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‘Serenity’ and ‘IDEMIA Secure Transactions’ Launch sAxess Biometric Card for Enhanced Digital Security and Data Recovery

Fintech Finance

The solution utilizes non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as secure credentials within a “digital safe,” providing a decentralized, immutable method for storing and recovering critical information. Its self-custody approach reduces the need for intermediaries, offering control and reduced exposure to third-party risks.

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iDenfy Files Patent for Address Verification Solution That Mixes Physical and Digital Techniques

The Fintech Times

many cases, these outdated methods create vulnerabilities, especially for high-risk businesses across industries like banking, increasing the risk of fraud and non-compliance with strict regulatory rules, which require users to undergo more stringent Know Your Customer (KYC) checks, including verifying address data.

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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 revealed that it will first roll out the service in Singapore, where Visa cardholders from participating banks, including DBS , OCBC , and UOB , will be part of the pilot programme.

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Visa Reveals Digital Products to be Launched Over the Year Catering to Evolving Consumer Demands

The Fintech Times

Visa Flexible Credential A Visa study found that more than half of card users want the power to access multiple accounts through a single credential. The Visa Flexible Credential will allow a single card product to toggle between payment methods, putting the power of choice in the hands of the consumer.

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Secure, Rewarding Crypto: COCA and Ramp Network Join Forces to Launch US Offering

The Fintech Times

Users in the US will be able to purchase digital assets using familiar payment methods such as Visa , Mastercard , Apple Pay , and bank transfers, following the Ramp Network integration. Simultaneously, it will provide a non-custodial, user-friendly, secure environment for buying, managing, and transacting digital assets.

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CFPB Proposes to Regulate Large Digital Wallet and Payment App Providers

Global Fintech & Digital Assets

The proposal would subject certain large non-bank companies offering wallet and payment services to federal regulatory oversight on par with banks and credit unions. Under the Dodd-Frank Act, large non-bank digital consumer payment companies are subject to CFPB enforcement authority.

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Visa CEO: FY 3Q, Acquisitions Continue Drive To Be ‘Network Of Networks’

PYMNTS

In offering detail on Earthport he said that the combined company has reach into 88 countries, covering almost all bank accounts (99 percent in the 88 countries), including the top 50 markets, he noted. Roughly 60 million Visa credentials have sent or received funds via Visa Direct. He said that the result is a “network of networks.”