ROBESONIA, Pa., March 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BLAQclouds, Inc. (OTC: BCDS) (the “Company”), a global financial technology and blockchain infrastructure provider, today announced the successful automation of multiple global payment platforms within its ApolloCASH cross-platform remittance and settlement ecosystem following several months of development, testing, and infrastructure refinement.
ApolloCASH has reached a significant operational milestone by automating settlement workflows across major global payment networks, including PayPal, Venmo, Cash App, Zelle, Wise, Revolut, Chime, Telegram, and UPI, utilizing the Company’s proprietary Single Use Liquidity Pool (SULP) architecture. Transactions are settled through the Apollo Chain and Binance Smart Chain, leveraging APUSD and USDT stablecoins to enable seamless cross-platform value transfer and programmable settlement execution. Reflecting growing user adoption and platform awareness, the Company also reported a 480% increase in referral link activity over the previous 30-day period, indicating expanding engagement within the ApolloCASH ecosystem.
In parallel with these developments, BLAQclouds is in the final stages of completing Know Your Business (KYB) onboarding with Spritz Finance and is concluding Sandbox testing of Spritz’s digital asset on-ramp, off-ramp, and global bill payment infrastructure. Subject to the successful completion of regulatory, operational, and technical readiness milestones, the Company expects these capabilities to be integrated into the ApolloCASH platform during the first week of April 2026. This planned integration is intended to broaden real-world payment functionality by enabling streamlined conversion between digital assets and fiat obligations such as utility payments, subscriptions, and other recurring financial commitments.
The Company has also introduced a Real-Time Chat feature within the ApolloCASH user address book, designed to enhance transaction transparency and improve coordination between users during payment workflows. Through Real-Time Chat, senders and recipients can communicate directly within the platform when a Send or Redeem transaction is initiated, allowing both parties to confirm payment status, timing expectations, and settlement preferences. The Company believes that embedding communication capabilities into financial transaction flows can meaningfully enhance user experience and increase transaction completion rates.
Industry research supports the impact of integrated communication features within financial and commerce applications. Studies across fintech platforms suggest that real-time messaging and conversational transaction interfaces can improve transaction completion rates by approximately 20% to 40%, while also reducing payment abandonment and strengthening user trust. Additionally, engagement data from digital payment providers indicates that platforms offering embedded communication tools may experience higher repeat transaction frequency and increased average transaction value, as users gain greater confidence in payment coordination and settlement visibility. BLAQclouds views Real-Time Chat as an important step toward delivering a more interactive and user-centric global remittance experience.
The Company is also actively testing integrations with additional global payment networks and financial service providers, including X-Money, Touch ’n Go, GrabPay, Remitly, Airwallex, OFX, Sendwave, Paysend, SOKIN, Ria Money Transfer, WorldRemit, OA Pay, Instarem, and Intermex. These integrations are expected to expand the Company’s addressable market and enhance access to key international payment corridors.
As part of its structured rollout strategy, BLAQclouds has successfully onboarded approximately 1.5 million international banking customers onto its BLAQ Private Chain infrastructure. The Company has initiated the migration of test accounts in controlled blocks of approximately 1,000 users per cycle to ensure quality control, system stability, and regulatory compliance throughout the initial deployment phase.
At the same time, targeted onboarding initiatives are in progress for approximately 1.4 million active PayPal users and 1.1 million Cash App account holders, supporting the Company’s broader expansion across global payment networks.
BLAQclouds also announced the Phase One launch of theAlley.io, its SocialFi communications and commerce platform designed to integrate social networking, financial services, and digital asset functionality into a unified user experience. Phase One features include:
- Personalized content Feeds
- Friends networking functionality with global import capabilities
- End-to-end and Group encrypted chat
- End-to-end and Group encrypted Voice and video calling for individuals and groups of up to 2,000 connected users
- End-to-end and Group encrypted Screen sharing and collaborative whiteboard tools
- Access to the ApolloNFT marketplace
- User-created online stores powered by payment connectivity through BLAQpay.io
TheAlley.io has been developed as a Progressive Web App (PWA), enabling a seamless user experience across both desktop and mobile environments without the need for traditional app store downloads. The platform features a simplified onboarding process that allows users to link and migrate their existing friends, fans, and followers with a single click, helping creators quickly establish their communities and maintain audience continuity.
As part of its initial rollout, the Company has begun onboarding more than 120,000 independent artists across music, film, and digital media, representing a combined global social media reach of over one billion users. BLAQclouds believes this streamlined onboarding capability will support faster network effects, stronger user engagement, and accelerated platform adoption.
The Company outlined future development phases for the platform. Phase Two (April 5, 2026) is expected to introduce single-click Send and Redeem functionality for peer-to-peer payments using ApolloCASH, deeper integration with ApolloNFT.io for NFT creation and marketplace participation, and additional verticals including play-to-earn gaming tournaments, video publishing, podcast creation and distribution, and digital music events.
Phase Three (May 1, 20206) is expected to include implementation of the APO-8004 monetization framework, a proprietary series of smart contracts built on the Apollo blockchain and supported by AI-driven infrastructure. APO-8004 is designed to enable automated monetization protocols for livestreams, podcasts, and digital media ecosystems, including programmable royalty distribution, tokenized engagement incentives, and transparent revenue allocation mechanisms. The Company believes this blockchain-native monetization model could materially enhance creator revenue potential compared to traditional Web2 content platforms such as YouTube, X, Spotify, and TikTok.
“Achieving automation across multiple global payment platforms represents an important infrastructure milestone for ApolloCASH,” said Shannon Hill, Chief Executive Officer of BLAQclouds, Inc. “Our objective is to build a globally connected ecosystem where users can communicate, transact, and monetize digital content through integrated blockchain and AI-supported technologies without having to have even a basic understand of crypto. We believe this operational progress supports the Company’s long-term strategy within the evolving digital finance and creator economy landscape.”
About BLAQclouds, Inc.
BLAQclouds bridges traditional finance and decentralized ecosystems, building seamless, real-world blockchain applications that simplify commerce and payments. Its mission is to make spending crypto as easy, trusted, and usable as traditional currency.
Flagship consumer applications include:
– ShopWithCrypto.io – Crypto-to-gift card commerce
– BLAQpay.io – Web3 payments and merchant plugins
– DEX.ZEUSx.io – EVM-compatible decentralized exchange
– ApolloWallet.io – Secure, consumer-grade blockchain wallet
– ApolloCASH – C2C Blockchain Based Global Remittance
– ApolloID – TLD name service for .ZEUS and .APOLLO
– ApolloNFT.io – the ApolloChain NFT Marketplace
– theAlley.io – SocialFI platform allowing users to share and earn
For a full list of platforms and solutions from BLAQclouds Nevada and Wyoming, visit: www.BLAQclouds.io For official BLAQclouds updates and information, please join https://www.thealley.io/group/BLAQclouds-inc/discussion
BLAQclouds, Inc. is registered with FINCEN as an MSB (Money Service Business). The BSA ID registration number awarded by FINCEN is 31000313564202 and is used for ShopwithCrypto.io, DinewithCrypto.io, ZEUSEnergy.io, BitNotify.io, Ampleswap.com, ZEUSChainScan.io, ApolloScan.io, BLAQpay.io, ApolloID.io, ApolloWallet.io, ApolloCASH.io and ZXUSD.io.
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