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focused on the theme of Amplify Your Voice. Or-
ganizers stated the event is "a must-attend event for
women and men across the payments industry who
are passionate about breaking barriers and creating
a more inclusive workplace." Attendees, they added,
will have access to inspiring education, engaging
experiential sessions, and ample networking oppor-
ANNOUNCEMENTS tunities with peers and professionals from around
the United States, Canada and beyond.To learn
Castles Technology honored more, visit paytechwomen.org/events/EventDetails.
by Coke Canada Bottling aspx?id=1706796&group=.
Coke Canada Bottling recognized Castles Technol- VIXIO launches payments compliance framework
ogy at its annual Supplier Partner Awards ceremony
with the Productivity Initiatives Award. The annual VIXIO Regulatory Intelligence, a provider of regula-
ceremony honors suppliers and partners that help tory and business intelligence to the global payments
Coke Canada Bottling move the needle for their busi- and gambling industries, launched Horizon Scanning,
ness in impactful ways. The Castles team has worked an SaaS solution that provides real-time intelligence
closely with the company since 2015 to develop and to enable payments compliance professionals to stay
install cashless payment terminals on vending out- on top of global regulatory changes. VIXIO said Ho-
lets. In 2022 alone, Castles noted, it delivered more rizon Scanning offers the following main use cases
than 3,600 payment terminals to Coke Canada Bot- that fit within a payments compliance framework:
tling. in-depth global coverage of the regulatory payments
landscape; analysis of regulatory trends and policy
Jack Henry ready for FedNow movements to inform market strategies and man-
Jack Henry reported it is operationally ready to sup- age risk; and a report structure to keep stakeholders
port the launch of the Federal Reserve's real-time informed.
payments network, FedNow, having actively par-
ticipated in the development of the newest network, RESEARCH
expected to launch in July 2023. "More than 20 Jack
Henry clients will participate in the supporting pilot Micro financial interactions
a key to member loyalty
and early adopter program," the company stated.
"FedNow is an instant payments network that moves New research from Co-op Solutions indicates that
funds directly and immediately between financial in- in a time of ongoing financial uncertainty, consum-
stitution accounts in the United States. The network ers are looking for the reassurance of convenient
will initially support multiple use cases and serve as solutions that balance immediate needs with long-
a platform banks and credit unions can leverage to term financial success, and credit unions (CUs) can
develop innovative payments solutions that support provide that reassurance through tools that easily
evolving instant payment needs and additional use manage day-to-day needs. The new Co-op research,
cases." conducted in partnership with EY and Mastercard,
studied recent changes in consumer and CU member
PayTech Women opens summit registration
behaviors, preferences, challenges and activities.
PayTech Women, formerly Wnet, opened registration More than 2,000 current CU members and 1,000
for the 2023 PayTech Women Leadership Summit, CU prospects participated in the survey. Key find-
sponsored by FIS. The annual conference, slated ings include that current CU/customer relationships
for Oct. 3 and 4, 2023, at the Grand Hyatt Atlanta are increasingly fragmented, convenience tops cost,
in Buckhead, Ga., will feature global speakers, digital payments are primary and micro-interactions
industry thought leaders and corporate partners, all lead to long-term loyalty.
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