Fintech News

MAY 8, 2024

As digital technologies continue to transform the financial landscape, central banks worldwide are exploring the potential of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). The pilot results showed that RCBDC could support access and integration for bank and non-bank FSPs, addressing existing pain points in the payment infrastructure.

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 15, 2024

This April, The Fintech Times is focusing on all things embedded finance, the integration of financial services into non-financial products and services. “By analysing big data and rapidly assessing risks, AI empowers financial companies to make well-informed decisions. .

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Finovate

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Plaid has launched a pay-by-bank tool for bill payments in the U.S., allowing consumers to securely pay bills directly from their bank account without manually entering their account details. Pay-by-bank is back in the news cycle today– this time in the United States. Pay-by-bank offers two major benefits to billers.

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Fintech News

AUGUST 12, 2024

These trends include ecosystem banking, generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), and embedded finance, a new report by PwC India and ASSOCHAM says. Generative AI driving banking and fintech trends in India Generative is one of India’s biggest fintech trends highlighted in the report.

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Fintech News

OCTOBER 6, 2024

One major focus is on proactive prevention, where the IMC advocates for tighter regulations on corporate service providers and enhanced due diligence for non-financial sectors vulnerable to exploitation by money launderers. The IMC’s recommendations aim to adapt Singapore’s AML framework to counter increasingly sophisticated criminal methods.

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FICO

JANUARY 6, 2021

Posts dealing with debt collection were among the most popular on the FICO Blog last year, for obvious reasons. Here were the five most popular posts in this category last year: #1. Bruce Curry brought his experience to bear in a series of posts, beginning with this one. there will be large books that need to be worked.

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FICO

APRIL 27, 2017

Sovcombank, a universal bank with more than 2 million customers, is using the score to “gamify” the credit application process. The EFL credit risk score is created through a dynamic behavioral design and psychometric assessment that analyzes character traits with a proven relationship to credit risk.

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Neopay

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The recent £29 million fine imposed on Starling Bank by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for financial crime failings offers important lessons for businesses in the e-money and payments industry. For more details, you can read the FCA’s Final Notice on Starling Bank’s failings here.

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The Payments Association

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Quality Engineering is transforming digital banking, enabling seamless innovation, operational continuity, and future-proofing in a rapidly evolving landscape. The global banking industry is currently undergoing widespread change from a regulatory and technology perspective. These large-scale projects are inherently risky.

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Fintech News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

These schemes are facilitated by the fact that many BNPL firms do not conduct formal credit checks, instead relying on internal algorithms to quickly assess new clients. The legislation established the CCOB and the Council for Consumer Credit Malaysia (CCC) to ensure fair treatment across financial services providers, including non-banks.

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The Fintech Times

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

New research from banking and financial services company, Virgin Money has found that there is a gap between SME decision makers’ awareness of environmental, social and governance (ESG) targets and the actions being taken to achieve them. Meanwhile, 54 per cent have not set targets.

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Neopay

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The European Council and European Parliament have struck a provisional agreement on the mandatory provision of instant credit transfers in euros and access to central bank payment rails by non-bank e-money institutions and stablecoin issuers.

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Fintech News

MAY 22, 2024

Arctic Intelligence (Australia) Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, Arctic Intelligence is a multi-award-winning regtech company specializing in financial crime risk assessment technologies. For larger enterprises and the consultants assisting them, Arctic Intelligence offers the Risk Assessment Platform. Transparently.AI

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 3, 2024

This April, The Fintech Times is focusing on all things embedded finance, the integration of financial services into non-financial products and services. Whether it be retailers, ride-hailing apps, super-apps, or other non-bank service providers, embedded finance appears to be making its way into every sub-sector.

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Fintech News

MARCH 27, 2024

The Protect suite is among nearly 200 products under Visa’s portfolio, covering critical areas such as Acceptance, Advisory, Issuing, Open Banking, and Risk and Identity. This service employs deep learning models to assess transaction risks instantly, aiding financial institutions in preemptively blocking fraudulent activities.

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Fintech Review

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Fintech companies and traditional banks are increasingly working together. Historically seen as competitors, fintechs and banks now find common ground to enhance services and reach broader audiences. Why Are Banks and Fintechs Collaborating? Banks and fintechs have different strengths.

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Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Bank Alfalah, one of Pakistan’s largest commercial banks has already invested in Qist Bazaar, leading the seed round. ” Strategic Backing from Industry Leaders Qist Bazaar has benefitted from an early equity partnership with Bank Alfalah, which led their seed round. The post Qist Bazaar Raises US$3.2

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Stax

JANUARY 15, 2024

Interchange fees are fees your bank (acquirer) pays to the cardholder’s bank (issuer) in a credit card transaction. Conduct regular internal audits—preferably on an annual or biannual basis—to assess ongoing compliance with federal regulations. Conduct regular post-payment audits to identify vulnerabilities.

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Payment Savvy

JULY 3, 2024

These fees cover the costs of processing the transaction , ensuring the payment goes from the customer’s bank to the business’s bank account securely and efficiently. Banks may charge interchange fees, which are set by the card networks like Visa or Mastercard and are a portion of the transaction amount plus a flat fee.

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Open Banking Excellence

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Banks, fintechs, all other financial institutions and their supply chains must take the necessary steps to comply or risk paying a very heavy price both financially and reputationally. Banks and other companies which provide financial services in Europe already have plans in place for their IT security, but we need to go one step further.

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FICO

JANUARY 4, 2018

Here were the top 5 posts of 2017 in the Risk & Compliance category: US Average FICO Score Hits 700: A Milestone for Consumers. Read the full post. Read the full post. A New Way to Score Credit Risk – Psychometric Assessments. He shared the characteristics scored by EFL: Read the full post.

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The Fintech Times

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

While oil and gas remain the backbone of Brunei’s economy, since 2010, the non-oil and gas private sector has grown by 2.6 Although there are at least seven commercial banks, only two of them compete for the majority of users. For example, last year, BIBD announced its plans to be a digital-first bank.

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EBizCharge

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

These applications typically involve merchants submitting financial and bank statements, business licenses, and other relevant documentation. Merchant application information is critical in the underwriting process , which assesses the risk of providing merchant services to a business.

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FICO

JANUARY 15, 2021

The FICO Blog posts last year reflected that – we wrote about everything from the impact on collections, proactive lender communications with consumers, issues with fraud, and of course, how FICO® Scores were impacted. And as our fourth most popular post explains, the average U.S.

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Fintech News

DECEMBER 20, 2023

But despite increased adoption of these novel payment methods, BNPL profitability remains a challenge, hampered by high fixed costs, increasing funding expenses and elevated delinquency rates, a new report by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) says. million in 2023.

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Fintech Finance

JANUARY 24, 2024

Tink , the market leader in open banking, has launched ‘Risk Signals’ – a rules-based risk engine that unlocks instant payment experiences across Europe, while minimising risk. In some European markets, bank transfers can take up to three days to settle depending on the scheme, with a chance that the funds never arrive.

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Fintech News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

These companies, which represent countries such as Malaysia, the Philippines and South Korea, are tackling challenges in sectors such as lending, banking, and business finance, leveraging innovative business models and cutting-edge technologies to boost efficiency and enhance accessibility across the financial services industry. With a US$6.6

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CB Insights

JUNE 17, 2020

As more people have worked, learned, banked, exercised, relaxed, and even sought medical care from home during Covid-19, they have gotten a crash course in just how much can be accomplished at home. Branchless banking. BANKING, HEALTHCARE, RETAIL SECTORS LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT GROWTH IN CHATBOT USE. Cloud call centers.

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Neopay

AUGUST 22, 2024

The European Banking Authority (EBA) and the European Central Bank (ECB) published a joint Report on payment fraud data. The report assesses payment fraud reported by the industry across the European Economic Areas (EEA), which amounted to €4.3bn in 2022 and €2.0bn in the first half of 2023.

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The Fintech Times

JANUARY 25, 2024

Filipino payment habits Assessing their payment habits in 2023 compared to 2022, 64 per cent of surveyed Filipino borrowers self-report that they always pay their loans on time, whilst 36 per cent of respondents say they have missed repayments. Forty-eight per cent have also borrowed from friends or family members.

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Fintech News

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Entities and Types of Scams Covered Under the Shared Responsibility Framework The SRF applies to all full banks, major payment service providers (PSPs), and telcos with major roles in safeguarding consumers’ financial and communication activities. Telcos’ Duties Telcos play a key role in securing SMS channels used in digital banking.

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EBizCharge

AUGUST 15, 2024

These fees are incurred by merchants for each transaction and are paid to the card-issuing banks as compensation for handling the credit risk and processing the payment. Assessment fees: Assessment fees are another variety of pass-through charges billed by the card networks.

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Global Fintech & Digital Assets

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Implementation of Basel Committee cryptoassets standard to provide additional clarity for banks looking to engage in cryptoassets business. On 20 February 2024, the HKMA also published guidance on digital asset custody services and sale and distribution of tokenised products conducted by banks.

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The Fintech Times

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The regulation takes into consideration particularities of non-euro area entities. Payment service providers such as banks, which provide standard credit transfers in euro, will be required to offer the service of sending and receiving instant payments in euro.

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Global Fintech & Digital Assets

MARCH 5, 2024

Regulator sets out its expectations for banks looking to provide digital asset custody services, and sell and distribute tokenised products. All of this recent guidance aims to deliver more certainty for banks and securities firms seeking to capitalise on developments in digital assets and tokenisation. loyalty points, in-game assets).

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2020

The new regulations, if adopted after a comment period, would require banks and some other institutions to obtain and report the identities of parties engaging in certain digital transactions, including payments involving what are called "unhosted wallets" – effectively secret bank accounts that hold cryptocurrency.

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The Fintech Times

OCTOBER 31, 2024

It also helps financial institutions strengthen their screening capacity when reviewing existing clients, onboarding new ones, and assessing risks across the whole financial sector. This creates a risk if bad actors initiate illicit activity after onboarding with a bank. per cent) or not yet developed or in place (18.6

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