PCI Security Standards
AUGUST 28, 2024
The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) has released the PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) Report on Compliance (ROC) Template for v4.0.1 to align with PCI DSS version 4.0.1, to address minor errors, and to reformat the template.
The Fintech Times
AUGUST 28, 2024
The concept of tokenisation has several meanings and promises to drive a seismic shift in global finance in a number of ways. Looking to harness this potential, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) launched ‘Project Ensemble’ in March earlier this year, a wholesale central bank digital currency (wCBDC) project, to support the development of the tokenisation market in the region.
Payments Dive
AUGUST 28, 2024
Four in five consumers are worried about identity theft or someone stealing their credit card numbers, according to a report this month from the credit monitoring agency Experian.
Basis Theory
AUGUST 28, 2024
In today’s personalized e-commerce environment, any friction in the payment process can be the difference between a successful sale and a missed opportunity. Online consumers expect to spend the least amount of time possible getting through the purchase process, but merchants want to manage their processing costs to maximize margins.
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
Finextra
AUGUST 28, 2024
Galileo Financial Technologies, a leading financial technology company owned by SoFi Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOFI), is now offering its fintech clients, with fintech Rho as the first to launch, the ability to connect their business customers to Mastercard Smart Data, a market-leading expense reporting and analytics suite.
Fintech News
AUGUST 28, 2024
Jumio, a global provider of AI-driven identity verification and compliance solutions, is now available on the AWS Marketplace. AWS Marketplace is a digital catalog that offers a wide range of software from independent vendors, enabling its users to find, test, purchase, and deploy software. Jumio’s platform utilises various AWS services, including Amazon SageMaker and Amazon Rekognition, to deliver its solutions.
Payments Space brings together the best content for payment processing professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Fintech News
AUGUST 28, 2024
Helicap, a fintech investment platform, has raised US$4.3 million in its ongoing Series B funding round, as disclosed in regulatory filings viewed by DealStreetAsia. Kenanga Investors, a subsidiary of Malaysia’s Kenanga Investment Bank, emerged as the lead investor, contributing US$4 million to the round. Following this investment, Wira Ismitz Matthew De Alwis, CEO of Kenanga Investors, will join Helicap ‘s board of directors.
Fintech Finance
AUGUST 28, 2024
Digital payment preferences are surging, according to the 2024 ACI Speedpay Pulse Report, published by ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), an original innovator in global payments technology. More than three-quarters of Americans now prefer to pay their bills digitally, especially Gen Z and Millennials, who show a significant inclination toward mobile payments.
Fintech News
AUGUST 28, 2024
Singapore’s digital bank Trust has introduced a new cashback credit card on the second-anniversary of its launch. The new Trust Cashback Card offers features such as instant cashback credit, real-time earnings tracking, and a consolidated billing option for customers who hold both the Trust Link and Cashback cards. The card also provides a quarterly bonus rate of up to 15% on selected spending categories and discounts of up to 20% from partners including Agoda, Caltex, CDG Zig, Deliveroo, and KF
Fintech Finance
AUGUST 28, 2024
Today, Teya announced the launch of its new product – Teya Tap. The product allows business owners to accept payments directly with their Android phones, removing dependencies on physical card machines. Being able to accept contactless payments in the UK is highly important, with 85% of people in the country using contactless payments at least once a month (according to UK Finance).
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Fintech News
AUGUST 28, 2024
HSBC Holdings’ incoming CEO, Georges Elhedery, is reportedly exploring plans to streamline operations by cutting layers of middle management, according to Bloomberg sources. As Elhedery prepares to take the helm on 2 September, he is said to be assessing the reduction of country head roles across HSBC’s global footprint. Additionally, the new CEO may restructure the executive team and alter reporting lines, sources indicated.
Fintech Finance
AUGUST 28, 2024
Flutterwave , a leading payments technology company, has received a Payment Systems Operator (PSO) license from the Bank of Uganda. This marks a key milestone in Flutterwave’s expansion across Africa, adding Uganda to its growing list of countries where it operates. Uganda’s digital payment landscape is transforming, driven by a youthful and vibrant population — over 78% ([link] of its citizens are under the age of 35.
Finextra
AUGUST 28, 2024
Flutterwave, a leading payments technology company, has received a Payment Systems Operator (PSO) license from the Bank of Uganda.
Fintech Finance
AUGUST 28, 2024
BankDhofar , the second-largest bank in Oman market value, has selected Entrust , a global leader in delivering identity-centric security solutions for governments and enterprises worldwide, to implement its Digital Card Solution (DCS) to provide customers with digital card capabilities for both the bank’s Islamic and conventional banking applications.
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
FloQast
AUGUST 28, 2024
Accounting and finance teams around the world are grappling with new, more pressing challenges, including rising burnout, the need for faster operations, and a shrinking talent pool. Accounting departments across the DACH region are not immune to these challenges. Not only are they dealing with these global pressures, but they are also navigating the unique complexities of stringent regulatory demands and investor expectations.
Fintech Finance
AUGUST 28, 2024
Bank payment company GoCardless has launched GoCardless for Salesforce on Salesforce AppExchange, a leading enterprise marketplace for partner apps and experts, empowering customers to access the GoCardless payments platform directly within Salesforce. Customers can tap into GoCardless’ full product suite including Instant Bank Pay, its open banking-powered payment feature and Direct Debit, automating the collection of one-off and recurring payments in over 30 countries.
The Fintech Times
AUGUST 28, 2024
In line with the European Commission ‘s Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA), Banking Circle S.A. , the tech-driven payments bank, has launched its bank-backed stablecoin, EURI. The EURI stablecoin is the first MiCA-regulated digital asset that is issued and backed by a bank in the EU. Eurite will first be available via Binance followed by CoinUT Switzerland AG with more exchanges to follow.
Bank Automation
AUGUST 28, 2024
ATLANTA — Instant payments rail FedNow is nearing the addition of its 1,000th financial institution, and the Federal Reserve credits the growing adoption to its network of fintechs that enable the integration. The Fed launched FedNow in July 2023 with 35 financial institutions.
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.
Fintech Finance
AUGUST 28, 2024
Rellevate , Inc., a fintech empowering consumers with innovative services for flexible money access, has announced a partnership with Mastercard to continue scaling payments and disbursements services in the public sector. Rellevate’s leading digital banking, disbursements, and wallet solutions are designed to unlock access to payments technology for underserved communities.
Bank Automation
AUGUST 28, 2024
Bank Automation News will present the webinar “The future of open banking: Payments meet data,” on Tuesday, Sept. 17, at 11 a.m. ET. Register here for the webinar.
Fintech Finance
AUGUST 28, 2024
Adyen , the financial technology platform of choice for leading companies, announces a global partnership with Swedish home furnishing business IKEA. The new partnership with Adyen will allow IKEA to connect the dots between in-store and digital sales channels and offer better payment and loyalty experiences for customers. Understanding cross-channel loyalty with customer insights Utilizing Adyen’s single financial technology platform to gather customer payment data from both physical and digita
Finextra
AUGUST 28, 2024
British ambitions to become a global crypto hub are being hindered by a conservative regulatory approach that has seen applications for registration by crypto firms drop by 51% over the past three years.
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.
Payments Dive
AUGUST 28, 2024
The payments companies are bolstering their tech leadership as big changes roil the industry and stoke competition.
Finextra
AUGUST 28, 2024
British ambitions to become a global crypto hub are being hindered by a conservative regulatory approach that has seen applications for registration by crypto firms drop by 51% over the past three years.
The Fintech Times
AUGUST 28, 2024
Indonesia has experienced significant growth in recent years – so much so that it is building a completely new capital city to alleviate concerns. But Boasting a population of over 280 million people, Indonesia is the fourth most populated nation in the world. With a gross domestic product (GDP) per capita of $4,788, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ( ASEAN ) member, is looking to continue to grow its economy.
Finovate
AUGUST 28, 2024
2024 marks the 90th anniversary of the Federal Credit Union Act. Signed into law by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the summer of 1934, the Federal Credit Union Act authorized the formation of federally chartered credit unions in every state. How are credit unions faring 90 years later? Today, total assets in federally insured credit unions sit at more than $2.3 trillion as of the first quarter of this year.
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Finextra
AUGUST 28, 2024
The UK arm of Australian investing fintech Halo Technologies is setting up an operations and development centre in Glasgow, creating more than 60 jobs in the city.
Fintech Finance
AUGUST 28, 2024
HPS (CSE: HPS), a leading global provider of payment software and solutions, is pleased to announce the completion of the acquisition of 100% of the issued share capital of Ireland-based CR2 Limited (“CR2”), following the satisfaction of all the relevant customary regulatory conditions. The acquisition of CR2 by HPS was first announced on 24 May 2024.
Finovate
AUGUST 28, 2024
Fraud prevention company Rippleshot has forged a strategic alliance with paytech CPI Card Group. CPI Card Group will leverage Rippleshot’s AI, machine learning automation, and predictive analytics to prevent credit and debit card fraud. Chicago-based Rippleshot made its Finovate debut at FinovateSpring 2014 and returned later that year to demo its technology at FinovateFall.
Finextra
AUGUST 28, 2024
Bank payment company GoCardless has launched GoCardless for Salesforce on Salesforce AppExchange, a leading enterprise marketplace for partner apps and experts, empowering customers to access the GoCardless payments platform directly within Salesforce.
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