PCI Security Standards

APRIL 29, 2024

Welcome to our podcast series, Coffee with the Council. I'm Alicia Malone, Senior Manager of Public Relations for the PCI Security Standards Council. At our Community Meetings in 2022, the Council announced a significant change to its Participating Organization program. Today, I am joined by the Council's Senior Vice President of Education and Engagement, Mark Meissner who has been spearheading this effort, and is going to talk about some of these changes over the past couple of years, and how t

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Bank Automation

APRIL 29, 2024

European banks BNP Paribas and Deutsche Bank plan to pull back on expenses this year as they lean into their tech investments. “We are maintaining our cost discipline,” Deutsche Bank Chief Executive Christian Sewing said during the $578 billion bank’s first-quarter earnings call April 25.

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Finextra

APRIL 29, 2024

UK digital bank Monzo is reportedly putting the finishing touches to a new £500 million fund raise with support from Hedosophia, an early backer of Airbnb and Uber.

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Bank Automation

APRIL 29, 2024

Technology provider Jack Henry leans into its financial health training and offerings during April — Financial Literacy Month.

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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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Finextra

APRIL 29, 2024

1POINT6, formerly Panto, announces that it has obtained payment agent status and signed its first customer less than 6 months after its co-creation by BNP Paribas and Studio 321 (October 2023).

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Payments Dive

APRIL 29, 2024

The convenience store chain has installed some self-checkout machines to replace employee checkout counters, C-Store Dive said in reporting on the company’s $1 billion renovation program.

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Payments Dive

APRIL 29, 2024

The National Retail Federation lashed out at a landmark Visa-Mastercard legal settlement Friday, calling the pact reached with some merchants last month “meager and temporary” relief.

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Finezza

APRIL 29, 2024

With 67% of the 2000+ Fintech startups incorporated in the last five years alone, the world of digital payments in India is changing fast. Amidst this boom, virtual credit cards have revolutionised digital transactions with their ease of use. However, this innovation has also paved the way for a concerning rise in virtual credit card […] The post The Rise of Virtual Credit Card Fraud: What Lenders Need to Know appeared first on Finezza Blog.

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Fintech News

APRIL 29, 2024

Flourish Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm, has announced the appointment of Ravi Kaushik as its new Executive Director, Head of Asia Investments. In his new role, Kaushik will oversee the firm’s fintech investments and portfolio management across India and Southeast Asia. Previously, Kaushik was the CFO of Agro.Club, a global B2B grain marketplace, where he managed financial strategies and operations for the company’s 250 employees across five regions.

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TechCrunch Fintech

APRIL 29, 2024

Gideon Valkin's solo VC firm Andrena Ventures raised $12 million from backers including several VCs and entrepreneurs, and made its first investment into AI startup Nustom. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Fintech News

APRIL 29, 2024

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has partnered with KB Kookmin Card (KBC), a South Korean credit card issuer, to enhance financial access for small businesses in Indonesia and promote digital inclusion in Thailand. The financing agreement allocates a total of US$150 million in loans to subsidiaries of KBC operating in the two countries, comprising approximately US$100 million in Indonesian rupiah to PT KB Finansia Multi Finance (KB FMF) and US$50 million in Thai baht to KB J Capital (

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Bank Automation

APRIL 29, 2024

Fintech funding hit a four-year low in the first quarter of 2024, partly driven by the higher cost of capital and a change in priorities for investors. Global fintech funding clocked in at $7.

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Fintech News

APRIL 29, 2024

The Huawei Digital and Intelligent APAC Congress , co-hosted by Huawei and the ASEAN Foundation, recently concluded in Bangkok, drawing over 2,000 participants from 15 Asia Pacific nations. The event featured discussions on advancing digital and intelligent infrastructure in the region. Participants included government officials, scholars, and industry experts who explored strategies for enhancing the digital economy of Asia-Pacific, which is experiencing a period of major growth.

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 29, 2024

In the last two decades, anti-money laundering (AML) regulatory framework, processes and mechanisms have not changed much. As a result, fraudsters are capitalising on firms’ inadequacies to spot and deal with money laundering. Alexandre Pinot , co-founder and head of innovation and strategy at Vilnius, Lithuania, headquartered AMLYZE , the AML/CFT compliance firm explains where the gaps in the current AML system are.

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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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Finovate

APRIL 29, 2024

Finovate VP and host of the Finovate podcast Greg Palmer continues his conversations with Best of Show winning companies from FinovateEurope. Join Greg as he talks about the next generation of investment and wealth management content with Salman Hussain of Zeed , the value of flexibility in core banking with Richard Weston of Tuum , and the challenge of identity theft, deep fakes, and the escalating AI arms race with Gal Haselkorn of Corsound.ai.

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 29, 2024

Alipay has continued its efforts across the globe, with a focus on tourism in Asia; through partnerships with the Korea Easy Payment Foundation and Jeju Tourism Organization in South Korea, as well as the Huangshan Tourism Group in China. Alipay+ has signed a business agreement with the Korea Easy Payment Foundation (KEPF) and Jeju Tourism Organization (JTO).

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Fintech Finance

APRIL 29, 2024

1POINT6 , formerly Panto, announces that it has obtained payment agent status and signed its first customer less than 6 months after its co-creation by BNP Paribas and Studio 321 (October 2023). In partnership with BNP Paribas, 1POINT6 offers an avant-garde payment platform for marketplaces. Its brand name, a reference to the golden number, reflects the precision and efficiency of its API, which is broken down into six essential functionalities designed to transform the way payments are received

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 29, 2024

Payments platform Paysafe has launched Pay by Bank for iGaming and sports betting, a new solution enabling American players to instantly and securely fund wagers directly from their online bank accounts, as well as enabling them to quickly withdraw winnings to their bank accounts. This product expands the capabilities of the Paysafe ‘Gateway’, the iGaming payments solution connecting US operators to the market’s most comprehensive range of traditional and alternative payment methods

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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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The Paypers

APRIL 29, 2024

The Bank of London has announced the launch of its GenAI assistant to address general and technical difficulties in real-time and aid enterprise API integration.

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Finextra

APRIL 29, 2024

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) today released a report analysing the benefits, design choices and challenges associated with linking fast payment systems across countries.

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 29, 2024

This April, The Fintech Times is focusing on all things embedded finance, the integration of financial services into non-financial products and services. As the space rapidly develops, we look to highlight the latest developments, initiatives and challenges embedded finance has to offer and overcome across the globe. Having looked at everything in the banking-as-a-service (BaaS) space and online marketplaces, our final focus in April is on embedded finance in e-commerce and the checkout exper

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Finextra

APRIL 29, 2024

In an era of rapid digitalization of financial services, PrestaShop, a world leader in e-commerce solutions, has joined forces with Mastercard to introduce Click to Pay: a payment solution designed to simplify and enhance the online payment experience for consumers across Europe.

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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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The Fintech Times

APRIL 29, 2024

Flutterwave , Africa’s payments technology company, has joined forces with payment processing specialist, Acquired.com , to help users process domestic card payments on ‘Send App’, Flutterwave’s flagship remittance product. Send App enables customers to send money quickly and reliably to local bank accounts and mobile money wallets. Leveraging Acquired.com’s payment processing expertise, Send App will offer faster and more secure outward remittance transactions for UK and EU ca

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Finextra

APRIL 29, 2024

Finastra, a global provider of financial software applications and marketplaces, today announced the go-live of its Bacsactive-IP Confirmation of Payee (CoP) service with ScotPayments, a centralized payments platform that supports the digital transformation of public services in Scotland.

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 29, 2024

Shopware , the e-commerce platform, has partnered with Brite Payments , the instant bank payments solution provider to allow its merchants’ customers to pay instantly, directly from their bank account. This has been made possible following the integration of Pay by Bank, an account-to-account (A2A) open banking-based payment solution provided by Brite.

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Finextra

APRIL 29, 2024

Brite Payments, a leader in instant bank payments, today announced that it has partnered with leading e-commerce platform Shopware to bring the benefits of its open banking-based instant payments to businesses across Europe.

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 29, 2024

On this week’s episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about Klarna as it opens a US waitlist for a new Klarna card and partners with Expedia Group to expand its services to travellers, whether the government has gone far enough with support for SMEs, and the push back against the growing crypto carbon footprint. The conversation this week started by analysing Klarna’s latest announcements.

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Finextra

APRIL 29, 2024

Service level agreements used in cross-border payment arrangements define minimum service levels for correspondent banking relationships, the links between payment systems and payment instrument rulebooks.

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 29, 2024

As Hong Kong continues efforts to drive tourism and commerce, Alipay+ now enables users of 14 overseas mobile wallets and bank apps from nine countries and regions to make payments in Hong Kong. This move by Alipay+ covers a population of approximately over 1.2 billion, enabling them to enjoy a seamless payment experience with transparent and competitive exchange rates in Hong Kong , as the number of inbound tourists to the region steadily increases.

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Finextra

APRIL 29, 2024

InvoiceCloud, a leading solution for digital bill payment services, today announced a significant enhancement to its Online Bank Direct (OBD) solution, enabling billers to automatically separate payments based on the paid invoice type, simplifying deposits for their customers.

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