The Paypers

JANUARY 4, 2023

IMTF has acquired the Siron anti-money laundering and compliance solutions developed by FICO to expand its AML and compliance portfolio.

Money Laundering 60

Money Laundering Compliance Acquirers AML 60

Finovate

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Socure has acquired risk decisioning company Effectiv for $136 million Socure will integrate Effectiv’s AI-powered orchestration platform into its digital identity verification and fraud solutions. Digital identity verification company Socure has acquired risk decisioning company Effectiv in a $136 million deal.

Risk 64

Risk Acquirers Fraud Prevention Identity Theft 64

Fi911

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

A cornerstone of this mission is the concept of “AML,” or “Anti-Money Laundering” protocols. But, what does AML entail? Why is it non-negotiable for financial institutions across the globe, and how can you ensure that your institution is compliant with all AML procedures?

AML 52

AML Compliance Money Laundering OFAC 52

Finextra

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Fineksus is pleased to announce its acquisition by cleversoft group, following the completion of all regulatory approvals.

AML 52

AML Acquirers 52

Clearly Payments

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The Acquiring Bank The acquiring bank receives funds on behalf of the merchant. Regulatory Compliance Businesses must comply with rules like GDPR (Europe), PSD2 (EU), and AML/KYC laws in various countries. The Customer The person making the payment. The Payment Processor The company that facilitates transactions.

Small Business 66

Small Business Process Address Verification System (AVS) Cross-Border 66

Finovate

JANUARY 22, 2024

Credit Agricole is making the move to “reaffirm confidence” in Worldline, which was hit with scrutiny over its AML practices last year. France-based Worldline, which faced scrutiny over its AML practices last year, saw its shares cut in half after the allegations arose regarding its AML safeguards.

Acquirers 59

Acquirers AML Agreements Facilitators 59

Fintech Finance

AUGUST 7, 2024

Tribe Payments , the pioneering digital payments and infrastructure orchestrator which specialises in issuer and acquirer processing, has been selected by embedded financial services platform, Orenda Finance , to provide its issuer processing services.

Issuers 105

Issuers Process Payment APIs and Integration Fraud Prevention 105

Finovate

APRIL 24, 2024

ComplyAdvantage announced plans to acquire knowledge engine builder Golden Recursion for an undisclosed amount. Fraud and AML risk detection platform ComplyAdvantage announced it has agreed to acquire knowledge engine builder Golden Recursion. The deal will also increase ComplyAdvantage’s footprint in the U.S.

Acquirers 64

Acquirers Financial Crimes Crime Database 64

The Fintech Times

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Eight months later, the same groups have called on legislators to clarify the compromise text reached on recital 34 of the AML Regulation in the technical trilogues. In all of these cases, the acquirer, i.e. the provider of the service to the merchant has an obligation to perform CDD on their customer, the merchant, but never on the payer.

AML 59

AML Regulations Payer Due Diligence 59

Fintech Review

APRIL 19, 2025

Key regulatory areas include customer onboarding, data protection, anti-money laundering (AML), and transaction monitoring. Expect to see more fintech infrastructure providers being acquired by enterprise SaaS companies. A security lapse, system outage, or compliance failure can destroy a platforms credibility overnight.

Finance 94

Finance Embedded Finance FinTech Payment APIs and Integration 94

The Fintech Times

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Cross-border payments consultancy FYST has revealed the biggest trends in acquiring, including how the sector is tapping into artificial intelligence to boost fraud detection and optimise payment authorisation. For card acquiring specifically, the volume of transactions grew at 23 per cent over the same period.

Acquirers 59

Acquirers PCI DSS Fraud Detection Cross-Border 59

Fintech Finance

AUGUST 23, 2024

Green is part of a heavyweight team behind SetldPay; his co-founder Shewmaker was part of the early team at Euronet Worldwide and helped drive their rapid expansion for 10 years, before the pair established StoreFinancial Europe, the biggest shopping centre gift card provider in the world, which was later acquired by EML.

Issuers 98

Issuers Process Reconciliation AML 98

Fintech Finance

DECEMBER 12, 2023

FYST , the one-stop payments consultancy for ecommerce businesses, has today launched its Acquiring Matters report. It reveals the biggest trends in acquiring, including how the sector is harnessing artificial intelligence to boost fraud detection and optimise payment authorisation.

Consulting 52

Consulting Acquirers Fraud Detection Payments 52

Stax

APRIL 3, 2025

Its the third-party service that serves as the link between the payment gateway, acquiring bank, and issuing bank or card network. Acquiring bank – Acts as the link between the merchant and the issuing bank. While the acquiring bank is the merchants bank, the issuing bank is the customers bank.

Payment Solutions 88

Payment Solutions Payment APIs and Integration Payment Gateways Gateways 88

PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2021

Michael Bopp, executive vice president and chief customer engagement officer for Synchrony Financial, spoke with PYMNTS about how anti-money laundering (AML) expectations are changing and how Synchrony has developed customer engagement and cybersecurity protocols to address all aspects of money laundering.

Finance 63

Finance Money Laundering Acquirers AML 63

The Fintech Times

APRIL 24, 2025

Partnerships Identity platform Trulioo is partnering with PingPong , a cross-border embedded payment solution provider, to enable the cross-border firm to expand its global footprint while meeting rigorous Know Your Business (KYB) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance standards by automating verification processes.

FinTech 59

FinTech Cross-Border Payment APIs and Integration Multi-Currency 59

PYMNTS

JULY 10, 2020

Open banking comes in several flavors, yet its rise requires robust Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) procedures, Zac Cohen , chief operating officer at identity verification firm Trulioo told Karen Webster in a recent interview. Webster noted that KYC and AML procedures aren’t governed by global standards.

AML 108

AML Privacy Procedures Money Laundering 108

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 29, 2020

One recent example of a response to the proliferation was the inclusion of a long-fought anti-money laundering (AML) provision within the recently passed defense spending bill in the U.S. It’s great to see the prioritization on innovation with this bill,” Wingert said, calling the AML regulatory changes important.

AML 108

AML Money Laundering Compliance Law Enforcement 108

Finovate

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Payments, identities, and data security company Entrust confirmed that it has entered “exclusive discussions” to acquire identity verification technology company Onfido. Trusted payments, identities, and data security company Entrust may be on the verge of acquiring identity verification (IDV) technology company Onfido.

Acquirers 52

Acquirers Verification Deepfake AI 52

The Paypers

APRIL 19, 2022

Thunes has taken a majority stake in the AML and compliance technology company Tookitaki by investing over USD 20 million.

AML 36

AML Compliance Acquirers Technology 36

Finovate

MARCH 25, 2024

Digital identity solutions provider Signicat has acquired fraud prevention firm SmartWorks. The Norway-based company has acquired fraud prevention innovator SmartWorks. Signicat also enables companies to securely scan international identity documents using video-based verification for AML, KYC checks, and more.

Acquirers 52

Acquirers Fraud Prevention Cross-Border Verification 52

PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2020

Financial fraud prevention software and cloud company NICE Actimize has unveiled a deal to acquire Guardian Analytics. said the acquisition of Guardian Analytics should both strengthen and widen its appeal to financial institutions (FIs), particularly in the anti-money laundering (AML) arena. NICE Actimize, a unit of NICE Ltd.,

AML 52

AML Financial Crimes Crime Fraud Prevention 52

The Paypers

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Harmoney has announced that it acquired APPC, the Forsides Group KYC and AML subsidiary, to offer financial institutions a comprehensive, all-in-one compliance solution.

Compliance 36

Compliance Acquirers AML 36

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Compliance failures are prevalent worldwide: Approximately $26 billion worth of fines were levied against banks for AML, KYC and sanctions noncompliance between 2008 and 2018. Regulators are increasingly taking note of such problems, with some seeking to improve AML and anti-tax evasion efforts by prohibiting anonymous crypto transactions.

Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) 75

Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) FinTech Money Laundering AML 75

The Fintech Times

APRIL 10, 2025

Funding news Ryft , an embedded payments provider for marketplaces and platforms, has raised 5.7million to equip acquiring banks with the technology to automatically and instantly split funds and manage payment flows for marketplace and digital platform customers.

FinTech 59

FinTech AI Non-Bank Cybersecurity 59

Finovate

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) agrees to acquire Japanese robo-advisory firm WealthNavi for $664 million. Cryptocurrencies Taiwan expedites implementation of its new Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations for cryptocurrency companies. Payments Digital payroll company Deel acquires U.K.-based million (€16.8

FinTech 59

FinTech AML Money Laundering Crime 59

Segpay

DECEMBER 22, 2023

In addition, most banks will not allow merchant information to be an image, it must be written out in text form so that it can be picked up by the different website crawler technology that acquirers and the card brands use. Acquirers don’t love lifetime memberships because they are a big credit risk for them.

Money Laundering 103

Money Laundering Acquirers Processors Underwriting 103

Fintech Review

JANUARY 28, 2024

We delve into Jack’s journey, his insights on significant trends in SaaS, PSPs and payments, and his thoughts on the future of traditional acquirers and emerging payment methods in the fintech landscape. Do you think that the long standing “traditional” acquirers will lose market share to tech first full stack payments providers?

Payments 111

Payments Payment Gateways Acquirers Automation 111

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2018

As a result, anti- money laundering (AML) has been occupying the headlines as of late. Regulators admit that legacy AML solutions failed and they are encouraging banks to implement newer, more innovative approaches in this area. “As Legacy AML Approaches Are Ineffective. Next-Generation Compliance and AML Solution.

Money Laundering 76

Money Laundering AML Wire Transfer Rules 76

The Paypers

JULY 19, 2018

(The Paypers) Accuity has announced today that it has acquired Safe Banking Systems, a provider of innovative Know Your Customer due diligence and anti-money laundering solutions.

Due Diligence 28

Due Diligence Acquirers AML Money Laundering 28

Fintech Review

APRIL 11, 2025

It covers identity verification, anti-money laundering (AML), transaction monitoring, and reporting automation. Banks acquire or partner with fintech startups to accelerate innovation. AML and KYC compliance is critical in the fight against money laundering and terrorism financing. This challenges long-standing industry norms.

FinTech 52

FinTech Online and Mobile Banking Payment APIs and Integration Cross-Border 52

Fintech Review

JANUARY 28, 2024

The platform is designed to power merchant-facing interfaces for any payments business, including acquirers; payment facilitators; payment gateways; independent sales organisations; and many more.  Question 4 Do you think that the long standing “traditional” acquirers will lose market share to tech first full stack payments providers?

Payments 98

Payments Payment Gateways Automation Gateways 98

The Fintech Times

APRIL 17, 2025

Elliptic , the digital asset decisioning firm, has partnered with Monerium , an authorised and regulated Electronic Money Institution (EMI), to streamline compliance, automate cross-chain AML screening, and offer real-time monitoring to manage regulatory requirements efficiently.

FinTech 59

FinTech Embedded Finance AI Verification 59

The Paypers

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Jumio , a provider of AI-powered end-to-end identity verification and eKYC solutions, has acquired the AML platform from Beam Solutions.

AML 28

AML Verification Compliance Acquirers 28

Fi911

MARCH 14, 2024

A MID is a unique code assigned to merchants by their acquiring bank or payment processor. Personal identification documents of the business owners, for background checks and anti-money laundering (AML) compliance. This code is a key identifier in the processing of credit card transactions.

Due Diligence 104

Due Diligence Processors Fraud Detection Money Laundering 104

Fintech Review

APRIL 19, 2025

Key regulatory areas include customer onboarding, data protection, anti-money laundering (AML), and transaction monitoring. Expect to see more fintech infrastructure providers being acquired by enterprise SaaS companies. A security lapse, system outage, or compliance failure can destroy a platforms credibility overnight.

Finance 52

Finance FinTech Embedded Finance Payment APIs and Integration 52

CB Insights

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Our analysis also includes acquired companies if they continue to provide stand-alone third-party services. Services: These companies focus on using DLT — which provides a way to verify and track transactions — to offer services like know-your-customer (KYC) & anti-money laundering (AML), reporting, and compliance.

Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) 101

Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) Blockchain Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) Money Laundering 101