Newswire Summaries
Coinbax raises $4.2M to bring institutional controls to stablecoin payments
Tuesday, December 23, 2025 17:40:56 (UTC)
Coinbax Raises $4.2M to Bring Institutional Controls to Stablecoin Payments NEW YORK, Dec. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Coinbax, the programmable trust layer for stablecoin payments, today announced $4.2 million in seed funding to bring escrow, policy enforcement, and programmable settlement to digital assets. The round was led by BankTech Ventures, with participation from Connecticut Innovations, Paxos, SpringTime Ventures, and industry leaders across banking, payments, and digital asse...
Concentrix rolls out pre-built agentic AI for instant business impact
Tuesday, December 23, 2025 17:39:24 (UTC)
Concentrix Rolls Out Pre-Built Agentic AI for Instant Business Impact Intelligent, pre-built conversational agents create fast AI value for less effort NEWARK, Calif., Dec. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Concentrix Corporation (NASDAQ: CNXC), a global technology and services leader, announced today a new suite of pre-built, emotionally aware Conversational AI Agents designed to make adding AI to the brand experience faster and simpler. Created for brands who want to intelligently transf...
Fed’s Payment Account Proposal could reshape casino transaction costs
Tuesday, December 23, 2025 17:37:50 (UTC)
Minimum Deposit Casinos Warns: Fed’s Payment Account Proposal Could Reshape Casino Transaction Costs WATERFORD, Ireland, Dec. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Minimum Deposit Casinos (MDC), a division of the OneTwenty Group, has issued new commentary on the U.S. Federal Reserve’s proposed “payment account” framework and its potential impact on online gambling transactions. The proposal, officially opened for public comment on December 19, would allow eligible non-bank financial instit...
Report released on AI in Asia-Pacific's digital payments, ecommerce market 2025
Tuesday, December 23, 2025 17:36:13 (UTC)
AI in Asia-Pacific's Digital Payments and E-Commerce Market 2025: AI Adoption Lifts Digital Payments and E-Commerce, Driven by China and High-growth Markets AI is revolutionizing digital payments and E-Commerce in Asia-Pacific, with significant growth in China, India, and Southeast Asia. Emerging markets show rapid adoption due to AI-supported efficiencies, while advanced markets advance cautiously. Challenges include workforce, data governance, and infrastructure gaps. Dublin, Dec. 22, ...
Visa analysis: Canada holiday spending rises 4.4%
Tuesday, December 23, 2025 17:32:32 (UTC)
Visa Analysis: Canada Holiday Spending Rises 4.4% In‑store sales dominate: 88% of total spending happened in-store and 12% online Total e‑commerce sales increased 7% compared to the prior year, reflecting total value of online purchases across all retail categories Clothing and accessories sales grew 10%, leading all retail segments TORONTO, Dec. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Visa, a global leader in digital payments, today released its annual Retail Spend Monitor from Visa Consul...
dLocal completes transition to majority independent Board with two appointments
Tuesday, December 23, 2025 17:31:02 (UTC)
dLocal completes transition to a majority independent Board with appointments of Paco Ybarra and Nelson Mattos MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Dec. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- dLocal Limited (“dLocal”, the “company”, “we”, “us”, and “our”) (NASDAQ:DLO), a leading financial technology company powering payments across emerging markets, today announced it has completed the transition to a nine-person, majority independent Board of Directors, now comprising five independent members....
Comviva, Global Money Exchange win IBSi Global FinTech Innovation Award
Tuesday, December 23, 2025 17:27:13 (UTC)
Comviva & Global Money Exchange win IBSi Global FinTech Innovation Award for Transforming Cross-Border Payments NEW DELHI, Dec. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Comviva, the global leader in digital transformation solutions, specializing in customer experience management, data monetization, and digital financial services, has been honoured with the IBS Intelligence Global FinTech Innovation Award 2025 for 'Best In-Class Cross Border Payments.' The recognition was awarded for its deployment wit...
Confirmo secures MiCA license from the Central Bank of Ireland
Tuesday, December 23, 2025 17:25:54 (UTC)
Confirmo Becomes First Czech-founded Company to Secure MiCA License From the Central Bank of Ireland DUBLIN, Dec. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Confirmo, a stablecoin-first payment platform serving businesses across Europe and the U.S., today announced that its Irish group entity, Confirmo Limited, has received authorisation under the EU Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework from the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI). Confirmo Limited is one of the first companies in Europe, – and the f...
The POS for carriers pushes boundaries with iQ Storefront
Monday, December 22, 2025 18:46:12 (UTC)
Dec 19, 2025 3:40 PM Eastern Standard Time The POS for Carriers Ready to Push Boundaries: Introducing iQ Storefront ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--iQmetrix, the only provider of Interconnected Commerce software built specifically for telecom retail, announced the successful live deployment of iQ Storefront with America Wireless LLC, a Total Wireless authorized retailer operating 10 locations in Florida. The platform has been in production since December 5, 2025, processing real transa...
Shift4 launches global stablecoin settlement platform
Monday, December 22, 2025 18:43:16 (UTC)
Dec 22, 2025 8:00 AM Eastern Standard Time Shift4 Launches Global Stablecoin Settlement Platform, Unlocking Faster Payments for Merchants Merchants can now move money at any time and access funds faster than ever before CENTER VALLEY, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Shift4 (NYSE: FOUR), a global leader in integrated payments and commerce technology, has announced the launch of its stablecoin settlement platform. Hundreds of thousands of merchants globally will now have the option to receive m...
