Newswire Summaries
Partner Tech's AI self-checkout earns Verifone Commander certification
Monday, October 05, 2026 18:17:16 (UTC)
Partner Tech's AI Self-Checkout Earns Verifone Commander Certification, Opening the Door to 55,000 Fuel and Convenience Stores Certified integration with Verifone Commander® lets retailers fight theft, cut checkout lines and ease labor shortages using the systems they already run ANAHEIM, Calif., Oct. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Partner Tech, a leading innovator and manufacturer of intelligent retail and hospitality solutions, today announced that its AI-powered self-checkout (SCO)...
Bitso processes 15% of US-Mexico remittances
Monday, October 05, 2026 18:13:31 (UTC)
Bitso Processes 15% of US-Mexico Remittances From January to August 2026, roughly one in every seven dollars sent through this corridor moved through Bitso's infrastructure. MEXICO CITY, Oct. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Bitso, Latin America's leading digital financial services company, processed 14.7% of all remittances sent from the United States to Mexico in the first eight months of 2026, based on Banco de México (Banxico) figures. The result reflects the growth of Bitso Business, ...
Fast food market to reach $2.57T by 2031, with QSRs capturing 58.17% of 2025 sales
Monday, October 05, 2026 18:12:23 (UTC)
Fast Food Market to Reach $2.57 Trillion by 2031, with Quick-Service Restaurants Capturing 58.17% of 2025 Sales - Mordor Intelligence The fast food market is projected to grow at 7.62% CAGR during 2026-2031, driven by digital ordering and convenience. HYDERABAD, India, Oct. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Mordor Intelligence, the global fast food market size is projected to grow from $1.78 trillion in 2026 to $2.57 trillion by 2031, registering a CAGR of 7.62% during the foreca...
Holiday shoppers turn to gift cards as budgets tighten
Monday, October 05, 2026 18:07:24 (UTC)
Oct 5, 2026 8:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time Holiday Shoppers Turn to Gift Cards as Budgets Tighten Ninety-three percent of budget-setting shoppers plan to buy gift cards, while one in five would purchase without further research if AI recommended a gift card promotion PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--U.S. shoppers are turning to gift cards to keep holiday gifting within budget, while using loyalty points and promotions to make their available spending power go further. At the same...
Constructor launches Agentic Checkout, powered by Stripe
Monday, October 05, 2026 18:04:11 (UTC)
Constructor Launches Agentic Checkout, Powered by Stripe—Letting Shoppers Go From Product Discovery to Purchase Within a Single AI Agent Experience New Agentic Checkout eliminates a key point of friction in AI-powered shopping, helping retailers keep shoppers engaged and reducing distractions on the path to purchase SAN FRANCISCO — October 5, 2026 — Constructor, the product discovery platform for the agentic era, today announced Agentic Checkout, which integrates Stripe, to ena...
Verifone announces strategic product enhancements at NACS show
Monday, October 05, 2026 18:02:03 (UTC)
Verifone Announces Commander Product Advancements and New Collaborations that Expand Petro and Convenience Store Ecosystem Executive Summary New Verifone Commander products designed expand routes to growth for partners across convenience stores and gas stations Offerings let convenience store and fuel retailers consolidate operations onto one cloud-connected footprint Verifone collaborates with YouLend to offer financing for Commander products LAS VEGAS — October 5, 2026 — Verif...
Fiserv Small Business Index shows small business sales rise in September
Monday, October 05, 2026 17:30:25 (UTC)
Fiserv Small Business Index Shows Small Business Sales Rise in September as Back-to-School Lifts Retail Index rises to 146 as sales increase +2.2% year over year and +0.7% month over month MILWAUKEE, October 5, 2026 — Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology, today published the Fiserv Small Business Index for September 2026, showing that back-to-school demand helped lift small business sales even as consumers continued t...
Greenwich Pacific Technology Partners expands US operations
Monday, October 05, 2026 17:20:17 (UTC)
The banking technology expert who answers at 2am — GP Tech expands US operations NEW YORK, Oct. 5, 2026n— When a US bank's payment system fails at 2am, when a regulator asks for evidence nobody can find, when a migration stalls with millions at stake — institutions increasingly call Timothy A., Consulting Technical Director at Greenwich Pacific Technology Partners. For 25 years, Timothy A. and his team have been the people financial institutions call when technology has to actually w...
Fintechs hide ID of their KYC vendors more than their sponsor banks' IDs, Apideck finds
Friday, October 02, 2026 16:57:45 (UTC)
Oct 1, 2026 9:31 AM Eastern Daylight Time Apideck’s Inaugural Embedded Finance Index Reveals Fintechs Hide KYC Vendors 2.8x More Than Sponsor Banks Embedded Finance Index exposes the compliance gap behind recent bank-fintech failures; Updated quarterly, it’s the first public database that maps 6,000+ fintech and embedded finance companies across the $185B market SAN FRANCISCO & ANTWERP, Belgium--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apideck, the unified API provider for the finance and accounting ...
Nacha unveils new, updated resources for Cybersecurity Awareness Month
Friday, October 02, 2026 16:52:28 (UTC)
Oct 1, 2026 10:05 AM Eastern Daylight Time Nacha’s Payments Innovation Alliance Unveils New and Updated Resources for Cybersecurity Awareness Month RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nacha’s Payments Innovation Alliance is taking an active role in 2026’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month this October, unveiling new and updated resources from its Cybersecurity & Payments AI Project Team. “Cybersecurity Awareness Month has been a staple since 2004, with its importance increasing expone...
