EL PASO, Texas, April 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Transtelco Holding, Inc. (doing business as Flō Networks, “Flō”), the leading independent business-to-business fiber bandwidth provider between key metropolitan markets in the Southwestern U.S. & Mexico, announced the refinancing of its credit facility in tandem with a strategic equity capital investment, totaling ~$800mm of Capital.

“We are thrilled that the transaction was anchored by existing long-tenured investors across the capital structure and bolstered by a new institutional partner,” said Miguel Fernandez, Chief Executive Officer of Flō Networks. “The continued support from our investors offers a strong endorsement of the long-term potential of our team, strategy, and platform. We are in the best position since our inception 20+ years ago to capitalize on the multi-billion-dollar pipeline of inorganic and organic growth opportunities ahead of us.”

“We are delighted to continue to support Flō Networks as part of our Digital Infrastructure lending practice. We have been fortunate to work with their strong team since 2017 and observe their success and growth,” said Fredric Rosenberg, Head of Private Credit & Infrastructure for Deutsche Bank.

Mr. Fernandez added, “While this transaction illustrates the deepened commitment of our existing investors, we are pleased to welcome BlackRock as our newest capital partner. We are motivated by BlackRock’s trust in our vision and execution, and desire to support a company throughout its growth trajectory.”

“Our investment in Flō Networks aligns with our view of digitalization as a key macro trend and builds on our experience with leading digital infrastructure assets,” said Ignacio del Rio, Director at BlackRock. “We are pleased to provide our clients with exposure to a business at the intersection of bandwidth infrastructure and nearshoring, two market segments experiencing steady growth.”

In addition to BlackRock’s debt investment, Deutsche Bank served as the Mandated Lead Arranger and Lead Underwriter, alongside TCBI Securities, Inc., doing business as Texas Capital Securities as Lead Arranger, for the banks that joined the credit facility.

About Flō Networks

Founded as Transtelco in 2001, Flō Networks is a leading digital infrastructure service provider connecting companies on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border and across the Americas. The Company provides comprehensive connectivity solutions and advanced cloud infrastructure to Fortune 500, telecommunications and cable companies over a fiber optic network spanning over 30,000 route miles between the Southwestern U.S. and Mexico and connects fifteen countries across the Americas. For more information, visit flo.net.

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Patented Technology Tackles Rampant Fraud in Loan Applications, Helping to Reduce Losses and Increase Revenue  

SAN DIEGO, April 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — MoneyThumb, a leader in automated document evaluation and fraud detection solutions, was awarded a U.S. patent for its Thumbprint® product, an AI-driven technology that enables the authentication of third-party PDF documents.  

Small business loan application fraud is a critical problem that leads to significant financial losses for funders. MoneyThumb’s Thumbprint® patented technology leverages AI and advanced algorithms to analyze structural, metadata, and content-based patterns within PDF files. By identifying subtle discrepancies and inconsistencies, Thumbprint® helps detect fraud with its AI file tampering detection scoring model that identifies fraudulent activity in seconds, giving funders a powerful defense against risk and loan losses.  

“Receiving approval for our patent reinforces MoneyThumb’s position as a trusted innovator in document analysis and authentication,” said Ryan Campbell, chief executive officer of MoneyThumb. “MoneyThumb’s Thumbprint® technology has been around for a while and continues to evolve—it’s unlike anything else on the market. By formally protecting our IP, we’re not only strengthening our unique approach but also advancing the fight against digital document fraud across industries like lending, finance, law, and real estate.”

Automation in lending has become mission critical for staying competitive. Funders who embrace automation position themselves to better serve their customers and expand their lending capabilities. MoneyThumb is transforming the lending industry by leading the shift from manual document processes to full automation. Its advanced technology streamlines data extraction and analysis, enabling funders to make faster, more accurate decisions.    

Over the last year, MoneyThumb’s Thumbprint® has reviewed more than 10M statements and identified over 500,000 fraudulent or altered documents.

Approval of the company’s U.S. patent marks the first ever patent to cover the authentication of third-party documents when access to the original is not available.

For more information on MoneyThumb, please visit www.moneythumb.com.    

About MoneyThumb   
MoneyThumb is an advanced automation software solution that streamlines the lending underwriting process by converting bank statements instantly into actionable data. By exponentially increasing efficiency, accuracy and the detection of fraud – MoneyThumb empowers lenders and accountants to make faster, more informed and accurate decisions. MoneyThumb is headquartered in Encinitas, California, and serves customers globally. For more information visit www.moneythumb.com.   

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New capabilities enable faster, more efficient outreach for health plan care managers to help members take control of their health and reduce downstream costs

NEWARK, N.J., April 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — WebMD Ignite, the leading full-service growth partner for organizations in the healthcare industry, today announced enhancements to Coach®, its industry-leading care management solution for health plans. 

Coach is a comprehensive digital health engagement platform that empowers health plans to drive ongoing member involvement and interaction. By leveraging a vast library of educational resources, behavior-change techniques, sophisticated campaign development tools and in-depth analytics, Coach helps organizations deliver targeted health campaigns, support chronic disease management and enhance member engagement at scale. 

The new enhancements integrate proven SMS text-messaging technology that is designed to reduce operational costs and improve health outcomes by providing care managers with a highly effective, real-time communication tool in members’ preferred channel. It also includes an innovative population-wide campaign feature that enables organizations to deliver targeted, automated health education at scale, supporting population health initiatives through scheduled outreach and real-time engagement tracking.

“Today’s members expect seamless, mobile-first experiences, and health plans need tools that meet those expectations while driving real outcomes,” said Veronica Short, vice president of Product Management, Healthcare Solutions Group at WebMD Ignite. “With Coach’s enhanced SMS capabilities, care managers can connect with members in the moments that matter—quickly, effectively and at scale. This innovation helps plans modernize their outreach, improve engagement, and ultimately support better health across the populations they serve.”

Providing timely, relevant health education via their preferred channels gives members immediate access to the information they need when they need it most. Coach inspires healthy behaviors that promote higher medication adherence, improved outpatient visit rates and increased preventive care participation. It also can help reduce costly interventions by lowering hospitalizations, readmissions and emergency department visits.

With 99% of text messages opened and 90% read within three minutes, text messaging represents an unparalleled opportunity for health plans to connect with members quickly and effectively, often outperforming traditional outreach methods like phone calls and print mailings. By integrating texting directly into Coach, WebMD Ignite empowers health plan care-management teams to beat engagement goals, improve treatment adherence and reduce downstream claims costs — all while making outreach more efficient and scalable.

The new Coach capabilities are simple, flexible and highly configurable to meet the unique needs and nuances of each health plan and their various member populations, including:

Real-time reach: Push notifications ensure messages are seen promptly, keeping health education and motivation top of mind.Custom branding: Text templates can be customized to reflect each health plan’s brand and messaging.Member convenience: Deliver concise, actionable information directly to members’ mobile devices.Seamless workflow integration: Care managers can select, send and track text-based education within Coach, including opt-in and opt-out management.

The population-wide campaigns feature is particularly powerful because it enables health plans to engage members at scale, driving proactive population health initiatives through targeted digital outreach. Usable by both clinical and administrative health plan teams, it also can be personalized to send health education to specific groups, remind certain members to schedule routine screenings or geo-target members with tailored messaging based on specific health events occurring in their local communities. Teams also can effortlessly upload member lists, automate messaging and schedule educational content over time. All of the new features are also supported by Coach’s industry-leading analytics that help users track key engagement metrics like delivery rates, open rates and completion rates.

WebMD Ignite works with more than half of the top 20 health plans in the U.S. and continues to lead the industry in transforming care management with innovative, scalable solutions that deliver measurable value. Coach complements the company’s full suite of services and solutions for health plans that support both health plan clinical and marketing teams. 

About WebMD Ignite
WebMD Ignite, a division of WebMD and Internet Brands, is the premier growth partner for healthcare organizations. As industry experts, we empower decision-making insights across the entire health journey by integrating our proprietary technology, unrivaled reach, strategic targeting, business intelligence, and vast educational resources. Our solutions are purpose-built to solve healthcare industry challenges to boost acquisition, build loyalty, and ignite action that optimizes health outcomes and operational efficiencies.

About WebMD Health Corp.
WebMD, an Internet Brands company, is at the heart of the digital health revolution that is transforming the healthcare experience for consumers, patients, health care professionals, employers, health plans, and health systems. Through public and private online portals, mobile platforms, and health-focused publications, WebMD delivers leading-edge content and digital services that enable and improve decision-making, support and motivate health actions, streamline and simplify the health care journey, and improve patient care. 

The WebMD Health Network includes WebMD Health, Medscape, WebMD Ignite (encompassing Krames, The Wellness Network, and Mercury Healthcare), Jobson Healthcare Information, MediQuality, Frontline, Vitals Consumer Services, Aptus Health, PulsePoint, MedicineNet, eMedicineHealth, RxList, OnHealth, Medscape Education, and other owned WebMD sites. WebMD®, Medscape®, CME Circle®, Medpulse®, eMedicine®, MedicineNet®, theheart.org® and RxList® are among the trademarks of WebMD Health Corp. or its subsidiaries.

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