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A small coffee chain increases revenue with embedded finance | Why you should follow fintech news

Mobile.de and a Slovenian city launch new payment products, Tesco sells its bank, Liberis and Sprinque announce new partnerships, Mollie and Visa introduce new products.

By Lars Markull

/ 18 Feb 2024

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Germany greenlights payment card for refugees | € 35 billion in e-money accounts

Messagebird wants to acquire an EMI, Club Employés and Circula launch employee benefit card, BILL partners with Adyen, and Apple perhaps never wanted to win payment war.

By Lars Markull

/ 3 Feb 2024

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Sainsbury's winds down banking unit | US partner banks under pressure | Why lesser embedded finance is better

Amazon faces criticism for shutting UK insurance store, Indian healthcare providers get new embedded card solution, and new embedded finance report focuses on SaaS.

By Lars Markull

/ 27 Jan 2024

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DataPlus launches embedded payment solution for hotels | ClearBank enters embedded banking

First edition of 2024 covers news from Tesla, Freshbooks, X, Sony, Rappi, plus infrastructure updates from Adyen, Andaria, and WealthKernel. Check out five jobs on the board!

By Lars Markull

/ 14 Jan 2024

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Motoring merchant Halfords extends credit product | My personal 2023 review

First German city launches social card, SAP Concur embeds virtual cards, Airbnb cooperates with Klarna, and another bank makes losses on Apple partnership.

By Lars Markull

/ 15 Dec 2023

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Lexoffice embeds bank account | Embedded Lending provider Banxware raises Series A

Airline SAS launches embedded insurance, Apple reportedly breaks up with Goldman, Tesla struggles with insurance product, and many BaaS news in Europe and the US.

By Lars Markull

/ 1 Dec 2023

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How vertical can win against embedded | Why brands shouldn't build fintech products

Xero launches bill payments, Apple launches Open Banking in UK and tap payments in France, Shopify offers tax services, plus many relevant fintech news updates.

By Lars Markull

/ 17 Nov 2023

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Swiss retailer Coop launches financial products | Should you build or buy your banking frontend?

Publk launches SocialCard for refugees, Elon Musk plans to replace your bank by the end of 2024, Onvista embeds trading feature, US regulation might kill loyalty programs

By Lars Markull

/ 3 Nov 2023

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GoDaddy in Shopify's footsteps | Modulr restricts onboarding | HR meets fintech

GoDaddy is becoming a fintech, Block is acquiring one, fleet management provider Motive is launching a card, Xero simplifies supplier payments and more.

By Lars Markull

/ 22 Oct 2023

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Is TikTok launching a fintech product? | Bank BaaS vs. standalone | Should brands acquire fintech startups?

Everything is fintech: companies in social media, airlines and B2B SaaS are moving forward with financial product offerings. But not everything will work out.

By Lars Markull

/ 7 Oct 2023

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Xbox launches credit card | QuickBook turns a partner into an enemy with embedded finance

Two retail companies jump onto embedded finance, Mercedes goes all-in for car payments, Delta becomes fintech company, and Orderbird and Sage launch financing products.

By Lars Markull

/ 20 Sep 2023

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Embedded Finance in the wellness industry | Goldman Sachs receives warning for its Fintech unit | Update on our Job Board

Plus Pandadoc acquires payment startup; Booking.com partners with Affirm and Rappi offers loans to restaurants.

By Lars Markull

/ 9 Sep 2023