Newswire Summaries
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...
Bluefin, VGS partner to deliver omnichannel payment management
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 17:06:17 (UTC)
Sep 17, 2025 10:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time Bluefin and VGS Partner to Deliver Omnichannel Payment Management Industry leaders join forces to provide processor-agnostic tokenization and P2PE payments management across digital and in-store payments ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bluefin, the global leader in payment and data security infrastructure and PCI-validated point-to-point encryption (P2PE), today announced a strategic partnership with VGS, the world’s leader in payment tokenization...
Flywire enhances Student Financial Software and U.S. Loans solutions
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 16:24:49 (UTC)
Boston, MA - Sept 17, 2025 – Flywire Corporation (Flywire) (Nasdaq: FLYW) reaffirmed its commitment to the U.K. higher education sector, unveiling enhancements to its successful Student Financial Software (SFS) solution. With powerful direct integrations into ERPs Banner Ethos and Unit4 (Agresso), Flywire delivered its first SFS implementations featuring real-time student account presentment for U.K. customers, which is then linked to Flywire payment capabilities. Flywire also introduced an en...
Personetics launches PrimacyEdge
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 16:22:42 (UTC)
Sep 17, 2025 9:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time Personetics Launches PrimacyEdge - Driving Bank Primacy with Cognitive Banking Grpundbreaking product deciphers consumers’ external banking relationships and provides a personalized, proactive approach to drive a greater share of wallet. NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Personetics, the global leader in AI-powered Cognitive Banking, today announced the launch of PrimacyEdge, a groundbreaking product designed to help banks achieve primacy by underst...
SecurityMetrics launches Spectre AI for finding merchant portfolio risks
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 16:19:22 (UTC)
OREM, Utah, Sept. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- SecurityMetrics, a leading innovator in compliance and cybersecurity, has officially released Spectre AI for banks and payment service providers with merchant portfolios seeking to be PCI DSS compliant. With Spectre AI, acquirers, ISOs, and payment service providers are able to proactively identify risks that can prevent compromises within their merchant portfolio. Spectre AI helps users find risks within merchant portfolios using fraud indicators su...
Transact IDX® adds mobile credentials to Apple and Google wallets
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 16:17:34 (UTC)
Sep 16, 2025 9:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time Transact IDX® Adds Mobile Credentials to Apple and Google Wallets, Alongside Additional Features No new apps needed--easier for students to use, easier for colleges to manage SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Transact + CBORD today announced a major update to Transact IDX®, its cloud-based campus transaction and credential system. Students can now add their campus ID directly to Apple and Google Wallets—eliminating the need for a separa...
