From taking restaurant orders to enabling corporate bill-payment, fintechs have been sprouting up all over the business landscape in recent years to capitalize on making payments easier and more efficient. On the whole, payment fintechs are persisting as the sea of change favoring alternative digital channels shows no signs of reversing.

Included in this Trendline:

• Toast heats up restaurant payments competition
• Billtrust to stay on acquisition streak
• Klarna taps Marqeta for card