{"id":23233,"date":"2026-06-18T19:07:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T17:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?guid=1171c711ed4733aad98547078da6d88e"},"modified":"2026-06-18T19:07:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T17:07:00","slug":"applause-to-address-global-payment-validation-challenges-at-june-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?p=23233","title":{"rendered":"Applause to Address Global Payment Validation Challenges at June Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"bwalignc\">\n<i>Software testing leader to host webinar and lead a roundtable session at Payments Leaders\u2019 Summit on effective QA strategies in the age of AI<\/i><\/p><p>BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AI?src=hash\" >#AI<\/a>--Applause, the global leader in managed software testing services and digital quality, today announced it will lead two major industry sessions on Wednesday, June 24, 2026 to help organizations strengthen their global payment validation strategies in an increasingly complex marketplace driven in part by rapid AI development and the adoption of agent-led transactions.<\/p><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260618040923\/en\/583304\/5\/Applause_logo_Primarry_4C-01.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260618040923\/en\/583304\/22\/Applause_logo_Primarry_4C-01.jpg\" \/><\/a><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260618040923\/en\/583304\/5\/Applause_logo_Primarry_4C-01.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260618040923\/en\/583304\/21\/Applause_logo_Primarry_4C-01.jpg\" \/><\/a><p>\n<b>1. Webinar: \u201cThe Hidden Cost of Payment Failures: Protect Revenue Across Markets, Methods and Moments\u201d<\/b><\/p><p>\nAt this timely industry webinar, Applause and guest Forrester will explore emerging payment trends for 2026, the real business impact of checkout failures and actionable strategies to safeguard global revenue. Attendees will take away insights into navigating new testing hurdles brought on by expanding international markets, fragmented payment options and AI-powered commerce.<\/p><ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\n<b>What: <\/b>\u201cThe Hidden Cost of Payment Failures: Protect Revenue Across Markets, Methods and Moments\u201d webinar\n<br\/>\n<br\/><\/li>\n<li>\n<b>When: <\/b>Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at 12 p.m. ET\n<br\/>\n<br\/><\/li>\n<li>\n<b>Who:<\/b> Zeb Winzenried, Senior Director of Testing Services, Applause and Lily Var\u00f3n, Principal Analyst, Forrester\n<br\/>\n<br\/><\/li>\n<li>\n<b>Where: <\/b>Online \u2014 Register now: <a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.applause.com%2Fthe-hidden-cost-of-payment-failures.html&amp;esheet=54556439&amp;newsitemid=20260618040923&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.applause.com%2Fthe-hidden-cost-of-payment-failures.html&amp;index=1&amp;md5=53d3cd12464f7ace09b76180dd4980d8\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">https:\/\/go.applause.com\/the-hidden-cost-of-payment-failures.html<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><p>\n<b>2. Roundtable: \u201cBeyond Sandbox Testing: Validating Real-World Payments\u201d<\/b><\/p><p>\nHosted at the Payments Leaders\u2019 Summit in Nashville, this engaging roundtable will bring together industry thought leaders to discuss moving past traditional, rigid software testing environments, and adopting more effective global payment testing strategies. The discussion will highlight the evaluation of complex workflows like localized checkouts, peer-to-peer transfers, refunds and more, under conditions that mirror actual human behavior.<\/p><ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\n<b>What: <\/b>\u201cBeyond Sandbox Testing: Validating Real-World Payments\u201d roundtable\n<br\/>\n<br\/><\/li>\n<li>\n<b>When: <\/b>Wednesday, June 24, 2026\n<br\/>\n<br\/><\/li>\n<li>\n<b>Who: <\/b>Led by Zeb Winzenried, Senior Director of Testing Services, Applause\n<br\/>\n<br\/><\/li>\n<li>\n<b>Where: <\/b>The Westin Nashville \u2014 Register now: <a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.payments-leaderssummit.com%2Fpayments-leaders-summit-june&amp;esheet=54556439&amp;newsitemid=20260618040923&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.payments-leaderssummit.com%2Fpayments-leaders-summit-june&amp;index=2&amp;md5=a16cbcce77c848f5076836fa47fb9dfd\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">https:\/\/www.payments-leaderssummit.com\/payments-leaders-summit-june<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><p>\n\u201cGlobal payments have expanded significantly, but that breadth of options is making quality assurance much harder,\u201d said Winzenried. \u201cWhether transactions are user- or agent-driven, when payments fail, consumers lose confidence and take their business elsewhere. Applause helps organizations pressure-test their payment experiences under real-world conditions using actual payment methods, devices and users in the markets they serve, while leveraging AI and automation to accelerate testing and surface issues faster.\u201d<\/p><p>\n<b>About Applause\n<br\/><\/b>Applause is the global leader in managed software testing services and digital quality. Through AI, automation and the world\u2019s largest independent testing community, we help leading enterprises validate every aspect of their apps and other digital experiences. Our fully managed approach makes it easy for organizations to test under real-world conditions, across devices, locations and use cases \u2014 at the speed and scale required in the age of AI. Applause alleviates pressure on internal teams by helping expand testing coverage, keep pace with modern release cycles, and deliver exceptional quality to their users around the world. With deep expertise in payment testing, accessibility, UX and AI evaluation, Applause is a trusted partner to the world\u2019s most innovative brands. Visit <a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.applause.com&amp;esheet=54556439&amp;newsitemid=20260618040923&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.applause.com&amp;index=3&amp;md5=04e835df79ea46ad2475a46978ab5c23\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">www.applause.com<\/a> to learn more.<\/p><br\/> <b>Contacts<\/b> <br\/><p>\nSuzanne Wholley\n<br\/><a  href=\"mailto:pr@applause.com\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">pr@applause.com<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Software testing leader to host webinar and lead a roundtable session at Payments Leaders\u2019 Summit on effective QA strategies in the age of AIBOSTON&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211;#AI&#8211;Applause, the global leader in managed software testing services and digital qua&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-infos-businesswire"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23233","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=23233"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23233\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23234,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23233\/revisions\/23234"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}