Newswire Summaries
equipifi secures $34M Series B to accelerate BNPL across U.S. financial institutions
Thursday, May 14, 2026 18:49:34 (UTC)
equipifi Secures $34 Million Series B to Accelerate Buy Now, Pay Later Across U.S. Financial Institutions Left Lane Capital Leads Round as All Existing Investors Double Down; Funding to Expand Product Capabilities and Financial Institution Partnerships SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., May 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- equipifi, the fintech platform enabling banks and credit unions to offer flexible payment solutions natively within their digital banking experience, today announced the close of its $34-mill...
Exponent raises $40M to build financial OS for America's franchise operators
Thursday, May 14, 2026 18:47:35 (UTC)
Exponent Raises $40M to Build the Financial Operating System for America's Franchise Operators Founded and seeded by Jasper Lau's Era Funds, Exponent — the first integrated capital, expense management, and AI-powered accounting platform built for the $921 billion U.S. franchise economy— closes Series A anchored by Chailease, Taiwan's largest leasing corporation, and Andre Koo, the Chairman of Chailease, with significant participation from K8 Capital, Inauguration Capital, and NBA star K...
NEAR AI brings private USDC stablecoin payments to agentic economy
Thursday, May 14, 2026 18:45:26 (UTC)
NEAR AI Brings Private USDC Stablecoin Payments to the Agentic Economy NEAR AI has integrated USDC with Confidential Intents to support the NEAR AI Agent Market, enabling AI agents to transact with enhanced confidentiality across the agentic payment cycle. SAN FRANCISCO, May 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- NEAR AI, NEAR's initiative to build confidential, verifiable AI infrastructure for a user-owned AI economy, today announced an integration with USDC and Confidential Intents to bring privat...
meshIQ debuts agentic AI, petabyte-scale engineering to unified middleware management
Thursday, May 14, 2026 18:28:12 (UTC)
meshIQ Introduces Agentic AI and Petabyte-Scale Engineering to Unified Middleware Management Version 12.1 brings a modern Command Center and predictive intelligence to complex middleware environments, helping enterprises move from fragmented oversight to unified, AI-ready operations. Plainview, N.Y. – May 14, 2026 – meshIQ, a leader in middleware observability and management, today announced Version 12.1, a major platform release designed to help middleware administrators, platfor...
OBA's Synergy launches Emerging Vendor Program, Dolphin Debit first participant
Thursday, May 14, 2026 17:06:17 (UTC)
Synergy by Association Launches Emerging Vendor Program, Introduces Dolphin Debit as First Participant Salem, Ore., May 14, 2026 – The Oregon Bankers Association (OBA), through its wholly owned subsidiary Synergy by Association (Synergy), has launched its new Emerging Vendor Program, a strategic initiative designed to introduce innovative solution providers to Oregon’s banking community while establishing a structured pathway toward potential future endorsement. The program is inte...
OBA's Synergy launches Emerging Vendor Program, Dolphin Debit first participant
Thursday, May 14, 2026 17:05:50 (UTC)
Synergy by Association Launches Emerging Vendor Program, Introduces Dolphin Debit as First Participant Salem, Ore., May 14, 2026 – The Oregon Bankers Association (OBA), through its wholly owned subsidiary Synergy by Association (Synergy), has launched its new Emerging Vendor Program, a strategic initiative designed to introduce innovative solution providers to Oregon’s banking community while establishing a structured pathway toward potential future endorsement. The program is inte...
Nuvei, Syspro team up to modernize payment operations for underserved sectors
Thursday, May 14, 2026 16:55:01 (UTC)
Partnership modernizes payment operations for underserved sectors, enabling businesses to collect funds faster, operate with greater control, and scale across markets LONDON and MONTREAL, May 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Syspro, the purpose-built ERP platform for manufacturing and distribution, and Nuvei, the global fintech building the infrastructure for every payment, everywhere, today announced a partnership to embed integrated payments directly into Syspro's ERP platform for manufacturers a...
Chargebacks911 warns AI agents are creating new era of dispute risk
Thursday, May 14, 2026 16:20:47 (UTC)
Chargebacks911 warns AI agents are creating a new era of dispute risk for merchants and banks Visa, Mastercard and Amex have moved to activate AI agent payments in 2026 but the dispute infrastructure needed to support them does not yet exist Tampa, FL – Chargebacks911, a global leader in dispute resolution and chargeback prevention, is warning that the payments industry is building agentic commerce from the wrong end. As Visa, Mastercard, and American Express announce frameworks, pr...
From fulfillment to engagement: G+D redesigns last mile of payment card issuance
Wednesday, May 13, 2026 21:00:19 (UTC)
From Fulfillment to Engagement: G+D Redesigns the Last Mile of Payment Card Issuance Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) introduces AI-assisted address validation, NFC-enabled mailers and kiosk-based instant pickup – aiming to close the activation gap between card delivery and first use. MUNICH - (May 13, 2026) – Issuing a payment card is one part, getting cardholders to use it, is another story. Despite record card-in-force numbers – there are now more than 648 million credit card accounts ...
Always.bank launches digital community banking experience powered by Linker
Wednesday, May 13, 2026 17:17:50 (UTC)
Always.bank Launches a Digital Community Banking Experience Focused on Small Businesses; Powered by Linker Finance Linker Finance and Always.bank announcement Bringing together small business banking and advisory solutions in one seamless digital platform PASADENA, Calif., May 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Always.bank, a digital bank powered by 22nd State Banking Company, today announced the launch of its digital banking experience powered by Linker Finance. Built to serve entrepreneurs ...
