Candescent news and trends

Embedded Finance Comes With Side-Helping of More Merchant Sales
Payments Innovation // October 22, 2024

The promise of embedded payments — and the march toward embedded everything — says that commerce and money movement is seamless and intuitive. In the continuing conversations within the “What’s Next in Payments” series, exploring the rise of embedded finance, Doug Brown, chief product officer...

Financial Stress Can Become Moment of Engagement for Community Banks  
Banking // October 16, 2024

There’s no shortage of static when it comes to financial advisors with wellness advice these days. Social media feeds, banking apps, 24-hour news channels and podcasts are all crowded by influencers, experts and a never-ending deluge of what it takes to be financially secure. In...

Candescent’s Brown: Credit Unions Need Human Touch to Attract Gen Z
Banking // October 09, 2024

For all banks — but especially for small banks and credit unions — capturing the hearts, minds and wallet share of younger generations is more than just a strategy, it’s a critical pursuit. These are the customers that will be with banks for years. They...

NCR Voyix Finalizes $2.4 Billion Digital Banking Sale to Veritas Capital; Rebrands as Candescent
Digital-First Banking // September 30, 2024

NCR Voyix has completed the sale of its digital banking unit, the company said in a Monday (Sept. 30) news release. The unit was sold to Veritas Capital for $2.45 billion in cash, along with the potential for additional contingent consideration of up to $100 million, the...

Interviews & Exclusives
Embedded Finance Comes With Side-Helping of More Merchant Sales

October 22, 2024
The promise of embedded payments — and the march toward embedded everything — says that commerce and money movement is seamless and intuitive. In the continuing conversations within the “What’s Next in Payments” series, exploring the rise of embedded finance, Doug Brown, chief product officer of digital banking at Candescent (formerly NCR Voyix), said that […]

Financial Stress Can Become Moment of Engagement for Community Banks  

October 16, 2024
There’s no shortage of static when it comes to financial advisors with wellness advice these days. Social media feeds, banking apps, 24-hour news channels and podcasts are all crowded by...

Candescent’s Brown: Credit Unions Need Human Touch to Attract Gen Z

October 09, 2024
For all banks — but especially for small banks and credit unions — capturing the hearts, minds and wallet share of younger generations is more than just a strategy, it’s...

Quick Reads
Pinwheel and Candescent Launch Direct Deposit Switching Partnership

October 30, 2024
FinTech Pinwheel teamed with account opening solutions firm Candescent, formerly Terafina. The partnership brings Pinwheel’s direct deposit switching solution to Candescent’s bank and credit union clients, according to a Wednesday (Oct. 30) press release. “Consumers today have more accounts than ever before, banking at multiple institutions to satisfy their varying financial needs,” the release said. […]

NCR Voyix Finalizes $2.4 Billion Digital Banking Sale to Veritas Capital; Rebrands as Candescent

September 30, 2024
NCR Voyix has completed the sale of its digital banking unit, the company said in a Monday (Sept. 30) news release. The unit was sold to Veritas Capital for $2.45...