Newswire Summaries
Current manufacturing indicators improve in September
Thursday, September 18, 2025 16:03:23 (UTC)
Philadelphia, Sept. 18, 2025—Manufacturing activity in the region expanded overall, according to the firms responding to the September Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey. The diffusion index for current general activity rose 24 points to 23.2 in September, its highest reading since January. The indicators for new orders and shipments also rose. The firms indicated overall increases in employment and continued increases in prices, although both price indexes moderated. The survey’s broad i...
Rain, Lithic aim to accelerate global growth of stablecoin-powered payments
Thursday, September 18, 2025 16:01:32 (UTC)
NEW YORK, Sept. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Rain, the enterprise-grade infrastructure for stablecoin-powered payments, today announced a strategic partnership with Lithic designed to accelerate both companies' growth, expand global distribution, and give partners more technology choices as they build and launch scaled card programs. Rain has become the most experienced and scaled provider of stablecoin-powered card infrastructure—with more than 150 partners and millions of transactions proc...
Paymentology, Enjaz sign MOU to advance next-gen digital payments in Saudi Arabia
Thursday, September 18, 2025 16:00:13 (UTC)
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 18th September – Paymentology, the leading global issuer-processor, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Enjaz, one of Saudi Arabia’s most trusted providers of remittance and digital payment solutions. Together, the two companies are entering a partnership to advance next-generation digital payments in the Kingdom, bringing greater choice, speed, and customer-centric innovation to consumers and businesses. Enjaz enables money transfers to over 200 coun...
1 in 4 Brits struggle to cancel subscriptions, Recharge.com offers solution
Thursday, September 18, 2025 15:58:44 (UTC)
London, United Kingdom | 18th September 2025 - Subscription services should be flexible, but for millions of UK consumers they’ve become financial traps. A new survey by research firm Opinium, commissioned by Recharge.com, reveals that 23% of UK adults failed to cancel a subscription in the past year, leading to an average loss of £123.40 per person. The challenge is particularly clear in fast-growing markets such as gaming, where subscription services like Xbox Game Pass have become centr...
Cordell & Cordell a Key Partner for LawFi legal fee loans
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 19:53:20 (UTC)
Sep 16, 2025 9:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time LawFi® Announces Cordell & Cordell® as Key Partner for its Legal Fee Loans The nation’s largest family law firm will offer groundbreaking legal fee financing solution JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LawFi, Inc., (“LawFi”), a pioneering legal fintech lender and the inventor of the “Legal Fee Loan,” today announced that Cordell & Cordell, the nation’s largest family law firm, has joined LawFi’s limited Florida rollout. The pa...
Wrike appoints George Saadeh as Chief Revenue Officer
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 18:15:23 (UTC)
Sep 17, 2025 9:07 AM Eastern Daylight Time Wrike Appoints George Saadeh as Chief Revenue Officer New leadership will scale customer value and revenue performance across enterprise organizations SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wrike, the intelligent work management platform, today announced the appointment of George Saadeh as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). This announcement comes as Wrike accelerates its mission to deliver measurable ROI for enterprises by driving scalable growth and lasting c...
Account takeover attacks surge 122% in fintech, agentic commerce adoption looms
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 18:13:54 (UTC)
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 17, 2025 -- Sift, the AI-powered fraud platform delivering identity trust for leading global businesses, today released its Q3 2025 Digital Trust Index revealing account takeover (ATO) attacks targeting the fintech and finance industry have surged 122% year-over-year. Travel and ticketing platforms also faced significant increases with a 56% year-over-year rise in attacks, as fraudsters target accounts rich with loyalty points, stored payment methods, and personal data. D...
Cyber threat groups collaborate while attack levels stagnate
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 18:11:26 (UTC)
Manchester, U.K., Sept. 17, 2025—· Global ransomware volume decreased by 13% in August, with 328 attacks – the fifth consecutive month where attacks remained below 500 per month · Qilin was responsible for 16% (53) of all attacks, making it the most active threat group in August · Industrials remained the most targeted sector, experiencing 37% of all attacks, compared to 27% in July · 81% of global attacks took place in North America and Europe · ...
US Payments Forum releases Summer Market Snapshot
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 17:22:42 (UTC)
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Sept. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Payments Forum is tapping into industry trends in its summer market snapshot, an amalgamation of insights from top payment organizations gathered during the Forum’s Summer Education Series. The virtual series brought together hundreds of payment stakeholders from across the ecosystem to explore pressing topics, including agentic commerce, tokenization’s evolving role, stablecoin use cases, and how these innovations impact frau...
My Instant AI expands prepaid platform with CHARM✨ vibe coding tool
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 17:16:12 (UTC)
Tampa Bay, FL – Sept 16, 2025– My Instant AI, the world’s first prepaid platform providing universal access to the world’s leading AI models, today announced CHARM✨—an innovative web-based development environment designed to bring the emerging movement of vibe coding into the mainstream. Scheduled for release in the first quarter of 2026, CHARM✨ reimagines how developers, creators, and everyday users interact with AI—offering a fluid, intuitive environment that blen...