Fintech News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Payment giant Visa is set to acquire Featurespace, a company specialising in artificial intelligence (AI) technology for real-time payments fraud protection. The acquisition aims to bolster Visa’s fraud detection and risk management capabilities, which are used globally by financial institutions and businesses to safeguard transactions.

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Fintech News

JULY 17, 2024

Zodia Markets, a digital asset trading firm backed by Standard Chartered, has acquired Elwood Technologies’ over-the-counter (OTC) trading business, Elwood Capital Management Ltd (ECML). ECML has been a key provider of liquidity solutions to global clients, including asset managers, token foundations, and family offices.

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Acquirers Central Bank Risk Management On-Demand 107

The Payments Association

APRIL 24, 2024

ComplyAdvantage acquires Golden to enhance its AI-driven financial crime risk management solutions with advanced data integration capabilities Read more

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Fintech News

JANUARY 22, 2025

It has established local acquiring capabilities across more than 40 countries and regions, including six core Southeast Asian marketsIndonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam. Failure to accommodate these preferences often leads to abandoned transactions and lost revenue.

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Fintech News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Payments giant Mastercard has announced plans to acquire global threat intelligence company Recorded Future for US$2.65 Recorded Future’s AI-powered platform simplifies threat intelligence, improving risk management for clients. trillion by 2024. Craig Vosburg “Trust is the foundation of any relationship.

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The Fintech Times

DECEMBER 9, 2024

“Implementing comprehensive risk management strategies and diversifying technological dependencies are essential steps to mitigate the impact of unforeseen incidents, thereby maintaining the stability and reliability of payment systems. 2024 has been a big year for Aevi. Where do you see it driving innovation?

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Payment APIs and Integration Online and Mobile Banking AI Financial Inclusion 102

Finovate

MARCH 24, 2025

Regtech Financial services compliance company Thistle Initiatives launches its integrated Risk Management as a Service (RMaaS) solution. Lending Independent asset finance provider Liberty Leasing selects Lendscape as its new contract management platform. Munich Re agrees to acquire digital insurance firm NEXT Insurance for $2.6

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Finovate

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

BILL has selected Adyen to offer advanced acquiring and issuing experiences for its accounts payable and accounts receivable solutions. ” Sweden-based Adyen was founded in 2006 and offers payment acceptance, embedded payments, virtual card capabilities, authentication, risk management, insights, and more. .

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Fintech Finance

JANUARY 15, 2025

Ebury , the global financial technology firm that empowers small- and medium-sized businesses to trade and grow internationally, is pleased to announce it has entered into an agreement to acquire ArcaPay , a Lithuanian-based specialist provider of B2B cross-border payment solutions.

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Finovate

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Treasury Prime, an embedded banking software platform, has signed a strategic partnership with fraud and risk management platform Effectiv. Embedded banking software platform Treasury Prime has forged a strategic partnership with fraud and risk management platform Effectiv. Acquired by PayPal in 2018.

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Risk Management Treasury Risk Transactions 59

Clearly Payments

APRIL 8, 2025

Go-to-market plans for international expansion Compliance and risk management , especially in regulated industries Think of us as your outsourced payments strategy teamready to help you make confident decisions as your business evolves.

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Fintech Finance

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Cihat served as Vice President of Global Ecosystem Security & Integrity at Visa, where he spearheaded global risk compliance frameworks, enhanced fraud control initiatives, and collaborated with federal and international law enforcement on high-profile investigations.

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Risk Law Enforcement Regulatory Compliance Compliance 59

The Fintech Times

DECEMBER 23, 2024

The Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) and the Central Bank of Brazil (BCB) have officially approved PayRetailers , the payments processor in Latin America and Africa, to acquire Transfeera , a fintech focused on payment solutions for businesses.

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Central Bank Best Practices Risk Management Payments Institute 59

Fintech News

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

He was previously Chief Operations & Technology Officer at Finaro, which was acquired by Shift4. Chad Gerhardstein Gerhardstein, who joins from PwC, where he specialised in cyber risk and regulation for fintech, payments, and digital assets, will lead Nuveis risk management and compliance framework.

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Compliance Product Regulatory Compliance Risk Management 68

Fintech News

AUGUST 1, 2024

ADVANCE.AI, a provider of digital identity verification and risk management solutions in Southeast Asia, has expanded its capabilities in Singapore and Malaysia with an upgraded Know Your Business (KYB) service. JewelPaymentech, acquired by ADVANCE.AI ADVANCE.AI

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Due Diligence Money Laundering AML Verification 114

Stax

JANUARY 23, 2025

How Merchant Underwriting Works The merchant underwriting process typically follows a few steps carried out by the payment facilitators or acquiring bank to develop an underwriting risk profile. Collaborate with third-party tools Utilize specialized risk management platforms to enhance underwriting capabilities.

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Fintech Finance

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

With the new office launch, Ant International will work more closely with local partners in the payment ecosystem to provide innovative payment solutions and inclusive financial services to local acquirers and merchants, especially SMEs doing business in KSA to empower their sustainable growth.

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Payment Gateways Acquirers Debit Card Digital Payments 59

The Paypers

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Risk management company Aware has announced it acquired Fortress Identity to expand its offering around identity proofing, onboarding, verification, and authentication.

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Acquirers Risk Management Verification Authentication 60

PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2020

In April, Coupa acquired business travel app company ETA , which gave it access to the travel sphere.

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Risk Management Risk Mitigation Risk Assessment 60

CB Insights

AUGUST 12, 2021

Moody’s , an integrated risk assessment firm, has acquired RMS , a risk management solutions provider, for $2B. RMS: California-based RMS is a provider of climate and natural disaster risk modeling and analytics. The company has over 400 risk models that cover 120 countries. in Q2’21.

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Risk Assessment Assessments Risk Acquirers 66

Finovate

APRIL 24, 2024

ComplyAdvantage announced plans to acquire knowledge engine builder Golden Recursion for an undisclosed amount. ComplyAdvantage will implement Golden’s data extraction and disambiguation methods to help financial institutions minimize their risk of financial crime. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Acquirers Financial Crimes Crime Database 64

Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Tribe Payments, the innovative digital payments and infrastructure orchestrator specialising in issuer and acquirer processing, has achieved ISO 27001 certification, the strongest possible global information security standard.

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Fintech Review

MARCH 31, 2025

New York City, New York, April 1st, 2025, FinanceWire Feedzai , the world’s first end-to-end financial crime prevention platform, today announced a partnership with Highnote , an innovative fintech leader, to support the launch of Highnotes new acquiring business line. For more information, users can visit feedzai.com.

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The Paypers

JUNE 7, 2022

UK-based acquirer Trust Payments has partnered with RiskOps platform Feedzai for a cloud-based risk management platform supported by AI and ML.

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Risk Management Risk Acquirers AI 41

Fintech Finance

AUGUST 15, 2024

Adyen manages the entire payment flow, including gateway, risk management, and acquiring for its merchants. Adyen provides businesses with insights around local schemes and payment methods with best-in-class technology and deep acquiring expertise.

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Finovate

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Amundi Technology has agreed to acquire aixigo in a deal valued at $157 million. Amundi will leverage the acquisition to strengthen its role as a leading technology and services provider in the asset management space. Amundi Technology, an asset manager based in France, has acquired German wealth management platform provider aixigo.

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Acquirers Advisors Service Provider Risk Management 64

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Growth equity firm TCV has acquired spend management tech firm Oversight , according to a press release emailed to PYMNTS, and will help Oversight expand its product innovation for enterprise risk management solutions.

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Acquirers Risk Management Small Business Risk 60

Fintech Finance

MARCH 12, 2025

“However, we believe that abolishing the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) at a time when the efficacy and resilience of payment systems, as well fraud risk management, are under intense review and focus, may not be the most opportune course of action.

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Finovate

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Cryptocurrency CheckSig offers Italy’s first crypto staking service that integrates tax management. Fraud prevention Financial crime risk management solutions provider Hummingbird acquires no-code integration and automation specialist LogicLoop. Wealth management U.K.-based

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Payments Source

MARCH 30, 2016

But it's not as unusual as my credit card issuer might think, and that's part of the problem for prevailing identity management strategy. I don't normally buy $300 of pizza.

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The Fintech Times

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

This platform enhances financial compliance through real-time data processing, risk assessment, and regulatory alignment, ensuring that financial institutions meet Saudi Arabias evolving fintech regulatory landscape. Saudi technology provider T2 acquired Moola , a corporate expense management platform.

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Innovation Fraud Prevention AI Compliance 64

Finovate

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Risk management and compliance solutions provider Ncontracts has acquired Quantivate this week. Quantivate, which provides governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) solutions for banks and credit unions, was founded in 2005. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Acquirers 52

Acquirers Credit Union Risk Management Compliance 52

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.

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Issuers Process Payment APIs and Integration Fraud Prevention 105

Finovate

JULY 29, 2024

Stripe is acquiring merchant of record service company Lemon Squeezy. MoR responsibilities can include payment processing, risk management, legal and financial responsibility, tax compliance, customer service and support, and fraud prevention. Financial terms of the deal were undisclosed.

Acquirers 59

Acquirers Cross-Border Regulatory Compliance Fraud Prevention 59

Finovate

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The company was acquired by fellow Finovate alum Mambu in December. Numeral , a payment technology provider for financial institutions, launched its fully managed Verification of Payee (VOP) solution this week. Founded in 2021, Numeral was acquired by fellow Finovate alum Mambu in December 2024.

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Payee Verification API Payer 59

The Fintech Times

APRIL 24, 2024

ComplyAdvantage , the financial crime intelligence firm, has officially acquired Golden , a San Francisco-based firm automating the construction of one of the world’s largest knowledge graphs, which shows interconnected data points and their relationships to analyse complex information.

Financial Crimes 59

Financial Crimes Crime AI Acquirers 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.

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