Press Release
Musqet Partners with Merlin Griffiths to Build an AI Sales Avatar for Hospitality and F&B Merchants
London, England, July 2nd, 2026, FinanceWire
The next-generation EPOS, payments and Bitcoin platform taps the Channel 4 “First Dates” mixologist and pub owner to deliver consultative, 24/7 AI-powered sales to merchants – across 30+ languages, positioning Musqet to win in the hospitality, food and beverage sectors.
Musqet, the next-generation payments, Bitcoin and EPOS platform, today announced a partnership with Merlin Griffiths, the Channel 4 “First Dates” mixologist and owner of The Dog & Gun pub in Walton, Leicestershire, to build an AI-powered sales avatar capable of holding real-time, consultative conversations with hospitality and food and beverage merchants. The avatar uses Griffiths’ likeness and voice to guide prospective customers through the EPOS selection process the way a knowledgeable peer would: by understanding how their business actually operates before recommending anything.
The hospitality and F&B EPOS market has run on the same playbook for years. Providers sell the platform, then spend the relationship upselling modules that have nothing to do with how a given venue actually runs. Merchants end up paying monthly for features they never asked for and never use. Musqet is built on a different premise: that an EPOS stack should reflect the merchant’s operation, not a vendor’s revenue targets. The AI avatar puts that principle into practice at the top of the funnel, asking the right questions before making any recommendation – and only surfacing the modules a merchant’s business actually needs.
“Hospitality operators are busy people running tight margins – they don’t have time for a sales process built around a vendor’s commission targets. What we’ve built with Merlin changes that. The avatar asks the right questions first, and only recommends outcomes that solve real problems for the merchant.,” said David Parkinson, Founder and CEO of Musqet.
Familiar to millions through his decade on Channel 4’s “First Dates,” he has also spent years on the other side of hospitality, operating The Dog & Gun pub in Walton, Leicestershire and living the operational realities merchants deal with daily. That combination of public familiarity and credibility in the industry is central to the avatar’s design. Merchants are more likely to be direct about their real needs when the conversation feels like it’s coming from someone who has run a venue himself. Musqet joined Griffiths and the production team in the recording studio to capture his speech mechanics and facial movements for a high-fidelity prototype. Griffiths is also an advocate for Bitcoin as a new asset and monetary vehicle and Musqet CEO, David Parkinson spotted him on ITV’s Saturday Kitchen with a Bitcoin t-shirt, reached out to chat and a mutual alignment of interests led to Merlin becoming immortalised as an AI avatar!
“Anyone who’s actually run a venue knows what it’s like to sit through an EPOS pitch and come out the other side with a monthly bill full of things you never asked for. I’ve been there. The reason I got involved with Musqet is because this is genuinely different – it starts with your operation, not with a product catalogue. If this saves one publican from a contract they regret, it’s worth it,” said Merlin Griffiths.
The avatar operates 24/7 across 30+ languages, removing the scheduling, inconsistency, and cost-scaling constraints that come with a human-only inbound sales function.
The announcement follows a strong stretch of announcements for Musqet with even more to come. The company recently showcased at Money20/20 Amsterdam alongside Vodafone IoT, and launched its agentic commerce protocol on Google’s Universal Commerce Protocol – milestones that underscore the commercial momentum behind the avatar’s development.
To learn more about Musqet and its AI-powered sales avatar, visit musqet.com.
About Musqet
Musqet empowers merchants and e-commerce platforms to securely accept payments in store or online and receive Bitcoin from anywhere in the world in a way that is instant, borderless, and unstoppable. As a next-generation payments and EPOS company providing a full stack of payment services, including Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Google Pay, and Apple Pay, and specialising in Bitcoin adoption as a medium of exchange, Musqet delivers a robust, scalable solution for merchants and e-commerce platforms worldwide.
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Press Release
Sunny Glen Children’s Home Celebrates Successful Third Annual Fatherhood Festival
Rio Grande Valley Families Gather to Honor Fathers and Father Figures
SAN BENITO, TX, UNITED STATES — Sunny Glen Children’s Home wrapped up its Third Annual Fatherhood Festival on Saturday, June 27th, welcoming approximately 150 community members from across the Rio Grande Valley for a morning of games, food, and connection dedicated to celebrating the vital role fathers play in the family, whether biological, adoptive, or a father figure.

Held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Poenisch Counseling Center on Sunny Glen’s San Benito campus, the free event paired family fun with practical support, offering outdoor games, a family picnic, and giveaways alongside community resource booths designed to connect local families with services they can use year-round.
The festival was made possible through Sunny Glen’s partnership with the Heart Galleries of Texas, with Desiree’s Spa and Massage sponsoring the grand prize for the event’s giveaway raffle. A range of community partners joined the celebration, including CUTE Pediatrics, Mission Pawsible, the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, The Perfect Body Studio, RGV Dads, and U.S. Fish & Wildlife with the Santa Ana Wildlife Refuge. Each brought resources and connection points for the families in attendance.
The event took place at the Poenisch Counseling Center, a trauma-informed facility built through the generosity of the Poenisch family. The center features counseling offices and a play therapy room open to both Sunny Glen residents and the broader community, and serves as a hub for the home’s parenting and transition programs. It also partners with Heart Gallery, a program of Foster Angels of South Texas, to support post-adoptive and post-permanency families throughout the region.
The Fatherhood Festival reflects Sunny Glen’s long-standing commitment to family, extending that mission into the wider South Texas community by celebrating fathers and father figures and connecting families with the resources they need to thrive.
About Sunny Glen Children’s Home
Sunny Glen Children’s Home was established in 1936 in a single house near La Feria, Texas, where six children were cared for. Since its inception it has provided a Christian home for over 25,000 children. The home offers long-term residential care, counseling services, and supervised development programs while pursuing family reunification when possible. To learn more or get involved, visit sunnyglen.org.
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Achiever Magazine Unveils Its Highly Anticipated Special Edition, “The Most Inspiring Women Leaders Making a Difference in 2026,” Featuring Tracy Doyle on the Cover

LEWES, Del. — Achiever Magazine is proud to announce the release of its much-awaited special edition, “The Most Inspiring Women Leaders Making a Difference in 2026,” celebrating exceptional women who are redefining leadership, driving innovation, and creating meaningful impact across industries and communities worldwide.
Gracing the cover of this prestigious edition is Tracy Doyle, Emotional Wellness Advocate, Resilience Coach, and Founder of Aurora Method Coaching, whose extraordinary journey from personal adversity to empowering women globally exemplifies the essence of resilient leadership.
This exclusive edition shines a spotlight on visionary women who are transforming lives through courage, purpose, and innovation. Tracy Doyle’s inspiring story reflects the power of emotional resilience and self-awareness, demonstrating how personal transformation can become a catalyst for helping others overcome burnout, strengthen relationships, and unlock their true potential.
In her exclusive feature, Tracy shares the experiences that inspired the creation of the Aurora Method, a psychology-informed and mindfulness-based framework designed to help women identify limiting beliefs, cultivate emotional clarity, and develop lasting resilience. Her mission is to empower individuals to create meaningful change from within, enabling them to lead more fulfilled personal and professional lives.
“Leadership today is about more than professional success—it’s about creating lasting impact through authenticity, compassion, and purpose,” said the editorial team at Achiever Magazine. “Tracy Doyle perfectly represents the spirit of this edition through her unwavering commitment to emotional wellness and transformational leadership.”
The special edition, “The Most Inspiring Women Leaders Making a Difference in 2026,” features a distinguished collection of influential women leaders from diverse industries who are challenging conventions, inspiring innovation, and making a remarkable difference in society through their vision and dedication.
With this edition, Achiever Magazine continues its commitment to recognizing outstanding professionals whose leadership journeys inspire the next generation of changemakers across the globe.
Readers can explore Tracy Doyle’s inspiring cover story and discover the remarkable achievements of other influential women leaders who are shaping a brighter future through leadership, innovation, and purpose.
To get your digital copy or learn more about the featured leaders, visit: https://www.achiever-magazine.com/business-magazines/
About Achiever Magazine
Achiever Magazine is an international business publication dedicated to recognizing visionary entrepreneurs, executives, innovators, and industry leaders who are making significant contributions across business, technology, healthcare, education, leadership, and social impact. Through exclusive interviews, cover stories, and insightful features, the magazine celebrates excellence while inspiring professionals worldwide to pursue meaningful success.
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From Complexity to Clarity: Solving Multi-Currency Issues in QuickBooks
Brandon, MB, Jul 02, 2026, ZEX PR WIRE — For many Canadian businesses, dealing with multiple currencies is part of everyday operations. Whether working with US partners, international vendors, or cross-border customers, QuickBooks’ multi-currency feature is often enabled to handle these transactions. While useful in theory, it frequently introduces a level of complexity that can make financial management far more difficult than expected.
Once multi-currency is turned on in QuickBooks, it becomes a permanent feature of the file. Over time, this can lead to complicated account structures, inconsistent exchange rate impacts, and confusion in financial reporting. What begins as a necessary capability can quickly evolve into a source of inefficiency.
One of the most common issues businesses face is reporting accuracy. Exchange rate fluctuations affect accounts in ways that are not always intuitive, leading to discrepancies between expected and actual balances. Profit and loss statements and balance sheets may reflect gains or losses tied to currency changes rather than operational performance, making it harder to interpret financial results clearly.
Reconciliation also becomes more challenging. Matching transactions across currencies requires careful tracking of exchange rates and converted values. Even minor inconsistencies can create time-consuming discrepancies, forcing accounting teams to spend additional hours resolving differences that did not exist in a single-currency environment.
As files grow over time, these complications tend to compound. Historical transactions tied to outdated rates, combined with evolving business needs, can result in a system that feels increasingly difficult to manage. For many companies, the issue is not just complexity—it is reduced confidence in the accuracy and usability of their financial data.
To address this, businesses are turning to specialized solutions designed to simplify or remove multi-currency functionality altogether. These approaches rely on advanced tools and expertise to restructure QuickBooks files while preserving the integrity of financial data. Instead of working around the limitations of multi-currency, the file is optimized to align with the company’s current operational needs.
The result is a cleaner, more streamlined accounting environment. Financial reports become easier to read and interpret, reconciliations are faster and more straightforward, and overall system performance improves. Teams spend less time troubleshooting discrepancies and more time focusing on analysis and decision-making.
For Canadian businesses that no longer require complex multi-currency tracking—or need a simplified structure for better control—this transformation can be significant. By removing unnecessary complexity and restoring clarity, companies regain confidence in their books and efficiency in their workflows.
Multi-currency functionality may be powerful, but it is not always practical for every stage of business. With the right expertise, companies can move from complexity back to clarity, creating a financial system that supports growth rather than slowing it down.
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