Newswire Summaries
Atlantic FCU reduces consumer loan account opening time from 2 days to 6 minutes
Wednesday, July 08, 2026 16:43:36 (UTC)
The Atlantic Federal Credit Union Reduces Consumer Loan Account Opening Time from Two Days to Six Minutes with MANTL Loan Origination First credit union to go live on MANTL Loan Origination achieves 80% personal loan submission rate, automates membership enrollment, and eliminates document collection for 67% of booked personal loans PLANO, Texas —July 8, 2026—Alkami Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALKT) (“Alkami”), a digital sales and service platform provider for financial institutions ...
SBS embeds AI into global banking software used by 1,500+ financial institutions
Wednesday, July 08, 2026 16:41:23 (UTC)
SBS Embeds AI into the Global Banking Software that 1,500+ Financial Institutions Run On SBS AI Enables Banks to Move from AI Experimentation to Enterprise-wide Roll Out, Fueling Faster Innovation Without Compromising Compliance Paris, [July 7, 2026] -- SBS, the global financial technology company that more than 1,500 financial institutions rely on to digitally transform the way they operate, is launching SBS AI, embedding enterprise AI directly into the core banking, lending, and digit...
Refiant releases Protea, a suite of long-context AI models
Wednesday, July 08, 2026 16:39:35 (UTC)
Refiant Launches 10 Million Token Context Window Model as Long-Context AI Race Heats Up Protea gives immediate access to one million, five million and 10 million-token models, with no waitlist or approval process CALIFORNIA, 8 JULY - Refiant, an AI optimisation company, today launched Protea - its suite of long-context AI models - with a 10 million-token context window, one of the largest ever made publicly available, accessible immediately via refiant.ai. Until now, AI has been cons...
Klarna lands Southwest Airlines, bringing flexible payments to millions of US travelers this fall
Tuesday, July 07, 2026 18:57:23 (UTC)
Jul 7, 2026 8:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time Klarna lands Southwest Airlines, bringing flexible payments to millions of US travelers this fall NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Klarna, the global digital bank and payments provider, and Southwest Airlines® today announced a long-term partnership to bring new flexible, transparent payment options to millions of Southwest® customers across the United States. More than one in four Americans say they're more likely to book when flexible payment opti...
Pizza Ranch selects NCR Voyix to power next-gen restaurant operations
Tuesday, July 07, 2026 18:55:53 (UTC)
Jul 7, 2026 8:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time Pizza Ranch Selects NCR Voyix to Power Next-Generation Restaurant Operations Across Its System Leading Midwest restaurant brand to deploy NCR Voyix platform, including Aloha Next, Voyix Pay and services, to support faster innovation, stronger operational consistency and long-term growth ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NCR Voyix (NYSE: VYX), a platform-powered leader in unified commerce for shopping and dining, today announced an exclusive platform...
Navan, Hilton to co-create hotel-Travel Management Company direct connection
Tuesday, July 07, 2026 18:53:19 (UTC)
Jul 7, 2026 9:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time Navan and Hilton to Co-Create Hotel-TMC Direct Connect API-led integration to bring real-time booking, rich content, and modern retailing to corporate hotel travel PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Navan (NASDAQ: NAVN), the global AI-powered business travel and expense platform, today announced plans to launch an industry-first hotel-Travel Management Company (TMC) direct connection to modernize the corporate hotel booking experien...
Kurv appoints Mark Alsentzer as Chief Technology Officer
Tuesday, July 07, 2026 18:39:22 (UTC)
Kurv Announces Appointment of Mark Alsentzer as Chief Technology Officer CLEVELAND, July 7, 2026 — Leading payments platform Kurv is excited to appoint Mark Alsentzer to its executive team as its Chief Technology Officer. “Mark brings a rare combination of AI expertise, payments depth, and seasoned business acumen,” said Afshin Yazdian, CEO of Kurv. “He is a transformational leader who can simplify complex technology into real-world impact. We are excited to have Mark help...
Satispay moves toward banking: debit cards arrive in partnership with Mastercard
Tuesday, July 07, 2026 16:44:21 (UTC)
SATISPAY MOVES TOWARDS BANKING: DEBIT CARDS ARRIVE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MASTERCARD THE ITALIAN SUPER APP WITH 6.5M USERS LAUNCHES DEBIT CARDS AND IN‑APP STOCKS AND ETFs PURCHASING SERVICE FROM NOW ON, YOU CAN PAY WITH SATISPAY ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD Milan, July 7th 2026 - Satispay closes the first half of the year with an ARR of €120M (June 2026) and announces a significant turning point in its history: after the introduction of the IBAN, the Italian super app launches debit ...
Paysafe strengthens Tebex’s payment offering for video gaming industry
Tuesday, July 07, 2026 16:40:19 (UTC)
Paysafe strengthens Tebex’s payment offering for video gaming industry Expanded partnership sees video gaming monetization platform Tebex integrate to Paysafe API for card payments and multiple alternative payment methods July 7th, 2026. London, UK – Paysafe (NYSE: PSFE), a global payments platform, today announced its expanded partnership with Tebex, the game monetization extension and growth platform for game servers and game studios. Tebex, which acts as an extension of a gaming st...
meshIQ forms strategic partnership with Dataeko, expands presence in India
Tuesday, July 07, 2026 16:38:01 (UTC)
meshIQ Announces Strategic Partnership with Dataeko, Expands Presence in India The partnership combines meshIQ’s middleware observability platform with Dataeko’s implementation expertise to help enterprises modernize and scale dynamic environments Plainview, N.Y. – July 7, 2026 – meshIQ, a leader in middleware observability and management, today announced a strategic partnership with Dataeko, a Hyderabad-based data, AI/ML, and digital engineering consultancy,. The collabora...
