The parent company of Cross River Bank, CRB Group, has agreed to acquire customer loyalty provider Accrue. While Cross River did not disclose the acquisition amount, the bank did express that the purchase will help it continue to expand its embedded ...
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10/21/2026

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) on 2026/10/20 16:15 -0400
  • CRB Group, the parent company of Cross River Bank, has agreed to acquire customer loyalty platform Accrue for an undisclosed amount.
  • The acquisition will integrate Accrue's branded wallet technology into Cross River's banking infrastructure, enabling merchants to offer payments, rewards, stored value, and loyalty capabilities in a single experience.
  • The deal reflects the growing convergence of payments and loyalty, helping brands deepen customer relationships and keep more financial...
By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) on 2026/10/19 16:19 -0400
  • U.S. Bank has launched Payment Switch, a new tool that allows customers to move recurring bill payments to their U.S. Bank debit or credit cards without updating payment information at individual merchants.
  • Available to new and existing customers, Payment Switch helps users track upcoming charges, identify changes in recurring expenses, and cancel eligible subscriptions.
  • Developed in partnership with Atomic, Payment Switch is the third component of U.S. Bank Easy Switch, helping...
By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) on 2026/10/19 11:40 -0400

We're halfway through October, and as the fall conference season ramps up, the fintech news cycle will be on a tear this week. Here's a look at what fintechs are up to in this week’s list of the top fintech news. We’ll continue to update this post with news throughout the week.

Stablecoins & tokenized deposits

Euronet and Fireblocks extend their partnership to bring stablecoins into card issuing.

Jack Henry expands collaboration with Google Cloud to deliver tokenized deposits...

By David Penn on 2026/10/16 16:23 -0400

This week's edition of Finovate Global features recent fintech news from Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.


Norwegian open finance innovator Neonomics raises $4 million in new funding

Open finance platform Neonomics has received an investment of $4 million. The funding comes from the Norwegian firm's existing shareholders and follows a strategic transformation that reduced its operating cost base by nearly 50% while maintaining high service quality and existing customer base.

“We...

By David Penn on 2026/10/15 18:42 -0400

At a time when more and more banks and financial institutions are integrating AI-powered solutions into their systems and processes, what separates successful deployments of AI technology from failed, expensive, or incomplete ones?

At FinovateFall 2026, I sat down with Mark Susser, GTM Lead for Financial Services at ElevenLabs. In our conversation, Susser explained what separates successful AI deployments from those that stall, how companies can identify the right use cases for a...

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