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- Yelp Purchasing AI Lead Management Platform Hatch for $300 MillionYelp is bolstering its AI capabilities by acquiring artificial intelligence-powered customer communication platform Hatch. The online business directory announced the deal Wednesday (Jan. 21), saying it would employ Hatch’s lead management solutions to better assist service businesses as they adopt AI. “The acquisition of Hatch is an important step forward in Yelp’s AI transformation, […] […]
- Consumers Still Love Their Physical Cards Even as Digital Wallet Use ExpandsWatch more: Need to Know: Thales’ Gustavo Menezes Even as digital wallets, instant provisioning and tokenized credentials reshape how consumers pay, physical cards continue to show surprising staying power. In a payments ecosystem defined by speed and abstraction, the tangible card remains a familiar, reliable presence. That relevance is not theoretical. Gustavo Menezes, senior […] […]
- Enterprises Rapidly Adopt Agentic AI After Months of CautionIn 2025, agentic artificial intelligence (AI) was more a shiny big idea than a cold hard reality. Companies talked breathlessly everywhere about the potential of the rapidly evolving technology. But nearly all were skeptical or cautious, content to absorb news and ideas about the latest iteration of AI through a flood of research reports, thought […]
- Financial Stress Drives a 17-Point Jump in Digital Wallet UseOnline retail is becoming a pressure valve for stressed U.S. households, and the evidence is showing up in how they pay at checkout. A new PYMNTS Intelligence report, “The New Checkout: Crimped Consumers Lean Into Online Retail and Digital Wallets,â€� finds that rising financial strain is pushing more shoppers toward low-cost online options and toward digital […] […]
- BNPL Use Rises as Credit Card Balances JumpHousehold finances are increasingly shaped by credit use, as more consumers carry balances month to month rather than paying off purchases in full. According to the PYMNTS Intelligence report, “Pay Later Reshapes How America Finances the Holidays,â€� average monthly credit card balances rose by nearly $200 between April and late 2025, reaching $3,564. While […] […]
- DailyFunder Mobile App Update 2.1.3DailyFunder 2.1.3 Mobile Update • Opens right to Activity Feed • 1-tap to show you’re going to the next industry event • See who else tapped and DM them • Deal Bin in the Activity feed • Recent industry news headlines in Activity Feed • See event info and who’s exhibiting DailyFunder has > 17,000 […]
- Maxim Commercial Capital Grew Team by 21% during 2025New COO and SVP are key to hard asset secured lender’s growth plans LOS ANGELES, CALIF. (Jan. 20, 2026) – Maxim Commercial Capital (“Maximâ€�) announced the addition of Lyndon Elam as Chief Operating Officer and Donald Cosenza as SVP of Business Development while steadily navigating the volatile economy during 2025. Maxim fuels small businesses and […]
- NMEF Reports $1.8 Billion in 2025 Originations Doubling Assets Under ManagementJANUARY 20, 2026, NORWALK, CT – North Mill Equipment Finance LLC (“NMEFâ€�), an independent commercial equipment lender and lessor headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut, reported $1.8 billion in total originations for 2025, including syndicated volume of $566 million. The record originations resulted in a doubling of assets under management to $2.4 billion. Full-year record originations were […]
- Fintech Small Business Lender Origination Volume SnapshotIt was full speed ahead in 2025. Here’s how the origination volume stats were trending among the biggest fintech small business lenders for the first nine months of last year. Lender First Three Quarters 2025 All of 2024 Square Loans $5 billion $5.7 billion BHG Financial $4.4 billion $3.7 billion Enova $4 billion $3.98 billion […]
- Heron Expands into SMB Credit Broker Market with Full Deal Flow AutomationNew York, NY – January 2026 – Heron Data, an AI platform that helps fintechs automate document-heavy workflows, today announced its expansion into the SMB credit broker market with the launch of Heron Broker Suite — an end-to-end solution that automates the entire broker deal flow from application intake to CRM. The launch marks Heron’s […]