Newswire Summaries
NCC data reveals global ransomware attacks decreased 8% in February
Wednesday, March 25, 2026 19:47:28 (UTC)
NCC Group Research Finds Global Ransomware Attacks Decreased 8% in February Following record-breaking heights in February 2025 (1,099 attacks), there were 635 ransomware incidents in February 2026, according to a new report from NCC Group. The significant drop year-on-year reflects the ‘batch-listing’ from the Cl0p ransomware group in February 2025 which caused a spike in reported incidents. This fall year-on-year should not be mistaken for a reduced threat level or an opportunity fo...
Plaid to acquire This Week in Fintech
Wednesday, March 25, 2026 18:57:31 (UTC)
Plaid is acquiring This Week in Fintech New York, Nik Milanović, March 25, 2026—Today, we’re excited to begin the next chapter in This Week in Fintech. In our continued pursuit to build the front page of fintech, we’re thrilled to share that Plaid is acquiring TWIF. You can read the Axios article here. At TWIF, what started out as a single fintech newsletter 6 ½ years ago has grown over time into the largest global fintech community, with 200k+ subscribers, 75k+ event attendees,...
New io.net platform allows AI agents to purchase their own computing power
Wednesday, March 25, 2026 18:53:36 (UTC)
io.net Launches World-First Platform Allowing AI Agents to Purchase Their Own Computing Power Agent Compute lets autonomous systems provision GPU resources without human intervention - no enterprise contracts required 25th March, New York - io.net, the world's largest decentralised GPU network, today launched Agent Compute, a first-of-its-kind platform that lets AI agents provision their own computing infrastructure. Agents can independently spin up GPU clusters, run workloads, and sca...
Maya, Lydian collaborate to make digital assets mainstream in Philippines
Wednesday, March 25, 2026 18:51:44 (UTC)
Maya collaborates with Lydian to make digital assets mainstream in the Philippines 25th March 2026 - Leading Philippine digital financial services platform Maya is working with Lydian to ensure digital asset payments can be used in everyday commerce in the Philippines safely, compliantly and at scale. Lydian’s global digital asset acceptance infrastructure, created through a collaboration between Tether and Cantor Fitzgerald, will soon be accessible to businesses that rely on Maya’...
Velera announces leadership succession
Wednesday, March 25, 2026 18:50:12 (UTC)
Velera Announces Leadership Succession Chuck Fagan to Retire at End of Company’s Fiscal Year; Brian Caldarelli to Become President and CEO in October 2026 Tampa, Fla., March 25, 2026 – Velera, the nation’s premier payments credit union service organization (CUSO) and an integrated financial technology solutions provider, today announced President and Chief Executive Officer Charles E. (“Chuck”) Fagan III will retire at the end of the company’s current fiscal year on Septem...
Monument securely tokenizes retail deposits in partnership with Midnight Foundation
Wednesday, March 25, 2026 16:18:44 (UTC)
Monument becomes the first bank to securely tokenise retail deposits in partnership with the Midnight Foundation UK-regulated bank targets £250 million in interest-generating, tokenised deposits as first phase in the journey to open institutional-grade investments to retail savers LONDON, MARCH 25th, 2026 – Monument Bank Limited, a Bank of England-regulated bank managing approximately £7 billion in deposits, is set to become the first UK bank to tokenise retail customer deposits,...
DCI partners with CPI to provide Issuers with web push provisioning
Wednesday, March 25, 2026 16:15:17 (UTC)
DCI Partners with CPI to Provide Issuers with Web Push Provisioning HUTCHINSON, Kan., March 17, 2026-- DCI, the privately-owned developer of core processing, digital banking, and fintech processing solutions, will offer Web Push Provisioning (WPP) capabilities to its customers through CPI (Nasdaq: PMTS), a payments technology company that provides a comprehensive range of payment cards and digital solutions. WPP gives card issuers another easy way for accountholders to add payment cards to th...
iTHINK Financial selects Tyfone’s nFinia® digital banking platform
Wednesday, March 25, 2026 16:14:13 (UTC)
iTHINK Financial Selects Tyfone’s nFinia® Digital Banking Platform to Elevate Member Experience ~$2.3 billion credit union powers self-service capabilities, deepens member engagement~ PORTLAND, Ore. (March 24, 2026) — Digital banking solutions provider Tyfone today announced that iTHINK Financial Credit Union (iTHINK Financial) has selected its nFinia® Digital Banking platform to deliver a feature-rich, self-service digital banking experience to its members. The credit union cited th...
Allen Kopelman, NPSOne launch webinar series for business owners
Wednesday, March 25, 2026 16:10:16 (UTC)
Allen Kopelman, NPSONE launch webinar series for business owners Educational program focuses on payments, smart invoicing and financial technology strategy SOUTH FLORIDA, March 25, 2026 — Allen Kopelman, co-founder and CEO of Nationwide Payment Systems (NPS), has today launched a weekly webinar series designed to help business owners better understand payment systems, financial technology and growth strategy. Headquartered in South Florida, Nationwide Payment Systems has spent more ...
365 Retail Markets' VisionLink simplifies payments for modular Vision Smart Stores
Tuesday, March 24, 2026 17:21:49 (UTC)
365 Retail Markets Adds VisionLink to 365 Vision Smart Stores New Feature Simplifies Payments and Enhances Shopping Experiences at Modular Smart Stores TROY, Mich., March 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- 365 Retail Markets, a global leader in unattended retail technologies, is excited to announce a new payment feature for our modular Vision Smart Stores, VisionLink, which consolidates multi-door transactions for a connected, convenient shopping experience. VisionLink adds great...
