Pilot news and trends

Today In Payments: Circle Rolls Out NFT Platform; Pilot’s Valuation Surges To $1.2 Billion; Ternary...
News // March 29, 2021

In today’s top news, Circle has rolled out a NFT program, while Pilot has extended its Series C funding round to take in a total of $100 million. Plus, Ternary has become a part of the Stripe partner platform. Circle Launches NFT Platform; Will Accept...

Pilot’s Valuation Soars To $1.2 Billion In Extended Series C Round
Investments // March 26, 2021

Pilot has extended its Series C funding round to bring in a total of $100 million with further funding from Whale Rock Capital and Bezos Expeditions, becoming a unicorn with a $1.2 billion valuation, according to an announcement from the company. “That’s $100 million to...

Today In B2B: TCH Streamlines Data Sharing; Ledgermatic Launches To Digitize Treasury
B2B Payments // January 27, 2021

Today in B2B payments, The Clearing House streamlines data sharing, while Ledgermatch launches to digitize treasury management. Plus, Skyscend debuts its invoice management tool, NuORDER launches a B2B payment solution and Pilot raises funding for SMB back office modernization. Ledgermatic To Boost Digitization Of Treasury...

Pilot Raises $60 Million To Help SMBs Modernize Finances
B2B Payments // January 26, 2021

Pilot, which provides back-office services for startups, has raised $60 million through a new Series C funding round, according to a press release. The round, headed up by Sequoia Capital, doubled the company’s total funding to $120 million, the release stated. Pilot will use the...

Interviews & Exclusives
Why Millennial SMB Owners Need Faster Tax Disbursements

March 12, 2020
The joys of tax season: complex paperwork, long wait times and check disbursements. Many United States consumers are still reliant on paper checks when it comes to receiving their tax refunds, which represents the largest sum of money many of them will receive at one point during the fiscal year. Checks are still a persistent […]

Blockchain’s Real-Time Payments Use Case

June 26, 2019
Players in payments and commerce keep trying to get their heads around blockchain technology, seeking out use cases and striving to determine if the reality can ever live up to...

Quick Reads
Pilot’s Valuation Soars To $1.2 Billion In Extended Series C Round

March 26, 2021
Pilot has extended its Series C funding round to bring in a total of $100 million with further funding from Whale Rock Capital and Bezos Expeditions, becoming a unicorn with a $1.2 billion valuation, according to an announcement from the company. “That’s $100 million to put toward fixing more areas of the back office, for […]

Alphabet’s Verily Introduces Pilot Website For Coronavirus Screening Info

March 16, 2020
An online portal to help people determine if they need to be tested for the coronavirus was developed on Monday (March 16) as a pilot in San Francisco by Verily,...

Fingopay Successfully Uses Vein Biometrics For Bank-To-Bank Payment

February 13, 2020
Biometric VeinID platform Fingopay announced that it is launching an Open Banking retail pilot with Reflow, a payments firm. The partnership has allowed the companies to create a bank-to-bank, face-to-face...

Yelp Store Visits Aims To Boost Brands’ Consumer Visits

February 12, 2020
New ad products introduced by Yelp will let restaurants better understand the impact of their ads on local foot traffic, according to reports. The service, Yelp Store Visits, is primarily...