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Reap and Visa Collaborate to Launch Stablecoin Card Programs Across 100+ Markets

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This collaboration expands Reap’s Visa stablecoin-linked card programs globally.

SINGAPORE, Sept. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Reap, a global financial technology company building stablecoin-enabled infrastructure, and Visa, a global leader in digital payments, today announced a strategic collaboration to bring stablecoin-linked Visa credit card programs to over 100+ markets globally, powered by Reap’s card issuance infrastructure, in compliance with local regulations.

The collaboration will bring Reap’s market-leading Visa credit card issuing infrastructure beyond Asia and Latin America, into EMEA and Africa.

Reap will also become the first fintech in Asia to partner with Visa to enable global stablecoin credit card issuing at scale. Partners can launch and scale globally through Reap’s infrastructure, which provides the card network authorization, card processing, compliance frameworks, and operations so teams can focus on product and growth.

Stablecoin-linked card programs are one of the fastest-growing segments in digital payments. According to Artemis Research, the segment is growing at a 106% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), compared to just 5% for peer-to-peer (P2P) payments, signalling rising demand for infrastructure that bridges digital asset holdings with global merchant acceptance.

“We are excited that Visa is building the stablecoin card category with us in this landmark collaboration from Asia Pacific. What we’ve always wanted is for stablecoins to be as usable and accessible for businesses as any other payment method. We’re proud to collaborate with Visa as our leading go-to-market partner for stablecoin solutions, supporting our international expansion and sharing insights on bringing global card programs to market. Stablecoins opened the door, but the real unlock is the compliant infrastructure pathway that this creates for any company, anywhere in the world, to issue cards and scale through a single partnership.” said Daren Guo, Co-Founder, Reap.

Visa is seeing a $20 billion annual run rate of global stablecoin settlement volume, up 15x year-over-year, with over 160 stablecoin card programs globally. The partnership helps extend Visa’s stablecoin adoption strategy and deepens Visa’s positioning as a hyperscaler, bringing together stablecoins, blockchain and on-chain payments to deliver real world solutions for business.

“Stablecoin-linked card programs are entering a new stage and phase of scale and adoption. The collaboration with Reap reflects the strong momentum we are seeing across the payments ecosystem. Visa is partnering with innovators like Reap to bring trusted and secure payment infrastructure to more markets and use cases, enabling these businesses to move faster while reaching the global acceptance and reliability they need to grow”, said Stephen Karpin, President, Visa Asia Pacific.

Through Reap’s infrastructure, fintechs, businesses, and platforms can offer credit card programs where stablecoins are used to fund and manage spending. Partners can use stablecoins as collateral, enable cardholders to repay balances in stablecoins and support cross-border corporate spending with compliance and program management built in. They can also spend at 175M+ Visa-accepting merchant locations worldwide, which brings the familiarity and global reach of the Visa network to stablecoin-enabled treasury and spend management.

The expanded partnership supports a range of use cases:

Corporate treasury and cross-border spend: Fund credit cards using stablecoins and manage cross-border expenses more efficiently.Global payouts and vendor spend: Enable platforms to support business payments and payouts through a card experience, with stablecoins powering settlement flows.Embedded finance for B2B platforms: Launch branded card programs that integrate stablecoin funding and repayment into existing product experiences.

New settlement and payment pathways

As part of an expanded collaboration, Visa and Reap will explore new settlement and payment pathways, including agentic commerce capabilities. This will include looking at how trusted AI agents can execute authenticated payments within user-defined parameters – ensuring security and compliance remain uncompromised – while laying the groundwork for a new era of programmable, stablecoin-native commerce.

Reap is also a partner for Visa’s stablecoin settlement program in the Asia Pacific region, settling payment obligations with Visa directly using stablecoins. The integration of stablecoin settlement between Reap and Visa unlocks settlement over a blockchain beyond traditional banking hours and weekend delays that have long constrained global card operations. For issuers and card programs, this reduces the need to hold large pre-funded balances. It marks a foundational shift in how modern card networks and their partners manage liquidity at global scale.

Reap also plans to be one of the first in the market to introduce multicurrency stablecoin card capability, enabling card programs to support additional currencies and stablecoin-based funding and settlement options, further broadening the range of digital assets that card programs can utilise.

About Reap

Reap is a global financial technology company that enables financial connectivity and access for businesses worldwide through stablecoin-enabled infrastructure. We transform the financial landscape through more efficient money movement by merging traditional finance with digital assets, bridging disparate economies and connecting key financial markets.

Reap was an early leader in Asia to incorporate stablecoins into our solutions. In 2025, Reap processed billions in stablecoin-funded transaction flows. From stablecoin-enabled credit cards to cross-border payments, we streamline financial operations and empower companies to scale with our integrated business accounts and embedded finance solutions.

Founded and headquartered in Hong Kong, Reap employs around 300 people worldwide. More information about Reap can be found at reap.global.

About Visa

Visa (NYSE: V) is a world leader in digital payments, facilitating transactions between consumers, sellers, 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.

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HeyGen Earns Committed Badge from EcoVadis

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The recognition reflects HeyGen’s performance across environment, labor and human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — HeyGen, the world’s leading AI avatar company, has earned a Committed Badge from EcoVadis, the global provider of independent business sustainability ratings. The recognition reflects HeyGen’s performance across four areas: environment, labor and human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement

“Enterprise demand for AI video continues to grow, and HeyGen is proud to already serve 85% of the Fortune 100. As these companies adopt AI at scale, they’re prioritizing partners who take governance and responsibility seriously, not just capability,” said Will Ji, Head of Customer Success at HeyGen. “This recognition reflects that commitment, and we’re excited to keep building on it as we grow our enterprise partnerships.”

EcoVadis is one of the world’s most widely used sustainability assessment platforms, evaluating more than 150,000 companies globally. Its ratings are based on international standards including the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact, International Labour Organization conventions, the Global Reporting Initiative standards, and ISO 26000, and provide an independent benchmark of a company’s sustainability performance and management practices for customers, partners, and investors.

To view HeyGen’s full scorecard and Recognition Page, please visit https://recognition.ecovadis.com/GOL_3scAx0qTCUiONQLFsg.

ABOUT HEYGEN
HeyGen is the world’s leading AI avatar company. We create the world’s most realistic avatars — digital versions of real people that look, sound, and move just like them. Rated #1 most realistic on G2 and powered by our proprietary Avatar V model, HeyGen is used by over 30 million people, from solo and small-business operators to 85% of the Fortune 100, to scale their presence in minutes, without a camera or crew. HeyGen brings avatars to life across video, real-time interactive experiences, and voice.

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LeoSight and Axis Communications Unite Video and Sensor Intelligence for More Coordinated Public Safety Response

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Native integrations bring Axis video, body-worn solutions, metadata, and sensor intelligence into LeoCommand and connect teams through LeoLink.

DALLAS, Sept. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — LeoSight, a leader in unified incident command software for public safety, today announced a new partnership with Axis Communications, a global leader in network video and physical security technology. The partnership brings native integrations for Axis video management and body-worn solutions into LeoCommand, LeoSight’s situational awareness platform, helping agencies strengthen officer safety, operational efficiency, and real-time coordination.

Through the integrations, agencies can bring live video, metadata, and sensor intelligence from Axis devices and systems into LeoCommand. AXIS Camera Station Pro, Axis IP cameras, and Axis body-worn solutions can contribute trusted visual intelligence to the same operational map as officer locations, vehicle data, drone feeds, and other connected public safety systems.

This unified view helps command staff and dispatchers assess incidents as they develop, while LeoSight’s secure communications platform, LeoLink, enables relevant information to be shared with field personnel and partner agencies. Teams can coordinate around the same real-time intelligence without relying on separate systems or fragmented communication channels.

Designed for daily operations, critical incident response, and multi-agency coordination, the integrations help agencies turn video and sensor data into shared operational awareness. LeoSight’s scalable architecture also supports deployments across agencies and jurisdictions, allowing authorized teams to collaborate while maintaining secure access to the information they need.

“By integrating AXIS Camera Station Pro, Axis IP cameras, and body-worn solutions with LeoSight, agencies can bring trusted video and real-time insights into LeoSight’s shared operational map alongside other critical response data,” said Dean Cunningham, Axis Segment Development Manager for Public Safety. “Together, Axis and LeoSight give responders the same real-time picture, helping them coordinate faster and act with greater clarity.”

For public safety agencies, video is most valuable when it becomes part of a broader operational picture. Connecting trusted visual intelligence with communications and other real-time data helps teams understand what is happening, align their response, and act with greater confidence.

“Public safety teams should not have to piece together an incident across separate screens, systems, and conversations,” said Mark Wood, CEO of LeoSight. “By bringing Axis video and sensor intelligence into LeoCommand and making it shareable through LeoLink, we are helping command staff, dispatchers, and field personnel operate from the same real-time picture. That shared understanding supports faster coordination, safer response, and better decisions when every second matters.”

The partnership expands LeoSight’s ecosystem of public safety technology providers across drones, cameras, body-worn video, sensors, and other real-time public safety technologies.

About LeoSight

LeoSight helps public safety agencies communicate, coordinate, and respond as one team. Our platform connects law enforcement, fire, EMS, and emergency management across jurisdictions, bringing together secure communications, live operational visibility, and collaborative workflows in a single operational environment. By helping agencies overcome fragmented systems and disconnected teams, LeoSight enables faster coordination, clearer decision-making, and more unified response during both daily operations and critical incidents. To learn more, visit LeoSight.com.

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Efectis Group Strengthens Its Presence in India with the Launch of Efectis India

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New subsidiary combines global fire safety expertise with local capabilities to support India’s infrastructure, industrial and energy ambitions

CHENNAI, India, Sept. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Efectis, a global leader in fire safety and explosion risk management, has officially launched Efectis India following the acquisition of a majority stake in AADIT, developed by entrepreneurs Mr. Anil Agarwal and Mr. Jothi Ramalingam. This strategic milestone marks a significant step in the Group’s long-term commitment to the Indian market.

With more than 70 years of experience as a testing institute, Efectis group has inaugurated a new fire testing facility in Chennai, dedicated to performing fire tests based on Indian, European and international standards. This is the first international fire testing laboratory in India, operated by a strong local team and supported by more than 300 fire experts from Efectis. The Group aims to support India’s development ambitions by providing internationally recognised fire safety expertise tailored to local needs.

The official launch was celebrated at a high-profile event in Chennai, organised with the support of Business France, reflecting Efectis’ ambition to become a trusted partner for India’s rapidly evolving construction, infrastructure, industrial and energy sectors.

The event, held at the Taj Club House Hotel, brought together the Consul General of France in Puducherry and Chennai, Mr. Etienne Roland-Piègue, along with representatives from industry, government institutions, technical organisations, academia and the wider French Indian business ecosystem. Throughout the event, speakers and industry professionals highlighted the need to further strengthen fire safety in India.

Efectis Supporting India’s Next Phase of Growth

India’s rapid urbanisation, large-scale infrastructure projects and industrial expansion are generating increasing demand for advanced safety, resilience and regulatory compliance solutions. In this context, Efectis India will offer a comprehensive range of services, including fire safety engineering, testing, certification, inspection, risk assessment, technical audits, training and compliance support.

Combining local presence with international experience, Efectis India will support safety improvement, developers, manufacturers, infrastructure operators, industrial facilities, energy transition projects, battery technologies and critical infrastructure. Efectis will be available to assist national and regional public authorities or their representatives in addressing evolving fire and explosion safety challenges linked to modern and scientific assessment methods. The new facility will make fire testing more accessible and cost-effective for manufacturers and project owners in India, while ensuring a direct link with recognized international and local practices.

The launch comes at a time when India is accelerating investments in smart cities, industrial corridors, logistics hubs, transportation networks and clean energy infrastructure. As these projects grow in scale and complexity, this investment in India aims to strongly contribute to the improvement of Indian safety in construction, transportation and energy development, ensuring life safety, and make safer international industrial investment.

A Long-Term Commitment to India

“The launch of Efectis India through a partnership with AADIT reflects our strong confidence in India’s long-term growth trajectory and our commitment to supporting the country’s ambitions with internationally recognised technical and scientific expertise in fire safety and risk management,” said Daniel Joyeux, President of the Efectis Group

“Our objective goes beyond delivering technical services. We want to build lasting partnerships with Indian stakeholders, contribute to skills development and support the creation of safer, more resilient infrastructure and industrial projects across the country. India is a strategic market for Efectis, and we look forward to working alongside our customers and partners in the years ahead.”

Through engineering expertise, testing and certification capabilities, technical training and regulatory support, Efectis India is positioning itself as a trusted long-term partner for safer buildings, more resilient infrastructure and sustainable industrial growth.

About Efectis

Efectis is an international third-party fire safety company, covering fire and explosion testing, inspection, certification, audits, investigation and engineering. With more than 70 years of experience, more than 350 professionals operating from 28 offices, 8 fire testing laboratories, and recognition as a certification body in 35 countries, Efectis supports clients throughout the entire project lifecycle. In 2025, the Group carried out more than 20,000 tests worldwide, serving sectors including construction, infrastructure, transport, energy, logistics, industry, batteries, and nuclear facilities. Based on a very strong technical and scientific background, Efectis Group actively participates in developing European and international standards and supports the improvement of national fire safety regulations.

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