October 20 - LD Micro Main Event XX, Los Angeles, California

October 28 - Planet MicroCap Toronto 2026 Powered by MicroCapClub, Toronto, Ontario

Chairman and CEO Louis Hoch to Highlight Record 3rd Quarter 2026 ACH Results, with each of ACH Businesses’ KPIs, Transactions, Dollars and Returned Checks Processed, up more than 25%

SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Usio, Inc. ("Usio" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:USIO), a leading FinTech company that operates a full stack of integrated, cloud-based electronic payment and embedded financial solutions, today announced that Chairman and CEO Louis Hoch will be participating in several high-profile investor conferences in October. During his remarks Mr. Hoch will comment on third quarter performance of the Company’s ACH business, the company’s highest margin business line, which set all-time quarterly processing records, surpassing second quarter 2026 performance, which was ACH’s previous best quarter. Compared to a year ago, third quarter 2026 ACH transactions processed grew 39%, dollars processed grew 26% and returned checks processed were up 44%.

Upcoming Conference Schedule:

LD Micro Main Event XX
Date:	Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Presentation Time:	5:00 PM ET
Location:	Luxe Sunset Boulevard Hotel, Los Angeles, California
Webcast:	https://ldmicroevents.com/
For registration information, please contact *registration@ldmicro.com*.

Planet MicroCap Toronto 2026 Powered by MicroCapClub
Date:	Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Time:	12:30 PM ET
Location:	Arcadian Loft in Toronto, ON
Webcast:	Webcast

If you would like to book 1x1 investor meetings with Usio, please register here: REGISTER. 1x1 meetings will be scheduled and conducted in person at the conference venue: Arcadian Loft in Toronto, ON.

About Usio, Inc.

Usio, Inc. (Nasdaq: USIO), a leading, cloud-based, integrated FinTech electronic payment solutions provider, offers a wide range of payment solutions to merchants, billers, banks, service bureaus, integrated software vendors and card issuers. The Company operates credit, debit/prepaid, and ACH payment processing platforms to deliver convenient, world-class payment solutions and services to clients through its unique payment facilitation platform as a service. The Company, through its Usio Output Solutions division, offers services relating to electronic bill presentment, document composition, document decomposition and printing and mailing services. The strength of the Company lies in its ability to provide tailored solutions for card issuance, payment acceptance, and bill payments as well as its unique technology in the card issuing sector.

Usio is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, and has offices in Austin, Texas. Websites: www.usio.com and www.akimbocard.com.

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Except for the historical information contained herein, this release contains forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding management's intentions, beliefs, expectations, and strategies for the future, including statements regarding the Company’s operating and growth strategies. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as "believe," "intend," "look forward," "anticipate," "schedule," "expect," and similar expressions.

These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties inherent in the Company's business that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied. Such risks and uncertainties include, among others, risk relating to economic conditions; the realization of anticipated benefits from the PostCredit acquisition; the Company’s ability to manage growth; the loss of key resellers; relationships with the Automated Clearing House network, bank sponsors, third-party card processing providers, and merchants; the security of the Company’s software, hardware, and information systems; volatility in the Company’s stock price; the need for additional financing; risks associated with new tax legislation; and compliance with complex federal, state, and local laws and regulations, as well as other risks described from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.

One or more of these factors have affected, and in the future, could affect, the Company’s businesses and financial results and could cause actual results to differ materially from management’s plans and projections. Although the Company believes that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such statements which speak as of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, except as required by law.

Contact:

Usio Investor Relations

ir@usio.com

210-249-4055