Why partnerships are changing the BNPL game

Member Exclusive, Payments, SMB Finance

Intuit wants to turn workforce management into a financial operating system

• Intuit is addressing fragmentation by launching QuickBooks Workforce, an AI-native, end-to-end human capital management platform built directly into QuickBooks.
• The firm is building a unified SMB operating system where finance, workforce, AI agents, and operations continuously feed into one another.

Partner Content, Payments, Podcasts

Stablecoin infrastructure is rewiring cross-border payments 

• Stablecoin rails are maturing into production-ready infrastructure, giving fintechs and enterprises a faster, cheaper path for cross-border payments.
• Regulatory clarity and bundled compliance APIs have lowered the barrier enough that the question is no longer whether to adopt, but where to start.

Artificial Intelligence, Member Exclusive, Payments

How agentic commerce is making execution, intent, and credit actionable inside payments

• Agentic commerce is narrowing the gap between execution, intent, and credit within payments.
• Across the payments stack, companies like Stripe, American Express, and Affirm are applying agentic AI to smooth the path from intent to execution.

Member Exclusive, Payments

What Block’s $200 billion credit operation teaches banks about first-party data

• Block has extended over $200 billion in credit globally by underwriting customers with first-party data from Cash App and Square, bypassing the bureau feeds that leave 100 million Americans invisible to traditional lenders
• The same risk philosophy runs across all three products: maximize access, reduce cognitive burden on repayment, and reinvest efficiency gains back into expanding credit

Member Exclusive, Modern Marketing, Payments

How Wise is betting on infrastructure and brand

• Wise is building direct payment rail connections globally (8 live by 2026), with Lauren Langbridge expanding institutional partnerships like Morgan Stanley, Wealthsimple, and Upwork.
• Scott Viohl is driving Wise's North American brand awareness via creator-led campaigns, achieving 80%+ US adult reach and double-digit lifts in brand awareness.