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Announced at Singapore FinTech Festival 2024: New Partnerships, Product Launches and Appointments

The Fintech Times

These include: Visa Flexible Credential – This enables a single card product to toggle between payment methods. It aims to enable more efficient funds transfer via Purpose Bound Money (PBM) when inbound tourists use Alipay+ payment partner apps for payments at GrabPay merchants in Singapore.

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CFPB Proposes to Regulate Large Digital Wallet and Payment App Providers

Global Fintech & Digital Assets

General use would therefore encompass most forms of person-to-person (P2P) and consumer-merchant fund transfers by or on behalf of a consumer to another US-based person for personal, family, or household purposes. Importantly, the proposal specifically states that the covered person does not actually need to ever hold the funds.

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Anti-Scam Centre and DBS Bank Recover Over S$170,000 in Tech Support Scam

Fintech News

A few hours later, the victim received a notification from DBS that her overseas fund transfer limit had been increased, and over S$170,000 had been transferred to an account in the United Arab Emirates. The scammer then asked for an image of her NRIC, which made the victim suspicious, prompting her to hang up.

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Can Fintech Bolster Economic Development in the Maldives as Climate Crisis Threatens Tourism Income?

The Fintech Times

A key feature of the Favara system is the concept of the Favara ID, enabling users to create personalised and easily memorable credentials for fund transfers. This development promises to reshape the way transactions are conducted in the country.

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Mobile Banking Malware on the Rise Amid Rapid Adoption

Fintech News

However, behind the scenes, the malware captures the user’s login credentials, account information, and other sensitive data entered into the fake UI. The captured information is then sent to a remote server controlled by cybercriminals.

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Payment Trends In The United States For 2024

Clearly Payments

Mobile Wallets: The popularity of mobile wallets like Apple Pay and Google Pay makes contactless seamless, as users carry their payment credentials on their phones. payment landscape: Real-time Payments: Services like Zelle and The Clearing House RTP system are gaining traction for their swift and convenient fund transfers.

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Deep Dive: Identifying ID-Free Individuals With Mobile, Biometrics

PYMNTS

Missing identifying credentials is a major obstacle for displaced persons seeking aid or a fresh start in a new region or country. This month’s Deep Dive examines the challenges and efforts connected to establishing identities for those fleeing dire situations without formal credentials. Biometrics And Blockchain.