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EU orders Apple to provide iPhone NFC access to third-party connected devices

NFCW

A new European Commission ruling will require Apple to open up a range of iOS connectivity features to third-party devices so that, for example, an iPhone owner will be able to use their choice of NFC-enabled wearable to make a payment using a card they have stored on their smartphone. The move follows last year’s deal between Apple and the EU to open up access to the iPhones NFC functionality so that third-parties can offer iOS users a host card emulation-based alternative to Apple Pay.

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Owning the customer relationship: How embedded finance is redefining corporate success

The Payments Association

Embedded finance and multi-banking give corporates greater control, new revenue streams, and stronger networks, unlocking value beyond traditional banking. In todays rapidly evolving financial landscape,disintermediation of finance, where financial services are embedded directly into non-financial platforms, presents a unique opportunity for corporates toown a bigger share of valueand gain control over the financial relationships with their customers to satisfy needs within their merchant networ

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How to Choose Between EFT vs ACH: A Comprehensive Guide

Stax

A cash shortage, a payment delay, and limited payment options. These three things can derail your cash flow and frustrate your customers at checkout. Thats why 92% of consumers and 82% of companies reportedly made the switch to electronic payments, like Electronic Funds Transfers (EFT) and Automated Clearing House (ACH). Checks can bounce, and cash can get lost.

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myPOS Acquires UTP, Strengthening Support and Payment Solutions for UK SMEs

Fintech Finance

Leading European fintech myPOS has acquired UK-based payment solutions provider UTP Group Ltd (UTP) , reinforcing its commitment to delivering advanced payment solutions to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the UK and Europe. With over a decade of experience and backed by leading global private equity investor Advent, myPOS has consistently delivered innovative and scalable payment solutions that meet the evolving needs of SMEs and empower them with real-time access to funds.

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From Rigid To Resilient: Why Enterprises Need Modular Commerce Now

Speaker: Benjamin Woll, Tiffany Spizzo, and Jaime Santos Alcón

Enterprise commerce is at an inflection point. Rigid, monolithic platforms slow brands down, but a full replatforming is disruptive and costly. Modular architecture offers a flexible, scalable alternative - allowing enterprise brands to modernize without ripping and replacing their entire stack. Learn how a composable approach helps modernize commerce stacks while maintaining control over critical systems.

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YC alum Mendel, a ‘Ramp for LatAm enterprises,’ raises $35M Series B

TechCrunch Fintech

Mexico City-based Mendel has raised $35 million in a Series B round of funding, it tells TechCrunch exclusively. Corporate spend management platform Mendel last raised in December 2021 — a $15 million Series A round and $20 million in debt — after participating in Y Combinators Winter 2021 cohort.

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Tod’s adds NFC digital product passports to custom Gommino moccasins

NFCW

NFC CHIP: The digital product passport in the shoe sole provides access to details including material origins Each of Tod’s iconic custom Gommino moccasins now comes with an NFC tag integrated into the sole that lets customers authenticate the product and learn about the origin of the materials used. The move follows Tod’s introduction of a similar digital product passport offering for its custom Di Bag. “With My Gommino, customers can create unique versions of the iconic Tods

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NMI Launches Tap to Pay on Google Play Store

Fintech Finance

– NMI ®, a global leader in embedded payments infrastructure, announces the availability of its new Tap to Pay solution on the Google Play Store. Building on its existing relationship with Mastercard, NMI continues to accelerate payments innovation with its latest Mastercard-powered solution. NMI is the first in the U.S. to offer Cloud Commerce – a cloud native software-based acceptance solution – to its customers.

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Inside Africa’s Fastest Growing Fintech: How Moniepoint is Supporting the Underbanked in Nigeria

The Fintech Times

Moniepoint , a Nigeria-based fintech offering an all-in-one banking, credit, and cross-border payment solution for African businesses and their customers, is on a mission to help businesses and individuals digitise their operations. Named Africa’s fastest-growing fintech company by the Financial Times for two years running, Moniepoint has secured investment from major players including payment giant Visa and tech behemoth Google.

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Alipay+ Is Now Enabled in Sri Lanka

Fintech Finance

LankaPay – Sri Lankas National Payment Network – announced their partnership with Ant International , a leading global digital payment, digitisation and financial technology provider, to launch Alipay+ acceptance in Sri Lanka at a press conference held on 25 th March 2025 at the Shangri-La Hotel, Colombo. Accordingly, over 400,000 LANKAQR merchants across Sri Lanka will be able to accept cross-border mobile payments from tourists and business traveller via 14 international e-wallets

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NAGA Announces Strategic Partnership with TipRanks

Finovate

German trading and investing platform NAGA has announced a strategic partnership with stock research company TipRanks. The partnership will bring advanced stock analysis and institutional-grade research tools to retail investors. Founded in 2012, TipRanks won Best of Show in its Finovate debut at FinovateSpring 2013. The company took home Best of Show honors again at FinovateFall later that year.

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From Start to Scale: Driving Growth Through Seamless Payments Implementation

Speaker: Michael Veatch, Senior Director, Implementations & Ella Aguirre, Director of Solution Consulting

Embedding payments can be a transformative step for software companies looking to enhance their platform capabilities, boost customer satisfaction, and drive long-term growth. However, the success of payments hinges on a single thing: implementation. Drawing on real-world insights and experiences, payments implementation experts Michael Veatch and Ella Aguirre will explore actionable strategies that can lead to a transparent, friction-free launch and mitigate potential challenges like technical

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Unlocking Flexible, Transparent Payments in US: Affirm Deepens J.P. Morgan Payments Partnership

The Fintech Times

Looking to provide US merchants using J.P Morgan Payments ‘ network, and in turn their customers, with greater payment flexibility, paytech Affirm has deepened its multi-year agreement with the network provider to enable US merchants to use the Commerce Platform with Affirm’s flexible and transparent pay-over-time plans at checkout. This collaboration comes at a time when consumer adoption of Affirm is rapidly increasing.

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Visa Non-Qualified Interchange

Cardfellow

Non-qualified charges indicate expensive transaction costs for you. There are two main reasons for them: your processor charged you a non-qualified rate, or your transactions downgraded to Visas non-qualified interchange category. Its easy to confuse Visas non-qualified interchange with the non-qualified rates from your processor. To understand the difference, lets take a look at both situations and how you can fix them if they happen to you.

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AstroPay Expands Multicurrency Wallet Across Latin America as Local Digital E-Commerce Surges

The Fintech Times

Digital financial solution provider AstroPay has launched its global multicurrency wallet across Latin America, with an expanded presence in Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, Peru, and Chile. With this expansion, AstroPay hopes to offer digital workers and global travellers a lower-cost way to quickly send, receive, and spend money without relying on slow and expensive banking systems.

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We’re Finalists for the “Best as-a-Service Solution” of 2025!

Fi911

Banking and fintech professionals know how critical dispute resolution is to maintaining customer satisfaction, operational efficiency, and regulatory compliance. That’s why we’re thrilled to announce that DisputeLab from Fi911 has been named as a finalist for the 2025 Banking Tech Awards USA! The 2025 Banking Tech Awards USA celebrate excellence and innovation across the banking and fintech industries, highlighting the organizations and solutions that are driving the future of finan

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The Evolving Retailers Fulfillment Strategy: Meeting Demands with Agility

Speaker: Becky Parisotto and John Vurdelja

Fulfillment is no longer just about getting products from point A to point B – it's about crafting seamless, scalable, customer first experiences. Flexible fulfillment strategies are more important than ever for those aiming to stay ahead and build resilience as retail enters a new era in 2025. Learn how to optimize fulfillment processes, tackle complex, multi-vendor orders, and create seamless customer experiences – from white-glove delivery for high-value items to quick-ship solutions for ever

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Offering Merchants More Control: Juspay Launches Hyperswitch Alongside US Expansion

The Fintech Times

The global payments scene is rapidly changing. As a result of needing to implement diverse payment methods, fraud prevention tools and authentication protocols, merchants are finding themselves facing high costs and at risk of not complying with the latest regulations. To empower merchants and brands with complete control and transparency, all while tackling these challenges, payment infrastructure provider, Juspay has launched a new open-source modular payments platform – Hyperswitch.

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The Benefits of Using a Payment Portal with Your Sage ERP Software

EBizCharge

Businesses are constantly seeking innovative ways to streamline their operations. One such innovation is the integration of payment portals with accounting software, a move that can significantly enhance operational efficiency. One popular business system for managing various operations is Sage. When integrated with a payment portal, Sage users can transform their invoicing operations to focus on more growth and a better user experience.

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Utilising Data to Create Lifelong Loyalty: Travelex Launches Travelex Plus Loyalty Scheme

The Fintech Times

The excitement of travelling can be halted when the topic of finances arises. It can be complicated trying to find the best rates to ensure you can enjoy the holiday or business trip to its fullest extent. Looking to provide customers with the best offering that will secure lifelong loyalty, foreign exchange brand Travelex has launched Travelex Plus.

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Microsoft abandons data center projects, TD Cowen Says

Bank Automation

Microsoft Corp. has walked away from new data center projects in the US and Europe that would have amounted to a capacity of about 2 gigawatts of electricity, according to TD Cowen analysts, who attributed the pullback to an oversupply of the clusters of computers that power artificial intelligence. The analysts, whorattled investorswith a February […] The post Microsoft abandons data center projects, TD Cowen Says appeared first on Bank Automation News.

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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Utah governor signs EWA law

Payments Dive

The state joins a pack of others that have passed industry-friendly laws seeking to oversee earned wage access providers and their services.

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Hundreds of Lloyds bankers head back to school to learn AI

Bank Automation

Lloyds Banking Group Plc has teamed up with the University of Cambridge to train 300 senior staff in artificial intelligence as part of the banks technology shake-up. The first group of leaders from the British bank are starting to take the 80-hour course this month in order to adopt an AI-first mindset, Rohit Dhawan, head […] The post Hundreds of Lloyds bankers head back to school to learn AI appeared first on Bank Automation News.

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CFPB nixes filing in case tied to Electronic Funds Transfer Act

Payments Dive

The bureau’s brief was withdrawn because it “advances an interpretation of the law that has never been embraced by any federal court prior.

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Africa's Chipper Cash signs with Ripple for cross-border payments

Finextra

Ripple has signed a deal to deliver crypto-enabled cross-border payments to African money movement firm Chipper Cash.

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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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QorPay Collaborates With Cybersource to Enhance Payment Processing Capabilities

Fintech Finance

QorPay Inc., a leading provider of innovative payment solutions, is pleased to announce a technology integration with Cybersource , an open, network-agnostic ecosystem from Visa Acceptance Solutions , that offers modular payments services that can be linked to an app store for sellers. QorPay has integrated Visa Platform Connect (VPC) and other Visa value-added services into QorPay’s payment ecosystem, enhancing security, efficiency and scalability for businesses in North America. “W

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EBizCharge Wins Three 2025 Spring Culture Excellence Top Workplaces Awards

EBizCharge

EBizCharge is honored to be 3x 2025 Spring Culture Excellence Top Workplace winner for its Innovation, Leadership, and Purpose & Values. EBizCharge transforms the payment processing landscape with its all-in-one application that delivers a payment gateway, integrated credit card modules, payment collection tools, an eCommerce bridge, point-of-sale solutions, and a mobile app in one powerful suite.

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EBAday 2025 agenda released

Finextra

EBAday will come to Paris on 27-28 May at the Les Salles du Carrousel.

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EBizCharge Earns Prestigious 2025 USA TODAY Top Workplaces Award

EBizCharge

EBizCharge, one of the largest and top-rated embedded payment software providers on the market, is thrilled to be named a 2025 Top Workplace by USA TODAY. EBizCharge transforms the payment processing landscape with its all-in-one application that delivers a payment gateway, integrated credit card modules, payment collection tools, an eCommerce bridge, point-of-sale solutions, and a mobile app in one powerful suite.

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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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Payment Reconciliation: Process, Challenges, and How to Automate It

Basis Theory

Learn what payment reconciliation means to different industries, and how automation can make life easier for finance teams. Start reconciling better!

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Block shrinks workforce 8%

Payments Dive

The job cuts appear aimed at making the company more efficient, according to TD Cowen analysts.

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Triana Bank selects backbase to lead digital transformation

Finextra

Backbase, the leader in engagement banking, announces Tirana Bank has chosen its Engagement Banking Platform to power an ambitious digital transformation that will reshape banking experiences for their new and existing customers.

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MiCAR is Allowing German Banks to Explore Crypto Assets

Fintech Weekly

With MiCAR coming into full effect and BaFin now officially designated as the local regulator, German banks can confidently begin exploring opportunities in digital assets. There is pent-up demand from institutional and retail customers. The question is where and how to play as an established bank.

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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.