The industry-leading feature taps into Stripe's advanced tools to power a smarter, more seamless donor experienceWASHINGTON, April 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- ActionKit , the trusted digital organizing and fundraising platform for Democratic and progressive organizations and campaigns, announced today the launch of new digital fundraising capabilities that support NGP VAN Payments , which launched in June 2024. The update offers a faster, highly optimized experience for donors, more powerful tools for fundraisers, and leverages Stripe's market-leading payments infrastructure to its full advantage.The upgraded donation experience includes Stripe's Link , enabling returning supporters to securely use payment details they have saved across Stripe's vast network to contribute via ActionKit. The new form also features address autocomplete, Stripe Elements for secure data collection, and Stripe.js for full PCI compliance. Together, these enhancements reduce friction and improve conversion rates, particularly on mobile devices.As part of this release, PayPal is now available as a payment method on all NGP VAN Payments pages. When selected, donors are directed to PayPal to complete their payment and are then returned to ActionKit with key donor information pre-filled, making the process quick and easy with less manual entry.This rollout marks the first phase of ActionKit's broader plan to enhance its donation tools within the NGP VAN Payments ecosystem. A roadmap of future improvements is underway, including support for mobile wallets, alternative form layouts, and ongoing optimization work to deliver better results across the board."These new forms are just the beginning," said Karin Roland, Director of Product at ActionKit

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More. Relyance AI, a data governance platform provider that secured $32.1 million in Series B funding last October, is launching a new solution aimed at solving one of the most pressing challenges in enterprise AI adoption: understanding exactly how data moves through complex systems.The company’s new Data Journeys platform, announced today, addresses a critical blind spot for organizations implementing AI — tracking not just where data resides, but how and why it’s being used across applications, cloud services, and third-party systems.“The fundamental premise is making sure that our customers have this AI native, context-aware view, very visual view of the entire journey of data across their applications, services, infrastructures, third parties,” said Abhi Sharma, CEO and co-founder of Relyance AI, in an exclusive interview with VentureBeat. “You can really get at the heart of the why of data processing, which is the most foundational layer needed for general AI governance.”The launch comes at a pivotal moment for enterprise AI governance. As companies accelerate AI implementation, they face mounting pressure from regulators worldwide. More than a quarter of Fortune 500 companies have identified AI regulation as a risk in SEC filings, and GDPR-related fines reached €1.2 billion in 2024 alone (approximately $1.26 billion at current exchange rates).How Data Journeys tracks information flow where others fall shortThe platform represents a significant evolution from conventional data lineage approaches, which typically track data movement on a table-to-table or column-to-column basis within specific systems.“The status quo for data lineage is basically table to table and column level lineage

Today, programmable financial services company Stripe announced a set of payments updates for Japanese businesses and businesses looking to expand into Japan.First, Stripe is making it easier for businesses to sell to customers in Japan by enabling new payment methods. Businesses in Japan can accept PayPay, a popular payment method with over 68 million users, for online purchases. They can also get paid out faster for PayPay transactions—now in as few as four business days instead of waiting until the end of the month, which is the industry standard. Stripe is also enabling businesses to offer card installments to allow customers to split purchases into smaller payments. This is especially helpful for higher-price items.“I am delighted to announce our partnership with Stripe,” said Toshifumi Kasakawa, chief executive officer of PayPay. “Businesses on Stripe can now offer PayPay’s QR code-based payments to their customers