Newswire Summaries
Valor PayTech strengthens executive team with key leadership appointments
Wednesday, March 18, 2026 19:30:48 (UTC)
Mar 18, 2026 9:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time Valor PayTech Strengthens Executive Team With Key Leadership Appointments Payments industry veteran and former Verifone CEO Mike Pulli joins the Board of Managers as company expands leadership team to support next phase of growth. NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Six months after its acquisition by Lovell Minnick Partners (“LMP”), Valor PayTech continues to execute on an ambitious growth agenda. The company has made significant investments in...
Elliptic integrates with Tempo, the payments-first blockchain
Wednesday, March 18, 2026 19:28:45 (UTC)
Mar 18, 2026 9:15 AM Eastern Daylight Time Elliptic Integrates With Tempo, the Payments-First Blockchain NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Elliptic, the leader in digital asset decisioning, today announced full blockchain coverage for Tempo, the payments-first Layer-1 blockchain incubated by Stripe and Paradigm. With this integration, compliance and investigation teams gain full visibility into one of the most significant expansions of real-world financial activity onto blockchain infrastructur...
Wally Mlynarski named Elavon CEO
Wednesday, March 18, 2026 19:26:55 (UTC)
Mar 18, 2026 10:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time Wally Mlynarski Named Elavon CEO Banking veteran returns to company to lead Merchant Payment Services ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wally Mlynarski has been named CEO of Elavon, a wholly owned subsidiary of U.S. Bank, delivering secure, scalable payments solutions and dedicated support to businesses across the United States, Europe and Canada. Mlynarski most recently led merchant services and receivables at Bank of America. He previously sp...
Nacha honors the 15 Under 40 Award winners for 2026
Wednesday, March 18, 2026 19:25:52 (UTC)
Mar 18, 2026 10:05 AM Eastern Daylight Time Nacha Honors the 15 Under 40 Award Winners for 2026 RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nacha is proud to announce the 2026 honorees in its 15 Under 40 Awards program, recognizing the next generation of payments industry leaders. All have demonstrated exceptional leadership, innovation, and dedication to advancing the payments landscape. “These are the rising payments superstars” Share Nacha’s 15 Under 40 honorees for 2026 are: Xi...
Square finds loyal ‘regulars’ generates 6x more revenue for Canada’s SMBs
Wednesday, March 18, 2026 19:24:28 (UTC)
Mar 18, 2026 10:07 AM Eastern Daylight Time Square Report Finds Group of Loyal ‘Regulars’ Generates 6x More Revenue for Canada’s Small Businesses Inaugural Square Local Economy Report shows repeat customers and shared neighbourhood business networks are strengthening Canada’s local economies TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A small but loyal group of repeat customers generates nearly six times more annual revenue for Canadian neighbourhood businesses than one-time visitors, accordi...
Kraken launches instant USD withdrawals, available 24/7/365
Wednesday, March 18, 2026 19:22:33 (UTC)
Mar 18, 2026 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time Kraken Launches Instant USD Withdrawals, Available 24/7/365 US clients can now move funds from Kraken to their bank account in minutes, any time, any day CHEYENNE, Wyo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kraken has today launched instant USD withdrawals in the U.S., enabling clients to move funds to a personal bank account in minutes, at any hour, on any day of the year, including weekends and federal holidays. The move directly addresses one of the mos...
Construct CRM, Payra aim to unify contractor, distributor payments, accelerate cashflow
Wednesday, March 18, 2026 19:21:15 (UTC)
Mar 18, 2026 3:12 PM Eastern Daylight Time Construct CRM and Payra Partner to Unify Contractor and Distributor Payments and Accelerate Cashflow This Partnership Will Unify Contractor and Distributor Payments, Accelerating Cashflow Through Seamless e-ACH and White-Label Integration NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Payra, the leading AI enabled ERP-native payment platform, today announced a strategic partnership with Construct CRM, the leading AI-powered eCommerce and order platform...
Ingenico, Visa collaborate to accelerate unified commerce across industries
Wednesday, March 18, 2026 19:05:23 (UTC)
Ingenico and Visa Collaborate to Accelerate Unified Commerce Solutions Across Industries SURESNES, France, March 18, 2026 / -- Ingenico, a global leader in payment acceptance and services, has collaborated with Visa, a global leader in payments, to enhance and expand value with current and future clients. The solution combines Ingenico's Android-based AXIUM smart POS terminals with the Visa Acceptance Platform, including gateway and risk management services. By using Visa's extensive...
Study: Majority of retail, SaaS leaders say all-in-one platforms limit growth
Wednesday, March 18, 2026 18:38:28 (UTC)
Study: Majority of Retail and SaaS Leaders Say All-in-One Platforms Limit Growth 68% say their business would grow faster without platform lock-in CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA — March 18, 2026 — More than two-thirds of retail and SaaS business leaders say reliance on a single all-in-one technology provider is limiting growth and slowing innovation, making it difficult to scale, according to a new study from merchant of record company Reach. The survey of 1,000 retail and SaaS decisio...
RS2 launches Beyond by RS2 to power next generation of European fintech
Wednesday, March 18, 2026 18:32:49 (UTC)
RS2 Launches “Beyond by RS2” to Power the Next Generation of European Fintech Frankfurt, Germany, March 18, 2026, – RS2, a Tier-1 global provider of payment processing infrastructure and technology solutions, today announced the launch of Beyond by RS2, a new digital payments brand designed to help fintech companies, platforms, and payment providers rapidly launch card issuing and payment acceptance services across Europe. Built on RS2’s globally proven BankWORKS platform, Beyond...
