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Marqeta has become the card issuing partner of Spendesk Financial Services (SFS) in Europe.  SFS the payment institution unit of Spendesk, which provides a spend management and procurement platform to small and midsized businesses. The integration with Marqeta gives SFS the opportunity to provide real-time card processing and controls on spending.

PayNearMe operates a network of 62,000 retail locations in the US where consumers can make cash payments over-the-counter for consumer loans, iGaming, property management and other use cases. Core10, provider of middleware that community banks and credit unions use to connect their core banking systems to fintechs, has integrated with PayNearMe to support loan repayments.

ACI Worldwide and Ingo Payments have formed a partnership. Ingo’s embedded payments technology will integrate with the ACI Speedpay Digital Disbursements platform. Using either embedded payments or a fully-hosted software-as-a-Service option, their customers will have access to point-in-time, batch-based or real-time disbursements via the ACH, signature-based debit cards, PayPal/Venmo or real-time networks.

KLARNA, an AI-powered BNPL and shopping assistance provider, has partnered with Blackhawk Network, a branded payments provider, to launch Klarna’s Gift Card Store in the UK. Customers will be able to pay for Blackhawk’s selection of prepaid cards using Klarna’s BNPL products and its instant debit option, Pay Now. They will also be able to include a personalized note and scheduled delivery. Merchants on Blackhawk’s site include Airbnb, Argos, Fortnite, Adidas, Ikea, Playstation, Deliveroo, H&M, Wagamama, Currys and Uber.

Galileo Financial Technologies, a technology platform subsidiary of SoFi Technologies, has launched a co-brand program for debit cards that let’s issuers and program managers offer rewards typically associated with credit cards. There are more than 1.30 billion debit cards in circulation in the US. Among those cardholders are people who have little or no credit history and can’t qualify for a credit card. Galileo, which offers card issuing support, account processing, program management and more, anticipates that hospitality and travel brands will offer rewards to debit cardholders.

Consulting IQ, provider of a digital business platform that combines AI with a team of executive consultants to help small and midsized businesses, has joined Visa SavingsEdge, a program in the US and Canada that offers SMBs savings, tools and resources to grow their businesses. Financial institution customers of SavingsEdge get access to Consulting IQ’s library of 4,500 business prompts, a KPI library with 2,000+ performance indicators, masterclasses and customized consulting.