Newswire Summaries
Mastercard to keep payments moving during power, network outages across Europe
Friday, October 16, 2026 16:21:21 (UTC)
Mastercard to keep payments moving during power and network outages across Europe WATERLOO, BELGIUM, Oct. 7, 2026 From early 2027, Mastercard’s new offline payment requirements will help people across Europe continue to pay when power or network connections fail. When a power blackout hit Spain and Portugal in April 2025, an estimated 55 million people were suddenly unable to make digital payments. Today, Mastercard announced new offline payment requirements across its European net...
Farsight, Ornn partner to help banks run AI in their own environment
Friday, October 16, 2026 15:52:06 (UTC)
Farsight Partners With Ornn to Help Banks Run AI on Their Own Compute The combined offering lets banks run AI in their own environment and apply it to client work built on each firm's data and precedent October 15, 2026 09:00 ET | Source: Farsight NEW YORK, Oct. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Farsight, the platform helping global financial services firms become AI-native, today announced a partnership with Ornn, which builds financial markets for compute. Together, the companies wi...
New research finds seamless payments at center of fitness brand loyalty
Thursday, October 15, 2026 20:39:12 (UTC)
New Research Finds Seamless Payments at the Center of Fitness Brand Loyalty Global Payments for Platforms™ data reveals fitness clients are seeking frictionless, digital booking and payment experiences ATLANTA – OCTOBER 13, 2026 - Americans spend billions annually booking personal services like fitness classes through platforms (or apps), driving a shift toward digital scheduling and payments in the industry, according to new data research from Global Payments for Platforms™. ...
SWIVEL® introduces PayPrompt® Pro, turning reminders into payments
Thursday, October 15, 2026 19:17:03 (UTC)
SWIVEL® Introduces PayPrompt® Pro Turning Payment Reminders into Immediate Payments October 15, 2026 | San Antonio, TX — SWIVEL®, a subsidiary of SWBC and leading fintech company specializing in integrated solutions, announced the launch of PayPrompt® Pro, an enhanced digital payments communications solution designed to help financial institutions turn payment reminders into borrower action and accelerate reconciliation. A key component of SWIVEL’s broader digital payments com...
Blue Payment Agency rolls out payment processing for AI-built, custom-coded websites
Thursday, October 15, 2026 19:14:49 (UTC)
Blue Payment Agency's Knife Payment Processing for AI-Built and Custom-Coded Websites Rolls Out WINDHAM, Maine, Oct. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Payment Agency is expanding its payment processing focus to help US knife, sword, and bladed-weapon retailers accept credit cards through custom-coded websites and sites developed with artificial intelligence (AI). This service rollout gives website owners a place to turn when Square, Stripe, or PayPal declines or shuts down their ability to acce...
Veho appoints Henrik Nilsmo as chief revenue officer
Thursday, October 15, 2026 19:12:31 (UTC)
Veho Appoints Henrik Nilsmo as Chief Revenue Officer Former Klarna and EBANX executive joins Veho to scale its commercial organization and accelerate growth NEW YORK, Oct. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Veho today announced the appointment of Henrik Nilsmo as Chief Revenue Officer. Nilsmo will lead Veho's commercial organization. Nilsmo joins Veho as the company enters its next stage of growth. After years of investment in its technology, national delivery network and customer exper...
Alternative Payments launches Alti, financial intelligence for service businesses
Thursday, October 15, 2026 19:09:40 (UTC)
Alternative Payments Launches Alti, Financial Intelligence to Help Service Businesses Close the Profitability Gap Alti is changing how service businesses use their financial tech stack, moving from manual operations to intelligence they can act on, helping them understand what drives profit and what needs attention. NEW YORK, Oct. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Alternative Payments, an AI-powered financial operations platform for service businesses, today officially launched Alti, the f...
CDE Solutions, Bodega AI partner to bring AI to everyday retail operations
Thursday, October 15, 2026 19:07:57 (UTC)
Beyond the POS: CDE Solutions and Bodega AI Partner to Bring Artificial Intelligence to Everyday Retail Operations CDE Solutions Partners with Bodega AI to Launch CHEXIT AI, Bringing Enterprise-Level AI to Independent Retailers CHEXIT AI Powered by Bodega AI POS helps independent retailers know what to carry, uncover sales opportunities, and make smarter business decisions through AI-driven recommendations and operational insights. MARIETTA, Ga., Oct. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire...
Velera publishes October edition of the Velera Payments Index
Thursday, October 15, 2026 19:04:13 (UTC)
Tampa, Fla., Oct. 15, 2026—Today, Velera – the nation’s premier payments CUSO and an integrated financial technology solutions provider – published the October edition of the Velera Payments Index, which highlights the growing role of digital wallets in everyday payments, continued strength in card-not-present spending and consumers’ increasing focus on essential purchases amid persistent inflationary pressures. September’s economic indicators highlighted a growing divergence b...
Interledger takes first steps to bring instant payments to community lenders
Thursday, October 15, 2026 19:01:28 (UTC)
Interledger Foundation Takes Its First Steps to Bring Instant Payments to Community Lenders NEWS PROVIDED BY Interledger Foundation As big banks race to adopt real-time payments, ILF is laying the groundwork so community lenders and the borrowers they serve aren’t left behind. SAN FRANCISCO, CA, UNITED STATES, October 15, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Interledger Foundation (ILF) is working with five community development financial institutions (CDFIs) and fintech organizatio...
