Newswire Summaries
Digital, agentic infrastructure VGS surpasses 10B tokens stored
Thursday, September 24, 2026 17:21:38 (UTC)
VGS, The Leading Digital and Agentic Infrastructure, Surpasses 10 Billion Tokens Stored SAN FRANCISCO – Sept. 22, 2026 – VGS, the leading digital and agentic commerce infrastructure for global businesses, today announced it has surpassed 10 billion tokens stored, doubling the number in its vault over the last 12 months. The achievement marks a major inflection point in the company's growth trajectory, spurred in part by the momentum of agentic commerce. “Ten billion tokens is a signa...
PayJunction: Car owners more likely to hange how they pay than where they buy
Thursday, September 24, 2026 17:12:32 (UTC)
Sep 23, 2026 9:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time PayJunction Survey Data Suggests Car Owners Are More Likely to Change How They Pay Than Where They Buy New research shows consumers are putting payment choice first at dealerships SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PayJunction, a leading tech-focused payments company, today released new research demonstrating that when faced with a credit card surcharge, consumers are more likely to change their payment method than their dealership...
Equifax launches two new solutions to help businesses mitigate automated fraud
Wednesday, September 23, 2026 16:26:43 (UTC)
Equifax launches two new intelligence solutions to help businesses mitigate automated fraud Equifax differentiated data enables businesses to detect account takeovers and synthetic fraud in real time ATLANTA, Sept. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Equifax® (NYSE: EFX) is expanding its fraud prevention capabilities with the launch of two new intelligence solutions: Signal Score for Email and Signal Score for Device. The new Signal Scores are designed to help e-commerce retailers, financial insti...
Give Local: A payment processor got greedy, accidentally started a movement
Wednesday, September 23, 2026 16:24:38 (UTC)
"THE CHAIN OF GOOD" A Payment Processor Got Greedy. It Accidentally Started a Movement. (Here's How to Join.) When a national processor blindsided Ohio outdoor retailer Roads Rivers and Trails with surprise rate hikes, the owners interviewed replacement after replacement, salt in the wound, every call. Then they opened the B Corp directory and found Giv Local, a processor that donates 20% of its revenue to causes its merchants choose. A "chain of do-good events" followed, and with th...
NMI expands business capital to help more SMBs access financing when they need it
Wednesday, September 23, 2026 16:21:49 (UTC)
Sept. 23, 2026 9:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time NMI Expands Business Capital to Help More Small Businesses Access Financing When They Need It New term loans and starter offers help partners support a broader range of merchants, from newer businesses to established companies seeking larger, more predictable funding NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NMI®, a global leader in embedded payments infrastructure, today announced the expansion of NMI Business Capital with new term loans and start...
Modulr accelerates US expansion with Cogent Bank partnership
Wednesday, September 23, 2026 16:18:13 (UTC)
Modulr accelerates US expansion with Cogent Bank partnership LONDON, UK and ORLANDO, Fla. (September 23, 2026) — Modulr, the payments automation platform built to scale, today announced further expansion in the United States through a strategic partnership with Cogent Bank. The partnership combines Modulr’s payments automation platform with Cogent Bank’s deep experience as a U.S. state-chartered, full-service community bank, giving businesses moving money in the U.S. access ...
Valuedynamx, a Collinson Company, names Emma Kisby as Chief Executive Officer
Wednesday, September 23, 2026 16:17:01 (UTC)
Sep 23, 2026 3:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time Valuedynamx, a Collinson Company, Names Emma Kisby as Chief Executive Officer to Drive Data-Led, AI-Powered Growth Leading global provider of purchase rewards for the world's biggest travel, retail and financial services brands expands its international reach under new leadership LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Valuedynamx, a Collinson Company and leading provider of purchase rewards, has appointed Emma Kisby as its new Chief Executive Officer t...
Smartstream unveils new version of Smart Reconciliations Premium
Wednesday, September 23, 2026 16:08:07 (UTC)
Smartstream unveils new version of Smart Reconciliations Premium – agentic AI reconciliations with GRIT – Governance, ROI, Integration and Trust Key Facts • Smart Reconciliations Premium delivers approximately 25% lower total cost of ownership and 50% more throughput. • Smart Agents now investigate, resolve and progress exceptions autonomously, addressing the most time-consuming task, break investigation. Every agent action is logged, explainable and subject to human account...
TPA finds gap between firms’ AI inclusion confidence and reported practice
Wednesday, September 23, 2026 16:05:33 (UTC)
New research from The Payments Association reveals gap between firms’ AI inclusion confidence and reported practice New Payments Association research reveals that a third of firms surveyed do not separately monitor outcomes for vulnerable customers, making it harder to prove AI-enabled services work for them. LONDON, UK – 23 September 2026: A new report from The Payments Association, a trade group for the payments sector, assesses how prepared organisations are to deploy AI to ...
YELL Payment appoints Raphael Blunschi as CEO to lead next phase of growth
Tuesday, September 22, 2026 17:00:55 (UTC)
YELL Payment Appoints Raphael Blunschi as Chief Executive Officer to Lead Its Next Phase of Growth NEW YORK, Sept. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- YELL, the payments platform for consumers and small businesses, today announced the appointment of Raphael Blunschi as Chief Executive Officer. Blunschi takes the helm as YELL scales into an everyday financial app for consumers and business owners, as the company surpasses 27,000 customers as of September 2026. Blunschi brings more than 30 years ...
