{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001185185-26-004599","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"RVYL","cik":"0001419275","company_name":"RYVYL Inc.","filed_at":"2026-10-06T12:29:18+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-10-06T12:30:00.564843+00:00","generated_at":"2026-10-12T16:32:14.707803+00:00","sec_items":["5.02","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.3,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.3,"confidence":"high","headline":"RTB Digital names Erin Schaefer, ex-YouTube MD and General Catalyst COO, to board","bullets":["Erin Schaefer appointed as a director of RTB Digital effective October 1, 2026, to serve until her successor is duly elected and qualified.","Schaefer spent 14 years at Google, including Managing Director of Global Operations at YouTube, and led a turnaround of YouTube's Trust & Safety function.","Most recently COO at General Catalyst ($43B+ AUM); previously GM and P&L owner at Niantic, where Niantic Games led to a multi-billion dollar exit.","Compensation: annual equity award of $150,000 in RSUs, prorated for the remainder of the 2026 service period, vesting in full on December 31.","Company cites her experience as it develops its enterprise media operating system; no related-party transactions or family ties to officers disclosed."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001185185-26-004599","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001185185-26-004599.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001185185-26-004599.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001185185-26-004599.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1419275/000118518526004599/0001185185-26-004599-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1419275/000118518526004599/rtb8k100526.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-10-12T16:32:14.707803+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"fb2580a47b","claim":"Erin Schaefer was appointed as Director at RYVYL Inc..","evidence_excerpt":"On October 1, 2026, the Board of Directors of RTB Digital, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), appointed Erin Schaefer as a director of the Company. Ms. Schaefer will serve as a director until her successor is duly elected and qualified.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1419275/000118518526004599/0001185185-26-004599-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"appointed"},{"label":"Role","value":"Director"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}