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                                                                  Processing. Comments reflected strong user satisfac-
                                                                  tion,  usability and business value,  as  well  as  seam-
                                                                  less ERP integration, cost savings from zero fees and
                                                                  responsive support. Paystand CEO Jeremy  Almond
                                                                  emphasized Paystand's role in driving on-chain finance
                                                                  and AI-enabled automation. These honors, the company
                                                                  added, validate Paystand's leadership in transforming
                                                                  B2B payments into a faster, fee-less model with measur-
                                                                  able impact.
                                                                  i2c among Top 100 in IDC FinTech Rankings

                                                                  i2c Inc., a global fintech innovator, was named to the
                                                                  2025 IDC FinTech Rankings Top 100 with the Emerging
                                                                  FinTech distinction,  recognizing  i2c's  agility,  innova-
                                                                  tion and trusted expertise. i2c's unified, composable
                                                                  platform is designed to empower financial institutions
        ANNOUNCEMENTS                                             and fintechs to rapidly launch and scale secure financial
                                                                  products, outperforming legacy systems and adapting to
         Aleo Network Foundation joins Binance Alpha              evolving market demands.

         The  Aleo  Network  Foundation,  steward  of  the  Aleo   With over two decades of industry leadership and high-
         Network's privacy and compliance infrastructure, joined   touch services, i2c is dedicated to helping partners accel-
         Binance  Alpha, a pre-listing discovery program for      erate digital transformation, enhance customer experi-
         promising Web3 projects.  Aleo's inclusion highlights    ences, and compete effectively in the global financial
         industry recognition of its zero-knowledge proof tech-   services ecosystem.
         nology, designed to power secure, programmable global
         payments. With Aleo now listed on Binance Alpha, mil-    LNRS releases True Cost of Fraud Study 2025
         lions of Binance's 280M+ users across 100+ countries can
         access its technology. T                                 The 2025 LexisNexis True Cost of Fraud Study revealed
                                                                  fraud is escalating across North American financial insti-
                                                                  tutions, with losses averaging over $5 for every $1 stolen,
         he program gives developers and early adopters hands-    up 25 percent since 2021. Fraud occurs at all customer
         on experience with  Aleo's tools, potentially driving
         real-world use cases from compliant payments to data     touchpoints: 30 percent at account creation, 31 percent
                                                                  during transactions and 39 percent at login. Mobile
         protection.
                                                                  fraud now drives over a third of total losses, with U.S.
         Casap wins Best of Show at FinovateFall 2025             FIs most affected.

         Casap,  an AI-powered disputes  automation  and  fraud   Despite this, 44 percent of institutions rely on manual
         prevention platform, won Best of Show at FinovateFall    processes, while only 20 percent use automation or
         2025 for its transformative approach to handling finan-  AI. Fraud-mature organizations adopting automation,
         cial disputes. Unlike legacy tools, Casap resolves dis-  cross-channel tracking and  AI report reduced losses,
         putes using AI-driven automation, real-time fraud scor-  less customer attrition and stronger fraud prevention
         ing, predictive win rates and deep network integrations.   outcomes.
         Its platform, Finovate judges noted, delivers instant
         resolutions for honest consumers, reduces fraud losses   PayNearMe gains $50M for
         by half and ensures regulatory compliance.               payment experience management

         Financial  institution users  reported greater customer   PayNearMe, a fintech company focused on transform-
         satisfaction, 80 percent automation, 85 percent faster   ing payment experiences for non-commerce businesses,
         processing and 51 percent fewer write-offs. Casap is     secured a $50 million Series E investment from  AVP's
         aiming to redefine dispute resolution, combining speed,   Growth Fund I. The funding is expected to accelerate
         precision and transparency to rebuild consumer trust.    expansion into new markets and drive further invest-
                                                                  ment in PayNearMe's Payment Experience Management
         G2 names Paystand a leader in                            solutions. Now rebranded as PayXM, the platform
         mid-market accounts receivable                           combines software and money movement services to
                                                                  optimize every stage of the payment journey. By stream-
         Paystand, a blockchain-enabled B2B payments network      lining payments, reducing costs and boosting cash flow,
         and 2025 CNBC Top Fintech, earned eight G2 quarterly     PayNearMe helps businesses improve customer satisfac-
         badges and recognition from Gartner's Capterra as a      tion and profitability AVP noted, praising PayNearMe's
         Top Performer in  Accounts Receivable and Payment        innovation and execution.
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