Newswire Summaries
Samsung, Checkout.com to support high-performance digital payments, expand Samsung Pay
Monday, October 19, 2026 16:22:03 (UTC)
Samsung Electronics and Checkout.com partner to support high-performance digital payments and expand Samsung Pay Samsung Electronics and Checkout.com announce a global partnership across Samsung’s digital commerce ecosystem AI-powered insights and data-driven optimizations from Checkout.com to improve payment performance and reliability at scale across Samsung Electronics’ global payments infrastructure Samsung Pay will be made available to existing Checkout.com merchants through Fl...
Nearly half of Americans in study asked AI about money, most acted on its answers
Monday, October 19, 2026 16:02:41 (UTC)
Nearly Half of Americans Surveyed Asked AI About Their Money, and Most Acted on Its Answers Research commissioned by Evergreen.ai finds respondents with a financial advisor are more likely to ask AI about money than those without one, and nearly three times as likely to act on its answers unchecked; more than 42% of respondents have never tried to calculate how much they'll need to retire, including nearly a third of those expecting to retire within 15 years MIAMI and NEW YORK CITY, OC...
Finastra launches cloud-enabled SBLC solution for U.S. banks
Monday, October 19, 2026 16:00:04 (UTC)
Finastra Launches Cloud-Enabled SBLC Solution to Help U.S. Banks Digitize Standby Letter of Credit Processing StandbyX helps U.S. banks streamline and digitize their SBLC flows through easy and quick cloud-enabled implementations, without the cost and complexity of deploying a full trade finance platform. LAS VEGAS – October 19, 2026 – Today at Money 20/20 in Las Vegas, Finastra announced Finastra StandbyX, a cloud-enabled solution designed to help U.S. banks digitize and automate...
KORT Payments to acquire AptPay
Monday, October 19, 2026 15:58:44 (UTC)
Combination adds AptPay's multi-rail money movement platform to KORT's omnichannel payments business TORONTO, Ontario — October 19, 2026 — KORT Payments ("KORT"), a specialized omnichannel payments provider, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of AptPay Inc. ("AptPay"), a Toronto-based payments technology company specializing in real-time payments and payment orchestration. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. AptPay's platform ...
Ballerine wins at the 2026 Money20/20 Money Awards
Monday, October 19, 2026 15:57:10 (UTC)
Ballerine Wins at the 2026 Money20/20 Money Awards, Advancing AI Workforces for Financial Crime Operations Las Vegas - October 19, 2026 - Ballerine, an applied AI lab for financial crime operations, today announced that it has been named one of three winners in the Startup Growth Stage category at the 2026 Money20/20 Money Awards. Winners were announced on October 18 at Money20/20 USA in Las Vegas, the largest annual gathering of the global payments, banking, and fintech ecosystem. The recog...
Paymentology powers Asia United Bank’s digital payments surge in The Philippines
Monday, October 19, 2026 15:53:48 (UTC)
Paymentology Powers Asia United Bank’s Digital Payments Surge in The Philippines Manila, 19th October — Paymentology, the leading global issuer-processor has secured a strategic deal with Asia United Bank (AUB), one of the Philippines' leading universal banks, to power the institution's modern digital payments platform. Announced at The Issuer Academy Thailand Masterclass, hosted by Paymentology in Bangkok, the partnership will integrate the company’s cloud-native issuing and real-t...
Sionic, Unfiltered Ink Media to bring instant bank pay to hospitality operators
Friday, October 16, 2026 21:42:56 (UTC)
Sionic and Unfiltered Ink Media Partner to Bring Instant Bank Pay to Hospitality Operators ~Collaboration gives restaurant and bar clients access to real-time, bank-to-bank payments and AI-based fraud protection at the point of sale~ ATLANTA, Oct. 16, 2026 – Sionic, a leader in real-time, bank-to-bank payments for commerce, today announced a strategic partnership with Unfiltered Ink Media, LLC, a boutique consulting and media company for the hospitality industry, to connect reseller p...
Expensify launches native integration with Campfire
Friday, October 16, 2026 17:39:50 (UTC)
Oct 15, 2026 9:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time Expensify Launches Native Integration With Campfire Two-way sync brings expenses, corporate card spend, and reimbursements directly into Campfire’s general ledger SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Expensify (Nasdaq: EXFY), the easiest way to do your expenses, travel, and corporate cards, today announced a native, two-way integration with Campfire, the AI-native ERP built for fast-growing companies. Finance teams running on Campfire can now co...
More than three-quarters of a million users move onto Lumin Digital platform
Friday, October 16, 2026 17:38:17 (UTC)
Oct 15, 2026 10:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time More than Three-Quarters of a Million Users Move onto Lumin Digital Platform in Latest Wave of Launches Seven Financial Institutions went live in just over four months, spanning 19 platform modules, three core systems, and two mergers SAN RAMON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lumin Digital, the Compounding Growth Platform for banks and credit unions, today announced seven of its latest client go-lives, bringing nearly one million users onto its cl...
TrustGuard AI now available in AWS Marketplace
Friday, October 16, 2026 17:36:07 (UTC)
Oct 15, 2026 11:33 AM Eastern Daylight Time TrustGuard AI Now Available in AWS Marketplace AI agents automate compliance assessments, interpret complex evidence, and coordinate the work needed to resolve gaps. NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TrustGuard AI announces its availability in AWS Marketplace. The agentic AI platform automates third-party risk assessments, organizational compliance reviews, and audit preparation. The listing gives organizations a new way to purchase TrustGuard AI t...
