Newswire Summaries
Sift’s fall ’25 release: Advanced fraud investigation tooling
Wednesday, August 20, 2025 17:21:13 (UTC)
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sift, the AI-powered fraud platform delivering identity trust, today announced innovations to simplify risk decisioning as fraud attacks escalate, adding pre-built workflows, refined policy abuse detection, and expanded investigation tools. These enhancements enable Sift customers to deploy fraud protection faster, analyze risk more efficiently, and accelerate time-to-value while delivering standout consumer experiences. Pre-Built Workflow T...
Whatfix powers GenAI-driven FI digital transformation across the globe
Wednesday, August 20, 2025 17:18:19 (UTC)
SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug 20th, 2025 — Whatfix, the global leader in Digital Adoption Platforms (DAP), is accelerating transformation across the global financial services sector with its proprietary GenAI-powered product suite. As financial services institutions worldwide face mounting regulatory pressures, legacy modernization challenges, and rising user expectations, Whatfix is empowering them to navigate change with agility and control, while driving measurable improvements in productivity and ...
Velera drives stablecoin, digital asset solutions exploration for CU industry
Wednesday, August 20, 2025 17:08:50 (UTC)
St. Petersburg, Fla. (Aug. 20, 2025) – In response to the rapidly evolving stablecoin market and shifting regulatory landscape, Velera – the nation’s premier payments credit union service organization (CUSO) and an integrated financial technology solutions provider – has launched its Digital Asset Lab. This collaborative initiative will help position credit unions as leaders in the stablecoin and digital asset space through industry engagement, education, strategic partnerships and pilot...
BlueStar announces retirement of Mike Byington
Wednesday, August 20, 2025 17:06:49 (UTC)
August 20, 2025 – Hebron, KY - Today, BlueStar announces that Mike Byington, current Vice President of Business Development, will retire effective December 31st, 2025. In the rapidly evolving world of technology distribution, few constants remain. But for over three decades, Mike Byington has served as both a foundational pillar and a relentless innovator, helping to shape our organization, inspiring our people, and expanding our reach across partners and technologies. Today, we honor an...
Input | Output joins Blockchain for Europe to advance cross-sector collaboration
Wednesday, August 20, 2025 16:51:07 (UTC)
August 20th, 2025 | London / Brussels — Input Output (IO), a blockchain infrastructure and research engineering firm dedicated to advancing the Web3 ecosystem, today announced it has joined Blockchain for Europe, the Brussels-based trade association uniting global blockchain leaders to shape coherent, innovation-friendly regulation across the EU. As a member, IO will collaborate with Blockchain for Europe’s expert working groups to address key policy challenges, from consumer protection t...
AVP Solutions brings 35+ years' high-risk payment expertise to WSAA annual conference
Wednesday, August 20, 2025 16:49:52 (UTC)
Los Angeles, CA – August 19, 2025 – AVP Solutions is heading to the WSAA Annual Conference to showcase how 35+ years of payment expertise can transform the way businesses in hard-to-place industries process payments. We partner with ISOs, agents, and merchants in industries like credit services, travel, timeshares, health and wellness, and other markets—helping them process payments safely, smoothly, and with complete peace of mind. What We’re Bringing to WSAA: • High-Risk Exper...
Recurly appoints Jemima Bowden as its first Chief Human Resources Officer
Wednesday, August 20, 2025 16:46:27 (UTC)
AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Recurly, a leading subscription management platform for global brands, today announced the appointment of Jemima Bowden as its first Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). Bowden is a seasoned executive with over two decades of experience in scaling global technology and SaaS businesses. Having served as CHRO at Quorum Software most recently, the strategic hire of Bowden underscores Recurly’s commitment to investing in its people and building an exceptional emplo...
Velera publishes August edition of Velera Payments Index
Wednesday, August 20, 2025 16:41:48 (UTC)
St. Petersburg, Fla., Aug. 20, 2025—Today, Velera – the nation’s premier payments CUSO and an integrated financial technology solutions provider – published the August edition of the Velera Payments Index, which includes a deep dive into economic uncertainty: Instead of “saving for a rainy day,” it appears that consumers are actually spending in advance of potential rainy days. In July, growth in consumer spending continued to rise, led by the Goods sector, with overall debit acti...
Lithic integrates Visa’s latest API to upgrade cardholders, generate issuer revenue
Wednesday, August 20, 2025 16:37:13 (UTC)
NEW YORK – Aug.19, 2025 – Lithic, the card issuing processing platform powering next-generation financial experiences, today announced its integration with Visa Account Level Management (ALM) over Visa’s Card Program Enrollment (VCPE) API, offering fintech partners faster delivery of premium card programs and improved card economics. Visa ALM evaluates spend across multiple cards under a single account to determine premium program eligibility. This shift from BIN-level to account-le...
African Bank elevates customers' payment security with real-time fraud prevention
Wednesday, August 20, 2025 16:35:14 (UTC)
August 19, 2025 – Johannesburg, South Africa, and Vancouver, Canada – African Bank, a leading South African bank that is raising the bar for financial inclusion, has selected INETCO BullzAI from the NCR Atleos Suite of software security solutions to transform its fraud prevention infrastructure and deliver safer, more reliable banking for its customers. This solution introduced by INETCO’s global partner, NCR Atleos, builds on the previously announced collaboration between INETCO and NCR A...
