{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"128600","rtpr_id":"nBw6ZNxcMa","ticker":"RPAY","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["RPAY"],"title":"REPAY Partners with NxtEdge by DiningEdge to Deliver Embedded AP Payments for Hospitality and Food & Beverage Operators","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-08-26T20:15:00.070Z","article_body":"REPAY Partners with NxtEdge by DiningEdge to Deliver Embedded AP Payments for\nHospitality and Food & Beverage Operators\n\nNew integration combines modern payment solutions and invoice automation\nwithin NxtEdge’s inventory management platform\n\nRepay Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: RPAY) (“REPAY”)\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Frepay.com%2F&esheet=54594673&newsitemid=20260826327940&lan=en-US&anchor=Repay+Holdings+Corporation+%28NASDAQ%3A+RPAY%29+%28%26%238220%3BREPAY%26%238221%3B%29&index=1&md5=c0752b032e38d57552f4032e735f6bcc)\n, a leading provider of vertically-integrated payment solutions, today\nannounced a new technology partnership with NxtEdge\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fnxtedge.net%2F&esheet=54594673&newsitemid=20260826327940&lan=en-US&anchor=NxtEdge&index=2&md5=e09ab14bbf4352e0ea07302992edc4a1)\n, a provider of inventory and cost management software and AP automation\nsolutions for the food and beverage industries. Through the integration,\nREPAY’s Payables Platform (RPP) will be embedded within the NxtEdge\nplatform, enabling end-to-end accounts payable (AP) automation for customers.\n\nNxtEdge’s platform already delivers robust invoice automation capabilities,\nand with REPAY’s payment technology embedded directly into the workflow,\ncustomers can now seamlessly move from invoice capture to payment execution -\nall within a single system. The combined solution streamlines back-office\noperations for country clubs, independent restaurants, hotels and resorts, and\nmulti-unit restaurant groups.\n\nBy leveraging REPAY’s Payables Platform, NxtEdge users will be able to\nautomate vendor payments through virtual card, ACH, and other digital payment\nnetworks, reducing manual processes, improving visibility, and increasing\nefficiency across the invoice-to-payment lifecycle. REPAY’s integrated\ntechnology is designed to eliminate friction in B2B payment workflows while\nenhancing control, security, and scalability for growing businesses.\n\n“Food service and hospitality operators are under increasing pressure to do\nmore with less, and that starts with simplifying back-office processes,”\nsaid Darin Horrocks, Executive Vice President, Business Payments at REPAY.\n“We’re excited to partner with NxtEdge to embed our payables technology\ndirectly into their platform, enabling customers to seamlessly automate the\nentire invoice-to-payment workflow. This partnership reflects our continued\nfocus on delivering value through deep software integrations that reduce\ncomplexity and drive operational efficiency.”\n\nThe partnership enhances NxtEdge’s ability to deliver a fully unified\nprocure-to-pay experience, helping customers eliminate paper-based processes,\nreduce payment delays, and strengthen vendor relationships through faster,\nmore reliable payments.\n\n“At NxtEdge, our mission is to simplify the complex workflows hospitality\noperators manage every day,” said Naomi Canning, President of NxtEdge. “By\nintegrating REPAY’s Payables Platform directly into NxtEdge, we’re\nconnecting invoice processing, approvals and vendor payments with the same\nplatform our customers use to manage purchasing, inventory and costs. This\ngives operators one connected workflow from purchasing and inventory through\ninvoice processing and payment.”\n\nThis partnership further expands REPAY’s growing ecosystem of integrated\nsoftware partners, continuing its strategy of embedding payment capabilities\ndirectly into industry-specific platforms to deliver seamless, value-added\nexperiences for businesses.\n\nAbout REPAY\n\nREPAY\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Frepay.com%2F&esheet=54594673&newsitemid=20260826327940&lan=en-US&anchor=REPAY&index=3&md5=b9d05d337227fca76786566ec1bea359)\nprovides integrated payment processing solutions to verticals that have\nspecific transaction processing needs. REPAY's proprietary, integrated payment\ntechnology platform reduces the complexity of electronic payments for clients,\nwhile enhancing the overall experience for consumers and businesses.\n\nAbout NxtEdge\n\nNxtEdge provides inventory and cost management software with integrated AP\nautomation built specifically for hospitality and food & beverage\noperations. The platform connects purchasing, vendor price comparison, invoice\nautomation, AP approvals, payments, accounting integrations, inventory\nmanagement and food cost control in one streamlined workflow. Serving country\nclubs, hotels and resorts, restaurants, and multi-unit hospitality operations,\nNxtEdge helps operators control costs, reduce manual processes and gain\ngreater visibility across their entire operation.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260826327940/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260826327940/en/)\n\nInvestor Relations Contact for REPAY: IR@repay.com (mailto:IR@repay.com)\n\nMedia Relations Contact for REPAY:\n\nKristen Hoyman\n\nkhoyman@repay.com (mailto:khoyman@repay.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBw6ZNxcMa","title":"REPAY Partners with NxtEdge by DiningEdge to Deliver Embedded AP Payments for Hospitality and Food & Beverage Operators","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"RPAY","created":"2026-08-26T20:15:00.070Z","tickers":["RPAY"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"REPAY Partners with NxtEdge by DiningEdge to Deliver Embedded AP Payments for\nHospitality and Food & Beverage Operators\n\nNew integration combines modern payment solutions and invoice automation\nwithin NxtEdge’s inventory management platform\n\nRepay Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: RPAY) (“REPAY”)\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Frepay.com%2F&esheet=54594673&newsitemid=20260826327940&lan=en-US&anchor=Repay+Holdings+Corporation+%28NASDAQ%3A+RPAY%29+%28%26%238220%3BREPAY%26%238221%3B%29&index=1&md5=c0752b032e38d57552f4032e735f6bcc)\n, a leading provider of vertically-integrated payment solutions, today\nannounced a new technology partnership with NxtEdge\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fnxtedge.net%2F&esheet=54594673&newsitemid=20260826327940&lan=en-US&anchor=NxtEdge&index=2&md5=e09ab14bbf4352e0ea07302992edc4a1)\n, a provider of inventory and cost management software and AP automation\nsolutions for the food and beverage industries. Through the integration,\nREPAY’s Payables Platform (RPP) will be embedded within the NxtEdge\nplatform, enabling end-to-end accounts payable (AP) automation for customers.\n\nNxtEdge’s platform already delivers robust invoice automation capabilities,\nand with REPAY’s payment technology embedded directly into the workflow,\ncustomers can now seamlessly move from invoice capture to payment execution -\nall within a single system. The combined solution streamlines back-office\noperations for country clubs, independent restaurants, hotels and resorts, and\nmulti-unit restaurant groups.\n\nBy leveraging REPAY’s Payables Platform, NxtEdge users will be able to\nautomate vendor payments through virtual card, ACH, and other digital payment\nnetworks, reducing manual processes, improving visibility, and increasing\nefficiency across the invoice-to-payment lifecycle. REPAY’s integrated\ntechnology is designed to eliminate friction in B2B payment workflows while\nenhancing control, security, and scalability for growing businesses.\n\n“Food service and hospitality operators are under increasing pressure to do\nmore with less, and that starts with simplifying back-office processes,”\nsaid Darin Horrocks, Executive Vice President, Business Payments at REPAY.\n“We’re excited to partner with NxtEdge to embed our payables technology\ndirectly into their platform, enabling customers to seamlessly automate the\nentire invoice-to-payment workflow. This partnership reflects our continued\nfocus on delivering value through deep software integrations that reduce\ncomplexity and drive operational efficiency.”\n\nThe partnership enhances NxtEdge’s ability to deliver a fully unified\nprocure-to-pay experience, helping customers eliminate paper-based processes,\nreduce payment delays, and strengthen vendor relationships through faster,\nmore reliable payments.\n\n“At NxtEdge, our mission is to simplify the complex workflows hospitality\noperators manage every day,” said Naomi Canning, President of NxtEdge. “By\nintegrating REPAY’s Payables Platform directly into NxtEdge, we’re\nconnecting invoice processing, approvals and vendor payments with the same\nplatform our customers use to manage purchasing, inventory and costs. This\ngives operators one connected workflow from purchasing and inventory through\ninvoice processing and payment.”\n\nThis partnership further expands REPAY’s growing ecosystem of integrated\nsoftware partners, continuing its strategy of embedding payment capabilities\ndirectly into industry-specific platforms to deliver seamless, value-added\nexperiences for businesses.\n\nAbout REPAY\n\nREPAY\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Frepay.com%2F&esheet=54594673&newsitemid=20260826327940&lan=en-US&anchor=REPAY&index=3&md5=b9d05d337227fca76786566ec1bea359)\nprovides integrated payment processing solutions to verticals that have\nspecific transaction processing needs. REPAY's proprietary, integrated payment\ntechnology platform reduces the complexity of electronic payments for clients,\nwhile enhancing the overall experience for consumers and businesses.\n\nAbout NxtEdge\n\nNxtEdge provides inventory and cost management software with integrated AP\nautomation built specifically for hospitality and food & beverage\noperations. The platform connects purchasing, vendor price comparison, invoice\nautomation, AP approvals, payments, accounting integrations, inventory\nmanagement and food cost control in one streamlined workflow. Serving country\nclubs, hotels and resorts, restaurants, and multi-unit hospitality operations,\nNxtEdge helps operators control costs, reduce manual processes and gain\ngreater visibility across their entire operation.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260826327940/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260826327940/en/)\n\nInvestor Relations Contact for REPAY: IR@repay.com (mailto:IR@repay.com)\n\nMedia Relations Contact for REPAY:\n\nKristen Hoyman\n\nkhoyman@repay.com (mailto:khoyman@repay.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-08-26T20:15:00.151338175Z","server_sent_at_ms":1787775300151},"received_at":"2026-08-26T20:15:00.210Z","source_url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260826327940/en/"},"analysis":{"id":"117520","press_release_id":"128600","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"IT Services","sector":"Information Technology"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"partnership","narrative":"REPAY announced a partnership with NxtEdge to embed its Payables Platform (RPP) within NxtEdge’s inventory management system, targeting hospitality and food & beverage operators.\n\nThe integration allows end-to-end accounts payable automation, enabling customers to move from invoice capture to payment execution via virtual card, ACH, and digital networks in a single workflow.\n\nThis deal expands REPAY's ecosystem of software partners and advances its strategy of embedding payment capabilities into industry-specific platforms.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"REPAY expands embedded payments reach into hospitality via NxtEdge integration."},"keyFigures":null,"quotedText":"We’re excited to partner with NxtEdge to embed our payables technology directly into their platform, enabling customers to seamlessly automate the entire invoice-to-payment workflow.","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Darin Horrocks","role":"Executive Vice President, Business Payments"},{"name":"Naomi Canning","role":"President of NxtEdge"}],"products":["REPAY's Payables Platform (RPP)","NxtEdge platform"],"companies":[{"name":"NxtEdge","relationship":"partner"}],"dollarAmounts":[]},"materialImpact":{"score":2,"reasoning":"Strategic partnership that expands REPAY's embedded payments ecosystem into the hospitality vertical. 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