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CPI Card Group Partners With Karta to Deliver Groundbreaking Digital Security for Prepaid Cards

Business Wire

“CPI Card Group Inc. announced a strategic partnership with, and a minority equity investment in, Karta, an Australia-based prepaid program manager and payments technology firm. The partnership offers CPI clients a solution for prepaid card security by integrating Karta’s patent-pending SafeToBuy technology. SafeToBuy eliminates printed card numbers and details from gift card packaging with data […]
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Toast Expands Toast IQ from Smart Features to Smart AI Assistant

Toast

“Toast announced a major expansion of the Toast IQ intelligence ecosystem with a conversational AI assistant for restaurants and food and beverage retailers. With access to real-time and historical data across approximately 148,000 customer locations, Toast IQ is purpose-built for hospitality and designed as an operator’s “right hand.”  While many AI tools stop at answers, Toast […]
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Eurosystem Moving to Next Phase of Digital Euro Project

European Central Bank

“The Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) has decided to move to the next phase of the digital euro project. This decision follows the successful completion of the preparation phase. The Governing Council’s decision aligns with European leaders’ request to accelerate progress on the digital euro, as recently stated at the October 2025 […]
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