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Unlimited use certificate lifecycle management and private PKI disrupt an overpriced, restrictive market by offering one simple subscription fee

SAN DIEGO, CA / ACCESS Newswire / October 2, 2025 / Garantir, a leader in enterprise cryptographic security, today announced the launch of its Unlimited Certificate Lifecycle Management (CLM) and Private Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) offering, designed to eliminate costly certificate outages, simplify compliance, and reduce enterprise PKI costs by up to six figures annually.

For decades, cryptography has been the backbone of digital trust. Yet managing the certificates that secure websites, applications, devices, and identities has only grown more complex. Certificates and keys are getting larger, renewals are becoming more frequent, and with new compliance changes set to take effect in March 2026, organizations will soon face a heavier operational burden than ever before. Despite these pressures, incumbent vendors continue to rely on outdated, per-certificate pricing models with confusing tiers and hidden add-ons that make enterprises feel held hostage by unpredictable, skyrocketing bills.

Breaking the Enterprise Pricing Barrier

Garantir’s new model replaces per-certificate pricing with a simple, predictable subscription:

Unlimited CLM: $99K/year

Private PKI: $25K/year

Unlimited includes no cap on certificates or certificate types under management, full discovery, automated renewals, support for public third-party trusted and private CAs, policy enforcement, connectors, users, and teams – with no hidden fees, no tiers, and no per-certificate counting.

By removing artificial price barriers, certificates can be monitored and renewed on time, eliminating the risk of outages, audit failures, and service disruptions.

With new short-lived certificate requirements on the horizon, enterprises face an unprecedented operational burden to keep pace with accelerated renewals. Affordable, enterprise-scale CLM automation is no longer optional, it’s essential to maintain trust and uptime.

“Short-lived certificate rules will drastically increase the renewal volume and complexity organizations must manage,” said Trell Rohovit, Garantir CEO. “Traditional CLM hasn’t evolved in line with technology. Automation and integration should have driven prices down years ago, but enterprises are still being charged like it’s 2015. If companies can’t automate at scale, they’re exposed to outages, compliance failures, and unnecessary risk. We are aligning price-to-value to ensure automation is accessible and affordable so every enterprise can meet this challenge head-on.”

Driving Security and Savings

Over the past decade, some of the world’s largest and most trusted digital platforms have been unexpectedly taken offline due to expired or misconfigured digital certificates. Analysts have repeatedly noted that these incidents are not isolated mistakes, but systemic risks that highlight how fragile critical systems become when certificate lifecycle management is left to manual tracking or fragmented processes.

By shifting to Garantir’s simple-fee model, enterprises can redirect up to six-figure savings to other important security initiatives such as post-quantum cryptography readiness, ransomware defense, code signing, privileged access management, secrets management, etc., accelerating progress toward broader security goals.

True Unlimited, Seamless Integration, Rapid Deployment

Unlimited with Garantir truly means unlimited. Certificates across the enterprise can be discovered, enrolled, renewed, and governed without counting, tiers, or hidden limits. This includes full support for standard enrollment protocols such as SCEP, EST, and ACME, native orchestration with enterprise applications and platforms, and integrations with leading trusted public CAs including, but not limited to, DigiCert, Sectigo, and GlobalSign, as well as private PKIs like Microsoft, AWS Private CA, Garantir CA, and EJBCA.

In addition, Garantir enables CLM for TLS with properly protected keys in HSMs as well as just-in-time provisioning.

With enterprise-scale capacity built in, organizations can consolidate certificate lifecycle management across diverse environments, ensure certificates are continuously monitored and renewed, and eliminate the risks of outages or audit failures.

Customers typically go live in days to weeks – not months – without re-engineering or costly consulting engagements.

By combining discovery, broad connector coverage, seamless app integration, HSM-protected keys, and just-in-time provisioning into a single predictable subscription fee, Garantir redefines what CLM + PKI should deliver for modern enterprises.

About Garantir
Garantir is a cybersecurity company that provides advanced cryptographic solutions to the enterprise. The Garantir team has worked on the security needs of businesses of all sizes, from startups to Fortune 500 companies. At the core of Garantir’s philosophy is the belief that securing business infrastructure and data should not hinder performance or interrupt day-to-day operations. With GaraTrust, Garantir’s flagship cryptographic services platform, private keys remain secured at all times, while a client-side hashing architecture ensures high performance for all cryptographic operations, including code signing, SSH, S/MIME, document signing, application-level data encryption, TLS, secure backup, and more. Explore https://www.garantir.io to learn more.

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NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / October 2, 2025 / The plastics market isn’t small change. It’s a $824 billion global arena – and it’s been hungry for proof. Not about the material itself, but about sustainability and recycling measures that can keep its environmental impact in check. The world is done with promises and pledges. What it demands now is verifiable evidence that recycled content is exactly what companies claim it to be.

That shift in expectation has exposed the weakness of decades of regulatory patchwork, greenwashing headlines, and conference speeches that never moved the needle. The market has boiled it down to a single truth: proof is currency. And in a $50 billion recycling market, that currency is worth a serious paycheck – one SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) is positioning itself to collect.

SMX doesn’t trade in abstractions and “hope-for’s”. Its molecular marker technology embeds proof at the material level, creating digital passports for plastics that survive the entire recycling loop. From collection through processing and back into new products, SMX tags materials with an unalterable identity – a marker that regulators, brands, and consumers alike can verify. That’s particularly important, given that mistrust has kept capital on the sidelines and slowed adoption in this sector. In that sense, SMX’s breakthrough isn’t just a scientific achievement. It’s economics.

Markets Demand “Proof” Over Promises

For the recycling market, the timing could not be more on queue. Global demand for recycled plastics is surging as governments impose quotas, consumer brands set targets, and investors push ESG funds to deliver measurable outcomes. Yet recycling rates remain stubbornly low, hovering in the teens in the U.S. and only modestly higher across Europe and Asia. The missing link has been verification. Without it, recycled plastics carry a discount, trust collapses, and the supply chain stalls. SMX’s technology flips that script – making recycled plastic a premium product with traceable value.

The better news is that SMX has already proven its technology at scale, first by marking and tracing 21 tons of natural rubber from tree to tire, and it is now replicating that same methodology across plastics globally. In ASEAN, SMX has locked in multiple deals (with Bio-Packaging, Skypac, A*STAR, among others) to embed molecular markers at the point of extrusion, turning every film, wrapper or bag into a blockchain-verifiable digital twin.

In the U.S., SMX recently forged a strategic partnership with Tradepro to deploy FDA-compliant molecular marking in food-grade plastics, bringing traceability into one of the most heavily regulated segments. And, in collaboration with REDWAVE, SMX has completed proof-of-concept trials demonstrating the sorting and verification of flame-retardant and black plastics in recycling streams.

Proof Points Matter

With every new proof point across geographies and material types, the company isn’t just participating in the circular economy; it’s becoming its operating system. And in markets this large, the operating system tends to capture the lion’s share of the value.

The story here is not regulation. Regulation sets the stage. The story is monetization, transforming waste into verifiable assets. SMX’s molecular markers, combined with blockchain and tokenized credits like the Plastic Cycle Token (PCT), give plastics a tradable identity that can be bought, sold, and valued. That’s more than compliance. That’s an entirely new asset class built from materials the world once paid to discard.

The $50 billion question is no longer whether recycled plastics will matter. It’s who will control the proof layer that makes the system run. SMX has spent years building the answer, and now it’s entering the market at the exact moment proof has become non-negotiable.

For brands, regulators, and stakeholders, that’s not just a shift. That’s an entry point worth seizing. And all it takes is a phone call to start doing just that.

About SMX

As global businesses face new and complex challenges relating to carbon neutrality and meeting new governmental and regional regulations and standards, SMX is able to offer players along the value chain access to its marking, tracking, measuring and digital platform technology to transition more successfully to a low-carbon economy.

Forward-Looking Statements

The information in this press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “intends,” “may,” “will,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements in this press release may include, for example: matters relating to the Company’s fight against abusive and possibly illegal trading tactics against the Company’s stock; successful launch and implementation of SMX’s joint projects with manufacturers and other supply chain participants of gold, steel, rubber and other materials; changes in SMX’s strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated revenues and losses, projected costs, prospects and plans; SMX’s ability to develop and launch new products and services, including its planned Plastic Cycle Token; SMX’s ability to successfully and efficiently integrate future expansion plans and opportunities; SMX’s ability to grow its business in a cost-effective manner; SMX’s product development timeline and estimated research and development costs; the implementation, market acceptance and success of SMX’s business model; developments and projections relating to SMX’s competitors and industry; and SMX’s approach and goals with respect to technology. These forward-looking statements are based on information available as of the date of this press release, and current expectations, forecasts and assumptions, and involve a number of judgments, risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing views as of any subsequent date, and no obligation is undertaken to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws. As a result of a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties, actual results or performance may be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Some factors that could cause actual results to differ include: the ability to maintain the listing of the Company’s shares on Nasdaq; changes in applicable laws or regulations; any lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on SMX’s business; the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations, and identify and realize additional opportunities; the risk of downturns and the possibility of rapid change in the highly competitive industry in which SMX operates; the risk that SMX and its current and future collaborators are unable to successfully develop and commercialize SMX’s products or services, or experience significant delays in doing so; the risk that the Company may never achieve or sustain profitability; the risk that the Company will need to raise additional capital to execute its business plan, which may not be available on acceptable terms or at all; the risk that the Company experiences difficulties in managing its growth and expanding operations; the risk that third-party suppliers and manufacturers are not able to fully and timely meet their obligations; the risk that SMX is unable to secure or protect its intellectual property; the possibility that SMX may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; and other risks and uncertainties described in SMX’s filings from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

EMAIL: info@securitymattersltd.com

SOURCE: SMX (Security Matters)

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More than 25,000 people from around the world gathered in St. Augustine, FL, to celebrate music and nature

SAINT AUGUSTINE, FL / ACCESS Newswire / October 2, 2025 / Live Wildly and Sing Out Loud Festival, with the help of more than 25,000 music fans, raised over $130,000 for conservation in St. Johns County, FL. The funds will go directly toward local land conservation initiatives that safeguard Florida’s wild beauty.

The funding was raised through a portion of ticket sales from Sing Out Loud Festival’s Live Wildly Showcase, a mission-driven music festival designed to spark deeper connections to Florida’s wild places. Held Sept. 20-21 in historic St. Augustine, FL, the festival weekend featured 14 headliners such as platinum-selling artist Hozier, indie star Beabadoobee and folk-pop artist Vance Joy.

“Nature, like music, has the power to move people,” said Lisa Shipley, CEO of Live Wildly. “We’re proud to partner with Sing Out Loud to inspire people to protect Florida’s wild lands. People protect what they love. From the food we eat to the air we breathe to the places we recreate, nature plays a vital role in our daily lives.”

In between world-class acts, festival attendees explored the Live Wildly tent, where they were surrounded by the sights of Florida’s unique natural areas. Inside the air-conditioned, springs-themed environment, guests cooled off while learning about Florida’s iconic freshwater springs and the many species that depend on them. Vibrant imagery and educational displays throughout the venue highlighted the importance of protecting Florida’s fragile ecosystems. Near the center of the event, Live Wildly showcased the return of its 15-foot inflatable Florida panther and debuted a new cub, a nod to the critically endangered species with only a little over 200 believed to remain in the wild.

This marks the second consecutive year Live Wildly has teamed up with Sing Out Loud to raise funds for Florida conservation. Year-round, Live Wildly collaborates with public and private partners across the state to connect people with Florida’s wild places and inspire lasting support for protecting them.

“Our partnership with Live Wildly reflects what Sing Out Loud Festival is all about – using the power of music to bring awareness and inspire action,” said Gabe Pellicer, CEO & President of SJC Cultural Events, Inc., the 501c3 organization that produces Sing Out Loud Festival. “Thanks to this collaboration, we’ve shown that when music and conservation come together, we can make a real impact for Florida’s wild places. And that impact goes beyond one weekend of music – it helps safeguard the lands and waters that define Florida’s identity and sustain our communities for generations.”

Live Wildly’s mission is the long-term protection of Florida’s lands and waters, starting with a permanently connected Florida Wildlife Corridor. The Corridor, established in 2021, is an 18-million-acre network of lands and waters stretching from the Everglades to the Panhandle. It not only provides habitat for almost 2,000 different species – including the iconic Florida panther, manatees, and the Gopher tortoise, but also supports more than 100,000 jobs and generates $30 billion in annual revenue through recreation, tourism, agriculture and other industries.

SOURCE: Live Wildly Foundation

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NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / October 2, 2025 / We are closer than we think. Not closer in the foggy, geopolitical sense. Closer in the literal tick-tick of a clock. A recent bust in New York City uncovered hundreds of servers and more than 100,000 SIM cards, all ready to flood networks and overwhelm emergency channels. That plot was low-tech, cheap, and terrifyingly effective. It did not need explosives. It only needed numbers. Numbers that turn into noise, noise into chaos, and chaos that very quickly becomes a national emergency.

Imagine fifty cities all trying to call 911 at once, only to hear dead air. Imagine air traffic control losing telemetry because sensors began reporting fiction. Imagine hospitals having to triage not patients but systems. That is not a Hollywood script. It is a plausible chain of failures that begins with cloned SIMs being activated en masse. When authenticity is assumed but not verified, the infrastructure that underpins daily life becomes brittle. The margin for error is not small. It is zero.

Here is the blunt truth. Attackers want asymmetry. They spend pennies to buy leverage that costs nations millions to counter. Flood a telecom network with phony traffic and you do more than interrupt service. You force a reaction. Regulators clamp down. Companies reroute dollars into crisis control. Governments mobilize. A tiny operation becomes an international incident. That is the leverage of Zero Day. And just like in the series, it is cheap to start and expensive to stop. But SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) has the technology to clip the wires and stop that clock’s countdown.

When the Bell Rings, Response Is Not Measured

And, it better. The danger is not the initial interruption. The danger is the escalation that follows. A communications collapse will not be met with calm, careful inquiry. It will be met with urgency, suspicion, and action. Treating such an event as an act of war becomes a live possibility because the attack bypasses traditional markers of conflict. No flag flies overhead. No carrier arrives. Yet the impact is strategic.

Countermeasures will ripple outward, alliances will be tested, and military might won’t be tested; it will be proven. Markets will reassess what they thought was secure. Supply chains will be audited in panic. The economy will not wait for reports or commissions to be issued. It will pause. And when the pause hits, the cost accrues in real time. Minutes are not an abstract unit. Minutes are billions of dollars in frozen trades, stalled logistics, and failed medical procedures.

That is the scale of the risk. The world is not safe because threats are dramatic. The world is vulnerable because threats are mundane and plausible. A SIM-farm in a basement can do more damage, faster, than a thousand headlines.

Proof at the Material Level Stops the Countdown

This is where SMX matters most. Not because it promises miracles. Because it changes the rules. SMX embeds microscopic, immutable markers into the physical fabric of devices and components. These markers are paired with digital ledgers that instantly verify identity. A SIM that does not match its recorded identity cannot be trusted to join a live network. A router that fails its scan does not get installed into a critical path. A sensor out of custody does not feed control systems.

Verification shifts from a forensic afterthought to an operational gatekeeper. A single scan answers three deadly questions: is this real, where did it come from, and has it been tampered with. That speed is the difference between prevention and catastrophe. In a world measured in ticks, seconds are everything.

This system does not require armies of inspectors. It requires the right architecture. Put proof in the material, and the problem shifts from chasing attackers to denying them the tools that make attacks scale. Counterfeit economies thrive when anonymity is cheap. SMX makes anonymity expensive.

Prevention Beats Reaction Every Time

The SIM-farm bust should be a wake-up call. It should be the signal to move from playbook to practice. Investing in systems that verify hardware at the point of origin and the point of activation is not optional. It is the only sane course in a world where low-cost hacks can trigger geopolitical fireworks.

When components carry identity, the first domino never tips. When every device can be scanned and verified in seconds, the attacker’s time advantage evaporates. Prevention becomes both a national security posture and a market differentiator. Companies that can certify the provenance of their hardware gain resilience. Investors who recognize platforms that harden supply chains get optionality.

We used to think apocalypse had a big signature: a missile, a storm, an obvious enemy. The next one will come wearing everyday clothes. It will rely on scale and plausibility, not spectacle. That is what makes it dangerous and what makes proof essential. SMX is not selling fear. It is selling the mechanism that keeps the clock from ever reaching zero.

About SMX

As global businesses face new and complex challenges relating to carbon neutrality and meeting new governmental and regional regulations and standards, SMX is able to offer players along the value chain access to its marking, tracking, measuring and digital platform technology to transition more successfully to a low-carbon economy.

Forward-Looking Statements

The information in this press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “intends,” “may,” “will,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements in this press release may include, for example: matters relating to the Company’s fight against abusive and possibly illegal trading tactics against the Company’s stock; successful launch and implementation of SMX’s joint projects with manufacturers and other supply chain participants of gold, steel, rubber and other materials; changes in SMX’s strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated revenues and losses, projected costs, prospects and plans; SMX’s ability to develop and launch new products and services, including its planned Plastic Cycle Token; SMX’s ability to successfully and efficiently integrate future expansion plans and opportunities; SMX’s ability to grow its business in a cost-effective manner; SMX’s product development timeline and estimated research and development costs; the implementation, market acceptance and success of SMX’s business model; developments and projections relating to SMX’s competitors and industry; and SMX’s approach and goals with respect to technology. These forward-looking statements are based on information available as of the date of this press release, and current expectations, forecasts and assumptions, and involve a number of judgments, risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing views as of any subsequent date, and no obligation is undertaken to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws. As a result of a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties, actual results or performance may be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Some factors that could cause actual results to differ include: the ability to maintain the listing of the Company’s shares on Nasdaq; changes in applicable laws or regulations; any lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on SMX’s business; the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations, and identify and realize additional opportunities; the risk of downturns and the possibility of rapid change in the highly competitive industry in which SMX operates; the risk that SMX and its current and future collaborators are unable to successfully develop and commercialize SMX’s products or services, or experience significant delays in doing so; the risk that the Company may never achieve or sustain profitability; the risk that the Company will need to raise additional capital to execute its business plan, which may not be available on acceptable terms or at all; the risk that the Company experiences difficulties in managing its growth and expanding operations; the risk that third-party suppliers and manufacturers are not able to fully and timely meet their obligations; the risk that SMX is unable to secure or protect its intellectual property; the possibility that SMX may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; and other risks and uncertainties described in SMX’s filings from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

EMAIL: info@securitymattersltd.com

SOURCE: SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited

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With more than four million merchants worldwide and operations across 35+ markets, SumUp doubles down in the U.S. with a full ecosystem of solutions – from point-of-sale and loyalty to invoicing

BOULDER, CO / ACCESS Newswire / October 2, 2025 / SumUp, the global financial technology company serving more than four million small businesses worldwide, today announced a renewed commitment and investment in the U.S. market. Building on its established U.S. presence, the company is bringing greater recognition to the entrepreneurs and small business owners it serves with a comprehensive suite of tools designed to help companies get paid, run operations, and grow. This U.S. push comes at an inflection point after proving its model globally and reaching a massive scale.

The company operates in more than 35 markets and processes over one billion transactions annually, scaling from tens of millions just a few years ago. Unlike many U.S.-focused providers, SumUp combines this global reach with a broad ecosystem, from point-of-sale systems to loyalty and kiosks, making it one of the few SMB payment companies able to deliver enterprise-level sophistication to small businesses.

“Small businesses drive the economy, but too many are still locked out by costly and fragmented systems — we’re here to change that with a point-of-sale solution for small businesses designed specifically with their business and customer retention and acquisition needs in mind,” said Andrew Helms, CEO – USA at SumUp. “Over the last decade, we’ve proven that you don’t need to be a large enterprise to access world-class financial tools. With substantial investment and strategic acquisitions, such as Fivestars, we have built a solution to empower U.S. merchants to grow their businesses with ease.”

SumUp is already embedded in the fabric of American entrepreneurship, supporting thousands of small businesses – from pet stores, cafés, and bubble tea shops to liquor, vape, and tobacco shops. These existing relationships provide a strong foundation for SumUp’s deeper U.S. investment and continued growth.

As part of its expanded U.S. strategy, SumUp is focused on:

• SumUp POS, fueled by an industry-leading loyalty and customer communication platform.

• Supporting products and features that help merchants run and grow their businesses effortlessly, such as Kiosk, invoicing, inventory management, and banking solutions.

• Top-notch customer support, effortless onboarding, and a seamless and consistent experience.

SumUp is committed to becoming the leading financial services partner for small businesses across the U.S. by enhancing their access to and experience as it expands its operations.

About SumUp

SumUp is a global financial technology company driven by the mission of empowering small businesses all over the world. Established in 2012, SumUp is the financial partner for more than 4 million entrepreneurs in over 35 markets worldwide. In the United States, SumUp offers an ecosystem of affordable, easy-to-use financial products, such as point-of-sale and loyalty solutions, kiosks, card readers, and invoicing.

For more information, please visit https://www.sumup.com

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NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / October 2, 2025 / The market doesn’t reward talk. It rewards proof. Nowhere is that more obvious than in the debate over supply chain circularity. Recycling pledges and sustainability headlines have been plentiful, but hard evidence of what’s really moving through the system has been scarce. That’s where SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) comes in. It provides the proof that has long been missing, embedding molecular markers directly into materials and positioning itself as the ultimate facilitator of material efficiency.

And that’s the real shift-SMX doesn’t just support sustainability, it hardwires it. Its technology transforms good intentions into a functioning system. By creating a living ledger of how resources are used, reused, and monetized, it moves the conversation from pledges to proof. This isn’t a badge of honor manufacturers can pin to an ESG report-it’s a framework that makes products, and the promises behind them, measurable and enforceable. Proof no longer lives in paperwork. It lives in the product itself.

This isn’t theory. SMX has already shown the model works across global industries. In Latin America, it traced natural rubber from the tree to the tire, setting a precedent for transparency in one of the world’s most complex supply chains. In Europe, it has marked metals, proving that high-value resources can be audited with precision. In Asia, it brought material efficiency to textiles, giving global brands a way to turn sustainability claims into hard data. These aren’t pilots. They are building blocks of a new system where proof is the currency of circular economies.

Now comes the U.S. chapter. By teaming with Tradepro, a leader in plastics recycling and distribution, SMX is pushing material efficiency straight into the American market. The entry point is food-grade plastics-one of the toughest, most regulated categories. If SMX’s earlier projects proved the model globally, this deal proves that material efficiency can now anchor itself in the largest consumer market on the planet.

From Tradepro’s History to a Shared Future

Tradepro’s history is a story of scale. With decades in plastics sourcing, recycling, and distribution, the company has kept manufacturers supplied and costs in check while navigating the volatility of global markets. That track record makes it the perfect U.S. partner for SMX. Material efficiency has always been about more than recycling-it’s about lowering costs, strengthening supply chains, and making better use of scarce resources. Tradepro knows those pressures firsthand.

For Tradepro, the partnership unlocks a new opportunity: the ability to offer proof as part of its value chain. SMX’s markers survive every stage of production-resin, compounding, molding, packaging-and can be verified without damaging the product. That means every shipment of recycled material is no longer just material. It’s certified efficient, auditable, and defensible.

For SMX, Tradepro delivers a ready-made network. Instead of entering the U.S. market cold, SMX is stepping into established distribution lines that touch industries across the country. That’s how material efficiency moves from concept to standard: by embedding itself into the companies that already keep supply chains running.

Proof as Currency in Food-Grade Plastics

Food-grade plastics are where the stakes are highest. Regulators demand the strictest standards, consumers demand transparency, and brands face heavy penalties for falling short. Until now, recycled content in food packaging has been a numbers game based on trust-audits, certifications, and self-reported claims. In other words, a shaky system.

SMX’s FDA-compliant markers rewrite that equation. Every bottle, wrapper, and container can now carry its own invisible passport, verified on demand and tied to blockchain records. That turns material efficiency from an aspiration into an asset. Companies no longer have to guess or argue about compliance-they can scan and know.

The impact is enormous. Compliance becomes simpler, ESG claims become bulletproof, and recycled content takes on tangible value. In effect, material efficiency itself becomes tradable. This isn’t just about greener packaging. It’s about proving efficiency at the molecular level and turning that proof into economic leverage.

A First Step Into the U.S. Market

Global projects have already proven SMX’s reach. Rubber, metals, textiles-each has shown that material efficiency can be embedded across industries. But the U.S. market is its own test of scale. It’s where regulation, supply chain fragility, and investor attention collide. The Tradepro alliance marks SMX’s first major step into this arena, placing the company directly in one of the most pressing sectors.

The timing couldn’t be sharper. States like California are enforcing strict recycled content laws, federal regulators are circling with broader mandates, and companies face real costs for missing the mark. Material efficiency isn’t a nice-to-have in this environment. It’s survival. And SMX offers the one thing that cuts through the noise: auditable proof.

There’s also the economic side. By proving recycled content locally, SMX and Tradepro reduce reliance on imported feedstock, lower transportation costs, and strengthen domestic supply chains. That’s material efficiency at its most practical-doing more with what’s already here and cutting the hidden costs out of the loop.

Building the Arsenal

Step back, and the bigger strategy is clear. SMX isn’t collecting projects-it’s building an arsenal of proof points that turn material efficiency into global infrastructure. Natural rubber, textiles in Europe, metals with memory, and now plastics in the U.S. Every partnership is another branch growing from the same trunk: embedding proof at the molecular level and scaling it across the economy.

That arsenal matters because sustainability doesn’t move on good intentions. It moves on systems that make efficiency measurable and enforceable. SMX’s technology, backed by block-chain records and digital assets, is that system. It transforms waste into certified value and redefines efficiency as a financial standard, not just an environmental goal.

And that’s the story that should grab every stakeholder’s attention. This mission isn’t about plastics in isolation or rubber or textiles alone. It’s about SMX creating the architecture of a new economy where material efficiency isn’t just tracked-it’s traded. Proof has become the new currency, and SMX isn’t just minting it. It’s building the marketplace.

About SMX

As global businesses face new and complex challenges relating to carbon neutrality and meeting new governmental and regional regulations and standards, SMX is able to offer players along the value chain access to its marking, tracking, measuring and digital platform technology to transition more successfully to a low-carbon economy.

Forward-Looking Statements

The information in this press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “intends,” “may,” “will,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements in this press release may include, for example: matters relating to the Company’s fight against abusive and possibly illegal trading tactics against the Company’s stock; successful launch and implementation of SMX’s joint projects with manufacturers and other supply chain participants of gold, steel, rubber and other materials; changes in SMX’s strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated revenues and losses, projected costs, prospects and plans; SMX’s ability to develop and launch new products and services, including its planned Plastic Cycle Token; SMX’s ability to successfully and efficiently integrate future expansion plans and opportunities; SMX’s ability to grow its business in a cost-effective manner; SMX’s product development timeline and estimated research and development costs; the implementation, market acceptance and success of SMX’s business model; developments and projections relating to SMX’s competitors and industry; and SMX’s approach and goals with respect to technology. These forward-looking statements are based on information available as of the date of this press release, and current expectations, forecasts and assumptions, and involve a number of judgments, risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing views as of any subsequent date, and no obligation is undertaken to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws. As a result of a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties, actual results or performance may be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Some factors that could cause actual results to differ include: the ability to maintain the listing of the Company’s shares on Nasdaq; changes in applicable laws or regulations; any lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on SMX’s business; the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations, and identify and realize additional opportunities; the risk of downturns and the possibility of rapid change in the highly competitive industry in which SMX operates; the risk that SMX and its current and future collaborators are unable to successfully develop and commercialize SMX’s products or services, or experience significant delays in doing so; the risk that the Company may never achieve or sustain profitability; the risk that the Company will need to raise additional capital to execute its business plan, which may not be available on acceptable terms or at all; the risk that the Company experiences difficulties in managing its growth and expanding operations; the risk that third-party suppliers and manufacturers are not able to fully and timely meet their obligations; the risk that SMX is unable to secure or protect its intellectual property; the possibility that SMX may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; and other risks and uncertainties described in SMX’s filings from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

EMAIL: info@securitymattersltd.com

SOURCE: SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited

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New platform gives brands and agencies direct access to premium live sports and family-safe audiences.

DALLAS, TX / ACCESS Newswire / October 2, 2025 / A Parent Media Co. Inc. (APMC), the company powering Victory+™, Kidoodle.TV®, and the Dude Perfect streaming service, today announced the launch of APMC Ad Manager (APMC-AdManager.com), a data-driven self-serve advertising platform built to give marketers instant access to premium Connected TV inventory in live sports and family entertainment.

APMC’s recent expansion into live sports has resulted in streaming deals with the Dallas Stars, Anaheim Ducks, Texas Rangers, the Western Hockey League (WHL), the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL), Texas High School Football, and more, giving audiences new barrier-free ways to access their favorite sports content. These partnerships bring hundreds of live games, and new advertising opportunities, to a growing global audience on Victory+, APMC’s dedicated sports streaming service. From WHL to NHL, and from local teams to national leagues, Ad Manager empowers brands to target the moments and markets that matter most.

APMC Ad Manager makes it easy to plan, launch, and measure high-impact CTV campaigns, without the friction of traditional buying models. To mark its launch, advertisers can take advantage of a limited-time promotion: $500 off their first campaign of $1,000 or more.

“APMC Ad Manager levels the playing field,” said Joe Leavitt, Chief Revenue Officer at APMC. “We believe premium live sports and family-safe CTV content shouldn’t be limited to the biggest agencies. Whether you’re a local business or a global brand, our platform makes it easy to reach the right audience, on the right screen, and at the right moment.”

With over a decade of experience, APMC has been actively growing its advertising network across owned and operated channels like the safe streaming™ service, Kidoodle.TV, to content creators like Dude Perfect, and most recently with the premium ad-supported sports streaming service Victory+. The APMC Ad Manager provides a rare opportunity for advertisers with direct buys in exclusive, brand-safe environments reaching the most valuable viewers in streaming.

With APMC Ad Manager, advertisers can expect fast campaign setup, access to exclusive inventory, trusted and brand-safe environments, and campaign performance data, all within an intuitive, self-serve platform.

Advertisers will have the opportunity to select pre-packaged campaigns across themes and verticals including kids and family, live sports, highlights and spotlights, and more.

To learn more or set up an account, visit APMC-AdManager.com.

ABOUT APMC

A Parent Media Co. Inc. (APMC) is a media and technology company focused on providing innovative solutions to consumers and brands. APMC is a leader in Safe Streaming™ delivering an end-to-end solution to brands and platforms with an emphasis on unlocking incremental revenue. Utilizing proprietary streaming and monetization technologies, APMC reaches millions of homes globally through its products including Kidoodle.TV®, Dude Perfect Streaming Service, Glitch+™, Victory+™ and Safe Exchange™. Whether through FAST channels or VOD streaming, APMC specializes in OTT content delivery and monetization across major connected TV and mobile platforms. Visit www.aparentmedia.com to learn more.

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ANTWERPEN, BE / ACCESS Newswire / October 2, 2025 / OMP, a global leader in supply chain planning solutions, today announced the availability of UnisonIQ, a game-changing AI orchestration framework that transforms supply chain decision-making through human-AI synergy. Embedded within OMP’s Unison Planning™ platform, UnisonIQ delivers insightful always-on agents that leverage Unison Companion, a generative AI-based assistant, and market-leading AI engines.

Bridging four decades of supply chain innovation with the agentic age

As supply chains face unprecedented complexity and volatility, organizations need more than traditional planning tools – they need intelligent systems that can adapt, learn, and act autonomously. Gartner predicts that by 2030, 50% of cross-functional supply chain management (SCM) solutions will use intelligent agents to autonomously execute decisions in the ecosystem.

With UnisonIQ, industry leaders can orchestrate decision-centric planning across their global supply chains. This framework meets manufacturers as they progress on their transformation journey, enabling a seamless evolution from AI-assisted operations to agentic teamwork and ultimately to fully autonomous planning. This new era of human-AI synergy empowers planners to harmonize end-to-end supply chains with unprecedented alignment, agility, and excellence – even amid constant disruption.

By enabling autonomous planning with full transparency, UnisonIQ demonstrates how autonomous and agentic AI are transforming the future of touchless decision-making and helping organizations build resilience in an era of relentless market volatility.

“This is an evolution grounded in reality, not just buzzwords, designed to provide incremental value and drive business adoption,” said Andrew Byer, supply chain advisor. “With UnisonIQ, organizations can now move beyond reactive planning to truly proactive, autonomous decision-making.”

Three pillars of UnisonIQ

1. Always-on agents: delivering real-world AI success

UnisonIQ introduces a new paradigm in supply chain management through decision-centric, event-driven agents that go beyond technology to offer a strategic platform for business resilience and growth. Building on forty years of supply chain innovation and expertise, and collaborating with innovation partners for validation and refinement, UnisonIQ delivers a robust framework for autonomous planning.

Its agentic architecture includes a diverse range of persona-based agents equipped with AI skills, including optimization, scenario management, and data management, transforming key decisions into plans and continuously learning from sensing and user direction:

• Supply planning agent: Constantly optimizes production and distribution decisions

• Scenario planning agent: Simulates complex scenarios for proactive planning

• Demand planning agent: Anticipates market changes and optimizes forecasting processes

• Data management agent: Ensures data quality and consistency across all planning systems

“At Zero100 Live 2025, we saw firsthand how decision-centric planning powered by agentic AI is no longer a future vision; it’s happening now,” says Philip Vervloesem, Chief Commercial Officer. “UnisonIQ brings together decades of supply chain expertise with cutting-edge AI to help planners move from reactive responses to confident, autonomous decisions.”

2. Unison Companion: driving collaboration and adoption

While Unison Planning’s AI-powered approach proactively optimizes supply chain operations, Unison Companion, its generative AI assistant, enhances user adoption and collaboration to unlock the platform’s full value. Designed to support a wide range of users, Unison Companion leverages natural language capabilities to accelerate onboarding and increase platform utilization.

Recognizing that different users have different needs, Unison Companion speaks the language of business, tailored to each role – whether it’s a data architect seeking better master data quality, a business leader influencing S&OP scenarios, or a salesperson simply asking when an order will be delivered. This personalized, AI-driven support ensures every user can obtain maximum value from the platform, regardless of their technical expertise.

3. AI engines: solving complex problems with predictive and prescriptive intelligence

UnisonIQ integrates a sophisticated suite of AI engines designed to support autonomous, decision-centric supply chain planning. Powered by the always-on agents, these engines combine classical optimization techniques, advanced machine learning (ML), and explainable AI (XAI) to deliver agility, transparency, and strategic insight across the entire planning process.

Using telescopic digital twins in combination with advanced optimization and ML, these engines allow companies to simulate, explore, and optimize supply chains while accounting for real-world constraints. The result: smarter, more agile decisions and stronger performance across service, inventory, cost, and ESG metrics – with full understanding of how every decision is made and executed.

Discover more AI innovations, case studies and analyst insights.

Experience UnisonIQ in action

Join us at the OMP REAL Conference 2025, November 18-19 in Miami, to see UnisonIQ in action. Hear from global leaders, including AstraZeneca, Beiersdorf, Eastman, Kraft Heinz, Land O’Lakes, and Visy, as they share how Unison Planning™ helps them scale innovation, build sustainable supply chains, and drive resilience.

About OMP

OMP helps companies facing complex planning challenges to excel, grow and thrive by offering the best digitized supply chain planning solution on the market. Hundreds of customers in a wide range of industries – spanning consumer goods, life sciences, chemicals, metals, paper, packaging, plastics – benefit from using OMP’s unique Unison Planning™.

SOURCE: OMP

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