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• DENVER, Sept. 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Infinicept , a leading provider of embedded payments, has reported that its clients’ annualized gross payment volume on its PayOps platform has crossed $15B.
• “Our mission is to enable the transformation to software-led payments, said Deana Rich, Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Infinicept.
• Launchpay is the perfect solution for many software companies to take control of the payment experience.
• And Infinicept has the proven ability to support customers as they grow and evolve their payments business.”
  To learn more about Launchpay, visit the website.

• WADSWORTH, Ohio, Aug. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Rohrer Corporation, a leading retail-packaging designer and manufacturer, this week announced the addition of a key new executive to its leadership team.
• Scott Sumser has been named Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing.
• Scott Sumser has been named Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing.
• Scott comes to Rohrer from Fortune Brands, Inc., a leading manufacturer of home and security products where he most recently served as Vice President, Sales & Business Development of the Fiberon Decking business.

• Lest this sound like a normal event, it was not – the leading candidate, former President Donald Trump, who’s getting more than 50% in national primary polls, chose not to come.
• But that may have been a benefit to the debaters, who were able to spend their time talking about issues and not simply fighting off attacks by Trump.
• The Conversation U.S. asked three experts – foreign policy scholar Jordan Tama from American University, Michigan State law professor Brian Kalt and Arizona State historian Calvin Schermerhorn – to watch, listen and analyze the debate.

Speaking about race in code

• In response to a question about rising urban crime rates, biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy whistled the loudest.
• DeSantis has partially built his brand on clamping down on school curricula around race and racism.
• Yet, in this historically diverse field of Republican candidates, there was not a diversity of views regarding race.
• Yet Scott didn’t deviate from the conservative script that government aid hurts families and vowed to “break the backs of the teachers’ unions.”

Candidates spar over funding the Ukraine war

• The candidates all agreed on the importance of countering China and securing the southern border with Mexico, but disagreed sharply over whether the U.S. should continue providing military and other kinds of support to Ukraine, now in its second year of war with Russia.
• DeSantis said that he would make U.S. aid to Ukraine contingent on European countries providing more funding.
• Ramaswamy, meanwhile, countered that the U.S. should not prioritize the war in Ukraine, arguing that, “We have to put the interests of Americans first, secure our own border instead of someone else’s.” Former New Jersey Gov.
• Chris Christie, Pence and Haley then pounced on Ramaswamy, making the case for a more robust vision of American leadership on the world stage.
• Will the Republican Party – and possibly, the U.S. – stand for international engagement, democracy and freedom?

Pardoning Trump – and its limits

• Brian Kalt, Michigan State University As the debate’s discussion of Donald Trump wound down, Ramaswamy reiterated his pledge to pardon Trump if elected, and asked Pence if he would do the same.
• Pence responded by saying he would give due consideration to a pardon, but suggested that he would only do so if Trump was convicted and showed contrition.
• Thus a President Ramaswamy would be able to use his pardon power not only to reverse a Trump conviction but also to end any ongoing federal prosecution or investigation against him.

• Wedbush Securities , one of the nation’s leading independent diversified financial services providers, is pleased to announce Managing Director, Scott Devitt’s second launch of coverage.
• This subsequent stage of Scott's coverage launch enhances the breadth of TMT research within Wedbush's esteemed Equity Research team, reinforcing the firm’s commitment to providing comprehensive insights and analysis.
• Managing Director, Head of Equity Research, Kevin Merritt adds, “Scott's insights have been instrumental in our team's growth.
• With his expanded coverage, we are poised to offer crucial direction for navigating the evolving e-commerce and advertising landscapes."