Peter Moss, SmartStream: Looking to the Future

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Alkami Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALKT) (“Alkami”), a digital sales and service platform provider for financial institutions in the U.S., today announced that Empower Federal Credit Union (Empower FCU) has selected MANTL’s Onboarding & Account Opening Solution to modernize its retail and business account opening experience. By expanding its partnership with Alkami, Empower FCU is accelerating member growth and advancing its omnichannel strategy.

Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) adoption continues to grow rapidly, with 37% of consumers in the United States making a purchase using this method in the past 90 days, a 5-percentage-point increase in just one year. According to the JD Power 2026 U.S. Buy Now Pay Later Satisfaction Study,SM released today, as BNPL use matures and providers continue to launch new products, customers are increasingly using it to manage their day-to-day spending.

Yellow today announced the launch of the Yellow Builders Alliance, a strategic initiative designed to foster an integrated and robust ecosystem for projects using Yellow’s SDK. The Alliance provides these projects with essential resources, mentorship, and visibility from established industry partners, creating a coordinated environment where capital and technical innovation can converge to build lasting utility. It offers members unparalleled access to a pipeline of promising SDK projects for potential deal flow, significant co-marketing opportunities, and strategic association with Yellow’s expanding ecosystem.

As most enterprises struggle to move AI past the pilot stage, Trustpair, the leading vendor fraud prevention platform for global enterprises, is making a different bet: dedicated executive leadership. Today, the company announced the appointment of co-founder Simon Elcham as Chief AI Officer (CAIO) and the formalization of its companywide AI governance model. The newly created role elevates Elcham, co-founder and former CTO, to lead a structured, cross-functional AI strategy grounded in Trustpair's core belief that technology alone cannot drive AI adoption.

Openly announced new board leadership as the company continues to scale its platform reflecting Openly’s continued growth