Alpha Modus and SurgePays Sign 25,000-Activation Pilot to Launch Alpha Cash Across SurgePays' Prepaid Wireless and Convenience-Store Distribution Network
Rhea-AI Summary
Alpha Modus (NASDAQ: AMOD) and SurgePays (NASDAQ: SURG) signed a multi-year Commercial Integration and Distribution Agreement dated May 7, 2026 to pilot Alpha Cash across SurgePays’ prepaid wireless and convenience-store channels.
The initial deployment enables up to 25,000 activations, a per-activation compensation structure, funded consumer activation incentives, and a revenue-sharing arrangement for downstream wallet revenue.
Positive
- Pilot includes up to 25,000 device activations
- Defined per-activation economics and funded consumer incentives
- Revenue-sharing tied to downstream wallet usage for a defined period
- Integration into SurgePays’ existing channels reaching millions of consumers
Negative
- Initial scale limited to 25,000 activations during deployment phase
- Alpha Modus will incur activation incentive costs and activation payments
News Market Reaction – AMOD
In the May 7 session, AMOD gained 4.31%, reflecting a moderate positive market reaction. Argus tracked a peak move of +14.7% during that session. Our momentum scanner triggered 4 alerts that day, indicating moderate trading interest and price volatility.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.
Key Figures
Historical Context
| Date | Event | Sentiment | 24h Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29 | Distribution partnership | Positive | -11.0% | InComm Payments deal enabling Alpha Cash cash loads at 90,000+ U.S. locations. |
| Apr 24 | Patent enforcement | Neutral | -8.4% | Launch of second phase of AI retail patent enforcement with suit against Circle K. |
| Apr 13 | Capital restructuring | Positive | +7.9% | Exchange to remove about $37M of Series C preferred overhang and aid Nasdaq compliance. |
| Apr 01 | Patent issuance | Positive | +1.2% | USPTO issued U.S. Patent No. 12,591,901 for AI-driven in-store personalized marketing. |
| Mar 16 | Product launch plans | Positive | +2.6% | Plans to launch Alpha Cash app and kiosk network targeting underserved consumers. |
24h Move is the share-price change in the day after each event; other market factors may also have contributed.
Recent AMOD news skewed toward positive catalysts (patents, partnerships, capital structure changes). Shares often moved up on balance-sheet and product-launch updates, but the prior InComm distribution partnership saw a double-digit decline, suggesting good commercial news has not always translated into immediate price strength.
Over the last few months, AMOD has combined IP-centric developments with efforts to commercialize Alpha Cash. On Mar 16, 2026, it outlined Alpha Cash launch plans, followed by a foundational AI retail patent on Apr 1, 2026. Subsequent PRE 14C and exchange actions aimed to reduce preferred overhang and support Nasdaq compliance. The InComm partnership on Apr 29, 2026 expanded cash-load access. Today’s SurgePays pilot further advances that embedded-distribution strategy into underbanked channels.
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Agreement establishes embedded distribution pathway into platforms serving millions of underbanked Americans, with initial deployment and activation economics defined
CORNELIUS, N.C. and BARTLETT, Tenn., May 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alpha Modus Holdings, Inc. (“Alpha Modus”) (NASDAQ: AMOD), through its subsidiary Alpha Modus Financial Services, LLC (“AMFS”), and SurgePays, Inc. (NASDAQ: SURG) ("SurgePays"), today announced the execution of a multi-year Commercial Integration and Distribution Agreement to deploy the Alpha Cash mobile wallet across SurgePays' prepaid wireless and convenience-store retail channels, formalizing a previously announced partnership.
The agreement enables the direct integration into SurgePays’ consumer-facing ecosystem, including ProgramBenefits.com and SurgePays' Prepaid Wireless and Convenience-Store Distribution Network, positioning Alpha Cash within platforms that collectively serve millions of underbanked and underserved Americans.
Under the terms of the agreement, SurgePays will promote Alpha Cash across:
- ProgramBenefits.com
- Point-of-sale marketing channels
- Digital intake and onboarding flows
- Wireless activation pathways, including Lifeline and related programs
The integration is designed to embed Alpha Cash directly into existing consumer acquisition and benefit enrollment journeys, reducing friction to adoption and enabling scaled wallet distribution through infrastructure already in place.
The agreement includes an initial deployment phase designed to validate performance across SurgePays’ network, with:
- Up to 25,000 devices enabled with Alpha Cash access
- A defined activation structure tied to funded wallet accounts
- A revenue-sharing model aligned to long-term consumer usage
Alpha Modus will fund a consumer activation incentive and compensate SurgePays on a per-activation basis, along with providing SurgePays a share of downstream wallet revenue generated from enrolled users for a defined period.
“This agreement should move Alpha Cash into live distribution channels that already reach the consumers we are targeting,” said William Alessi, Chief Executive Officer of Alpha Modus Holdings. “This is not a theoretical partnership - we will be embedding directly into the onboarding flows and platforms that serve millions of underbanked Americans. The structure should allow us to validate performance while building toward broader scale through an established national footprint.”
"Alpha Cash gives our prepaid wireless subscribers a mobile wallet built for how they already engage with their phones,” said Jeremy Gies, Executive Vice President of SurgePays. “The Pilot lets us evaluate enrollment economics at scale before we expand beyond the initial phase of the partnership. This agreement enables us to integrate that solution directly into our existing channels and evaluate adoption at scale.”
According to the FDIC’s 2023 National Survey, approximately 24.6 million U.S. households rely on alternative financial services for everyday transactions, representing tens of millions of consumers facing high fees for basic financial access. By integrating into SurgePays’ ecosystem, Alpha Modus is positioning Alpha Cash to directly address this market through a mobile-first platform embedded within existing consumer touchpoints.
U.S. consumers reliant on alternative financial services spend an estimated
The agreement follows a previously announced Letter of Intent between the parties and represents one of the definitive agreements contemplated under that framework.
About Alpha Modus Holdings
Alpha Modus Holdings, Inc. ("Alpha Modus" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: AMOD) is a vertical AI company focused on real-time, in-store shopper engagement and attribution. Its patented "closed-loop" retail AI framework, Sense → Decide → Deliver → Attribute, enables brands and retailers to measure the full impact of digital content, physical interactions, and transaction outcomes. Through subsidiaries like Alpha Modus Financial Services, the company is actively deploying technologies that merge artificial intelligence, retail media, and financial access across the physical retail landscape.
Learn more at www.alphamodus.com.
Explore our patent portfolio at alphamodus.com/what-we-do/patent-portfolio/.
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Forward-Looking Statements
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About SurgePays, Inc.
SurgePays, Inc. (NASDAQ: SURG) is a fintech and mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) that delivers prepaid wireless, financial products, and AI-driven decisioning tools to the approximately 138 million subprime consumers in the United States. Through its proprietary point-of-sale platform deployed across approximately 9,000 convenience stores and a growing Retail Media Network, SurgePays enables retailers to offer wireless activations, top-ups, and consumer financial services. The Company's subsidiaries include LinkUp Mobile, Torch Wireless, the HERO mobile virtual network enabler (MVNE) platform, and ProgramBenefits.com, an AI-powered enrollment and decisioning platform serving the subprime consumer market. SurgePays is headquartered in Bartlett, TN.
Learn more at www.surgepays.com and ir.surgepays.com.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes express or implied statements that are not historical facts and are considered forward-looking within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act. Forward-looking statements involve substantial risks and uncertainties and generally relate to future events or our future financial or operating performance. These statements may include projections, guidance, or other estimates regarding revenue, cash flow, business growth, market expansion, or customer acquisition, and statements regarding subscriber growth, distribution expansion, and operating scale.
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Although we believe the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, they involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. These risks include, but are not limited to, our ability to scale our prepaid wireless business, maintain retail distribution relationships, expand our merchant platform, and achieve anticipated subscriber growth.
Additional information regarding these and other risks can be found in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. The forward-looking statements in this press release speak only as of the date they are made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update them except as required by law.
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