Thu.Dec 07, 2023

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Amazon drops Venmo users

Payments Dive

Jettisoning Venmo from the retail juggernaut’s marketplace is another strike against PayPal’s recent growth efforts.

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Cash usage grow for first time in a decade

Finextra

Cash usage in the UK has grown for the first time in a decade as consumers shy away from overspending on plastic payment cards during the ongoing cost of living crisis.

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NatWest Boxed: The Rise of BaaS – Embracing the Embedded Finance Revolution

The Fintech Times

Amid the ongoing digital revolution and shifting customer preferences, embedded finance is reshaping the financial industry. Banking has transcended its traditional confines, forging innovative partnerships that prioritise convenience and accessibility. Andrew Ellis is the CEO of NatWest Boxed , a partnership between Vodeno and NatWest offering banking-as-a-service.

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Flutterwave secures 13 new money transmission licences in the US

Finextra

Flutterwave, Africa's leading payments technology company, has announced its acquisition of money transfer licenses for 13 U.S. states to enable faster, more affordable, and secure transfer of money from the United States to Africa and back.

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eCommerce in 2025: How Customer Experience Drives Online Retail Success

Speaker: Jennifer Wright and Nick Barron

2025 is right around the corner, and with it comes a new wave of consumer expectations, competitive pressures, and operational challenges. Success lies in finding the balance between operational flexibility and creating experiences that keep customers coming back. The future of retail belongs to those who can stay ahead of shifting customer preferences and marketing trends. 🔮 In this session, we’ll dive deep into what it takes to keep customers engaged and your operations nimble, no matt

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UK Big Bang 2.0: Will it happen in 2024?

The Payments Association

The UK holds a strong position in the rapidly developing fintech and digital payments world, but experts are divided over whether this will lead to a major breakthrough next year.

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Where Can I Use My FSA Card?

Payment Savvy

Paying for healthcare expenses out of pocket can be a huge burden, especially if you are dealing with a chronic illness. According to various studies, medical expenses are the leading cause of bankruptcy in the United States. But if you have an FSA card, you can use it to help cover eligible health expenses. What Is an FSA Card? A flexible spending account (FSA) card is a special debit card that allows you to pay for approved healthcare expenses using the pre-tax money you’ve contributed t

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Stripe switches up board members: report

Payments Dive

The digital payments company replaced one director and added another, increasing the representation from Sequoia Capital entities, a trade publication reported.

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Tackling APP fraud: An industry at a crossroads

The Payments Association

Authorised push payment (APP) fraud has been steadily climbing the charts of global payment frauds with nearly £240m lost to UK consumers and businesses in the first six months of 2023.

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MAS to Beef up Protection for Insurance Policy Owners with Revised Scheme

Fintech News

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has announced its intention to revise the Policy Owners’ Protection Scheme. This initiative, currently open for public consultation , is aimed at expanding coverage, streamlining the scheme’s design, and improving operational effectiveness. Enhancing coverage The MAS suggests broadening the scheme to include mandatory third-party liability insurance for specific mobility devices like bicycles and motorised wheelchairs under the Active Mobility Act 2017.

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2024: A pivotal year for the global economy and finance industry

The Payments Association

In Britain, 13 years of Conservative government will come to an end. The US will face its most divisive, and potentially destabilising presidential election in decades. Markets will find out whether central banks have managed to control inflation and normalise interest rates, or whether a replay of the monetary turmoil of the 1970s and 1980s is on the horizon.

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7 Essential Criteria for Choosing the Right Payments Partner

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

In this webinar, Brad Pinneke, Vice President of Business Development at Payrix and Worldpay for Platforms, will dive into the 7 must-have criteria for evaluating payments partners, helping you maximize both efficiency and the long-term value of your investment. From assessing technology capabilities to leveraging business development opportunities, this session will give you a clear, actionable strategy to select the right partner for scaling your business.

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Fiserv resurrects growth officer role for M&A focus

Payments Dive

The payments processor has hired an enterprise growth officer who will zero in on M&A, strategy and ventures for the company.

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Could BRICS countries introduce their own currency for international trade?

The Payments Association

While there is efforts by the BRICS countries to reduce their dependency on the US dollar as the global reserve, experts cast doubt whether the process of de-dollarisation could actually be help ease payment friction.

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Cash usage grows for first time in a decade

Finextra

Cash usage in the UK has grown for the first time in a decade as consumers shy away from overspending on plastic payment cards during the ongoing cost of living crisis.

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Payments regulation in 2024: A year of evolution

The Payments Association

The UK and EU payments sectors continued to draw increasing regulatory scrutiny throughout 2023. Indeed, the need to deliver compliance with new regimes, such as the consumer duty in the UK, required a great deal of firm’s attention and resources throughout the year.

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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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Amazon ditches Venmo

Finextra

Shares in PayPal fell on Thursday after Amazon said it was removing Venmo as a payment option.

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What is unified commerce?

The Payments Association

Daniel Holden explains the meaning and significance of unified commerce and why it is vital to the customer experience. Payments and commerce are complex industries, and as new technology and methods develop, that complexity increases. As the processes that companies use to conduct their business become simpler and more accessible for customers, the pressure on businesses to accommodate those developments continues to rise.

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Goldman Sachs looks to unlock value of gen AI

Bank Automation

Goldman Sachs is looking to generative AI for developer assistance, including coding purposes, and for lead generation among client-facing operations, Chief Financial Officer Denis Coleman said during Goldman Sachs 2023 U.S. Financial Services Conference on Tuesday.

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PSD1, PSD2, PSD3: 15 years of EU legislation in a nutshell

The Payments Association

This article was originally published by leading bank orchestration platform Numeral and recently featured in the Payments:Unpacked newsletter from Mike Chambers – subscribe for free at: www.payments-unpacked.com.

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Enhance Customer Value: Unleash Your Data’s Potential

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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How DeFi Can Reshape Lending Sector and Government Programs

Finextra

For centuries, we have seen lending and borrowing. Before banks came into picture, people used to bo.

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How fintechs can supercharge sustainability and gain consumer trust

The Payments Association

It’s not easy being green, especially when environmental, social and governance (ESG) obligations are mounting amid an uncertain economic picture. But businesses can no longer ignore the voices of consumers worldwide who are demanding immediate and impactful climate actions – and this is where fintechs have a vital role to play.

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UK consults on plans to regulate tech firms critical to finance

Bank Automation

The UK has started consulting on its proposals to oversee the cloud computing and data analytics services that banks depend on, a push that could see parts of firms like Amazon.com Inc., Alphabet Inc. and Microsoft Corp. come under the remit of the country’s financial regulators.

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Financial Crime 360: How the industry came together to combat fraud

The Payments Association

The Payments Association’s annual Financial Crime 360 conference took place at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London on Tuesday, 21 November. Hundreds of industry professionals from across the payments industry heard from some of the sector’s most important voices on the ever-present issue of financial crime and its solutions.

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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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OCC warns banks on BNPL lending

Finextra

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has issued guidance to US banks warning them to make sure that buy now, pay later loans are offered in a "safe and sound" manner.

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What an atomic settlements boom could mean for the payments industry

The Payments Association

As the UK continues to try and place itself as a leader in the payments industry and fintech, maintaining a degree of pace, security and efficiency must remain a priority.

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NatWest categorizes gen AI in 4 ways

Bank Automation

NatWest’s generative AI team is looking at hundreds of applications for the technology throughout the bank, and categorizing the use cases is part of the strategy.

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How the UK is shooting itself in the foot over crypto

The Payments Association

In recent years, the UK has been keen on positioning itself as a global crypto asset hub, however it’s currently facing critical obstacles which are hindering its effort.

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Deliver Mission Critical Insights in Real Time with Data & Analytics

In the fast-moving manufacturing sector, delivering mission-critical data insights to empower your end users or customers can be a challenge. Traditional BI tools can be cumbersome and difficult to integrate - but it doesn't have to be this way. Logi Symphony offers a powerful and user-friendly solution, allowing you to seamlessly embed self-service analytics, generative AI, data visualization, and pixel-perfect reporting directly into your applications.

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Ease the load off your finance heroes.

Chargebee

Based on a benchmark report from PwC, Finance Teams continue to spend about 30-40% of their bandwidth on data collection, quality checks, and reporting. While our customers deeply appreciate the efforts and time their finance teams invest in ensuring everything runs smoothly, we’re always looking for ways to lighten their load. That’s why today, we’re excited to showcase a few recent updates from Chargebee that will help finance teams gain greater efficiency, wrap up their work more quickly, and

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Ethical credit: Financing a sustainable future 

The Payments Association

Christien Ackroyd explains how the ethical grade concept works, covering best practices, benefits, and which banks are getting it right.

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This Week in Fintech: TFT Bi-Weekly News Roundup 7/12

The Fintech Times

It’s time to jump feet first into The Fintech Times Bi-Weekly News Roundup this Thursday 7 December 2023 for the latest fintech global updates. Partnerships Insurtech bolt forges a partnership wit h Ledger, the crypto and digital assets platform, to launch a new device protection offering for Ledger’s line of cryptocurrency smart wallets in the US.

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How augmented reality is shaking up ecommerce

The Payments Association

Monica Eaton explores how augmented reality is used in the marketplace and what impact it might have on the payments industry.

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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.