Bakkt. The vision for Bakkt was to serve as a regulated
November 6, 2021