ZOOPUNK Makes Its Opening Night Live Debut at gamescom 2026

ZOOPUNK Makes Its Opening Night Live Debut at gamescom 2026

TiGames brings its F.I.S.T. prequel to one of gaming’s biggest stages, showcasing the combat styles of three playable heroes, striking new worlds, and a first glimpse of a mysterious fourth character

SHANGHAI, Aug. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — TiGames today unveiled a brand new trailer for its third-person Action RPG ZOOPUNK during gamescom Opening Night Live, one of the industry’s most-watched showcases. The trailer gave a global audience an early look at this ambitious prequel to F.I.S.T.: Forged in Shadow Torch, introducing its three playable heroes, showcasing a range of striking environments from lush forests to flying airships, and teasing a mysterious fourth character for the very first time. ZOOPUNK will launch on PC and console.

Set decades before the events of F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch, ZOOPUNK expands the beloved Animal Punk universe, chronicling the turbulent origins of Torch City, an animal metropolis on the brink of revolution. There’s nostalgia for F.I.S.T. fans and plenty of discovery for everyone else, as this new video highlights key moves for the three playable heroes, offers a look at ZOOPUNK’s worldbuilding, and more.

See the new trailer here for a deeper look at the characters, combat, and worlds of Torch City.

TiGames will also release an additional five-minute gameplay video on the IGN Show, Wednesday 26th.

The World of ZOOPUNK

Join a diverse cast of animal heroes on a journey through a world where untamed wilderness, advanced machinery, and civilizations shaped by conflict collide. At the center of this changing world is the Spark, a mysterious power that continues to shape its technology, civilizations, and conflicts. The Machine Legion has emerged as a major enemy force, but the struggle in Zoopunk is more complicated than a simple war between animals and machines. Rival animal factions, shifting alliances, and different understandings of life, consciousness, and the soul all contribute to a deeper conflict.

The trailer captures the breadth of these war-torn landscapes, sweeping from lush forests to high-flying airships – a first taste of the environments players will battle their way through.

Dynamic Combat and Character Diversity

Combat remains at the heart of ZOOPUNK, with gameplay built around distinct fighting styles inspired by animal traits. Each playable character brings a unique approach to battle, letting players craft their own signature combat experience:

• Rayton the Rabbit: Agile and fast-paced, specialising in melee combat he uses aerial combos to build energy before unleashing devastating electrically charged attacks.
• Braton the Rhino: A powerhouse brawler wielding a massive chainsaw, and offering powerful defensive abilities, making him the team’s frontline anchor.
• Trixie the Chipmunk: Nimble and precise, relying on acrobatics and hit-and-run tactics, she combines stylish gun-fu with ammo management.

The gamescom trailer offers a first glimpse of a mysterious fourth protagonist, a serval whose identity is left for fans to speculate on. Fans can also see the first animal enemy bosses of ZOOPUNK, a departure from the previous animal vs. machine conflict of the first game.

ZOOPUNK is at gamescom 2026

Beyond the Opening Night Live reveal, ZOOPUNK is on the ground in Cologne throughout gamescom, where TiGames is being supported by backer Tencent Games with a dedicated space at its booth in the business area (Hall 4.2 – B035). From there, the team is sharing the game’s latest build with media through behind-closed-doors demos.

To showcase the game at its best and deliver a smooth, immersive demo, the stations in the Business Area are powered by GeForce RTX 5080 PCs built by ALTERNATE and NVIDIA, and completed with premium Razer gaming peripherals, including the Razer Wolverine controller and Razer BlackShark headset.

ZOOPUNK will launch on PC and Console, with additional details set to be announced in the near future.

Check out the new trailer from Opening Night Live here, and for more information about ZOOPUNK, visit playzoopunk.com. Follow the game on social channels: Discord, TikTok, Instagram, X, YouTube.

About TiGames

Shanghai TiGames Co., Ltd. is a premier game developer founded in 2016 by a group of dedicated creators, committed to delivering exceptional and unforgettable gaming experiences. We have successfully launched multiple high-quality titles, including our acclaimed VR debut Ancient Amuletor VR and the critically praised breakout hit F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch. F.I.S.T. has been widely celebrated by players and critics alike for its deep combat, immersive diesel-punk world, and high polish, establishing it as a fan favorite and solidifying our diverse and respected portfolio.

Guided by our passion for pushing the boundaries of interactive entertainment, we continuously strive for technological excellence. Headquartered in Shanghai, China, TiGames is building a global presence to connect with players worldwide. Our team is composed of passionate and talented individuals, united by a core mission: to create deeply engaging and high-quality games.

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Mantle Vault Expands to DeFi, Bringing Institutional-Grade RWA Yield On-chain with Grove, CIAN, and Fluxion

DUBAI, UAE, Aug. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Mantle, the open financial network connecting global market participants to institutional-grade capital market assets on-chain, today announced the expansion of Mantle Vault into decentralised finance, built with Grove infrastructure, CIAN, and accessible through Fluxion. The launch extends Mantle Vault beyond its existing centralised finance footprint on Bybit, where it has already crossed $200 million in assets under management, into a new deposit-and-earn product open to any stablecoin holder.

From CeFi to DeFi: Mantle Vault Opens to All

The expansion follows Mantle’s continued momentum in real-world assets, with RWA TVL growing from $22 million to $257 million in a year and DeFi TVL exceeding $755 million. This marks the next stage of Mantle’s thesis that institutional-grade assets should be reachable by any market participant, not only the institutions and exchanges that first brought them on-chain.

The expanded Mantle Vault allows users to deposit $USDC and $USDT0 on Mantle to access variable yield generated by the underlying strategy. The strategy includes exposure to sUSDS, Sky Protocol’s yield-bearing token, alongside Fluxion Points. Built by CIAN in coordination with Grove, the vault follows a conservative, non-leveraged structure with transparency into the underlying strategy.

Mantle is also introducing a dedicated incentive programme of 5.14 million GROVE tokens, targeting up to 6.5% APY. Programme terms, duration and rates may vary based on market conditions, and incentives are not guaranteed.

“Mantle Vault started as a product built for Bybit’s user base. Its expansion into DeFi through Grove, CIAN, and Fluxion shows what an open financial network is meant to do: connect global market participants to institutional-grade capital market assets, wherever they are,” said Emily Bao, Key Advisor at Mantle and Spot Executive at Bybit.

Grove: Bringing Institutional Grade Economy onto Mantle

Within Mantle Vault, Grove provides the capital foundation through Grove Savings, the on-chain interface to the Sky Savings Rate. The Sky Savings Rate is set by Sky governance and delivered by the Sky Agent Network, an independent network of capital allocators competing across diversified, governance-approved yield strategies through Sky Protocol.

“We’re happy to bring Grove to Mantle. Grove supports the ecosystem by bringing Grove Savings, the on-chain interface to the Sky Savings Rate, a rate set by Sky governance. Partners like Mantle, CIAN, and Fluxion help make institutional-grade on-chain strategies accessible to more users.” said Kevin Chan, Co-Founder of Grove. 

CIAN: Translating Institutional Portfolio Construction into a Non-Custodial Product

CIAN built the original Mantle Vault on Bybit. That track record now extends into DeFi, with CIAN translating institutional-grade portfolio construction into a single, non-custodial product on top of the sUSDS exposure provided by Grove.

“At CIAN, we translate institutional-grade portfolio construction into transparent, non-custodial yield infrastructure. Together with Grove, Mantle, and Fluxion, we are making capital-preservation-first strategies easier for stablecoin holders to access,” said Luffy, Founder of CIAN.

Fluxion: The Liquidity Layer for Stablecoin Holders on Mantle

Fluxion provides the liquidity layer for the expanded Mantle Vault, giving stablecoin holders on Mantle access to the product and connecting deposits to Fluxion Points as an added benefit.

As the Mantle-native DEX for RWA distribution, Fluxion combines hybrid AMM/RFQ trading with xStocks’ xChange, giving users direct access to tokenized equity trading and supporting liquidity across Mantle’s RWA ecosystem.

Fluxion previously expanded its Earn offering with RWAIpha and now adds Mantle Vault to the lineup, giving users access not only to RWA token trading but also to the underlying infrastructure supporting these assets.

“Partnering with Grove and CIAN to introduce a stablecoin vault on Mantle marks a strong start for our Earn product. Together, we look forward to making Mantle the leading hub for real-world assets,” said Sham, CMO at Fluxion.

Borderless Access to Institutional-Grade Yield



The expansion of Mantle Vault from CeFi into DeFi  brings together four organisations around a single objective: making institutional-grade yield accessible to any stablecoin holder, without geographic restrictions or intermediary gatekeeping. Grove provides the capital foundation, CIAN the yield infrastructure, and Fluxion the liquidity layer, each composable within Mantle’s open financial network. As Mantle continues to expand the range of institutional-grade assets and strategies accessible on-chain, Mantle Vault represents the clearest demonstration yet of what an open financial network is built to deliver.

About Mantle

Mantle is the open financial network powering borderless access to global capital markets, connecting global market participants to institutional-grade capital market assets on-chain. Mantle brings the full lifecycle of real-world assets on-chain, from issuance and liquidity to distribution and settlement, spanning tokenized equities, treasury yield, private credit, commodities, and money markets. Anchored by one of the largest community-owned treasuries in the industry, Mantle combines credibility, deep liquidity, and institutional-grade infrastructure to support real-world finance on-chain.

For more information visit mantle.xyz.

For more social updates, please follow: Mantle Official X & Mantle Community Channel

About Grove

Grove is capitalizing the stablecoin economy. Through institutional-grade allocation, financing, and liquidity, Grove brings real-world assets and real-world use cases onchain to help build the next generation of global financial markets. Grove’s flagship product, Basin, is programmable credit infrastructure designed to provide eligible investors with real-time stablecoin liquidity in connection with approved sale, redemption, transfer, or other liquidity transactions for tokenized real-world assets. Grove is issuer-agnostic, product-conflict-free, and designed to serve as a neutral infrastructure layer for the tokenized asset ecosystem.

To learn more, visit grove.finance, X, and LinkedIn.

About Cian

CIAN Yield Layer is a leading on-chain yield strategy platform, offering users one-click access to advanced strategies while driving sustainable growth for emerging assets—both crypto-native and real-world —by generating extra on-chain yield for holders.

Standing at $1.4B in TVL, CIAN collaborates with top-tier protocols—including Mantle, Lido, Binance, Maple, USD1, Superstate, Renzo, Kernel, Horizon, pyUSD, cbBTC, fBTC, solvBTC, and Bedrock, etc. — to fuel asset growth. Beyond crypto-native assets, CIAN is expanding access to institutional-grade, interest-bearing RWAs issued by leading Wall Street and London institutions, partnering with RWA pioneers like Chainlink, Midas etc., which effectively bridges the gap between DeFi and TradFi.

For more information about CIAN, please visit: Cian.app

For documentation, please visit: Docs.Cian.app

For updates, please follow: X CIAN_protocol &DC Cian Discord

About Fluxion

Fluxion is a native DEX which is also a RWA distribution hub on Mantle. Fluxion adopts a hybrid trading model- AMM/RFQ. Now you can buy all xStock assets on Fluxion via RFQ. And for the Fluxion AMM model, users can trade and manage liquidity with a borderless access experience. Until now, accumulated trading volume across 1B+ USD, weekly high is 100M+USD.

Now, trade xStock assets on Fluxion can both earn Fluxion Points and xStock’s xPoints.

Please come to visit: fluxion.network

For more social info: https://x.com/Fluxion_network

For media enquiries, please contact: contact@mantle.xyz

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KSAT Delivers Integrated Mission Services for Kongsberg’s N3X Satellite Constellation for Norway’s Maritime Domain Awareness

SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Following KONGSBERG’s announcement of an expansion of its N3X maritime surveillance constellation, Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) highlighted its role as the operational backbone of the program, delivering Integrated Mission Services (IMS) for one of Norway’s most strategically important space capabilities.

The N3X satellites, developed and deployed by KONGSBERG, already provide maritime surveillance data to Norwegian authorities. KSAT is responsible for satellite operations, mission planning, global ground station access, data processing, and data delivery.

As KONGSBERG expands the constellation to meet increasing operational requirements, KSAT’s IMS provides the scalable operational infrastructure needed to support continued growth, high availability, low latency, and secure delivery of mission data.

“The N3X satellite constellation demonstrates the strength of KSAT’s Integrated Mission Services, enabling satellite owners to scale efficiently, reduce operational overhead, and ensure robust, secure and resilient performance across expanding fleets,” said Eivind Kristoffersen de Badts, vice president of satellite operations at KSAT.

KSAT’s Integrated Mission Services: The Core of N3X Operations

The N3X constellation relies on KSAT’s operational infrastructure, including:

• KSAT’s world-leading global ground station network: Provides high-rate downlink, reliable command uplinks and low-latency tasking through one of the world’s most extensive polar and mid-latitude station networks.
• Satellite operations and monitoring: KSAT’s satellite operations team controls the full N3X fleet, ensuring safe operations, anomaly resolution, routine monitoring and optimized constellation performance.
• Mission planning: KSAT conducts mission planning and scheduling, coordinating passes, contact windows and tasking to meet operational requirements from data users.
• Data processing and delivery: Mission data, including AIS and radar-based maritime detection data, is processed and delivered through KSAT’s operational data pipelines for immediate use by customers.

End-to-End Capability Through the KONGSBERG Partnership

The N3X program is delivered through KONGSBERG’s end-to-end space capabilities, including advanced payloads, satellite platforms from Kongsberg NanoAvionics, integrated mission services from KSAT, overall system integration and secure data delivery.

The coordinated KONGSBERG ecosystem enables high-performance, secure and resilient mission delivery, from hardware and launch through operations and data delivery.

“N3X is a prime example of what Norway can achieve when its space industry works as one,” de Badts said. “KONGSBERG’s capabilities in mission development, payloads and system integration, including NanoAvionics’ satellite platforms, combined with KSAT’s operational backbone, create a unified end-to-end service.”

Through this integrated capability, the N3X constellation delivers persistent maritime surveillance, supporting a range of users, including the Norwegian Coastal Administration, the Directorate of Fisheries and Norwegian Customs.

KSAT’s IMS helps ensure the constellation meets operational availability requirements, minimizes latency, and provides operational continuity for years to come.

Media Contact:

mediacontact@ksat.no 

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3CLogic Releases AI Agent Evaluator to Automate QA and Scoring of Voice AI Agents

New capability scores 100% of AI interactions with plain-language reasoning, enabling accountability and rich insights into Voice AI engagements and performance.

ROCKVILLE, Md., Aug. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — 3CLogic today announced the release of AI Agent Evaluator, a powerful automated quality assurance (QA) and scoring engine built natively into its Voice AI Hub. The new feature scores 100% of Voice AI agent interactions based on configurable metrics including resolution, goal completion, and quality, while providing plain-language reasoning behind each rating without the need for manual transcript review.

As enterprise service desks and contact centers accelerate the deployment of conversational AI, industry focus has heavily centered on the raw power and scalability of Voice AI agents, while largely ignoring how to continuously validate their performance in the field. While many organizations rely on manual auditing or exporting of bot transcripts into standalone QA tools intended for human agents, 3CLogic recognized the need for a solution purpose-built for AI-based interactions.

“Operational leaders are increasingly asking if the voice AI agents they deployed are doing what they were designed to address,” explains Anshuman Rawat, CTO at 3CLogic. “Deploying Voice AI agents is relatively easy, but knowing if they are actually resolving issues or deflecting a live call to the satisfaction of the caller is the real challenge. AI Agent Evaluator replaces the guesswork and black-box metrics with objective, auditable scores at scale.”

Natively integrated into its Voice AI Hub, 3CLogic’s AI Agent Evaluator allows organizations to hold AI agents to the same rigorous standards as live agents while identifying opportunities for continuous improvement. Designed to eliminate the blind spots of legacy QA processes, the solution delivers immediate business value through the following key features:

• Comprehensive QA Coverage: eliminates the inherent scaling limitations of manual sampling by automatically scoring every single Voice AI conversation to quickly identify critical performance issues.
  
  
  
  
• Role-specific agent evaluations: enables administrative users to create custom “yardsticks” for each specialized voice AI agent (e.g.: IT support, billing, etc.) to be scored accurately against what constitutes success for each of their unique roles.
  
  
  
  
• Automated task validations: verifies that required system actions (e.g.: submitting a case, updating a ticket, etc.) are in fact executed rather than relying solely on the transcript for confirmation.
  
  
  
  
• Actionable Insights: delivers visual insights into the performance of Voice AI agents over time with real-time dashboards.

The release marks the latest milestone in 3CLogic’s ongoing mission to transform the Voice AI and contact center landscape, following recent innovations, including Outbound AI agents. From global IT managed services providers to major multi-hospital systems modernizing their service operations, the organization continues to deliver significant competitive advantages for leading enterprises. AI Evaluations is now generally available to all Voice AI Hub customers.

For more information, visit 3CLogic.com.

About 3CLogic

3CLogic transforms customer and employee experiences with its patented and award-winning AI-powered cloud contact center solutions purpose-built to enhance today’s leading CRM and Customer Service Management platforms. Globally available and leveraged by the world’s leading brands, its offerings empower enterprise organizations with innovative capabilities, such as intelligent self-service, Generative AI, Conversational AI, agent automation & coaching, and AI-powered sentiment analytics — all designed to lower operational costs, maximize ROI, and deliver better, faster, and more personalized interactions for IT, employee, and customer service. For more information, please visit www.3clogic.com.

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Puerto Rico Governor Says Island ‘Open for Business’: NYSE Content Update

NYSE issues a pre-market daily advisory direct from the trading floor.

NEW YORK, Aug. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) provides a daily pre-market update directly from the NYSE Trading Floor. Access today’s NYSE Pre-market update for market insights before trading begins. 

Ashley Mastronardi delivers the pre-market update on August 25th

• Puerto Rico Governor Jenniffer González-Colón will join NYSE Live.
  • Puerto Rico says its ‘Open for Business’ and is working to establish itself as a premier investment, business, and entrepreneurship destination.
  • Puerto Rico is committed to a new chapter of economic transformation.
• Suburban Propane Partners with NASCAR Cup Series Driver Ross Chastain.
  • Suburban Propane (NYSE: SPH) CEO + President Michael Stivala and driver Ross Chastain will discuss the significance of the partnership.
  • Chastain will act as a brand ambassador for Suburban Propane and participate in campaigns and events.
• Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman will join Taking Stock this afternoon.
  • Ackerman announced earlier this year that she will retire from the position at the end of August.
  • Ackerman has served as Big East commissioner since 2013.
• Investors await key economic data and earnings later this week.
  • The July PCE Price Index will come out Wednesday morning, giving investors a fresh look at the state of inflation.  
  • Nvidia is due to report its Q2 figures after market close on Wednesday.

Opening Bell

Puerto Rico marks being a destination for investment, capital, and entrepreneurship

Closing Bell

The Big East Conference celebrates commissioner Val Ackerman

For market insights, IPO activity, and today’s opening bell, download the NYSE TV App and check out the NYSE YouTube: TV.NYSE.com and YouTube.com/@NYSEofficial

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EDGE Markets Partners with ProphetX to Bring 24/7 Banking Rails to the Exchange

Powered by EDGE Connect, ProphetX traders now have access to 24/7/365 fund movement, daily deposit limits of up to $1 million, and FDIC-insured deposit accounts through EDGE Boost

NEW YORK, Aug. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — EDGE Markets, a financial services company that creates products for alternative financial markets, including crypto and prediction markets, today announced a partnership with ProphetX, a leading sports exchange platform, to enable 24/7 real-time deposits, with daily deposit limits of up to $1 million for eligible users and no deposit fees charged to ProphetX participants. The integration brings EDGE Connect, a private closed-loop settlement network, to ProphetX, enabling eligible EDGE Boost customers to fund their ProphetX accounts with up to $1 million a day. The move builds on EDGE Markets’ recently announced partnerships with Kalshi and Polymarket, making ProphetX the latest exchange to adopt EDGE Connect.

Traditional account-funding methods can involve lower transaction limits, processing delays, and fees. These limitations can be particularly inconvenient for traders seeking to move funds during nights, weekends, and live market events. The introduction of EDGE Boost into the ProphetX funding rails gives eligible users access to daily deposit limits of up to $1 million, real-time fund movement with no banking-hour restrictions, and a dedicated bank account that separates trading capital from everyday finances. The ability to move significant capital onto ProphetX in real time addresses one of the most persistent friction points for active traders. Nights, weekends, and live market events are exactly when the traditional banking system creates delays. EDGE Connect solves this with FedNow rails that clear funds in near real-time, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

“The most active traders are no different from sophisticated participants in any other vertical: they need fast, reliable access to their capital on their schedule, not the bank’s,” said Seni Thomas, Founder and CEO of EDGE Markets. “Reaching the traders who are already moving serious capital on prediction markets is how EDGE Boost becomes the default financial platform for this space, and ProphetX gets us there.”

“As the first federally regulated sports-native exchange, ProphetX is committed to building every layer of this ecosystem to the highest standard. EDGE Markets brings the same philosophy to the financial rails. FDIC-insured deposit accounts, real-time fund movement, and higher funding limits, all things critical infrastructure for our active traders as this market matures,” said Dean Sisun, CEO and Co-Founder of ProphetX.

EDGE Markets recently closed a $29 million Series A round led by CoinFund, with participation from Indicator Ventures, Mantis VC, Stepstone Group, and Bullpen Capital, to accelerate the buildout of its institutional and consumer banking products across prediction markets. Since launching EDGE Boost, the company has processed more than $2 billion in transactions.

EDGE Boost, the banking product powering this integration, is built around responsible trading. Its pilot program linking cashback rewards to responsible trading tools saw a 97% opt-in rate among users. Personalized spending limits and cashback incentives give traders tools to stay in control of their finances.

Eligible ProphetX traders can sign up for EDGE Boost at https://edgeboost.io/prophetx.

About EDGE Markets 

EDGE Markets provides infrastructure and banking solutions that empower users with financial transparency, and support emerging verticals including cryptocurrency platforms and prediction markets. Its original product, EDGE Boost, is a purpose-built debit card account that is FDIC insured up to $250,000¹.

About ProphetX

Founded in 2018, ProphetX is America’s first sports-native prediction market. The company is a regulated U.S. exchange for event-driven contracts, built on a sports-focused foundation and designed to expand across a broad range of event markets. Its mission is to create the world’s most trusted and innovative marketplace where anyone can participate in event outcomes.

Media Contacts: 

Justine Sacco / justine@edgemarkets.io

Edgemarkets@greenbrier.partners

ProphetX Newsroom / press@prophetexchange.com

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ZeroBounce Can Now Detect AI-Managed Mailboxes

New data helps businesses identify mailboxes managed by autonomous AI agents, going beyond traditional email validation. 

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Aug. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — ZeroBounce, the email validation and deliverability platform, today announced it can now detect AI-managed mailboxes, a new layer of email intelligence that identifies mailboxes managed primarily by autonomous AI agents rather than people. ZeroBounce is the first email validation platform to provide customers with this type of insight.

Business email is changing. More organizations are putting AI in charge of handling incoming email, with many messages now being evaluated and acted on before a person ever sees them. ZeroBounce is expanding email validation beyond deliverability alone.

“For years, email validation has answered one question: Can this email address receive email?” said Liviu Tanase, founder and CEO of ZeroBounce. “As AI changes the way organizations communicate, another question becomes just as important: Who’s receiving the email? AI-managed mailbox detection helps answer that question.”

Unlike inboxes where AI simply assists users by suggesting replies or summarizing conversations, AI-managed mailboxes rely on autonomous AI agents to evaluate incoming messages and determine what happens next. Depending on how they’re configured, these systems may respond automatically, qualify prospects, route requests, schedule meetings, or decide whether an email should ever reach a human recipient.

Using proprietary mailbox intelligence and provider signals, ZeroBounce identifies two types of AI-managed mailboxes:

• AI Agent Mailbox – Assigned to valid email addresses that appear to be managed by an AI agent.
  
  
  
  
• Catch-all AI Agent Mailbox – Assigned to AI-managed addresses hosted on catch-all domains.

The feature gives organizations greater visibility into how their contacts may process incoming email. However, the new classifications are informational and are not recommendations to suppress or remove contacts. Many AI-managed mailboxes belong to legitimate businesses and valuable customers. 

“Until recently, marketers focused on whether an email could be delivered,” CEO Liviu Tanase added. “With this new data from ZeroBounce, they’re beginning to understand how that email is likely to be handled after it arrives. That’s valuable intelligence for sales, marketing, customer success, and anyone communicating at scale.”

AI-managed mailbox detection is available immediately to all ZeroBounce customers and users. To learn more about AI-managed mailboxes and how ZeroBounce identifies them, visit: https://www.zerobounce.net/free-email-verifier/ai-managed-mailboxes.

About ZeroBounce

ZeroBounce is an email validation and deliverability platform that helps more than 650,000 customers worldwide land their emails in the inbox. The company validates close to 1 billion email addresses every month and offers tools including email validation, inbox placement testing, blacklist monitoring, DMARC monitoring, email scoring, and more. ZeroBounce is widely recognized for its 99.6% accuracy guarantee, strong security standards, and award-winning customer support. 

For more information, visit https://www.zerobounce.net/.

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CheQ Launches CheQ UPI, Bringing India’s Most Rewarding UPI Experience for RuPay Credit Card Users

BENGALURU, India, Aug. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — CheQ, India’s leading credit card management platform, today announced the launch of CheQ UPI, expanding its proposition from credit management into everyday digital payments. The new offering enables users to make seamless UPI payments using linked bank accounts and RuPay credit cards by scanning any UPI QR code across India’s merchant network.

With CheQ UPI, CheQ became the first platform to offer rewards on UPI payments made through RuPay-linked credit cards, bringing together the convenience of UPI, the benefits of credit card rewards and CheQ’s broader credit ecosystem in a single experience.

CheQ was built to help consumers get more from their credit – from credit card repayments and rewards to credit insights and AI-led products. With the launch of CheQ UPI, the company is taking that proposition beyond periodic credit management and into the everyday payment moments where consumers use their credit.

UPI has become an integral part of daily life in India, from paying at a neighbourhood kirana store or café to ordering groceries, dining out or shopping online. The integration of RuPay credit cards with UPI has further expanded the role of credit cards in these everyday transactions. CheQ UPI builds on this evolution with an experience designed specifically around the needs of credit card users.

Along with the speed, security and reliability users expect from every UPI payment, CheQ UPI is anchored by two standout propositions:

For CheQ AU RuPay Credit Card users:

• 2.5% rewards on all RuPay credit card UPI transactions, among the highest in the market.
• 12% rewards on CheQ Travel, Amazon, Flipkart, Zomato and BigBasket.
• 5% rewards across 10,000+ other merchants spanning travel, dining, online shopping and grocery.
• Rewards redeemable for travel bookings, gift cards and bill payments, all within CheQ.

For all other RuPay credit card users:

• 1.5% rewards on top of existing bank rewards, making CheQ the most rewarding RuPay UPI platform available today.
• Rewards redeemable directly against utility bills and credit card bills on CheQ.

The proposition is simple: if you own a RuPay credit card, CheQ gives you the most compelling reason to use it for everyday UPI payments, pairing a frictionless payment experience with the full weight of the CheQ ecosystem behind every transaction.

Aditya Soni, Founder & CEO, CheQ, said, “CheQ started with a simple ambition: to help people get more out of their credit. With CheQ UPI, we’re taking that ambition into something Indians do multiple times everyday — payments. CheQ UPI brings together the scale and simplicity of UPI with CheQ’s deep understanding of credit card users. We want CheQ to become the natural home for every RuPay credit card, seamless to pay with, rewarding to use, and fully integrated with how you manage your credit. This is a defining step for CheQ, moving from a platform people visit to manage their credit, to one they use every single day.“

CheQ UPI also deepens the CheQ ecosystem itself, uniting everyday payments, RuPay credit card usage, credit management and rewards into a single, connected experience.

The launch is a cornerstone of CheQ’s broader ambition of building India’s most comprehensive credit ecosystem helping the country’s fast-growing credit-active population not just manage credit better but derive greater value from it in everyday life.

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