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Visa and Mintoak Join Forces to Bring Merchant SaaS Capabilities to Acquirers Across Asia Pacific

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Enabling acquirers to build on payments with cloud-native, API-led platforms that scale value-added services and strengthen merchant relationships

SINGAPORE, June 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Visa (NYSE: V), a global leader in digital payments, today announced a partnership with Mintoak, a merchant Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) fintech platform, to enable acquirers across Asia Pacific to strengthen their merchant propositions beyond core payment acceptance.

The partnership enables banks and financial institutions to move beyond transaction-led acquiring towards platform-led models, allowing acquirers to deliver a digital-first merchant experience that integrates omnichannel payment acceptance across card-present and card-not-present environments with value-added services such as reporting, merchant engagement tools, and integrated banking solutions.

By bringing together Mintoak’s cloud-native, API-led platform and Visa’s payments network, data and advisory capabilities, the collaboration is designed to accelerate speed to market and improve merchant activation. It also unlocks new revenue streams through scalable value-added services, including data-driven insights that help clients make informed decisions.

“Acquirers play a critical role in the payments ecosystem, but the expectations of merchants are evolving rapidly,” said Prateek Sanghi, Head of Visa Consulting & Analytics Asia Pacific, Visa. “By partnering with Mintoak, we are empowering acquirers with modular, software-led capabilities that support deeper merchant engagement, more efficient servicing and sustainable, long-term growth.”

Mintoak’s platform delivers a unified merchant interface across payment acceptance, business insights and service management. Built for rapid deployment and modular integration, it enables acquirers to modernise their technology stack while retaining ownership of the merchant relationship.

“This partnership brings together Visa’s global payments leadership and Mintoak’s SaaS capabilities to help acquirers build stronger, more valuable merchant relationships,” said Raman Khanduja, Co-founder & CEO of Mintoak. “By building on the foundation of payments with platform-led engagement, we are enabling acquirers to strengthen competitiveness, enhance merchant lifetime value and unlock new avenues for growth in the SME segment.”

The collaboration supports Visa’s ambition to expand card and digital acceptance among underpenetrated small and medium-sized businesses across Asia Pacific. By unlocking faster, lower-cost onboarding and scalable, cost-effective acceptance, the solution is designed to increase acceptance density, drive transaction growth and accelerate ecosystem digitisation across the region.

It also reinforces Visa’s commitment to supporting acquirers as they navigate evolving market dynamics including margin pressure and rising service expectations through data-driven insights, platform-led capabilities and strategic partnerships.

About Visa

Visa (NYSE: V) is a world leader in digital payments, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses and economies to thrive. We believe that economies that include everyone everywhere, uplift everyone everywhere and see access as foundational to the future of money movement. Learn more at Visa.com.

About Mintoak

Mintoak is a leading merchant SaaS platform that enables merchant acquirers to monetise and empower SMEs through payments and commerce enablement solutions. The platform helps acquirers move beyond payment acceptance to deliver platform-led engagement across the merchant lifecycle, including payments, cross-sell, servicing and engagement campaigns.

Built on a modular, cloud-native and API-first architecture, the platform integrates seamlessly with existing acquiring infrastructure, enabling faster go-to-market and scalable deployment. Today, it operates across 20+ countries, empowering over 4.9 million merchants globally.

Its clients include HDFC Bank, State Bank of India and Axis Bank in India, as well as Absa Bank, Burgan Bank, Ahli United Bank and NMB Bank across international markets.

 

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Traysar Raises $25M Seed, Emerges from Stealth at Reindustrialize as the World’s First Subterranean Defense Tech Company

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The U.S. Army estimates more than 10,000 known military facilities are hidden underground worldwide.* Today, Traysar declares an end to the subterranean blindspot for the free world

DETROIT, June 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — With $25M in funding led by Silent Ventures, Traysar publicly launched today at the 2026 Reindustrialize Summit, introducing a new class of autonomous “subterra” platforms engineered to penetrate and secure the domain beneath the Earth’s surface.

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(Left to right: Yadin Soffer, Asher Katz, Gilad Adin)

The underground threat is accelerating on every front. In its 2023 report to Congress, the DoW acknowledged Chinese investment in underground facilities to conceal and protect all aspects of its military forces. Allied forces struggle to reach Iran’s deep nuclear bunkers. Hamas built an entire terror state underground, and penetration tunnels are breaching borders worldwide – including America’s own.

Meanwhile, the global defense industry has a vertical bias: hundreds of billions flow skyward into missiles, missile defense, drones, and counter-drone systems, while adversaries dig in building deeply buried facilities the U.S. cannot reliably strike, and cannot affordably keep disabled. The earth’s crust is the new strategic chokepoint.

“For decades, we have allowed a massive capability gap to widen beneath our feet,” said Yadin Soffer, Co-Founder and CEO of Traysar. “Our message to adversaries is clear: there is no place to hide. Traysar’s mission is to expose every subterranean threat and equip the armies of the free world to fight in this new-yet-ancient dimension.”

“Traysar is pioneering the doctrine and developing the technology required for U.S. military supremacy across the subterranean domain, a war-fighting realm steeped in history dating back to WWI, through the Vietnam Conflict, and is now quickly emerging as the defining 21st century battlefield.” said Jackson Moses, GP at Silent Ventures, whose seed investments include Saronic and Castelion.

Traysar’s engineering team, including early engineers from SpaceX and The Boring Company, is fielding autonomous platforms built for subterranean maneuver and infrastructure survivability starting with:

An excavator-class autonomous tunnel breaching and tactical exploration platform that rapidly navigates, maps, and clears contested underground networks.

A high-speed, rapid-burrowing autonomous platform that creates precision subterranean access points and delivers critical payloads beneath the surface.

The same underground domain adversaries use to shield missiles, leadership, and command infrastructure can be used by allied forces to harden bases, secure manufacturing, and preserve logistical continuity under attack. Traysar builds for both sides of that equation.

The seed round was joined by Lux Capital, Ora Global, and strategic angel investors including Steve Blank, and founders from Anduril and Erebor among others. Additional investors include NeverLift VC, Mana, Impatient Ventures, New Vista and Entree Capital, among others. Traysar was co-founded by Yadin Soffer, Asher Katz, and Gilad Adin.

About Traysar
Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Traysar is the world’s first subterra defense tech company. Through breakthroughs in military boring and subterranean autonomous systems, Traysar transforms the Earth’s crust into a three-dimensional maneuver space – enabling a new class of strike capabilities against previously unreachable targets and rapid underground protection of critical infrastructure for the United States and its allies. Traysar is backed by Silent Ventures, Lux Capital, Ora Global, and notable angel investors including Steve Blank, founders from Anduril and Erebor, and early SpaceX engineers. For more information visit www.traysar.com / x.com/traysartech

* (According to the U.S. Army’s doctrinal manual Subterranean Operations ATP 3-21.51, 2019)

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rachel@kcomm.com   

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Trading Technologies to Enter Prediction Markets with Support for Trade Execution on Kalshi

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CHICAGO and LONDON, June 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), a global capital markets technology platform services provider, announced that it will support clients’ ability to execute trades on a range of U.S.-regulated prediction markets, beginning with trading connectivity to Kalshi. Trading on Kalshi, the world’s largest federally regulated prediction market, is expected to go live on the TT® platform in the third quarter.

Andy Ross, Head of Institutional at Kalshi said, “TT is a powerful brand in the derivatives market and will accelerate the integration of Kalshi with many of the world’s leading institutions. It’s another big step forward for Kalshi as it puts in place the essential infrastructure for being the next-generation derivatives exchange.”

Alun Green, TT’s EVP, Managing Director, Futures and Options, said: “Over the past several months, we’ve seen increased institutional demand among our clients for these growing markets, with a clear desire to ensure that they can employ the same advanced trading functionality they leverage in other asset classes. Soon, clients will be able to enjoy the full breadth of trade execution and algorithmic trading tools available on the TT platform through access to Kalshi as the first of many regulated prediction markets to come.”

This announcement comes on the heels of TT’s exclusive TT Exchange Spotlight events for sell-side and buy-side leaders featuring representatives from Cboe, ElectronX, GFO-X, Kalshi, MIAX and Rothera. The sessions in Chicago and New York explored developments shaping the event contract landscape – from institutional adoption and regulatory outlook to emerging trading strategies and the role of prediction markets in risk management.

About Trading Technologies

Trading Technologies (www.tradingtechnologies.com) is a global capital markets platform services company providing market-leading technology for the end-to-end trading operations of Tier 1 banks, brokerages, money managers, hedge funds, proprietary traders, Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs), commercial hedgers and risk managers. With its roots in listed derivatives, the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company delivers “multi-X” solutions, with “X” representing asset classes, functions, workflows and geographies. This multi-X approach features trade execution services across futures and options, fixed income, foreign exchange (FX) and cryptocurrencies augmented by solutions for data and analytics, including transaction cost analysis (TCA); quantitative trading; compliance and trade surveillance; clearing and post-trade allocation; and infrastructure services. The award-winning TT platform ecosystem also helps exchanges deliver innovative solutions to their market participants, and technology companies to distribute their complementary offerings to Trading Technologies’ clients.

 

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easypaisa and Binance Sign MoU to Explore Emerging Financial Technology Growth in Pakistan

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The two parties came together in Pakistan’s capital, signaling increased focus on building a robust and compliant digital financial ecosystem

ISLAMABAD, June 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — easypaisa digital bank has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Binance, the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency exchange, to explore the adoption and growth of emerging financial technologies, as well as innovative digital savings and investment solutions in Pakistan.

The MoU was signed in Islamabad by Jahanzeb Khan, President & CEO of easypaisa digital bank, and Tarik Erk, Regional Head for MENAT and Senior Executive Officer (SEO) Abu Dhabi at Binance, in the presence of senior representatives from both organizations. The collaboration reflects easypaisa’s commitment to supporting innovation and the responsible growth of Pakistan’s digital financial ecosystem.

Under the MoU, easypaisa and Binance will initiate exploratory discussions to assess potential areas of collaboration aimed at supporting the development of Pakistan’s digital savings and investment ecosystem. Any future collaboration will remain subject to applicable regulatory approvals, evolving regulatory frameworks, and the fulfillment of all licensing and compliance requirements.

Binance serves more than 300 million registered users globally and offers a comprehensive suite of blockchain and digital financial technology solutions, including trading platforms, financial products, educational initiatives, and Web3-enabled services. Operating with a strong emphasis on security and regulatory compliance, the company is committed to fostering a more inclusive digital economy that enhances financial access and opportunity worldwide. Binance has also obtained AML registration under the Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA), marking an important step in supporting Pakistan’s regulated digital financial ecosystem.

Proposed initiatives under the MoU may include awareness, education, and capacity-building initiatives from an exploratory perspective, which will accordingly enable the bank to develop potential future initiatives in line with applicable regulatory guidelines.

The collaboration reflects growing interest in digital savings and technology-enabled financial innovation, particularly among Pakistan’s rapidly expanding digitally connected population. Pakistan continues to present significant potential for growth in emerging financial technologies, with innovation-led investment and technology initiatives offering promising opportunities for the country’s broader digital economy.

Commenting on the collaboration, Jahanzeb Khan, President & CEO, easypaisa digital bank, said, “easypaisa digital bank is committed to making digital banking easy and secure for our customers. Leveraging Binance’s expertise in emerging areas of financial technology presents an opportunity for us to learn and explore in line with the guidelines of the PVARA. We look forward to working with Binance to explore safer and more reliable ways to support digital financial access and innovation in Pakistan.”

Tarik Erk, Regional Head for MENAT and Senior Executive Officer Abu Dhabi at Binance, added, “Partnering with easypaisa reflects Pakistan’s growing potential as a forward-looking market for emerging financial technologies, supported by scale, trust, and increasing regulatory engagement. With rising awareness and interest across Pakistan, we believe Binance’s global expertise, combined with easypaisa’s local reach and scale, can help support responsible innovation and long-term ecosystem development.”

With a customer base representing one in every five Pakistanis, a 31% female user base, and more than 4.5 billion transactions processed in 2025, valued at over PKR 15 trillion — approximately 13% of Pakistan’s GDP, easypaisa digital bank continues to set new benchmarks for digital banking and financial empowerment across Pakistan.

Disclaimer: Virtual assets are subject to high market volatility and carry significant financial risk, including the potential loss of capital. Prices can fluctuate substantially over short periods. Past performance is not indicative of future results. This material is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial, investment, or trading advice. Users should conduct their own due diligence and consult a licensed financial advisor before making any investment decisions. Virtual asset services are subject to applicable regulatory frameworks, including SBP and PVARA requirements. 

About easypaisa digital bank:

easypaisa is Pakistan’s first digital bank and has advanced Pakistan’s digital finance landscape. Backed by our shareholders, Telenor Group-a leading telecom operator in Asia and the Nordics- and Ant Group-the force behind Alipay, the world’s leading open internet platform, easypaisa deliver secure, convenient financial solutions to millions of Pakistanis.

About Binance

Binance is a leading global blockchain ecosystem behind the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume and registered users. Binance is trusted by more than 300 million people in 100+ countries for its industry-leading security, transparency, trading engine speed, protections for investors, and unmatched portfolio of digital asset products and offerings from trading and finance to education, research, social good, payments, institutional services, and Web3 features. Binance is devoted to building an inclusive crypto ecosystem to increase the freedom of money and financial access for people around the world with crypto as the fundamental means.

For more information on Binance, visit: https://www.binance.com.

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