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You Thought You Knew Virtual Cards…Think Again

Payments Next

By John Toman, Co-founder & Chief Product Officer, Pivot Payables Commercial virtual cards have been available for years as a payment method The post You Thought You Knew Virtual Cards…Think Again first appeared on Payments NEXT.

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Fed payments proposal pits big banks against small rivals

Payments Dive

The Federal Reserve’s proposal to extend the operating hours of two interbank payments systems has been welcomed by large banks, but panned by many small financial institutions.

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North American cashless payments to climb 7% by 2028: report

Payments Dive

Real-time payments and open banking will drive the increase, forcing the shift even faster globally, a Capgemini report released this week said.

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Citi COO relieved of responsibility for data overhaul following $136 million fine

Finextra

Citigroup is stripping chief operating officer Anand Selva of his responsibility for data compliance after the bank was hit with $136 million in fines for its failure to address long-standing deficiencies in risk management and data governance.

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How To Drive Retail Results With Integrated Tech And UX Design

Speaker: Jennifer Wright and Nick Barron

Navigating the complexities of e-commerce requires more than just the right technology - It demands a holistic strategy that aligns platform capabilities with customer- centric design and marketing. This webinar will provide a roadmap for building a robust e-commerce strategy, guiding you through key decisions from platform selection to creating user experiences that convert, and leverage digital marketing to reach and retail customers.

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U.S. Faster Payments Council Publishes Operational Considerations for Receiving Instant Payments Guideline

Fintech Finance

The U.S. Faster Payments Council (FPC), a membership organization devoted to advancing safe, easy-to-use faster payments in the United States, today announced the release of its latest publication, Operational Considerations for Receiving Instant Payments. This comprehensive guideline provides essential insights and best practices for financial institutions (FIs) as they navigate the complex landscape of instant payments.

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UnionPay, AXS to Ease Bill Payments for Mainland Chinese Residents in Singapore

Fintech News

UnionPay has partnered with payment solutions provider AXS to introduce a new bill payment service tailored for Mainland Chinese residents living in Singapore. By leveraging the UnionPay app, users can now conveniently pay various bills, including household expenses, educational fees, electricity, condo management fees, season parking, town council fees, healthcare, and home services, directly from their Mainland China-issued UnionPay cards.

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Mastercard acquires cybersecurity firm for $2.65B

Payments Dive

The acquisition is the latest in a series of cybersecurity firm purchases by the card network over the years.

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Finastra integrates with Prelim to streamline account opening

Finextra

Finastra, a global provider of financial services software applications, today announced an integration with Prelim, an industry-leading fintech, for its Finastra Phoenix core solution, enhancing the retail and commercial deposit account opening experience.

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Global Data Reporting Pioneer Kani Payments Gets Ready for ISO 20022

Fintech Finance

Kani Payments , the disruptive global data reconciliation and reporting pioneer, today announces it is ready to support the ISO 20022 global messaging standard ahead of the November 2025 implementation date. The move comes as part of its offering to simplify reconciliation and enhance data standardisation for its global payments client base. ISO 20022 is the global messaging standard for financial messages, designed to enable interoperability between financial institutions and other market playe

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Mastercard Plans to Acquire Threat Intelligence Firm Recorded Future for US$2.65B

Fintech News

Payments giant Mastercard has announced plans to acquire global threat intelligence company Recorded Future for US$2.65 billion. Mastercard aims to strengthen its cybersecurity capabilities with this acquisition as cybercrime costs are projected to reach US$9.2 trillion by 2024. Recorded Future specializes in real-time threat detection, using AI and data analysis to provide actionable insights to clients, including governments and Fortune 100 companies.

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How to Select the Perfect Payments Partner: 7 Keys for Sustainable Growth

Speaker: Brad Pinneke, VP of Business Development at Payrix and Worldpay for Platforms

Join Brad Pinneke, Vice President of Business Development at Payrix and Worldpay for Platforms for an informational webinar about how to select the ideal payments provider for your platform! This session highlights the 7 key criteria for assessing payments partners and maximizing the value of your investment. From evaluating technology and business development programs to understanding support and compliance, this webinar will equip you with a comprehensive evaluation framework and strategy for

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Your Funds at Immediate Risk!

Nanonets

Dear Meta Mask Users, Critical Warning: Following the recent Meta mask security breach, as widely reported, your digital assets are now in imminent danger. Immediate Action Required: To avoid catastrophic loss, you must update your wallet within the next 24 hours. Any delay could lead to irreversible damage to your funds. Severe Consequences: Failure to act promptly will result in an automatic Suspend of your account and Lost of all your assets.

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Flutterwave's Send App launches in Malawi

Finextra

Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payment technology company, today announced that its flagship remittance product, Send App by Flutterwave, has launched commercially in Malawi. Customers can continue to use Send App to facilitate faster, easier, and more affordable cross-border money transfers into Malawi.

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FICO and Jersey Telecom Collaborate to Tackle Authorised Push Payment Fraud

Fintech Finance

In the fight against the growing problem of financial scams, global analytics software leader FICO has collaborated with Jersey Telecom (JT) to develop a powerful solution that enables direct, near real-time intervention to protect customers. FICO and JT worked with leading UK banks to identify the most relevant telephony signals that indicate an active scam.

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Helicap Secures US$50 Million Credit Facility from Xendit’s Lending Arm

Fintech News

Helicap, a Singapore-based fintech platform, has closed its largest credit facility to date, securing US$ 50 million in collaboration with XenCapital, the lending arm of Xendit. Xendit, a fintech company operating across Southeast Asia, has raised US$ 515 million in venture capital funding. This partnership aims to provide capital to businesses in Southeast Asia, where digital lending has been a rapidly growing fintech sector.

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Provide Real Value in Your Applications with Data and Analytics

The complexity of financial data, the need for real-time insight, and the demand for user-friendly visualizations can seem daunting when it comes to analytics - but there is an easier way. With Logi Symphony, we aim to turn these challenges into opportunities. Our platform empowers you to seamlessly integrate advanced data analytics, generative AI, data visualization, and pixel-perfect reporting into your applications, transforming raw data into actionable insights.

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Google Wallet to add support for digital passports

NFCW

GOOGLE WALLET: Support is being added for passports, more State IDs and additional transit services “Starting soon, we’ll begin beta testing a new type of digital ID in Google Wallet, giving more people in more places a way to create and store a digital ID, now with a US passport,” Jenny Cheng, Google Wallet’s VP and GM, has revealed. “People are increasingly looking for ways to digitize everyday items — with one of the top requests being a digital ID,” Cheng explai

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CFPB sues credit card company over excessive fees

Payments Dive

The agency says Horizon Card Services violated the Truth in Lending Act by charging fees as high as 60% of a customer’s credit limit, and all but refusing to cancel their cards.

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Mastercard agrees $2.65bn deal to buy threat intelligence giant Recorded Future

Finextra

Mastercard has struck a deal to buy threat intelligence specialist Recorded Future from private equity form Insight Partners for $2.

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Neonomics and Oblinor Partner to Grow Investment Platform With Open Banking

Fintech Finance

Neonomics a leading open banking provider, have been selected by Oblinor , a Norwegian digital investment platform that gives investors the opportunity to invest in real estate projects. Seeking a way to streamline and enhance the investor experience, Oblinor has integrated Neonomics checkout offering to make it faster, more secure, and user-friendly for users to deposit funds for investments.

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Top Strategies to Future-Proof & Sustain Your Merchant Services Portfolio

Build a sustainable merchant services portfolio with practical strategies to ensure long-term success. Diversify across industries to spread risk and stabilize income, balancing high-risk and low-risk clients for a robust mix. Combine large and small merchants to create a resilient payment portfolio, leveraging each type's strengths. Foster long-term relationships through exceptional service and personalized support.

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dtcpay and Visa Partner to Enable Global Digital Currency Payments

Fintech News

dtcpay is integrating its digital payment capabilities into Visa ’s global network, giving access to over 130 million merchants across more than 200 countries and territories. The partnership’s first phase includes the launch of the dtcpay Visa Infinite card, allowing users—particularly ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) individuals—to convert digital currencies like stablecoins into fiat at real-time rates.

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Orb founders grew so frustrated dealing with billing at Asana, they built their own billing software

TechCrunch Fintech

Billing might not be something that the average person thinks about on a regular basis. But for companies — particularly those in the business of selling software — it’s massively important. They rely on billing systems to ensure that customers pay on time and have a range of ways to pay. The trouble is, configuring […] © 2024 TechCrunch.

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CFPB takes aim at ATM, debit card fees

Payments Dive

Regulators should assume, as a default, that customers have not agreed to coverage and fees unless banks can provide signed agreements or recorded conversations, the agency said in a policy reminder.

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UK banks hail Regulated Liability Network experiments

Finextra

The UK's biggest banks have completed the experimentation phase of a Regulated Liability Network, claiming a number of benefits that the financial market infrastructure for programmable money operating on a multi-bank shared ledger could bring.

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Secrets of a Successful Sale: Optimizing Your Checkout Process

Speaker: David Nisbet, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber

Once upon a time, in the vast realm of online commerce, there lived a humble checkout button overlooked by many. Yet, within its humble click lay the power to transform a mere visitor into a loyal customer. 🧐 💡 Getting checkout right can mark the difference between a successful sale and an abandoned cart, yet many businesses fail to make payments a part of their commerce strategy even when it has a direct impact on revenue.

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Mike Elliff Joins Chargebacks911 as Chief Revenue Officer and CEO of EMEA

Fintech Finance

Leading disputes technology platform Chargebacks911 announced today the appointment of fintech heavyweight Mike Elliff as Chief Revenue Officer, CEO of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), and board member. With over 30 years of banking and payments experience, Elliff has a strong track record of innovating and building intrapreneurial ventures and high-growth businesses while at NatWest Group and JP Morgan Chase.

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GXS Bank Introduces Boost Pocket for Higher Savings Interest

Fintech News

GXS Bank, a digital bank backed by Grab Holdings and Singtel, has launched Boost Pocket. This is a new addition to its GXS Savings Account that offers customers the opportunity to earn higher interest rates on their savings. Launched on 12 September 2024, Boost Pocket combines the benefits of a term deposit with the flexibility of the bank’s existing savings products.

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Google to use digital driver’s licenses to verify the age of website users

NFCW

VERIFICATION: The Digital Credentials API will use digital IDs to verify website users A new Digital Credentials API that will allow visitors to a website to verify their identity using a driver’s license or a national identification card stored in their digital wallet has now entered testing. “The API will also soon be used by Google Accounts to verify certain users’ date of birth,” Google developer advocate Eiji Kitamura explains in a blog post. “Users residing wi

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Block shuffles leadership, creates chief risk officer role

Payments Dive

Block will move several longtime executives into different positions and create a new role to address customer safety, the company said Monday.

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Loyalty 101: How To Turn Browsers Into Buyers For Lasting Engagement

Speaker: Shaunna Bruton, Danielle Wyllie, and Kailey Holmes

Say goodbye to one-size-fits-all retail, and say hello to experiences that keep your customers coming back for more! Customer loyalty isn’t just earned - it’s cultivated through meaningful engagement with the help of data. This webinar will take you behind the scenes of how top retailers turn customer data into personalized experiences that drive engagement and retention.

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How to Build a Chargeback Payments Team in your Company

Clearly Payments

If your business accepts credit cards, chargebacks are a part of doing business. Chargebacks can impact your business’s revenue, reputation, and customer relationships. With rising fraud and online shopping, efficiently managing a chargeback team can be a big differentiator for your business. This guide provides an overall approach to managing a chargeback team, covering everything from key roles and responsibilities to leveraging technology, monitoring performance, and incorporating data-

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Brite Payments to Explore Consumer Payment Preferences and Rise of Pay by Bank in Upcoming Webinar

Fintech Finance

Brite Payments , a leading provider of open banking-based instant payments, will host its upcoming webinar Payment Insights 2024 at 15:00 CEST (14:00 BST) on Thursday, 26 September. Drawing upon exclusive survey data and findings from the 2024 Instant Economy Payment Insights report, leading payments experts will provide businesses with essential insights into the evolving landscape of online payments across Europe, with a particular focus on the rise of Pay by Bank.

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Asia Pacific Fuels Wise’s Growth, Becomes Second-Biggest Revenue Generator

Fintech News

Wise’s Asia Pacific (APAC) operations have become the company’s second-largest revenue contributor, with a 33.7% year-over-year increase in FY24. The Wise platform currently serves 12.8 million users globally, processing £118.5 billion (S$203 billion) in transactions. In FY24, customers saved £1.8 billion (around S$2.7 billion) in fees. Singapore is a central location for Wise’s APAC operations, with over 500 employees.

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PIMFA WealthTech opens applications for cyber security Tech Sprint

Finextra

PIMFA WealthTech, the market network and technology platform that brings the FinTech and wealth and investment management sectors together has today (17 September 2024) launched their latest focused Tech Sprint on Cyber Security.

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Secure SaaS Success: Embedded Finance as a Competitive Advantage

Speaker: Ian Hillis, SVP of Growth at Payrix and Worldpay for Platforms

Join us for an exclusive webinar hosted by Ian Hillis, SVP of Growth at Payrix and Worldpay for Platforms, where he’ll explore the significant impact of embedded finance on the software industry! This session is designed to provide you with the strategic insights needed to navigate the future of SaaS successfully, all while gaining a deeper understanding of how these trends can enhance your competitive edge, boost revenue, and deepen customer loyalty.