“Payfare Inc. (TSX: PAY), a leading fintech powering instant payout and digital banking solutions for the gig workforce, today announced the expansion of its collaboration with Visa in the U.S. After obtaining its Visa Ready for Fintech Enablers certification and expanding its platform with Visa SavingsEdge in 2021 , Payfare will now add Visa Direct 1 to its platform to help facilitate real-time2 payout experiences for gig workers.”

“Verituity has joined BNY Mellon’s Accelerator Program to work towards providing faster, smarter, verified payout solutions with the goal of setting a new industry standard in payments technology. BNY Mellon’s Program seeks out the best emerging technology companies around the globe and collaborates with them on next-generation solutions that will address emerging business challenges.”

“Today, fintech company FINCI announced a partnership with global payments and cards issuance leader Nium , that will leverage Nium’s competitive FX rates and extensive pay-out network in strategic markets across the APAC and EMEA regions. The collaboration will enable real-time payments to new markets and improve services to existing regions for FINCI’s individual and business customers.”

“Today, we are announcing the availability of an integrated solution that combines e-signature workflows, powered by Adobe Sign , with instant payment capabilities from Mastercard Send, a payments platform that enables people and organizations to send and receive money in near real-time, domestically and cross-border. The solution enables an end-to-end digital document workflow that includes secure online forms, identity verification, automated document routing for approvals, e-signatures, and instant payments — at a fraction of the cost of paper-based processes and printed checks.”

“With Visa Direct, Nuvei’s clients will be able to provide fast payout capabilities to their customers, with transactions routed and processed in near real time. The expansion of Nuvei’s offering with Visa Direct to the U.S. marks an exciting milestone as part of the Company’s goal to deliver the latest payment innovations at a global level.”

“RealPage, Inc., a leading global provider of software and data analytics to the real estate industry, announced today the launch of a new prepaid Mastercard® debit card solution designed to modernize the funds distribution systems within the real estate industry. This first-to-market service will transform the way properties provide refunds, reimbursements and incentives or rewards to their residents, while reducing operating costs and addressing obstacles around cumbersome and expensive paper-based payments practices.”

“Two platforms that are transforming the on-demand economy, Velo Payments and Loadchief, today announced a new partnership to modernize driver payments in the final-mile delivery marketplace. The agreement will offer the most flexible and easiest-to-use payment service for delivery companies to compensate independent drivers. Loadchief connects delivery companies with professional, independent drivers to provide contract delivery services. With Loadchief, companies can post delivery work to the marketplace and only credentialed drivers matching their job requirements can accept the work. In doing so, the system brings a higher level of performance to the last-mile delivery sector.”

“Bank of America is adding a new payment solution to its suite of business-to-consumer (B2C) payment capabilities. Named Pay to Card, the solution supports corporates’ growing need to pay consumers quickly and digitally by depositing funds directly into an individual’s or small business’ bank account. Pay to Card leverages the details of a bank card (excluding credit cards) associated with an account to process the transaction.”

“State Farm , the largest insurer of cars and homes in the nation, is accelerating the claims payout process for customers with technology from Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology solutions. State Farm is incrementally deploying digital payout technology from Fiserv, which will enable the company to offer customers speed and flexibility in how they receive auto and fire claim payments. With the launch of Digital Pay, claims that have been reviewed and approved can be paid digitally. If a claimant opts for a digital payout, funds can be received in their personal account in a matter of seconds – and disbursed via the payment method that best suits their needs, including to a debit card or directly to their bank account.”

“As the demand for quick, secure, and easy digital payments solutions continues to grow, Citi’s Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS) announced today that it has expanded payment options for Citi® Payment Exchange institutional clients through the integration of Mastercard Send™. Citi’s corporate and public sector clients in the United States can now leverage Mastercard Send to send funds directly to a consumer debit or prepaid card account. Citi is the largest global treasury bank to implement Mastercard Send.”

“Checkout.com, the leading cloud-based global payment solutions provider, today announced that it is launching its Payouts Product, enabling merchants to make seamless payments directly to eligible recipients’ cards and bank accounts. The solution will enable merchants to make payouts in real-time[2]to over four billion cards in over 174 countries and seamless payments to local bank accounts in over 40 countries around the world.”

“Tipalti, the leading global payables automation platform, today announced it has successfully streamlined mass payments and AP capabilities for several gaming customers including DLive, a live streaming platform, Gen.G, a leading esports operation, and Holy Fire Games, an independent PC game developer. With many people staying home amid COVID-19, the gaming industry has seen increased engagement and revenue as people seek social interaction and entertainment. Gaming businesses looking to rapidly scale to meet this demand need advanced payments technology that is globally-aware to ensure a best-in-class payment experience for their payees.”

“KyckGlobal announced a collaboration with Visa to expand the availability of ‘push payments’ in the U.S. commercial sector. Push payments allow for the sending of money directly to a recipient, typically to a consumer or small business debit or prepaid card. KyckGlobal provides a cloud-based platform that powers funds disbursement across a broad array of payment types, as well as compliance and support processes for 1099 payments. The KyckGlobal solution is now in use across a variety of use cases including specialty consumer lending, rent payments aggregation, insurance claims, incentive programs, and others.”

“Instacart is today launching a new feature aimed at allowing shoppers to access their earnings more quickly, the company announced this morning. Instant Cashout, as the option is called, was built in partnership with payments platform Stripe and is being made available to shoppers in-app for instant transfers to a debit card. Previously, workers would have to wait a week to get paid.”

“The alliance will involve a deeper technical integration of the two platforms that is expected to be completed by early 2019. The new service for SME owners and accountants will provide a single sign-on enabling access to Gusto accounts using Xero credentials, automatically updated cash flow management, and the ability to provide permissions to trusted third parties such as outside accountants. Other benefits include access to Xero’s business task automation, and a shared ledger that provides a real-time view into business data and cash flow.”