Newswire Summaries
REPAY, Gold & Blue Enterprises form referral partnership to fund WVU athletics
Tuesday, January 13, 2026 18:54:51 (UTC)
REPAY Launches Innovative Referral Partnership with Gold & Blue Enterprises to Fund WVU Athletics New referral program enables clients to donate earned vendor payment rebates to West Virginia University’s NIL fund ATLANTA, January 13, 2026 - Repay Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: RPAY) (“REPAY”), a leading provider of vertically-integrated payment solutions, today announced the launch of a new referral partnership with Gold & Blue Enterprises (GBE) that will enable GBE-referred client...
BHN debuts category-specific prepaid rewards card for fuel, EV charging, grocery
Tuesday, January 13, 2026 18:53:02 (UTC)
Blackhawk Network (BHN) Launches Category-Specific Prepaid Rewards Card for Fuel, EV Charging and Grocery Applications New physical and digital filtered cards help businesses deliver targeted rewards that align with recipient needs and brand goals PLEASANTON, Calif. – January 13, 2026 –Blackhawk Network (BHN), a global leader in rewards and branded payments, is expanding its partnership with Mastercard® to launch two new filtered prepaid card rewards products: the Drive Prepaid Card a...
Founders Bank promotes Chris Lipscomb to Executive VP, Chief Lending Officer
Tuesday, January 13, 2026 18:50:55 (UTC)
Washington, DC, January 12, 2026 – Founders Bank is pleased to announce the promotion of Chris Lipscomb to Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer. In this elevated role, Lipscomb will lead the bank’s commercial lending team and drive loan growth as Founders Bank expands market share across the greater Washington area. Lipscomb joined Founders Bank in 2023 as Northern Virginia Market Leader, bringing with him 23 years of local banking experience. He has demonstrated exceptional...
Velera announces Main Stage speakers for ValeraLIVE 2026
Tuesday, January 13, 2026 18:41:49 (UTC)
Velera Announces Initial Main Stage Speakers for VeleraLIVE 2026 St. Petersburg, Fla. (Jan. 13, 2026) – Velera, the nation’s premier payments credit union service organization (CUSO) and an integrated financial technology solutions provider, has announced its first confirmed keynote speakers for VeleraLIVE 2026, taking place April 13-15 in Orlando, Fla., at the Orlando World Center Marriott. VeleraLIVE 2026 will bring together credit union professionals, industry partners and key...
CheckAlt provides perspective on the future of receivables for FIs
Tuesday, January 13, 2026 18:40:26 (UTC)
CheckAlt Provides Perspective on the Future of Receivables for Financial Institutions 2026 Emerges as a Pivotal year for Payments Infrastructure NEW YORK, JAN. 13, 2026 – Financial institutions are reassessing how receivables operations can better support commercial clients, treasury teams, and back-office staff amid evolving fraud risk, staffing constraints, and rising expectations for visibility and speed. In response to these challenges, CheckAlt, a provider of integrated receivables ...
U.S. financial regulatory penalties plunge 61% amid regulatory capacity strain
Tuesday, January 13, 2026 18:38:20 (UTC)
FENERGO STUDY: U.S. FINANCIAL REGULATORY PENALTIES PLUNGE 61% AMID REGULATORY CAPACITY STRAIN BUT LIGHTER ENFORCEMENT NOT LIKELY WHO: Fenergo, the leading provider of AI-powered solutions for Know Your Customer (KYC), Anti-money Laundering (AML), Transaction Monitoring and Client Lifecycle Management (CLM). WHAT: Fenergo, the leading provider of AI-powered solutions for Know Your Customer (KYC), Anti-money Laundering (AML), Transaction Monitoring and Client Lifecycle Management (CLM), ...
Alternative payment acceptance, surcharges growing at U.S. SMBs, J.D. Power finds
Tuesday, January 13, 2026 18:36:40 (UTC)
Non-Traditional Payment Method Acceptance and Customer Surcharges Grow Significantly at U.S. Small Businesses, J.D. Power Finds 13 January 2026 TROY, Mich.: 13 Jan. 2026 — Rising consumer interest in digital wallets, debit and credit cards, BNPL and even cryptocurrency has small business owners accepting more forms of payment than ever before, which puts third-party merchant services providers at the center of their livelihoods. According to the J.D. Power 2026 U.S. Merchant Services Sat...
Hashgraph Ventures pledges $1M to the Hedera Africa Hackathon
Tuesday, January 13, 2026 17:48:43 (UTC)
Hashgraph Ventures pledges $1 Million to the Hedera Africa Hackathon to Accelerate Web3 and AI Innovation across Africa The pledge reflects Hashgraph Ventures' broader mandate to back high-growth early-stage ventures that are building solutions across blockchain, AI, and deep technology Abu Dhabi, UAE – January 8th, 2026 – Hashgraph Ventures Manager Ltd (“Hashgraph Ventures”), a licensed and regulated venture capital fund under the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) o...
Q1 holiday profits fade as chargeback ‘hangover’ hits merchants
Tuesday, January 13, 2026 17:45:04 (UTC)
Q1 holiday profits fade as chargeback ‘hangover’ hits merchants, warns Chargebacks911 Chargebacks911 warns retailers face a surge of disputes as consumers reconcile sheer volume of holiday purchases Actual Adobe Analytics data shows strong online sales during key holiday events with early 2026 dispute risk Founder & CEO, Monica Eaton, outlines steps merchants must take now to protect post-holiday revenue TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 13, 2026 — Global eCommerce sales passed $1 trillion...
BridgeWise, Ultumus partner to expand global ETF intelligence coverage
Tuesday, January 13, 2026 17:42:18 (UTC)
BridgeWise and Ultumus Partner to Expand Global ETF Intelligence Coverage New York, Jan. 13, 2026—BridgeWise, the global leader in AI for investments, has today announced an international partnership with Ultumus, a specialist provider of index and ETF data and technology infrastructure to expand ETF intelligence coverage. Ultumus’ modern, cloud native data provides a backbone to support BridgeWise’s ETF and index operations for its FundWise solution. The partnership allows FundWise ...
