Newswire Summaries
Cash App launches pools for group payments
Tuesday, July 29, 2025 17:58:56 (UTC)
Jul 29, 2025 9:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time Cash App Launches Pools for Group Payments Offering upfront payment collection and the ability for group members to contribute through Apple Pay and Google Pay, pooling money is now quicker and easier than ever with Cash App DISTRIBUTED-WORK-MODEL/SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cash App today announced the launch of pools, a new peer-to-peer payment feature that enables group payments with just a few taps. From friends planning their next ...
More SMBs see rise in customers needing subprime financing
Tuesday, July 29, 2025 17:57:01 (UTC)
Jul 29, 2025 9:07 AM Eastern Daylight Time New Snap Finance® Research: More Small Businesses See a Rise in Customers Who Need Subprime Financing Small businesses lean on alternative financing to help shoppers and drive growth amid economic pressures. SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Snap Finance, a leading provider of innovative and convenient pay-over-time solutions, today released new research showing that small businesses are increasingly relying on alternative financing to suppor...
FT Partners to lead next phase of Car IQ growth funding
Tuesday, July 29, 2025 17:54:42 (UTC)
Jul 29, 2025 10:11 AM Eastern Daylight Time FT Partners Working with Car IQ to Lead Next Phase of Growth Funding SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Car IQ, the company pioneering payment technology for connected vehicles, today announced the launch of new growth financing, building on a recent $8 million strategic investment. The company has engaged Financial Technology Partners (FT Partners) to lead its capital raising and banking strategy moving forward. “Their traction with top flee...
Catena Labs recruits payments, fintech leader Sharda Caro Del Castillo for C-suite
Tuesday, July 29, 2025 17:52:21 (UTC)
Jul 29, 2025 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time Catena Labs Expands Executive Team, Appoints Global Payments and Fintech Leader Sharda Caro Del Castillo as Chief Legal and Business Officer Caro Del Castillo brings over 25 years of expertise in strategy, business, legal, compliance and fintech leadership to help build a new financial institution for agentic commerce and stablecoins SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Catena Labs, a pioneer in AI and stablecoin financial services, today ann...
Flexa hires Trey Swanson as Head of Commercial to accelerate merchant adoption
Tuesday, July 29, 2025 17:49:30 (UTC)
Jul 29, 2025 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time Flexa Appoints Trey Swanson as Head of Commercial to Accelerate Merchant Adoption and Strategic Growth Former Checkout.com and PayPal sales maven brings deep fintech and payments expertise to Flexa's expanding go-to-market team NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Flexa, the leading payments platform for digital assets, today announced the appointment of Trey Swanson as the company’s new Head of Commercial, a strategic hire that will help scale Flexa�...
Autoagent survey finds homeowner frustrations with property tax payments
Tuesday, July 29, 2025 17:36:55 (UTC)
BOCA RATON, Fla. - (July 29, 2025) – Autoagent, the leader in escrow tax and government payment processing, today announced results of its latest survey presented among more than 2,500 homeowners nationwide. The online survey, conducted in July 2025, aimed to uncover the challenges homeowners face in managing property tax payments, particularly with escrow accounts, bill accuracy, and online services. The survey revealed critical pain points and clear demand for more transparent, flexible ...
Younger shoppers are reshaping dispute behavior
Tuesday, July 29, 2025 17:29:33 (UTC)
LONDON, United Kingdom, July 29, 2025 — With each passing year, a new wave of young, tech-savvy consumers is entering the marketplace—bringing with them evolving expectations and behaviors. According to a new study from Chargebacks911, a global leader in dispute resolution and chargeback prevention, younger consumers are fundamentally transforming how payment disputes unfold, and merchants who don’t adapt risk more than just lost revenue. The 2025 Cardholder Dispute Index, based on res...
Experian picks fintech Sikola to streamline income, employment verification
Tuesday, July 29, 2025 17:27:54 (UTC)
London, UK – July 29, 2025 – Global data and technology company, Experian, and leading customer verification platform Sikoia today announce a new partnership to streamline and modernise income and employment verification. By deploying Sikoia’s AI-powered document processing technology as part of its comprehensive suite of verification services and solutions, Experian can now automate extraction and verification of key customer information directly from submitted documents. Expe...
Ingenico, Aurus new AXIUM partnership set to transform payment solutions
Monday, July 28, 2025 19:11:07 (UTC)
London, 07. July 2025 - Aurus provides the key to unifying in-person and online commerce. Aurus replaces fragmented systems with a single platform that powers seamless payment experiences for the world's top brands. It's why 30 of the top 100 retailers across Hospitality, Grocery, Big Box, Specialty Retail, and Airlines trust Aurus for their most critical operations. This new joint-venture builds on many years of positive collaboration between the two companies and holds the key to unifying in-p...
Blackhawk Network, Recharge expand strategic partnership
Monday, July 28, 2025 19:02:49 (UTC)
Amsterdam and London | 22 July 2025 - Global branded payments provider Blackhawk Network (BHN) has announced the expansion of its long-standing partnership with Recharge Group, a global leader in prepaid payments, to drive the next wave of growth in digital gifting worldwide. Following a successful multi-year partnership, Recharge has selected BHN as its preferred partner for digital gift cards to support its global growth ambitions. The agreement spans all Recharge platforms, including Recharge...
