The funding lifts the New York-based company's total to USD $77 million as it expands into food service and hires across key roles.
Merchants could see faster access to funds as SoFi shifts its whole card programme, worth more than USD $25 billion a year, onchain.
Financial pressure is pushing households to favour flexible due dates and hardship pauses, even as most still want a live agent for billing disputes.
Brands can now automate creator campaigns in minutes, as Upfluence's new system cuts weeks of manual work while keeping human oversight.
More than three in five bill payers want control over payment timing, as 59% lack enough savings to cover a USD $1,000 emergency.
The designation could help Glassbox win more bank and insurer deals by signalling its AI tools fit Microsoft cloud and compliance standards.
Travellers can now book Alabama trips through creator storefronts, as BYRDLI tests a model aimed at closing the gap between inspiration and purchase.
Businesses now need to monitor AI usage, spending and adoption more closely as token-based pricing makes software bills harder to predict.
Demand for regulated banking infrastructure is lifting FIS's pipeline as US lenders launch, merge and replace ageing systems.
US banks are using digital tools in physical branches to cut paperwork and widen account-opening reach as branch investment rises.
Audience-voted recognition may boost Goodbuy's push to help credit unions win deposits and small-business income through local commerce.
Small firms could earn more on idle cash as American Express moves deeper into deposit-taking and payroll services for business customers.
Smaller lenders risk losing commercial deposits as the new suite adds payments, cards and treasury tools to serve complex business clients.
The Michigan credit union is aiming to cut loan handling time and simplify member service by using one platform for deposits and borrowing.
Banks struggling with ageing core systems may now get faster product launches, as Hyperlayer brings its middle-layer platform to the United States.
Brands risk being overlooked by AI shopping agents after M11 Labs found 47% of skincare brands lacked independently verifiable evidence.
Travellers at Boston Logan now have a multilingual AI avatar directing them to gates and baggage claim, easing pressure on airport staff.
Early access users can now keep stablecoin balances under their own control as Modern Treasury adds wallets alongside fiat payment rails.
Only 23% of US consumers trust generative AI to pay, but 61% would let Visa handle agent-led transactions, a survey found.
Nearly 60% of officials say workforce gaps are slowing deployments, as security worries and fragmented systems also hold back progress.
