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New Visa data reveals the FIFA World Cup 26™ drove a nearly 20% surge in cross-border transactions across host cities in Canada, Mexico and the United States. After the final whistle blew on the FIFA World Cup 2026™, millions of fans returned home with unforgettable memories and a trail of economic activity that stretched across countries. Every tap to pay left a lasting impact, as spending throughout the tournament delivered a meaningful boost to merchants and local economies across host cities in Canada, Mexico and the United States. According to new data from Visa, the tournament drove significant growth in cross-border spending, international travel, and digital commerce across host cities. The findings show how a major global event creates “pop-up economies,” defined by Visa as temporary, highly concentrated periods of commercial activity that emerge around major cultural, entertainment and sporting events. The data reveals that fans traveled from around the world to follow their

New research across 250 senior leaders identifies four organizational behaviors associated with a 3.4x performance advantage over siloed organizations Accertify, a leading fraud decisioning provider whose Predictive Yes Platform enables merchants to say yes to more good customers, more revenue, and more growth, today released The Convergence Dividend: Quantifying What Fraud-Cyber Convergence Actually Delivers, a landmark proprietary study conducted in partnership with Liminal. The research - spanning 250 Director-level and above fraud, risk, and security leaders across Retail/eCommerce, Travel, Restaurants/QSR, Entertainment & Media, and Marketplaces - is the first large-scale empirical proof that fraud-cyber convergence produces better business outcomes, and the first to identify the specific behaviors that separate top-performing organizations from the rest. While fraud-cyber convergence is a nearly unanimous (94%) recognized priority by respondents, the research found that many orga

Expanded agreement enables Circle K’s Business Units to accelerate smarter merchandising, pricing, and operational decisions across North America and Europe NielsenIQ (NYSE: NIQ), a leading consumer intelligence company, and Circle K today announced a multi-year global agreement spanning more than 12 countries across North America and Europe. The collaboration brings together NIQ’s global scale, AI-powered analytics, and deep local market intelligence to help Circle K transform decision-making, accelerate growth, and deliver best-in-class customer experiences across its expanding global footprint. In an increasingly competitive and fast-changing retail landscape, the collaboration enables Circle K to stay ahead of evolving consumer demand, optimize performance, and unlock new growth opportunities across markets. Through NIQ’s AI-driven insights and decisioning platforms, Circle K’s Business Units and Global Center of Excellence will accelerate smarter merchandising, pricing, and operat

A tiny happiness from Japan — WAFUU.COM introduces its new official character, Mochi, bringing more joy to fans around the world discovering Japanese products. QRESTIA Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya, Tokyo; President & CEO: Hidemasa Fukada) is pleased to announce that WAFUU.COM, its cross-border e-commerce site, has unveiled its new official mascot character, Mochi. Mochi will represent WAFUU.COM's warmth and friendliness across its website, social media, campaigns, package inserts, and other creative materials, connecting with fans everywhere. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260721435469/en/ Mochi, WAFUU.COM's new official mascot character, embodies "A tiny happiness from Japan." (Photo: WAFUU.COM) The debut video is now live on Mochi's official website: https://mochi.wafuu.com/ 1. About Mochi Mochi was born to embody the simple joy of choosing Japanese products. Its soft, rounded silhouette, gentle expression,

NEURA Gym RWTH Aachen to open by end of 2026Ten NEURA Gyms under development, five operational by end of 2026 across Europe, the United States and ChinaIndustry partners gain access to the world’s first open infrastructure for training and deploying Physical AI NEURA Robotics ("NEURA"), the pioneer in cognitive robotics and creator of the Neuraverse, today announces a new partnership with RWTH Aachen University for the establishment of NEURA Gym RWTH Aachen. This continues the global rollout of NEURA Gyms, a worldwide network of purpose-built Physical AI training facilities that address the most significant barrier to intelligent robotics: the scarcity of real-world training data. The global rollout is backed by NEURA's Series C financing of up to $1.4 billion, the largest ever raised by a full-stack robotics company. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260721136838/en/ New NEURA Gym with RWTH Aachen: NEURA Roboti

New capability automates PPWR Declaration of Conformity reporting ahead of the EU's August 2026 deadline. Specright™, the leader in AI-powered Specification Data Management™ (SDM) and modern Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), today announced a new Declaration of Conformity (DoC) reporting capability that automates a core requirement of the EU's Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260721689027/en/ Specright's new capability automates PPWR Declaration of Conformity reporting ahead of the EU's August 2026 deadline. Companies placing packaged goods on the EU market must produce a signed DoC starting August 12, 2026, covering PPWR Articles 5 through 12 — substance restrictions, recyclability, recycled content, minimization, reusability, and labeling. For most brands, that documentation is scattered across suppliers and spreadsheets, turning routine filings into monthslo

Leadership Appointments Align Executive Team to Support Company's Next Phase of Growth MediaCo Holding Inc. (Nasdaq: MDIA) today announced executive leadership appointments that align the Company's leadership structure to support its long-term growth strategy. Effective immediately, Brian Fisher has been appointed President of MediaCo. Albert Rodriguez will continue to serve as Chief Executive Officer, focusing on the Company's long-term strategy, growth initiatives and shareholder value, while Fisher assumes responsibility for leading the Company's day-to-day operations and execution. The Company also announced that Roberto Castro has been appointed Interim Chief Financial Officer and Interim Treasurer, overseeing the Finance organization while a search is conducted for a permanent Chief Financial Officer. "MediaCo has built tremendous momentum, and these leadership appointments position us well for our next phase of growth," said Albert Rodriguez, Chief Executive Officer of MediaCo.

Move strengthens Footprint’s European manufacturing platform and supports growing demand for practical alternatives to single-use plastic Footprint, a materials science and technology company focused on eliminating single-use plastics, today announced it has acquired a recyclable, home-compostable, polyethylene (PE)-free hot and cold cup platform from Transcend Packaging, along with next-generation paper lid and straw solutions. Transcend Packaging is a European company focused on innovation in sustainable packaging solutions. Together, the cup, lid, and straw expand Footprint’s portfolio with a proven solution for the global cup market. Footprint will begin scaling its new PE-free solution through its Poland facility as the company expands across Europe, with North America to follow. As operations ramp in Poland, Footprint will work with Transcend through a manufacturing partnership to support customer continuity across Europe and meet growing demand for practical alternatives to plas

New turnkey, locally managed PaletteAI Inference Launchpad helps enterprises control token costs with local-first inference, while expanded PaletteAI support for AMD gives customers more choice across GPUs, models and AI infrastructure stacks. Spectro Cloud, a leading provider of AI infrastructure management software, today launched PaletteAI Inference Launchpad, a turnkey, locally managed solution designed to help enterprises reduce token costs by as much as 70% and run AI inference closer to their data, applications and users. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260721597271/en/ The company also announced expanded PaletteAI support for AMD-powered AI infrastructure, including AMD GPUs, AMD GPU Operator, ROCm™ runtime, and the AMD enterprise AI reference stack — including AMD-optimized models from the AMD Inference Microservices (AIMs) catalog. Together, the announcements expand PaletteAI as one platform for prod

New agentic architecture for RevOS runs enterprise revenue across the order-to-cash lifecycle and surfaces cross-system intelligence RecVue, the leader in billing and revenue management solutions, today announced the evolution of RecVue RevOS into the industry's first Agentic Revenue Operating System. In an architectural shift, the now-native agentic revenue management platform moves revenue operations beyond AI-assisted workflows to fully governed, autonomous execution with more than 50 purpose-built agents that work across contracts, invoices and payment data to predict risk, surface anomalies and escalate exceptions throughout the quote-to-cash lifecycle. Enterprise revenue operations have long suffered from a structural gap between billing systems that generate invoices and ERP systems that record transactions. Finance teams face tedious, manual reconciliation month after month, often resulting in delayed cash, billing errors that generate disputes, revenue leakage from ungoverned

Findings showcase how academics are leveraging optimization alongside GenAI tools in the classroom and in research today. Gurobi Optimization, LLC, the leader in decision intelligence technology, today announced the publication of its inaugural State of Mathematical Optimization in Academia Report. Based on surveys of over 1,180 faculty and students who actively use Gurobi, the report examines how optimization is being taught, used in research, and applied across academia today—as well as use cases that could benefit from a combination of generative AI (GenAI) with optimization. Gurobi’s research highlights the importance of making optimization education and tools accessible to students and instructors. “Mathematical optimization is powering some of the most effective decision-making across today’s enterprises, and the academic community is key to advancing its theory and practice,” said Duke Perrucci, CEO, Gurobi. “By exploring how students, researchers, and educators are teaching and

YubiKey 5.8 extends hardware-backed assurance from authentication into emerging digital signature, wallet, payment and agentic approval workflows Yubico (NASDAQ STOCKHOLM: YUBICO), the pioneer of phishing-resistant authentication and creator of the original passkey, the YubiKey, today announced the general availability of its YubiKey 5.8 – marking an expansion of the role of the passkey from secure authentication to include verifiable, hardware-backed authorization. The new firmware delivers a foundation for secure enterprise workflows across identity wallets, document signing, and AI-driven approvals, while also providing developers with the critical capabilities needed to test, design and deploy these next-generation security features early. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260721286409/en/ As generative and agentic AI mature to drive rapid, automated cyberattacks, traditional multi-factor authentication (MFA

ExaGrid Achieves 22nd Consecutive Quarter of Free Cash Flow, EBITDA, and P&L Positive Operations ExaGrid®, the world’s largest independent backup storage vendor providing Tiered Backup Storage with the most comprehensive security and AI-Powered Retention Time-Lock for Ransomware Recovery, today announced that it had a record quarter of bookings and revenue in the second quarter ending June 30, 2026, with double-digit revenue growth over Q2 of 2025 and double-digit revenue growth for the first six months of 2026 over 2025. In addition, ExaGrid remained P&L, EBITDA, and free cash flow positive for the 22nd consecutive quarter. The company is 100% debt-free, demonstrating strong financial health as a company. ExaGrid added 207 new customers in Q2 2026, including 99 six- and seven-figure new customer deals in the quarter, with five of those over $1M each. Highlights of Q2 2026: Strong competitive win rate at over 80% for the quarter. Brought on 207 new customers. 99 six- and seven-figure n

Broker partners can offer access to German equities through the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, one of the world’s largest trading venues Alpaca, a global leader in agent-first brokerage infrastructure, today announced that its broker partners can now offer trading in German equities through Deutsche Börse Xetra, providing access to one of Europe’s largest equity markets. The launch marks the first phase of Alpaca’s broader global equities initiative. In the coming months, Alpaca expects to roll out access to additional major international exchanges, including Hong Kong Stock Exchange, London Stock Exchange, Saudi Exchange, Euronext Paris, and Korea Exchange, with additional markets planned. Germany is the largest economy in Europe and the third largest in the world, behind the United States and China. Through Xetra, Alpaca’s broker partners can offer access to hundreds of German equities, including shares in companies such as SAP, Siemens, Allianz, BMW, Deutsche Bank, Adidas, and Bayer, acr

With just a few months to go until SIAL Paris 2026 (17–21 October, Paris Nord Villepinte), the trade fair has unveiled the findings of its new SIAL Insights 2026 report, an international analysis identifying ten major trends set to bring about lasting change to food markets and consumer behavior. Compiled using exclusive data from Kantar Food 360™, Circana and ProtéinesXTC, the report highlights a more personalised, functional and experiential approach to food, whilst revealing the new trade-offs consumers are making in the face of economic, health and environmental challenges. The 10 key insights into food in 2026 1. Healthy eating: fuel for a high-performing body Consumers are seeking measurable benefits: protein, fiber, energy, immunity or digestive health. 2. The ‘gut brain’: food for mental wellbeing Sleep, stress management, hormonal balance and cognitive performance now influence dietary choices. 3. Pleasure as a conscious experience Premium taste experiences, bold flavors and c

Fulham Football Club is proud to announce ClickHouse, a global technology company specialising in real-time analytics, data infrastructure and AI applications, as its newest Principal Partner and Front of Shirt Sponsor of the Men’s First Team. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260721902779/en/ ClickHouse announced as Principal Partner and Front of Shirt Sponsor of Fulham Football Club This multi-year partnership will see ClickHouse take pride of place on the front of the Men’s First Team home, away and third kits. ClickHouse will also feature across Craven Cottage, the Club’s digital channels, matchday assets and a range of supporter-facing experiences throughout the partnership. The Fulham FC home kit will be released on Thursday 23rd July 2026, keep an eye on the Club’s Instagram for updates. Our collaboration reflects Fulham’s continued focus on innovation, performance and delivering engaging experiences for

Sagepath Reply, a digital experience agency part of the Reply Group, has been included in the 2026 Gartner Market Guide for Strategic Website Agencies. This marks the third time Sagepath Reply has been named in the Market Guide, following its previous inclusions in 2023 and 2025. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260721481392/en/ Sagepath Reply, a digital experience agency part of the Reply Group, has been included in the 2026 Gartner Market Guide for Strategic Website Agencies. Gartner, a company delivering actionable, objective insight to executives and their teams, defines strategic website agencies as “service providers dedicated to developing website strategies that deliver relevant digital experiences to external audiences. These agencies bundle their strategic marketing services with an array of complementary offerings to support their clients’ needs around website design, development, search value and co

Approval expands the approved indication for Crysvita to include infants from 1 month to 1 year of age, enabling earlier intervention in a rare, progressive disease that can impact skeletal development from infancy.Approval applies across the European Union and European Economic Area, expanding access to treatment for the youngest patients living with XLH. Kyowa Kirin EMEA, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd. (TSE:4151), today announced that the European Commission (EC) has approved an expansion of the indication for Crysvita® (burosumab) for the treatment of X-linked hypophosphataemia (XLH), to include infants from 1 month to 1 year of age across the European Union and European Economic Area. The approval represents an important step forward for infants living with XLH, a rare, progressive genetic disease that can affect skeletal development from an early age. Earlier diagnosis and treatment are considered important in XLH given the potential impact of the disease on sk

TSG to accelerate its growth as a leading multi-energy infrastructure services provider across Europe; management and HLD reinvesting alongside CapVest as significant minority shareholders CapVest Partners LLP (“CapVest”), a leading New York and London based investment firm, today announces that it has completed its acquisition of a majority stake in TSG Solutions (“TSG”), a European leader in technical services for critical energy infrastructure, following receipt of all necessary approvals. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260721628079/en/ TSG Headquartered in Paris, France, TSG operates across 30 countries with over 7,000 employees and annual revenues of more than €1.4 billion. The company designs, builds and maintains critical energy infrastructure across Power (HV, MV & LV electrical), Charge, Solar, Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), Biofuels and Gas & Biogas. TSG’s multi-energy capabilities, deep tec

Ant International, a leading global digital payment, digitisation and financial technology provider, today announced the successful closing of its Series A equity financing of approximately US$1.2 billion. Existing investors including Ant Group and Alibaba Group participated in this round, as well as other renowned international investment institutions. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260720424592/en/ Ant International today announced the successful closing of its Series A equity financing of approximately US$1.2 billion. The proceeds will be used to accelerate Ant International’s global expansion and innovation in merchant payment, account management and other inclusive financial services for SMEs and enterprises across the world. Ant International began independent operation in 2024. With main operations across Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Latin America, the company has built an expansive partnership ne