Stop Chasing Deposits. Start Owning the Workflow.
5 Takeaways from Patricia Montesi at FinovateFall Patricia Montesi, Co-Founder and GM of Qolo, joined a main-stage panel at FinovateFall in New York City to talk about a problem that looks like a deposit problem until you look closer: banks are losing commercial relationships one workflow at a time. The deposit is just the part […]
Embedded Payments Emerge as a FinTech M&A Target
Recent payments deals suggest that buyers value infrastructure built into the software and workflows businesses already use. Transaction volume is not the only priority. Investments in Payload, Priority Commerce’s acquisition of IntelliPay, and CSI’s acquisition of Qolo show banks, processors and technology providers moving deeper into verticals including real estate, government, utilities and commercial banking. […]
How Eynod is Modernizing Money Management
In a recent issue of Fintech Takes Magazine, Eynod was featured for its work with Qolo to transform fiduciary money management. By replacing fragmented, paper-based payment processes with a unified, card-first platform powered by Qolo, Eynod has created a more efficient and scalable way to manage funds on behalf of others. By bringing payments, compliance, […]
When Faster Isn’t Better: The New Rules of Business Payments
Qolo is featured in a new PaymentsJournal podcast and article examining how business payment decisioning is changing as companies gain access to more payment rails. In the discussion, Darren Beyer, Qolo’s Chief Product and Strategy Officer and Co-Founder, joins Hugh Thomas of Javelin Strategy & Research to explore how businesses are weighing payment speed against […]
CSI Acquires Qolo to Expand Commercial Banking and Embedded Finance
CSI acquires Qolo to expand its offering for community banks and fintech partners. The deal adds real-time account infrastructure, payment processing, and commercial card capabilities to CSI’s software, while strengthening its position in B2B payments and embedded finance. Qolo’s technology will integrate with CSI’s core banking platform, digital banking tools, and APIs, combining a real-time […]
CSI Acquires Qolo to Strengthen and Expand its Commercial Banking and Embedded Finance Capabilities
Acquisition helps community banks, fintechs, and B2B payments providers deliver more modern financial experiences through enhanced deposits, payments, and card solutions. Paducah, Ky. (July 14, 2026) — CSI, a leading provider of end-to-end financial software and technology, has acquired Qolo, a leading fintech provider of modern treasury solutions and payments infrastructure. The acquisition strengthens CSI’s […]
In Treasury Management, To the Victor Go the Spoils
Commercial banking’s retention crisis is real, and the window to act is narrowing. In a recent deep dive from Fintech Takes Banking, Kiah Haslett examines the technology and demographic shifts reshaping treasury management expectations – and what legacy institutions must do to keep pace. Featuring insights from Qolo COO Rouzbeh Rotabi and CPO Darren Beyer, […]
Friction is a Feature: Why Corporate Payments Technology is Following the Wrong North Star
Qolo Co-Fouder and CEO, Patricia Montesi, argues that the payments industry is chasing the wrong goal. Control, visibility, and governance are what finance teams actually need from B2B payments technology — not a smoother Venmo. Read in the Finextra Community
The Ledger Problem Nobody Wanted to Talk About
For most of its early life, Qolo was, by the admission of one of its own bank clients, the best kept secret in payments. KeyBank said it out loud. Patricia Montesi, Qolo’s CEO and co-founder, heard it and knew it was not a compliment. That line opens a recent episode of the Fintech One-on-One Podcast, […]
Qolo Expands Partnership with KeyBank to Launch a New Virtual Commercial Card Program
FF News covered the Qolo-KeyBank commercial virtual card launch with added editorial context, framing the program as part of a broader “embedded treasury” shift in which virtual card issuance becomes a native function within bank treasury platforms rather than a standalone product. The piece highlights Qolo’s role as the infrastructure layer powering KeyVC, including fraud […]