Highlights
- PointsKash, Inc. completed the acquisition of software assets from ChainBytes and added its founder Eric Grill to the team, the company announced July 14, 2026.
- The deal is the company's second acquisition since May 2026, following its earlier purchase of Keating Software's rewards platform in a cash and stock transaction.
- PointsKash describes itself as developing financial kiosks, digital payments, cryptocurrency, digital banking, and loyalty rewards solutions.
- CEO Michael Herron leads the company, which was founded by former Wall Street executives with expertise in transactional systems and merchant processing.
PointsKash, Inc., the fintech company that announced its acquisition of Keating Software's rewards platform in May, has closed a second deal: the purchase of software assets from ChainBytes, with ChainBytes founder Eric Grill joining the company, according to a press release issued July 14, 2026.
The company describes itself as developing next-generation financial kiosks, digital payments, cryptocurrency, digital banking, and loyalty rewards solutions. The ChainBytes acquisition is framed as accelerating what PointsKash calls its AI-powered fintech platform.
The move follows quickly on the Keating Software deal, which was announced May 1, 2026, and disclosed publicly on June 24, 2026. In that transaction, PointsKash acquired Keating Software's rewards program development and reporting platform in a cash and stock transaction. Peter Keating, CEO of Keating Software, joined PointsKash as Lead Programming Architect following that deal.
Michael Herron serves as CEO of PointsKash. The company was founded by former Wall Street executives with expertise in transactional systems, compliance, and merchant processing, according to the prior press release. The Keating platform supports customizable, gamified rewards programs, white-label deployment, and advanced reporting and analytics.
The July 14 release identifies the company's location as Scottsdale, Arizona. A prior release placed the company in Boca Raton, Florida.
No financial terms for the ChainBytes asset purchase were disclosed in the press release. The primary source material available at publication was truncated and did not include deal terms, valuation, or the scope of assets acquired.
Grill's role at PointsKash following the acquisition was not specified beyond the headline description in the release.
Where to find them
- Eric Grill · ericgrill.com · X
Sources
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- PR Newswire retrieved 14/07/2026 04:35
- PR Newswire retrieved 14/07/2026 04:35
- pointskash.com retrieved 14/07/2026 04:35
- Eric Grill (official site) retrieved 14/07/2026 04:35
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