Category : Banking

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Merchant Industry Introduces Suede, Reimagining the Future of Merchant Services

Business Wire
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Launch of Suede Reflects the Company’s Evolved Vision and Growth Ambitions—Both Organically and Through Strategic M&A; New Leadership Additions Deepen Capabilities Across Finance, Sales, and Operations Merchant Industry introduced Suede, marking the next evolution of the company as it expands its vision for modern merchant services and payments technology. The......
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Sokin Launches Stablecoin Capabilities to provide Hybrid Finance Platform Unifying Digital Assets and Fiat

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Global business payments company combines traditional currency and stablecoin accounts, settlement, and on/off ramp capabilities in a single hybrid finance platform Live today, businesses can now open stablecoin accounts, convert between fiat and stablecoins, and settle cross-border payments Acquires Genpaid–a multichain payments company for stablecoins–accelerating Sokin’s rollout of stablecoin capabilities Sokin, the global business payments and......
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Gateway Promotes Earl Dunham to Chief Operating Officer

Business Wire
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Gateway First Bank is proud to announce the promotion of Earl Dunham to Chief Operating Officer. In this role, Dunham will oversee the direction, strategy, planning, and execution of key initiatives designed to enhance the borrower and banking customer experience, as well as core internal operations including facilities, legal, and......
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Republic Bank Announces Executive Promotions to Propel Innovation

Business Wire
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New Chief Digital Officer and Chief Transformation Officer to lead AI strategy, modernization, and enterprise‑wide transformation. Republic Bank & Trust Company (“Republic” or the “Bank”) has announced two key executive promotions that further position the Bank for long‑term growth and innovation. Alex Cravens has been named Chief Digital Officer, and......
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Kinective Partners with PayNearMe to Expand Payment Experience Management to Thousands of Financial Institutions

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Kinective Gateway connects PayNearMe’s PayXM™ platform to core banking providers, enabling end-to-end modern payment experiences for banks and credit unions Kinective, the first company to deliver an enterprise platform built for intelligent banking, announced that PayNearMe has licensed Kinective’s advanced API connectivity solution, Gateway, to expand and simplify integration capabilities for its modern......
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YWO Removes All Deposit and Withdrawal Fees; Expands International and Local Payment Gateway Support

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The initiative combines zero-cost transactions with a localized approach to payment processing, supporting access to the platform for traders In a significant move to enhance market accessibility, YWO today announced the removal of deposit and withdrawal fees across its entire suite of trading accounts. By removing these transaction costs clients are......
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Synergetics.ai Appoints Payments Veteran Sam Hamilton as Distinguished Advisor, AI, to Accelerate Global Agentic Commerce and AI Transformation initiatives

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Synergetics.ai, a pioneer in the Agent Economy and developer of the AgentWorks platform and Synergy Wallet, announced the appointment of Sam Hamilton as Distinguished Advisor, AI. A globally recognized technology and payments leader with executive roles at Visa, PayPal, and Yahoo, Sam will guide the strategic evolution of Synergetics.ai’s Agentic......
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Klarna Smashes 1 Million Merchants Milestone

Business Wire
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Klarna, the global digital bank and flexible payments provider, has surpassed 1 million merchants globally. Klarna has grown the number of merchants offering its payment methods by 47% in the past year, adding 285,000 merchants in 2025, and more than 115,000 in the final quarter alone. Read More on Fintech : Global......
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Farmers National Bank Announces Appointment of Chief Banking Officer

Business Wire
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Farmers National Banc Corp. announced the hiring of Todd J. Simko as Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Banking Officer. Simko brings over 25 years of experience in banking leadership and executive management positions, including roles at the FHLB in Pittsburgh, Department of Treasury, and most recently Main Street Bank. He......
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Mastercard to Acquire BVNK to Connect On-Chain Payments and Fiat Rails

Business Wire
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Expands capabilities to support greater choice in how people and businesses exchange value BVNK’s digital asset infrastructure complements and extends Mastercard’s trusted global payments network, creating interoperability between fiat and stablecoins Enables financial institutions and other customers to address new use cases with stablecoins, tokenized deposits and tokenized assets Mastercard......
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