Newswire Summaries
Digital payment solutions could unlock billions for UK consumers, report finds
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 18:29:01 (UTC)
London, UK – Wednesday, October 29th: The Payments Association, a trade group representing the UK payments sector, has shared key findings from new research by WPI Economics, which quantifies the massive economic value of using digital payment innovations—such as prepaid cards, open banking and budgeting apps—to address financial exclusion. The research comes as the payments industry anticipates the publication of HM Treasury’s National Financial Inclusion Strategy, which signals a ke...
Rectangle Health, Run Payments to deliver scalable onboarding, infrastructure for healthcare
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 17:42:38 (UTC)
Oct. 28, 2025—WAYNE, Pa. & VALHALLA, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rectangle Health, a leader in healthcare payment and software solutions, and Run Payments, a partner-centric payments orchestration platform, today announced a strategic partnership to modernize and simplify onboarding and payment operations across the Rectangle Health ecosystem. "Partnering with Run Payments allows us to deliver a modern, digital onboarding experience while maintaining the customization and control necessary to se...
Western Union launches USDPT stablecoin on Solana and Digital Asset Network
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 17:40:41 (UTC)
Oct 28, 2025 1:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time Western Union Announces USDPT Stablecoin on Solana and Digital Asset Network Leveraging Solana and Anchorage Digital, Western Union aims to redefine how the world moves money DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Western Union Company (“Western Union”) (NYSE: WU) today announced its plan to launch U.S. Dollar Payment Token (USDPT), its new stablecoin, and an innovative Digital Asset Network designed to bridge the digital and fiat worlds, enabling ...
Singapore embedded finance market databook 2025 available
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 17:38:38 (UTC)
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Singapore Embedded Finance Market Size & Forecast by Value and Volume Across 100+ KPIs by Business Models, Distribution Models, End-Use Sectors, and Key Verticals (Payments, Lending, Insurance, Banking, Wealth) - Databook Q4 2025 Update" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The embedded finance market in Singapore is on an upward trajectory, aiming to grow by 7.1% annually to reach US$8.48 billion by 2025. During the period of 2021-2025, th...
Mews acquires DataChat, a leading generative AI analytics platform
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 17:28:18 (UTC)
DALLAS, Oct. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Mews, the operating system for hospitality and shared spaces, today announced the acquisition of DataChat, a US-based AI company. The acquisition marks a major step in Mews' mission to build fully agentic hospitality systems, where intelligent agents autonomously manage day-to-day operations, optimize performance, and empower humans to focus on the guest experience. Founded by a team of world-class AI engineers and data scientists, DataChat has been at t...
BBVA expands with new digital deposit feature in cooperation with Paysafe
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 16:37:17 (UTC)
London, UK, October 28, 2025 – BBVA Germany is expanding its digital offering with a new “Bargeld via App” cash‑in feature. From now on, customers can deposit cash directly into their BBVA account at participating supermarket and retail checkouts – quickly, securely, and without visiting a bank branch. With this new feature, BBVA is extending its cooperation with leading payment platform Paysafe via its PaysafeCash solution (marketed as viacash in Germany), which already enables...
Belco Community Credit Union, Alkami form strategic partnership
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 16:29:52 (UTC)
October 28, 2025 (Plano, Texas) – Alkami Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALKT) (“Alkami”), a digital sales and service platform provider for financial institutions in the U.S., today announced that Belco Community Credit Union (Belco), a Harrisburg, Pennsylvania-based credit union, has renewed and expanded its partnership with Alkami to further accelerate its digital transformation and enhance member engagement. Since implementing Alkami’s Digital Banking Platform in 2017, Belco has evolved...
Belize Bank Group reimagines core banking with Finastra Essence
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 16:28:56 (UTC)
Lake Mary, Fla., US – October 28, 2025 – Finastra, a global leader in financial services software, today announced that the Belize Bank Group has successfully gone live with Finastra Essence across its two entities, Belize Bank and Belize Bank International. This milestone marks a significant step in the Group’s regional digital transformation journey, aligning its operations under Finastra’s core banking infrastructure while preserving the distinct strengths and customer focus of each i...
Ingenico announces leadership transition plan, appoints Floris de Kort as CEO
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 16:27:29 (UTC)
Paris, Atlanta – October 28, 2025 – Ingenico, the global leader in payments acceptance solutions, today announced the appointment of Floris de Kort as Chief Executive Officer, effective November 1st, 2025, to lead Ingenico’s next phase of growth and innovation. Laurent Blanchard will step down as Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Supervisory Board to pursue other opportunities. Catherine Guillouard, the Chairwoman, stated on behalf of the Supervisory Board of Ingenico: “...
ONEKEY significantly simplifies vulnerability management
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 16:25:32 (UTC)
Düsseldorf, October 28, 2025 – Düsseldorf-based cybersecurity company ONEKEY has expanded its platform from a leading solution for detecting software vulnerabilities to a fully-fledged environment for vulnerability management. This enables companies to map the entire process of dealing with so-called “Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures” (CVEs) – from detection and assessment to documented decision-making – in a single workflow that can serve as evidence. Background: In 2024, the...
