SBS Taps Adam Shpiro as Chief Marketing Officer to Lead Global Brand Expansion Former JPMorgan Exec to Oversee Global Brand as SBS Brings AI Capabilities to Banks and Financial Firms Across Europe, Africa and North America NEW YORK and LONDON (March 19, 2026) — SBS, the global financial technology company that more than 1,500 financial institutions rely on to digitally transform the way they operate, announced Adam Shpiro as its new Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Shpiro previously served...

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OPEX Corporation Successfully Completes CRA Fast Start Readiness Assessment with ONEKEY OPEX Corporation, a leading global provider of automation and manufacturing solutions, is working closely with ONEKEY to prepare for compliance with the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA). Düsseldorf, March 19, 2026 — The European Union is introducing the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), establishing comprehensive, binding cybersecurity requirements for connected products. For many organizations, this marks the b...

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Current Manufacturing Indicators Remain Positive in March Philadelphia, March 19, 2026 Manufacturing activity in the region continued to expand overall, according to the firms responding to the March Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey. The diffusion index for current general activity rose from 16.3 in February to 18.1 in March, its third consecutive increase. The new orders index moved down but remained positive, and the shipments index moved higher. The employment index returned to po...

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Mar 18, 2026 9:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time Klarna Reaches 7 Million Consumers in France, Now Used by 1 in 7 Adults PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Klarna, the global digital bank and flexible payments provider, today announced it has reached 7 million consumers in France, meaning 1 in 7 adults in the country now uses Klarna. “Klarna reaching 7 million consumers in France is a significant milestone for us, and clear evidence of the shift away from high-interest consumer loans,” said ...

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Mar 18, 2026 9:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time NEACH Payments Group Announces Partnership with Propelr to Simplify Payment Processing BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NEACH Payments Group (NPG) today announced a new partnership with Propelr, a full-service payments provider delivering secure, cost‑effective payment processing solutions for NPG clients at a time when payment acceptance costs and operational complexity continue to rise across the financial services landscape. Through...

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Mar 18, 2026 9:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time Square's 2026 Local Economy Report Reveals the Neighborhood Network Effect: Regular Customers Drive 6X More Revenue and Create Interconnected Local Economies Square data shows regular customers tip 11% higher and are shared across 32% of businesses in the same ZIP code, driving thousands in additional revenue per connection1 SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Square today published its 2026 Local Economy Report report, a first-of-its-kind ...

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Mar 18, 2026 9:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time Engageware to Share Agentic AI Deployment Playbook for Financial Services at Fintech Americas 2026 Share CEO Dan O’Malley to Join Executives from Bank of America, CITI, and Banco de Córdoba on Scaling Agentic AI Across Service, Sales, and Operations BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Engageware, the most used AI-powered customer engagement platform for regulated industries, trusted by more than 600 global enterprises including 25% of the ...

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Mar 18, 2026 9:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time F5 and Skyfire Partner to Advance Secure Agentic Commerce for the Enterprise Identify, authenticate, and monetize AI agent traffic at scale with F5 Distributed Cloud Bot Defense and Skyfire’s Know Your Agent (KYA) protocol SEATTLE & SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--F5, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV), the global leader in delivering and securing every app and API, and Skyfire, the agentic commerce platform providing identity and payment infrastructure...

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Mar 18, 2026 9:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time Valor PayTech Strengthens Executive Team With Key Leadership Appointments Payments industry veteran and former Verifone CEO Mike Pulli joins the Board of Managers as company expands leadership team to support next phase of growth. NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Six months after its acquisition by Lovell Minnick Partners (“LMP”), Valor PayTech continues to execute on an ambitious growth agenda. The company has made significant investments in...

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Mar 18, 2026 9:15 AM Eastern Daylight Time Elliptic Integrates With Tempo, the Payments-First Blockchain NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Elliptic, the leader in digital asset decisioning, today announced full blockchain coverage for Tempo, the payments-first Layer-1 blockchain incubated by Stripe and Paradigm. With this integration, compliance and investigation teams gain full visibility into one of the most significant expansions of real-world financial activity onto blockchain infrastructur...

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