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Shares enters exclusive talks to acquire Treezor from Société Générale

French investment fintech Shares enters exclusive negotiations to buy Treezor, the BaaS platform that helped launch Qonto, Lydia, and Swile.

By Lars Markull

/ 30 Jan 2026

Shares enters exclusive talks to acquire Treezor from Société Générale

Uber quietly launches banking for UK drivers

Uber launches embedded banking for UK drivers with Griffin and Transact Payments. Plus: NatWest Boxed update with five BaaS customers now live.

By Lars Markull

/ 27 Jan 2026

Uber quietly launches banking for UK drivers

Uber launches embedded banking for UK drivers with Griffin and Mastercard

Uber launches the Uber Pro Card in the UK with instant payouts, fuel cashback and a linked bank account. Built on Griffin's BaaS platform.

By Lars Markull

/ 26 Jan 2026

Uber launches embedded banking for UK drivers with Griffin and Mastercard

NatWest Boxed update: AA, Saga live, three more in the pipeline

NatWest Boxed now has five BaaS customers live, including the AA and Saga, with three more unannounced. Point-of-sale lending is next on the roadmap.

By Lars Markull

/ 26 Jan 2026

NatWest Boxed update: AA, Saga live, three more in the pipeline

Embedded Banking Done Differently: NoCFO’s Teemu Karuluoto on Choosing a Neobank Over BaaS

NoCFO’s Teemu Karuluoto explains why they chose a neobank over BaaS for embedded banking, and how it’s reshaping their accounting platform.

By Lars Markull

/ 22 Jan 2026

Embedded Banking Done Differently: NoCFO’s Teemu Karuluoto on Choosing a Neobank Over BaaS

Teemu Karuluoto, Nocfo: full podcast transcript

Teemu Karuluoto on why Nocfo white labelled Holvi instead of going the BaaS route, what you can leave out on day one, and expanding to Germany.

By Lars Markull

/ 22 Jan 2026

Teemu Karuluoto, Nocfo: full podcast transcript

Worldline launches merchant financing with YouLend

Worldline launches Cash Advance with YouLend. RentSpree adds embedded banking for landlords. Plus: Saga partners with NatWest Boxed, Banxware news.

By Lars Markull

/ 20 Jan 2026

Worldline and YouLend Launch Cash Advance for European SMBs

Worldline launches merchant financing with YouLend. Plus: why PSPs are racing to add lending, and YouLend's $230M revenue milestone.

By Lars Markull

/ 19 Jan 2026

Worldline and YouLend Launch Cash Advance for European SMBs

Banxware's Lending Orchestration Layer: Connecting Platforms, Banks & SMEs

Banxware shifted from direct lender to lending enabler. Jens Roehrborn explains how their orchestration layer connects platforms with bank funding.

By Lars Markull

/ 15 Jan 2026

Banxware's Lending Orchestration Layer: Connecting Platforms, Banks & SMEs

Jens Roehrborn, Banxware: full podcast transcript

Jens Roehrborn on Banxware shifting from direct lender to lending orchestration layer, the UniCredit partnership and what banks want from embedded lending.

By Lars Markull

/ 15 Jan 2026

Jens Roehrborn, Banxware: full podcast transcript

Modulr's US expansion + Stripe powers Microsoft Copilot

Modulr expands to the US through FIS partnership. Stripe powers checkout inside Microsoft Copilot. Plus: JPMorgan takes over Apple Card from Goldman.

By Lars Markull

/ 13 Jan 2026

Modulr's US expansion + Stripe powers Microsoft Copilot

Modulr Partners with FIS to Enter US Market

UK payments infrastructure provider Modulr expands into the US through a partnership with FIS, marking its first market outside Europe and adopting a different playbook.

By Lars Markull

/ 12 Jan 2026

Modulr Partners with FIS to Enter US Market