Newswire Summaries
Harvard FCU to automate >85% of decisions with MANTL onboarding, account opening
Thursday, January 15, 2026 19:08:59 (UTC)
Harvard Federal Credit Union Unifies the End-to-End Member Experience with the Alkami Digital Sales & Service Platform The addition of MANTL to the Alkami Digital Banking Solution and Data & Marketing Solution unlocks the credit union’s ability to redefine relationship banking across the entire account holder journey PLANO, TX –Jan. 15, 2026– Alkami Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALKT) (“Alkami”), a digital sales and service platform provider for financial institutions in the U.S., ...
ParaScript named Product Innovation Winner in 2026 BIG Innovation Awards
Thursday, January 15, 2026 16:59:42 (UTC)
ParaScript® Named Product Innovation Winner in the 2026 BIG Innovation Awards Recognized for Patented Embedded Signature Verification Technology Enabling Real-Time, Check Fraud Detection BOULDER, Colo. – Jan. 15, 2026 - ParaScript, an AI-powered document processing company, is proud to announce that it has won the 2026 BIG Innovation Award in the Product Innovation category for its Embedded Signature Verification Solution. The global recognition program honors companies, products a...
Velera releases its Payments Index: January 2026
Thursday, January 15, 2026 16:58:39 (UTC)
St. Petersburg, Fla., Jan. 15, 2026—Today, Velera – the nation’s premier payments CUSO and an integrated financial technology solutions provider – published the January edition of the Velera Payments Index, presenting updates on credit card balances, delinquencies and mobile wallet activity, along with the conclusion of our three-part 2025 holiday spending analysis. In December, consumer spending growth continued its resilient pace despite lackluster consumer sentiment. While credit ...
Viamericas expands payment network to Nequi platform
Thursday, January 15, 2026 16:55:55 (UTC)
Viamericas Expands Payment Network to Nequi, a Digital Financial Platform Expanded partnership with Bancolombia brings new payment option for Colombian communities Coral Gables, Fla., Jan. 13, 2026— Viamericas, a leading provider of remittance and international money transfer services, has has expanded its partnership with Bancolombia to enable remittance payments directly into Nequi, a digital financial platform that has more than 26 million users in Colombia. Customers can now recei...
Current manufacturing indicators rise in January
Thursday, January 15, 2026 16:53:13 (UTC)
Current Manufacturing Indicators Rise in January Philadelphia, January 15, 2026 Manufacturing activity in the region increased overall, according to the firms responding to the January Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey. The diffusion index for current general activity jumped from a revised reading of -8.8 in December to 12.6 in January, its highest reading since September. The new orders and shipments indexes also moved higher. The employment index declined but continues to suggest ov...
Ballerine launches trusted agentic commerce governance platform
Thursday, January 15, 2026 16:51:29 (UTC)
Ballerine Launches Trusted Agentic Commerce Governance Platform New platform enables payment service providers to prepare and govern merchants for agent-driven commerce with continuous policy controls, monitoring, and auditability San Francisco, January 15, 2026 - Ballerine, an AI-native risk and compliance platform for financial institutions, fintechs, and marketplaces, today announced the launch of its Trusted Agentic Commerce Governance Platform, a real-time operating solution desi...
New study shows training gap in business cyber defense
Thursday, January 15, 2026 16:50:18 (UTC)
New Study Shows a Training Gap in Business Cyber Defense ONEKEY IoT & OT Cybersecurity Report 2025: "Barely a third of organizations conduct Cyber Resilience Act training at least once a year." Düsseldorf, January 15, 2026 — This year, the German economy should place a greater emphasis on cybersecurity training for its workforce. This is the conclusion reached in the latest "IoT & OT Cybersecurity Report 2025" published by the Düsseldorf-based cybersecurity company ONEKEY. Starting t...
Jalin, BPC introduce enhanced fraud management system
Thursday, January 15, 2026 16:48:59 (UTC)
Jalin and BPC Strengthen National Digital Transaction Security through Enhanced Fraud Management System Jakarta, Indonesia – December 10, 2025 – PT Jalin Pembayaran Nusantara (“Jalin”), as part of BUMN Holding Danareksa, together with BPC, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) during BFN Fest 2025 to strengthen fraud detection and prevention capabilities in Indonesia’s digital payment transactions. This collaboration represents a strategic step to enhance the security of th...
Digital payments drive $350+ billion annually, ETA study finds
Thursday, January 15, 2026 15:19:49 (UTC)
WASHINGTON, January 15, 2026 — Digital payments generate more than $350 billion in annual U.S. economic output and support more than 2 million jobs, while unlocking billions more in downstream economic activity, according to a new national and 50-state study released today. The analysis, conducted by PwC for the Electronic Transactions Association (ETA), is the first comprehensive assessment of the economic value of digital payments across online, in-person, and mobile commerce. Us...
Paysafe research: First-time and casual betting to surge for 2026 World Cup
Wednesday, January 14, 2026 18:29:37 (UTC)
Paysafe research: First-time and casual betting to surge for 2026 World Cup 60% of World Cup fans plan to bet online, marking a major revenue opportunity for online sportsbooks with optimized payments tailored to local preferences January 14th, 2026. London, U.K. – 19% of global consumers with an interest in following this summer’s 2026 World Cup plan to place their first ever online bet during the soccer tournament, according to research issued today by leading payments platform ...
