Podcast / Hope Is Not a Strategy: What Makes Embedded Finance Partnerships Actually Work with Jas Shah Jas Shah on why embedded finance partnerships fail, how to become "embedded ready," and how AI agents will reshape SME lending. 8 Jan 2026
Newsletter / Swan's sixth market, Wix's Shopify playbook, and payments at the drive-thru Swan launches Belgian IBANs as sixth local market. Vox AI adds payments to drive-thrus with Adyen. Wix expands Stripe-powered payments to EMEA. 6 Jan 2026
News / Wix Expands White-Label Payments to 11 EMEA Countries with Stripe Wix expands Wix Payments to 11 EMEA countries using Stripe Connect. How the website builder is following Shopify's playbook into embedded finance. 2 Jan 2026
News / Vox AI Adds Payment Terminals to Drive-Thru Voice Ordering Vox AI partners with Adyen to add payment terminals at drive-thru speaker towers. How the voice AI provider is embedding payments into QSR automation. 2 Jan 2026
News / Swan Launches Belgian IBAN Accounts as Sixth Local Market Swan launches Belgian IBAN accounts, now offering local IBANs across six European markets. Existing customers like Accountable likely drove this. 2 Jan 2026
Newsletter / December's 14 Embedded Finance Stories: ready2order, Sony and Botim Recap of December's top embedded finance news: ready2orders lending launch, Sony's push into stablecoins and UAE super app Botim's fintech play. 2 Jan 2026
Newsletter / The 10 Biggest Embedded Finance Stories of 2025 The 10 biggest embedded finance stories of 2025: Allegro's BNPL success, Doctolib's fintech move, Qonto's BaaS launch, and what's ahead for 2026. 23 Dec 2025
Newsletter / Sony's stablecoin play, Botim's 150M user fintech pivot Sony plans a USD stablecoin for PlayStation payments. Botim rebrands to botim money, targeting 150 million users with embedded finance. 16 Dec 2025
News / Modulr joins Conferma's network for travel and hotel payments Modulr is now a connected issuer within Conferma's travel payment platform, enabling real-time virtual cards for TMCs and OTAs. 14 Dec 2025
News / Sony plans USD stablecoin for PlayStation and streaming payments Sony Bank will issue a USD stablecoin in 2026 for payments across PlayStation and other Sony entertainment services. 14 Dec 2025
News / Botim money: UAE super-app turns 150 million users into fintech customers Botim money is the financial arm of UAE super-app Botim, offering payments, lending, and investments to 150 million users. 14 Dec 2025
Newsletter / Austrian POS provider launches lending, Australian gym software adds payments ready2order launches embedded lending with finmid, ClubManager expands to the UK with Worldpay, and Germany rolls out payment cards for unemployed citizens. 9 Dec 2025
