Marina Hodges Joins SKUx to Lead Merchant Expansion of the Company’s SKUPay® Item-Level Acceptance Technology

PETERSBURG, Fla., September 29, 2025—SKUx, a leader in item-level payments acceptance and digital payment innovation, today announced Marina Hodges has joined the company’s executive team in the role of EVP of Merchant and Payments. In this newly created leadership role, Marina will be responsible for guiding the collaboration and partnership management with leading merchants, consumer packaged goods companies, and other digital payment providers critical to today’s merchants. “I am honored to play a leadership role to realize SKUx’s vision of item-level payment transformation for merchants while driving incremental revenue growth opportunities for CPG companies and other partners,” Hodges said. “SKUx’s commitment to creating a more intelligent and efficient payment ecosystem is truly inspiring. I look forward to leveraging my knowledge and experience to help us realize our full potential and deliver unprecedented value to our customers.” Every day billions of dollars in benefits, payments, and promotions are slowed down and stymied by legacy rails trapped in yesterday’s technology. SKUx’s patented SKUPay® technology is powering much needed change, enabling faster acceptance of social programs (SNAP, WIC), corporate wellness programs, and other item-level payment offerings through one seamless implementation. The company recently certified integrations of its item-level acceptance capabilities into several leading…