Deutsche Bank partners with Upvest providing IBAN infrastructure for trading APIs as banks enter embedded finance through infrastructure partnerships not customer-facing products.
Apple opens iPhone NFC to third-party developers after EU pressure but excludes Europe initially. Why niche use cases beyond payments offer bigger opportunities.
X secures 33 US state licenses for peer-to-peer payments but needs payment processor approval for commerce revenue. Why P2P alone won't transform the platform.
Berlin embedded lending providers Finmid and Banxware partner with your.rentals and Refurbed as European marketplace financing explodes. Why launches alone won't guarantee success.
Italian regulator restricts Qonto and Lemonway from new customer onboarding over AML concerns. Why EU passporting strategy fails when local IBANs require compliance.
Unit signs two US banks for direct-to-bank embedded finance after consent orders. Does Europe need similar providers beyond UniCredit-Vodeno and SEB to enable banks?
Swiss retailer Coop shuts down banking product just nine months after launch. Why standalone offerings fail and what retailers get wrong about embedded finance.
Deel launches contractor card with Airwallex after investing in competitor Alviere. Why the global HR platform needs multiple embedded finance infrastructure providers.
