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PayPal, Stripe & Bolt Race to Capture Apple's $100 Billion In-App Payment Empire
May 6, 2025
A US federal judge delivered a landmark ruling that effectively ends Apple's control over in-app payments on iOS. Apple’s legal troubles began in 2020 when Epic Games introduced a direct payment option in Fortnite to bypass Apple's 30% App Store commission. Apple swiftly removed Fortnite from the App Store, triggering the lawsuit that ended up ending Apple in-app payment monopoly.
Bolt Awarded Checkout Automation Solution of the Year
Apr 24, 2025
Bolt was awarded "Checkout Automation Solution of the Year" at the 2025 RetailTech Breakthrough Awards, in recognition of its role in advancing automated and efficient online checkout solutions.
Bolt Financial CEO on why brands choose Bolt for secure checkouts
Apr 22, 2025
Bolt Financial is powering fast, secure checkouts for 80M+ shoppers. President Justin Grooms tells us why brands like Revolve and Kendra Scott choose Bolt and shares what users can expect with the launch of its new mobile app.
Bolt’s Ryan Breslow pins his hopes on a new app that takes on Coinbase, Zelle, and PayPal
Apr 16, 2025
While the founder of one-click checkout company Bolt re-assumed its helm as CEO in March, Breslow is unveiling Wednesday a new “superapp” that he hopes will formally mark his return as the fintech’s leader. He describes the new product as “one-click crypto and everyday payments” in a single platform, in an exclusive interview with TechCrunch.
1 big thing: Bolt's big bet on network effects
Apr 16, 2025
Bolt began rolling out dramatically lower payment processing fees and eliminating most software charges to merchants, while also launching its consumer-facing "super app" today.
The 20th-century railroad revolution that 21st-century banking needs
Apr 11, 2025
Michelle Bowman, a fifth-generation community banker, is poised to become the Federal Reserve's top banking regulator. This appointment, alongside shifts at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, signalsa chance to transform our financial system in ways that could democratize access and foster innovation — much like transportation deregulation did forty years ago.
The Evolution of Payment Solutions with the President of Bolt
Apr 7, 2025
Fresh from the recent ShopTalk conference in Las Vegas, Justin Grooms, president of Bolt, joins WWD Voices host Arthur Zaczkiewicz to recap some of the trends that emerged from the event as well as how 2025 is evolving from a payments solutions perspective.
Fintechs egg on ‘willingness to challenge norms,’ Bolt president says
Mar 25, 2025
Digital checkout company Bolt, like other fintechs, is riding a wave of economic and regulatory change roiling the industry, thanks partly to the ascent of the Trump administration and the changes unfolding in Washington. Bolt President Justin Grooms attended the industry Fintech Meetup conference in Las Vegas earlier this month and heard a lot of talk about how those changes may affect the industry.
What FinTech Regulation and the Trucking Industry Have in Common
Mar 10, 2025
The deregulation of financial services — and particularly of FinTechs — may be viewed by some as a reaction to overregulation, where innovation has been stifled.
There is a lot of innovation around payments, says Justin Grooms, CEO of Bolt
Feb 25, 2025
Justin talks about what Bolt does, the consumers perspective, the seamless experience with Bolt, payment innovation, Bolts European expansion and more.
Payment tools proliferate, consolidation looms
Feb 12, 2025
Remember when streaming was going to save us from cable? Instead of one bloated bill, we’d have the freedom to choose exactly what we wanted to watch. Fast forward to 2024, and we’re paying more than ever, juggling a dozen subscriptions, and spending our evenings trying to remember which platform has the show we want to watch.
Bolt CEO Justin Grooms Explores the Surging Use of BNPL in Consumer Finance
Feb 12, 2025
In a recent discussion with WWD, Justin Grooms, chief executive officer of Bolt, said its marketplace currently serves more than 80 million shoppers in the U.S. and noted that buy now, pay later usage is up 25 percent year-over-year credit card usage dropped 3 percent in the same period.
Consumer Spend Trends and What Retailers Are Cracking Down On
Feb 11, 2025
Brian Joyce and Maddie Radner on the Nasdaq Market Intelligence Desk and Justin Grooms, CEO of Bolt, join Jill Malandrino on Nasdaq TradeTalks to discuss consumer spend trends and what retailers are cracking down on.
Retail’s Next Act: Bolt Explores the Future of Retail in 2025 and Beyond
Feb 5, 2025
The future of retail in 2025 will defy the sci-fi expectations of delivery drones and VR metaverse malls. Instead, retail will pivot back to its roots with a digital twist, redefining shopping, spending, and consumer relationships.
