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on Oracle and soon Google Cloud, the infrastructure is expanding global reach and adding proven AI-powered
expected to ensure speed and compliance with Saudi risk capabilities. The combined company now offers
regulations. The partnership supports Vision 2030's goal a comprehensive suite of AI- and analyst-driven tools
of a cash-lite economy with electronic payments near 80 for banks, acquirers and online marketplaces to com-
percent of retail transactions. bat fraud, scams, and illegal or unsafe transactions.
Offerings include Smart Scan (an AI marketplace risk
Rain, Lithic aim to speed growth assessment) plus proprietary risk intelligence, merchant
of stablecoin payments onboarding, continuous monitoring, scam detection,
automated risk management, education and profession-
Rain, a provider of stablecoin-powered payments, part- al services. G2RS President Rochelle Blease said EverC's
nered with Lithic to expand global card infrastructure marketplace expertise will fortify ecommerce defenses.
and accelerate innovation in programmable payments. G2RS CEO Brian Longe noted the company now serves
The collaboration combines Rain's stablecoin-native card nearly every major payment provider worldwide from
issuance platform with Lithic's modern issuing and pro- offices in the United States, Europe, India and Israel.
cessing technology to enable scalable, secure and flexible
card programs worldwide. With more than 150 partners Lovell Minnick acquires fintech Merchant Industry
across 150+ countries, Rain will now extend its reach
through Lithic's globally certified platform, offering Lovell Minnick Partners will acquire a majority stake
real-time authorization, fraud prevention and develop- in Merchant Industry, with founders retaining a sub-
er-friendly integration. Together, the companies aim to stantial minority. Upon closing, industry veteran Vaden
give fintechs and enterprises greater choice and speed in Landers will become CEO. Founded in 2007 and based
launching stablecoin-powered payment solutions to fuel in Plantation, Fla., and Long Island City, N.Y., Merchant
the next phase of digital payments innovation. Industry provides payment acceptance to U.S. SMBs,
serving 15,000+ merchants through nearly 500 channel
Relay, Circle K team up to simplify partners. Merchant Industry offers partner tools and
fleet driver experience in-person/online POS solutions. Backed by LMP's capi-
tal and expertise, it plans to scale via organic growth,
Relay Payments partnered with Circle K to bring its
secure digital payment platform to more than 500 truck-
accessible Circle K locations nationwide. The collabora-
tion enables professional drivers to pay for fuel, diesel COMPANY
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G2 Risk Solutions completed its acquisition of EverC,

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