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Hotel software provider Mews receives its own e-money licence

Mews receives an e-money licence from De Nederlandsche Bank, becoming a regulated entity behind its hotel payments and lending.

By Lars Markull

/ 12 Aug 2026

Hotel software provider Mews receives its own e-money licence

UK Restaurant Software Ubsidi Turns Its Platform Into a Financial Hub

UK restaurant platform Ubsidi adds spend cards and cash accounts via Stripe, with 40% adoption and lending likely next.

By Lars Markull

/ 9 Mar 2026

UK Restaurant Software Ubsidi Turns Its Platform Into a Financial Hub

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.

By Lars Markull

/ 2 Jan 2026

Vox AI Adds Payment Terminals to Drive-Thru Voice Ordering

Austrian POS provider ready2order launches embedded lending with finmid

Austrian POS provider ready2order launches embedded lending with finmid. Where does it sit between fintech and vertical SaaS?

By Lars Markull

/ 8 Dec 2025

Austrian POS provider ready2order launches embedded lending with finmid

HotelRunner Launches Ruby: Travel-Native Embedded Finance for B2B Payments

HotelRunner launches Ruby, travel-native embedded finance infrastructure for B2B payments. The platform handles cross-border settlements and targets $4B in transactions.

By Lars Markull

/ 3 Nov 2025

HotelRunner Launches Ruby: Travel-Native Embedded Finance for B2B Payments

Mews Promotes Existing Hotel Financing Solution via YouLend Partnership

Mews re-emphasizes hotel financing solution with YouLend, offering UK hotels £3k-£1M funding with revenue-based repayment for property improvements and upgrades.

By Lars Markull

/ 8 Sep 2025

Mews Promotes Existing Hotel Financing Solution via YouLend Partnership

Following Toast’s footsteps: European allO Launches Embedded Lending for Restaurants

European restaurant software allO launches embedded lending with Finmid offering up to €200K revenue-based financing. Following Toast's playbook in fragmented market.

By Lars Markull

/ 12 May 2025

German Wholesaler Metro Shuts Down B2B Financial Services After 25,000 Customer Milestone

German wholesaler Metro shuts down Financial Services after reaching 25,000 B2B customers. Why retailers struggle to create compelling value with embedded banking.

By Lars Markull

/ 14 Mar 2025

Hilton launches debit cards but partners with a consumer fintech startup

Hilton launches detached debit cards in UK with fintech Currensea instead of traditional BaaS providers. Why this surprising partnership choice matters for embedded finance strategy.

By Lars Markull

/ 30 Sep 2024

Hilton launches debit cards but partners with a consumer fintech startup

Matt Welle, CEO Mews: How Mews is turning a hotel-focused SaaS product into a fintech play

How Mews revolutionizes the hotel industry with embedded finance solutions like payments and lending. Their journey from SaaS to fintech dominance explained.

By Lars Markull

/ 16 Jul 2024

Matt Welle, CEO Mews: How Mews is turning a hotel-focused SaaS product into a fintech play

Michael Zyber, CEO Metro FS: Why a food wholesaler is building embedded finance products

Listen to our first podcast with Michael Zyber, CEO at Metro FS, on how he turned a decades-old German corporate into an embedded finance company.

By Lars Markull

/ 4 Jun 2024

Michael Zyber, CEO Metro FS: Why a food wholesaler is building embedded finance products

UK Restaurant SaaS Nory Launches £2M Embedded Lending with Youlend

UK restaurant SaaS Nory launches lending with Youlend as 89% of US vertical SaaS companies embed finance. Why payments are the beachhead for European SME platforms.

By Lars Markull

/ 15 Apr 2024

UK Restaurant SaaS Nory Launches £2M Embedded Lending with Youlend