Newswire Summaries
Paymentology powers PayMongo's new virtual MC card for Philippine SMEs
Tuesday, June 09, 2026 15:25:28 (UTC)
Paymentology Powers PayMongo’s New Virtual Mastercard Card for Philippine SMEs MANILA, Philippines — 9th June 2026 — Paymentology, PayMongo and Mastercard have announced the launch of a new Virtual Prepaid Business Payment Card designed specifically for Philippine small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The solution is the first virtual prepaid card in the market to combine prepaid functionality with business-focused payment capabilities, giving SMEs access to tools that help them ...
UK investors pivot from global to domestic assets, Sharesight data reveals
Tuesday, June 09, 2026 15:22:22 (UTC)
HOME BIAS IS BACK: UK INVESTORS PIVOT FROM GLOBAL TO DOMESTIC ASSETS, NEW DATA REVEALS Wellington, New Zealand, June 9, 2026—Analysis from portfolio tracking and performance reporting platform, Sharesight, shows strong evidence UK investors are ‘returning home’ this year, with an increased uptick in local investment. Sharesight data shows a near-20% increase in UK-based investment year on year as UK-listed assets accounted for 55.2% of UK investor buy trades in May 2026, up fro...
BHN research finds gift card momentum building, consumers adopt defensive spending
Monday, June 08, 2026 16:39:41 (UTC)
Blackhawk Network (BHN) Research Finds Gift Card Momentum Building as Consumers Adopt Defensive Spending Strategies Annual study reveals how consumers are using gift cards, loyalty rewards, social commerce and AI-powered shopping tools to maximize spending power Pleasanton, Calif., June 8, 2026—Blackhawk Network (BHN), a global leader in branded payments, today released new U.S. findings from its annual global gifting research study showing how consumers are adopting defensive spending b...
Major financial institutions unveil bank-led on-chain money initiative
Monday, June 08, 2026 16:26:53 (UTC)
Major Financial Institutions Unveil Bank-Led On-Chain Money Initiative New initiative will enable programmable commercial bank money to move at scale. NEW YORK, June 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A group of leading banks today announced a landmark digital payments initiative that will connect on-chain activity with traditional payment rails and enable clearing and settlement of tokenized commercial bank money at scale. The solution will combine the existing regulatory, operational, an...
Bantage Bank, Custodia at top in American Banker's finance innovators awards
Monday, June 08, 2026 16:25:03 (UTC)
Top Two Spots in American Banker's 50 Top Innovators in Finance Awarded to CEOs of Vantage Bank and Custodia, Hazel Network's Co-Founders Vantage Bank CEO Jeff Sinnott and Custodia CEO Caitlin Long secure the #1 and #2 spots in American Banker's inaugural "The Most Innovative People in Finance" ranking as live testing for their joint tokenized deposit and stablecoin network advances SAN ANTONIO and CHEYENNE, Wyo., June 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- American Banker placed the two co-foun...
Mercuryo claims 60th place in Sifted 100: Southern Europe Leaderboard
Monday, June 08, 2026 16:21:33 (UTC)
Mercuryo Claims 60th Place in Sifted 100: Southern Europe Leaderboard, Recognising the Region's most Innovative High-Growth Startups LONDON, June 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Global payments infrastructure platform Mercuryo has been recognised by Sifted, a startup news service backed by the Financial Times, as being among the fastest-growing startups in Europe. Mercuryo has achieved 60th place on the Sifted 100: Southern Europe (2026) Leaderboard, recognising the region's 100 fastest-growing...
Nuvion joins CPN to bring global, near-instant payments to global businesses
Monday, June 08, 2026 16:19:52 (UTC)
Nuvion Joins Circle Payments Network to Bring Global, Near-Instant Payments to Global Businesses MIAMI, June 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Nuvion, the AI-powered global banking and cross-border payments platforms built on fiat and stablecoins for businesses & fintechs, today announced that it has joined Circle Payments Network (CPN), an always-on payments network designed to support near-instant cross-border settlement with stablecoins. This integration expands Nuvion's ability to offer ...
Stavar appoints Greg Westfall head of strategic accounts
Monday, June 08, 2026 15:38:32 (UTC)
STAVTAR APPOINTS GREG WESTFALL AS HEAD OF STRATEGIC ACCOUNTS NEW YORK, June 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Stavtar Solutions, a leading provider of business spend management, expense allocation, and payments software for complex enterprises such as alternative asset managers, today announced the appointment of Greg Westfall as Global Head of Strategic Accounts. Westfall brings extensive experience helping high-performing organizations grow and scale go-to-market operations across strategic ...
Truist names Lindsey Stampone regional president for Pennsylvania, New Jersey
Monday, June 08, 2026 15:37:22 (UTC)
Truist names Lindsey Stampone as regional president for Pennsylvania and New Jersey Investments in talent and deeper client relationships drive Truist's growth in strategically important region CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Truist Financial Corporation today announced Lindsey Stampone has been named regional president for Pennsylvania and New Jersey, leading one of the company's fastest-growing and strategically important regions. Over the past five years, Truis...
MNEE Pay integrates with Stripe to bring stablecoin payments to the mainstream
Monday, June 08, 2026 15:35:26 (UTC)
MNEE Pay Announces Stripe Integration to Bring Stablecoin Payments to Mainstream Commerce WILMINGTON, Del., June 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- MNEE Pay, a fully compliant stablecoin payment acquiring platform, today announced a new integration with Stripe, enabling merchants to accept stablecoin payments directly through existing Stripe-powered commerce environments. While stablecoin adoption on the consumer side has accelerated rapidly, merchant acceptance has lagged behind, creating a discon...
