Newswire Summaries
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 ...
TPA manifesto sets path for UK to become global payments powerhouse
Tuesday, January 13, 2026 17:40:07 (UTC)
The Payments Association makes recommendations for UK to become a global payments powerhouse in manifesto London, UK, Tuesday, January 13th – The Payments Association, a trade group representing the payments sector, has launched its Payments Manifesto 2026, detailing policy recommendations, including a call for social media companies to have more responsibility in reducing fraud and a stricter ruling in the National Fraud Strategy. The Manifesto, Making Britain a Payments Powerhouse, ...
SFE celebrates Golden Anniversary in 2026
Tuesday, January 13, 2026 17:38:37 (UTC)
SFE Celebrates Golden Anniversary in 2026 SFE Will Celebrate the Milestone with a New Logo; Updated Mission, Vision, and Values; and Special Commemorative Events, Beginning at its Annual Conference, Digital Directions, Taking Place April 7-9 New Orleans, La., Jan. 13, 2026 – Southern Financial Exchange (SFE), a leading payments association serving financial institutions across the East and West South-Central United States, proudly marks its golden anniversary in 2026, celebrating fi...
Ingenico, introduce enterprise-grade mobile innovations for North America
Tuesday, January 13, 2026 17:35:19 (UTC)
Ingenico and Toshiba Transform Checkout for North American Retailers and Grocers with New Enterprise-Grade Mobile Innovations Combined solution enables secure, mobile payment acceptance using Ingenico’s Moby 5500 and Toshiba TCx® M7 handheld and TCx® M11 tablet Suresnes, France –January 12, 2025 – As retailers and grocers look to reduce checkout friction, and serve customers beyond fixed checkout lanes, mobile payment technology is becoming a core part of in-store operations....
