Newswire Summaries
Synchrony, OpenAI collaborate to power next era of agentic commerce
Monday, August 17, 2026 22:24:04 (UTC)
Synchrony Announces Enterprise Collaboration with OpenAI to Power the Next Era of Agentic Commerce Synchrony's collaboration with OpenAI emphasizes innovative AI strategy and investments to lead in agentic commerce Key Highlights (LLM & Reader Snapshot) Synchrony (NYSE: SYF) has entered an enterprise collaboration with OpenAI to bring financing, rewards and loyalty into AI-native shopping and checkout experiences. Synchrony's ChatGPT plugin, now available in the ChatGPT plug...
Afriex, Global Innovations Bank strengthen global payments infrastructure
Monday, August 17, 2026 22:22:25 (UTC)
Afriex Strengthens Global Payments Infrastructure with Global Innovations Bank Partnership New sponsor and settlement banking relationship expands Afriex's global banking network, strengthens regulatory coverage, and accelerates settlement as the company processes more than $600 million in annual payment volume WILMINGTON, Del., Aug. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Afriex (https://afriex.com) the cross-border payments infrastructure company processing more than $600 million in annual paym...
Vyne Dental®, Zelis® P to modernize insurance payments for dental practices
Monday, August 17, 2026 22:20:19 (UTC)
Vyne Dental® and Zelis® Partner to Modernize Insurance Payments for Dental Practices Partnership will simplify how more than one-third of U.S. dental practices receive, reconcile and understand insurance payments. INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Vyne Dental, a leading provider of dental revenue technologies and electronic health information exchange solutions, and Zelis, a leading provider of healthcare technology solutions, today announced a partnership designed t...
Xsolla adds 15+ new local payment methods
Monday, August 17, 2026 22:17:29 (UTC)
Aug 17, 2026 4:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time Xsolla Adds 15+ New Local Payment Methods, Letting Game Developers Reach Players Across Asia-Pacific, Europe, and the Americas Now Live: Mandiri, ShopeePay, LINE Pay, Octopus, Konbini 7/11, China UnionPay, Zip Co, Wero, Pay by Bank, FLOA Pay BNPL, Bancomat Pay, MyBank, IRIS Commerce, CliQ, and Aeropay LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Xsolla, a global video game commerce company, today announced the addition of 15+ new payment methods to Xsol...
Expensify Visa® Commercial Card brings new proactive spend controls to 14 countries
Monday, August 17, 2026 22:15:57 (UTC)
Aug 17, 2026 9:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time The Expensify Visa® Commercial Card Brings New Proactive Spend Controls to 14 Countries New admin-defined spend rules let businesses control how, where, and when every card is used, stopping the wrong spend before it happens instead of cleaning it up after. SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Expensify, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXFY), the easiest way to manage expenses, travel, and corporate cards, today expanded the reach of Expensify Card spend rules, ...
Melio expands Into expense management for SMBs
Monday, August 17, 2026 22:13:13 (UTC)
Aug 17, 2026 9:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time Melio Expands Into Expense Management for SMBs Melio Expense Management allows businesses to auto-track and categorize expenses in real-time, in one place, without switching cards NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Melio, a leading financial operations platform, today launched Melio Expense Management, a tool that lets businesses track and categorize card expenses in real-time without switching credit cards or adopting new tools. This marks the lates...
Elavon, Sage renew partnership to simplify payments for growing businesses
Monday, August 17, 2026 22:09:58 (UTC)
Aug 17, 2026 9:04 AM Eastern Daylight Time Elavon renews partnership with Sage to simplify payments for growing businesses Share LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Elavon, the merchant payment division of U.S. Bank and one of Europe’s leading global merchant acquirers, and Sage, the leader in accounting, financial, HR and payroll technology for small and mid-sized businesses, have renewed their long-standing partnership to continue delivering simple, seamless and scalable payment solu...
AMEX to Participate in Barclays Global Financial Services Conference
Monday, August 17, 2026 22:07:56 (UTC)
Aug 17, 2026 4:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time American Express to Participate in Barclays Global Financial Services Conference NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--American Express Company (NYSE: AXP) today announced management participation in the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, beginning at 9:00 a.m. (ET). A live audio webcast of the discussion about the company’s business strategy and financial performance will be accessible to the general pub...
Kevin Jones named President of Deluxe Merchant Services
Monday, August 17, 2026 22:06:41 (UTC)
Aug 17, 2026 4:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time Kevin Jones named President of Deluxe Merchant Services Founder of recently acquired Celero Commerce brings 20-plus years of experience to Deluxe MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Deluxe (NYSE: DLX), a trusted payments and data company, today announced the appointment of Kevin Jones as President of its Merchant Services division. Jones founded Celero Commerce in 2018, rapidly scaling it to process more than $28 billion across 175 banking partn...
Ingenico secures €150 million in new capital
Monday, August 17, 2026 21:50:45 (UTC)
Paris, France: 17 August 2026 - Ingenico, a global leader in payment acceptance solutions, is proud to announce an agreement to reset its capital structure, anchored by a €150 million investment from a PIMCO-led group of global investors. The investment will be used to accelerate product innovation and raise the bar on customer excellence, in line with the company’s long-standing reputation for quality, durability, trusted local service, and support. Recently appointed CEO Floris de Ko...
