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Pluralsight Named a Leader in Evaluation of Technology Skills Development Platforms By Top Analyst Research Firm
DRAPER, Utah, May 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Pluralsight, the technology workforce development company, today announced it has been recognized as a leader in "The Forrester Wave™: Technology Skills Development Platforms, Q2 2025." The independent analyst report evaluated eight of the most significant providers in the technology skills development space across strategy, capabilities, and customer feedback. Pluralsight emerged as a "Leader," which is the highest category for vendors. Pluralsight also received the highest strategy score among all vendors evaluated and the highest score possible in the vision, innovation, partner ecosystem, and adoption criteria. "In a world where AI is changing every aspect of operations, technology skills are an essential element to future-proofing careers and businesses," said Erin Gajdalo, CEO of Pluralsight. "We believe being named a leader by Forrester is not only a recognition that we're delivering an excellent upskilling experience, it's a signal to organizations that investing in Pluralsight means investing in their workforce's agility and innovation." Pluralsight's offering achieved the top scores possible (5 out of 5) in eleven criteria, including: Broad tech-domain coverage Hands-on learning Skill benchmarking prior to learning Skill acquisition analytics Integration with HR tech ecosystem Accessibility Microlearning and in-content search Customers interviewed for the report appreciated Pluralsight's broad domain coverage, the ability to conduct pre- and post-learning skill benchmarking, and depth of analytics. According to the Forrester report, "Customers seeking a high-quality, curated learning platform with robust adoption and engagement strategies will benefit from Pluralsight." To learn more about how Pluralsight helps enterprises close critical technology skill gaps, visit About Pluralsight Pluralsight provides the only learning platform dedicated to accelerating the technology skills and capabilities of today's tech workforce. Thousands of companies, government organizations and individuals around the world rely on Pluralsight Skills to support critical technology skill development in areas that are crucial to innovation including artificial intelligence, cloud computing, cybersecurity, software development, and machine learning. Pluralsight Skills provides highly curated content developed by vetted technology experts, industry leading skill assessments, and hands on, immersive learning experiences designed to help individuals skill-up faster. The company is headquartered in Draper, Utah with worldwide offices in India, Ireland, and Australia. For more information, visit Media Contact: Ryan SinsSenior Communications Manager press@ Note: Forrester does not endorse any company, product, brand, or service included in its research publications and does not advise any person to select the products or services of any company or brand based on the ratings included in such publications. Information is based on the best available resources. Opinions reflect judgment at the time and are subject to change. For more information, read about Forrester's objectivity here. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Pluralsight
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24-03-2025
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Checkout.com surpasses $10 billion in revenue unlocked for enterprise merchants using AI-powered boost
a leading global digital payments company, has announced that its Intelligent Acceptance product, an AI-powered engine designed to help enterprise businesses boost their payment performance, has generated over $10 billion in additional merchant revenue. Powered by over 20 billion data points and insights from global network, Intelligent Acceptance applies numerous optimizations at every step of the payment process (e.g., messaging, routing, authentication, credential lifecycle, and retries). With AI-powered engine learning in real-time, every successful payment optimization is instantly available to all merchants using Intelligent Acceptance, meaning everyone benefits from the power of the network to improve acceptance rates, lower costs, and unlock revenue. The product generated $5 billion in additional merchant revenue just 15 months after launching in June 2023. Six months after achieving that milestone, Intelligent Acceptance has now surpassed $10 billion in merchant revenue, generating $1 billion every 35 days for global brands such as Vinted, Papa Johns, and Delivery Hero. With over 60 million real-time optimizations performed across the payment flow each day, increased merchant acceptance rates by an average of 3.8% last year. In MENA specifically, has seen unprecedented growth in the region's digital payment volumes. total processing value witnessed a staggering 658% surge between 2020 and 2023, serving as a testament to the region's accelerated adoption of digital commerce which continues to see a deepening consumer preference for online shopping. 'Doubling the amount of revenue generated for merchants at seven times the speed of last year shows the growing power of our network,' comments Daniel Linder, Senior Product Director at 'With algorithms trained on billions of data points from entire merchant portfolio, every transaction processed by our customers strengthens the network.' With the majority of company resources invested in product and technology to deliver the highest acceptance rates for merchants, was recognized as a Strong Performer in The Forrester Wave™: Merchant Payment Providers Q1 2024 report , receiving a 5 out of 5 score in the payment performance optimization criterion. 'Building a global payments infrastructure is increasingly complex, especially with rising regulatory demands and evolving fraud tactics,' adds Linder. 'For merchants, this complexity can widen the acceptance rate gap—sometimes by 10–15% compared to in-person transactions—costing businesses billions in lost revenue. Our focus is on closing that gap, optimizing every transaction to ensure no revenue is left on the table.' 'Delivering exceptional digital experiences is core to our mission of making second-hand first choice, and our partnership with has been instrumental in helping us achieve that,' comments Modestas Tursa, VP of Payments at Vinted.
