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How artificial intelligence can improve payments fraud prevention

Payments Dive

Generative AI could help spot fraudulent patterns in transaction data and reduce the cost of processing payments, says a McKinsey consultant.

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Nium Boosts Cross-Border Payments with Local Currency Support in 40+ Countries

Fintech News

Global payments company Nium has expanded its local funding and collection services to over 40 countries and 15 currencies, with more to come. This expansion enhances Nium’s ability to offer a wide range of local currencies through wire transfers and local payment systems, meeting the needs of various markets, including developing and emerging economies.

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Is Visa readying for an expiration of cards?

Payments Dive

Slowing card volume growth in the network giant’s earnings report this month revived questions about the longevity of its core business.

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Backbase Sets Up Its First Global AI Center in Vietnam

Fintech News

Digital banking software provider Backbase has launched its first global Center of Excellence (COE) for Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The COE, led by Backbase’s Head of AI Chris Shayan, will focus on developing AI solutions to enhance customer engagement and business outcomes in the banking sector. Located near Saigon Center in District 1, the COE will host a team of engineers specialising in web, mobile, backend, AI, and machine learning, and large language mo

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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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SIX Swiss Exchange resumes trading following tech breakdown

Finextra

SIX Swiss Exchange is to resume trading from 14.30 after technical problems forced the market operator to twice suspended trading in stocks, bonds, and exchange-traded funds.

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GCFC and IRENA Sign MoU to Accelerate Climate Finance Accessibility and Growth

The Fintech Times

Organisations are becoming increasingly aware of sustainable practices and want to show their support in the climate crisis. Looking to make renewable energy initiatives more accessible and to scale them faster, the Global Climate Finance Centre (GCFC), an independent entity focused on catalysing climate investments and solutions across the globe, and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the intergovernmental agency for the renewables-based energy transition, have announced a new p

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FinTech fundamentals video series

The Payments Association

At Fox Williams, we have deep knowledge of the FinTech sector and an impressive track record of helping FinTechs from innovative start-ups, scale-ups and growth-stage FinTechs, as well as larger FinTech businesses and financial institutions. Based on this expertise, we are delighted to introduce our FinTech Fundamentals video series, a selection of bite-sized videos on key issues that we know affect FinTech companies.

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Mambu: Banks Must Rethink Systems, Not Just Digitise Old Processes

Fintech News

The banking industry is undergoing a rapid transformation, driven by technological advancements and changing customer expectations. While many banks have embarked on digital transformation journeys, a common misconception persists: that transformation is a one-time event with a clear endpoint. The reality is far more complex. The competitive landscape, marked by the rise of neobanks and fintech disruptors, necessitates continuous innovation and adaptation.

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Amazon’s checkout tech is getting an AI upgrade

Payments Dive

Just Walk Out is rolling out an advanced AI model that the company says will make its system more accurate and efficient and less costly to implement.

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Westpac battles impersonation scams with 'SafeCall'

Finextra

In a move to help stop bank impersonation scams, Westpac has teamed with telco Optus to introduce a new verified in-app calling capability.

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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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5 questions for Brex’s new compliance chief

Payments Dive

When it comes to innovation, “if it's moving too quickly for customer protection to keep pace, it’s not happening,” said Sibongile Ngako, who recently joined the fintech as chief compliance officer.

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Visa Unveils SMB Online Toolkit to Maximize Benefits of Contactless Payments for Vietnamese SMBs

Fintech Finance

Visa , a world leader in digital payments, is introducing resources to help merchants in Vietnam, unveiling a SMB Online Toolkit, for small and medium-sized businesses to accept and take full advantage of Visa’s digital payment solutions. This is part of Visa’s commitment to empower Vietnamese SMBs and boost the national economy, by accelerating their contactless payment acceptance.

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BofE and BIS develop tech to monitor the backing of stablecoins

Finextra

The Bank of England and the BIS Innovation Hub have developed a system that gives supervisors near real time data about stablecoins' liabilities and their backing assets.

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PingPong Receives Indonesian Payments Licence, Unlocking the $1.5 Trillion USD Region for Enterprises

Fintech Finance

PingPong , the leading global cross-border payments platform for enterprises, is pleased to announce that it has been granted a Payment System Service Provider (PJP) licence from Bank Indonesia, the central bank of the Republic of Indonesia. This latest licence will enable PingPong to facilitate cross-border and domestic payments for businesses in the region.

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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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Xerberus Reassures Crypto Users as it Launches Scam Recovery Service: Siren

The Fintech Times

Cryptocurrency scams have cost users well over $20billion in the last few years, with rug-pulling scams seriously impacting the credibility of the digital asset ecosystem. However, scams are unfortunately an inevitable part of any financial ecosystem – the key is limiting them and helping victims recover. This is what Xerberus , a cryptocurrency risk rating protocol is doing as it launches Siren, its crypto scam recovery tool.

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STICPAY Launches Card Payment Service

Fintech Finance

STICPAY , a leading global e-wallet service provider and payment gateway, today announces the integration of Visa and Mastercard debit and credit card payment processing into its platform, affording it’s more than 5,000 merchant and corporate clients greater flexibility and convenience in handling payments. The new service enables merchants who don’t have the infrastructure to process Visa and Mastercard payments on their website to now do so, simply by integrating the STICPAY API.

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Hawk AI Secures Additional Series B Funding from Macquarie Capital

Fintech News

Hawk, a provider of AI-driven fraud prevention and anti-money laundering (AML) technology, has secured additional Series B funding with Macquarie Capital. Macquarie Capital joines Hawks’ existing investor group, which includes Rabobank , BlackFin Capital Partners, Sands Capital, DN, Picus, and Coalition. This new funding aims to enhance Hawk’s international growth as demand for its AI-powered anti-financial crime technology continues to rise.

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HSBC digitalizes retail, transaction banking

Bank Automation

HSBC continued to invest in digitalizing its retail and transaction banking businesses in the first half of 2024. “The steps we’ve taken to change our retail business model and our continued investment in people and digitization have made wealth a key driver of revenue growth,” Chief Executive Noel Quinn said during today’s H1 earnings call.

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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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What Regulatory and Compliance Issues Face Impact Platforms?

The Fintech Times

Now encapsulating a focus on societal impact and the environment, the term ‘fintech for good’ has evolved from its initial meaning of charity. But it doesn’t stop there. This July, we are on the hunt to find out how the fintech industry is doing ‘good’ for local communities and the world, revealing current and future plans to make change. Bringing a close to our monthly ‘fintech for good’ theme and our focus on impact platforms, we finally take a look at regulatory hurdles faced by t

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Transactions: BNP teams up with Orange for retail financing

Bank Automation

Paris-based BNP Paribas is working with telecom service provider Orange to provide its 21.8 million customers with personal financing solutions, according to a June 26 release. The “tailored financing” will provide customers with loans up to 3,000 euros ($3,200) to buy mobile phones, according to the release.

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How Can Fintechs Balance Profitability and Purpose?

The Fintech Times

Now encapsulating a focus on societal impact and the environment, the term ‘fintech for good’ has evolved from its initial meaning of charity. But it doesn’t stop there. This July, we are on the hunt to find out how the fintech industry is doing ‘good’ for local communities and the world, revealing current and future plans to make change. As we conclude our ‘fintech for good’ focus at The Fintech Times, we reflect on how organisations are making a difference.

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Fintech VC fund Cedar-IBSi Capital invests in Cogniquest

Finextra

Early-stage FinTech VC fund, Cedar-IBSi Capital, has announced its first investment in Cogniquest, an AI-ML Intelligent Document Processing company that is seeking to focus on document automation for Financial Services institutions.

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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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Nacha Preferred Partner Program Adds Four New Categories

NACHA

RESTON, Virginia, Aug. 1, 2024 – Four new categories of Nacha Preferred Partners were unveiled today, doubling the number of categories available for organizations to showcase their leadership in the ACH Network. Nacha Preferred Partners offer products and services that align with Nacha’s core strategies to advance the modern ACH Network.

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Singapore warns of uptick in impersonation scams

Finextra

Police and banking authorities in Singapore are warning people to beware of a sophisticated impersonation scam that netted crooks $10.6 million in June alone.

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Amica Mutual Insurance Leverages AI-Powered Property and Climate Risk Analytics From ZestyAI

The Fintech Times

ZestyAI , a climate and property risk analytics solutions provider, is expanding its existing partnership with Amica Mutual Insurance , enabling the insurance firm to leverage ZestyAI’s full property and climate risk analytics platform. As natural catastrophes, including wildfires and convective storms, become more frequent and severe, insurers are looking for new ways to accurately predict and proactively address the growing threat of climate risk.

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Nium expands cross-border payments network

Finextra

Nium, the global leader in real-time cross-border payments, today announced the expansion of its local funding and collection capabilities to more than 40 countries and 15 currencies, with more to come.

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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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Best Practices in Card Rebills for Subscription Merchants

PayXpert

Maintaining a high acceptance rate during transaction processing is crucial for merchants working with a subscription model. Not only does it optimise revenue generation, but it also fosters positive relationships with acquirers and payment schemes. Here’s a closer look at why a high acceptance rate matters and how to achieve it.

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EBA consults on technical standards for uniform reporting under Sepa regulation

Finextra

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today launched a public consultation on its draft Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) for uniform reporting templates in relation to the level of charges for credit transfers and share of rejected transactions under SEPA Regulation.

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SDK.finance Partners With Salt Edge to Make Open Banking More Accessible for Fintechs

The Fintech Times

SDK.finance , a white-label Lithuanian fintech platform for digital payments, has partnered with Salt Edge , the open banking solution provider, aiming to help fintechs of all sizes develop open banking-enabled financial services and applications. By leveraging Salt Edge’s Partner API, SDK.finance will enable customers without an Account Information Service Provider (AISP) licence to access bank account information easily, removing various regulatory complexities and hurdles.

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First Abu Dhabi Bank speeds customer onboarrding with Fenergo

Finextra

First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) and Fenergo announced their partnership in June of 2024 to speed up client onboarding and enhance anti-money laundering (AML) compliance processes for the bank with Client Lifecycle Management (CLM).

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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.