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May 22, 2026 at 1:30 PM

CORRECTING and REPLACING PCI Pal Raises the Bar for Payment Security With SOC2 Type II with HIPAA/HITECH Attestation

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Please replace the release dated April 14, 2026 with the following corrected version to replace references to HITRUST with references to HIPAA/HITECH. The updated release reads:  PCI PAL RAISES THE BAR FOR PAYMENT SECURITY WITH SOC2 TYPE II WITH HIPAA/HITECH ATTESTATION PCI Pal® (LON: PCIP), the global provider of secure payment solutions, has further strengthened its position as a trusted enterprise partner with the achievement of SOC 2 Type II attestation, de...
May 22, 2026 at 11:00 AM

​Zelis Recognized as a 2026 Great Place to Work® in the U.S. and India​

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Zelis, a leading provider of healthcare technology solutions, is certified as a Great Place to Work® in both the United States and India. In the U.S., Zelis earned the recognition for a fourth consecutive year, while Zelis India achieved certification for a third year in a row. This recognition is based entirely on associate feedback and reflects the vibrant culture Zelis associates have built. With more than 3,000 associates in 9 office locations across two countries,...
May 22, 2026 at 11:00 AM

Gotransverse Launches Self-Service Portal to Expand Enterprise Monetization Operations and Customer Account Management

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gotransverse today announced the launch of its new Self-Service Portal, extending the company’s enterprise monetization platform with secure, role-based access to orders, payments, invoices, services, usage visibility, and account management workflows. Built directly into the Gotransverse platform, the Self-Service Portal enables organizations to provide customers the ability to self-manage their accounts without requiring disconnected systems or custom developme...
May 22, 2026 at 9:00 AM

Baseline Builds the First AI Operating System for Exploding Travel Sports Market

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Baseline today released the first agentic AI operating system built for multi-location and multi-bank travel sports facilities, with USA Prime leveraging them as their preferred facility operating system. Until today, scaled sports facilities and clubs ran across five or more disconnected systems. No platform had unified facility and club management, so as operators scaled into new markets, fragmentation slowed multi-site growth. Baseline's rebuilt platform co...
May 22, 2026 at 8:30 AM

ICE Brent and ICE WTI Perpetual Futures to Launch on OKX

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--OKX, a blockchain technology and trading company serving more than 120 million customers globally, and Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), one of the world's leading providers of financial market technology and data powering global capital markets including the New York Stock Exchange, today announced plans for OKX to launch perpetual futures based on ICE's Brent Crude and WTI Crude energy benchmarks. The products are expected to be available to trade on OK...
May 21, 2026 at 12:00 PM

Kraken Launches AVAX Staking and Auto Earn, Giving Holders a Simple Way to Put Idle AVAX to Work

CHEYENNE, Wyo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kraken is bringing AVAX staking and earning to its global client base (see exceptions below), making it simple for millions of customers to earn rewards on their Avalanche holdings through a platform built on security, scale, and reliability. Clients can start earning in a few clicks, with no technical setup or maintenance required. The services are broken into three flavors. Bonded Staking offers rewards up to 10% APY for a limited time, then up to 7% APY. Auto...
May 21, 2026 at 9:00 AM

Shift4 Partners With Bar Rescue’s Jon Taffer for $100,000 “Rescue Mission” Contest

CENTER VALLEY, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Shift4 (NYSE: FOUR), the global commerce technology provider powering the experience economy, today announced the launch of its third Shift4 Rescue Mission contest, partnering once again with hospitality expert and Bar Rescue star Jon Taffer. The program will award $100,000 to a community-focused restaurant or bar owner facing operational and financial challenges. Applications open today for restaurant owners nationwide seeking support to revitalize their bu...
May 21, 2026 at 9:00 AM

Circle to Speak at Bernstein Conference’s 42nd Annual Strategic Decisions Conference

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Circle Internet Group, Inc. (NYSE: CRCL) announced today that Jeremy Allaire, Co-Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will participate in a fireside chat at the Bernstein 42nd Annual Strategic Decisions Conference on Thursday, May 28, 2026 at 8:00am ET. The live audio webcast of the session will be available on Circle’s Investor Relations website at www.circle.com/investors. For those unable to listen to the live webcast, a replay will be available on our we...
May 21, 2026 at 9:00 AM

Klarna and Tekion Drive Flexible Payments Into the Auto Service Lane

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Klarna, the global digital bank and flexible payments provider, is partnering with Tekion, innovator of the first end-to-end, AI-native platform serving the entire automotive retail ecosystem, to bring additional payment options to dealership service departments across the U.S. When a $1,200 brake job or a $3,000 transmission repair lands without warning, most customers have one option: put it on a credit card and figure it out later. That "figure it out later" is exa...
May 21, 2026 at 8:30 AM

FICO Celebrates 70 Years of Innovation and Says “Hello, Future” to Applied Intelligence

ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FICO World 2026 — Global analytics software leader FICO (NYSE:FICO) today marked its 70th anniversary at FICO® World 2026 introducing the “Hello, Future” campaign, and celebrating seven decades of innovation and looking ahead to a new era of applied intelligence. From a small two-founder venture in San Francisco to a global applied intelligence leader, FICO embodies Bill Fair and Earl Isaac’s principle that applying advanced analytics to data can transform busine...
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