PCI Security Standards

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) has published a new Information Supplement:  PCI DSS Scoping and Segmentation Guidance for Modern Network Architectures. This document was produced by the 2023 Special Interest Group (SIG), the members of which provided their extensive payment security expertise and technical knowledge around best practices, guidance, and real-world scenarios for applying PCI DSS scoping and segmentation techniques in a variety of modern network architectures.

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Fintech News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

HSBC Holdings is reportedly considering a major overhaul of its operations, exploring the merger of its commercial and investment banking divisions, Bloomberg reports. This comes as new CEO Georges Elhedery explores plans to streamline operations by cutting layers of middle management This potential restructuring, spearheaded by Elhedery, aims to streamline the banking giant’s structure and eliminate redundancies, ultimately reducing costs.

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Open Banking

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Open Banking Limited (OBL) is pleased to announce that the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has officially confirmed the full completion of the final Roadmap for Open Banking. This milestone, building on the “substantial completion” announced in 2023, means that all nine banking providers mandated by the CMA under the Retail Banking Market Investigation Order (the CMA Order) have successfully completed the Roadmap and associated required functionality to offer the full suite o

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Payments Dive

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

How open finance enables efficient and secure technology, greater flexibility, and scalability.

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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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Fintech News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Tokocrypto, a subsidiary of Binance , has obtained a Physical Crypto Asset Trader (PFAK) license from Indonesia’s Commodity Futures Trading Regulatory Agency (Bappebti). The PFAK license allows Tokocrypto to officially operate as a physical crypto asset trader. Tokocrypto’s user base has surpassed 4.5 million this year, with its average monthly trading volume increasing by 138%, reflecting steady growth and trust in the platform.

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Payments Dive

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

On Jared Isaacman’s second trip to space, the billionaire plans to become the first private spacewalker. Shift4 investors will need to follow space news to learn about it.

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Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Thunes , the Smart Superhighway for money movement around the world, is proud to welcome OJCS “Commercial Bank Kyrgyzstan” | MBANK as a Member of the Thunes Direct Global Network. This collaboration allows MBANK to connect businesses and individuals in Kyrgyzstan directly to over 7 billion mobile wallets and bank accounts around the world, to make payments in real-time in over 130 countries and 80 currencies in a faster, more convenient, and reliable way.

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Fintech News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Judo Bank, Australia’s SME-focused challenger bank, has successfully transitioned its lending business to Thought Machine ‘s Vault Core platform, a cloud-native core banking system. This transition marks a major step in Judo Bank ’s efforts to modernise its operations with more flexible and scalable technology. The project began in 2023, following Judo Bank’s decision to partner with Thought Machine after a comprehensive search for a vendor capable of supporting its growth.

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Nanonets

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Matching vendor item codes to your own inventory is an annoying (but necessary) task that often comes up in NetSuite - especially when you're working with standardized inventory that's available with multiple suppliers, or when your purchasing department is sourcing from multiple locations. When processing such vendor bills, the invoice coding stage becomes very manual and time-consuming; AP teams often end up having to call the vendor/check with purchasing, or make some assumptions th

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Fintech News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Fintech startup Finture , which operates the credit payment platform YUP , has secured US$30 million in its Series B funding round. The funding was led by Hong Kong’s MindWorks Capital, with participation from XVC, SWC Global, Richen Pioneer, and Antao Capital. The funds will be used to support the platform’s expansion across Southeast Asia and efforts to obtain a banking license in Indonesia.

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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 Payments Association

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Trust Payments provides businesses with secure, modern payment solutions to adapt to evolving fintech trends such as digital wallets and mobile payments.

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Fintech News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Asia-Pacific (APAC) is home to one of the world’s fastest-growing fintech ecosystems in the world, featuring prominent players such as China’s Ant Group, India’s Paytm, and Australia’s Airwallex. This vibrant ecosystem includes over 40 fintech unicorns, highlighting the region’s significant role in the global fintech landscape. Despite the strong presence of local fintech leaders, APAC countries are attracting fintech solutions from the Nordics.

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The Payments Association

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

As banks migrate to the cloud, they must strengthen security with AI, zero-trust, and continuous education to combat growing cyber threats.

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Fintech News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Income Insurance has launched FlexiTravel Plus , touted as Singapore’s first travel insurance offering hourly coverage for travelers to 19 destinations across Asia. The plan, an expansion of the previous FlexiTravel Hourly Insurance, extends coverage beyond Batam, Bintan, and Malaysia to include Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, Macau, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, and Taiwan.

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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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Payments Dive

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The company said it expects to place its automated checkout technology at more venues in 2024 than in any year previously.

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Fintech News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Singapore’s Nium, a cross-border payments platform, has postponed its anticipated US initial public offering (IPO), shifting the timeline by more than a year to the end of 2026. Prajit Nanu Bloomberg reports that this allows Nium to focus on expanding its operations and strengthening its leadership, as revealed by co-founder and CEO Prajit Nanu. Originally slated for the second quarter of 2025, the decision to delay the IPO came after the company struggled to secure a new chief financial officer

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Bank Automation

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Citizens Bank has deployed generative AI and automation in operations for activities including coding, customer service and fraud detection, and the efficiency gains are adding up. “We completed a pilot using Microsoft Pilot … and the results were outstanding,” Michael Ruttledge, chief information officer and head of enterprise technology and security at Citizens, told Bank […] The post Citizens sees up to 20% efficiency gains through gen AI appeared first on Bank Automation News.

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Fintech News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Singapore’s digital asset exchange ( SDAX ) has secured US$50 million in its Series B2 funding round, led by Oman-based Muscat Precious Metals Refining Company LLC (MPMR). This latest round follows the company’s previous US$18 million Series B round in 2021, which included investors such as PSA International, Straits Trading Company, and New Horizon Global.

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Finextra

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Japanese banks MUFG, SMBC and Mizuho are participating in a pilot using stablecoins and the Swift network for cross-border payments.

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Payments Dive

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Hope Mehlman will stay on until the company is acquired by Capital One, a deal facing high legal hurdles, Discover said in a regulatory filing.

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Bank Automation

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Investment within the financial services technology sector is creeping back up after plummeting in August. Following a July peak, Bank Automation News’ BAN Stock Index in August fell to 256.23, the lowest on the index since February, when it was 255.21. The BAN Stock Index tracks the average performance of financial technology providers. The index […] The post Financial services tech investment rebounding after August valley appeared first on Bank Automation News.

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Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

DailyPay , a worktech company and leading provider of earned wage access, is rebranding its “Friday by DailyPay Visa® Prepaid Card,” launching the ‘DailyPay Visa® Prepaid Card.’ The newly rebranded DailyPay Card adds additional capabilities to DailyPay’s existing suite of money movement services to help meet the needs of employees on their financial wellness journey.

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Finextra

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has officially confirmed the full completion of the final Roadmap for Open Banking, laying the foundations for the future development of open finance.

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Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The PAY360 Awards , the pinnacle of recognition in the payments industry, is set to take place on October 2nd 2024, at the elegant JW Marriott Grosvenor House Hotel in London. As the sector’s premier event, the PAY360 Awards celebrates innovation, excellence, and achievement across the global payments ecosystem. Organized by the The Payments Association (TPA), the PAY360 Awards are a testament to the dynamic and rapidly evolving landscape of payments.

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Payments Dive

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) has moved from a novel option to a must-have for retailers that aim to meet the demands of modern consumers.

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Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

TrueLayer , Europe’s leading open banking payments network, today announces an expansion to its partnership with Stripe. TrueLayer now underpins Stripe’s Pay by Bank offering across its payments products in the UK. In May, Stripe unveiled Pay by Bank —a new payment method enabling merchants to accept payments directly from customers’ bank accounts, streamlining the payment process and reducing transaction fees.

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NFCW

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

iOS 18.1: Developers will be able to offer NFC services that make use of the iPhone’s secure element Ten years ago today, the NFC industry collectively popped open the champagne to celebrate Apple’s launch — finally — of the first iPhone to include support for NFC. Now, a decade on, Apple has taken its first steps towards fully opening up access to the iPhone’s NFC functionality.

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Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

A new study from Payments Canada reveals that Canadian businesses have a higher rate of payment fraud compared to Canadian consumers at 20% versus 13%, respectively, although the types of fraud were similar for both segments. Impersonator fraud, originating from a phone call, message or email that appears to be from a trusted business source (25%), intercepted business e-Transfers (22%) and credit card fraud (20%) were the most common types of fraud.

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The Fintech Times

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The American Fintech Council (AFC) has backed the Federal Reserve ’s proposal to extend the operating hours of the Fedwire Funds Service and National Settlement Service (NSS). The proposal suggests extending operating hours to 22 hours a day, seven days a week, year-round, with the aim of improving the safety and efficiency of the US payment system.

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Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

JST Digital , a global financial services firm specializing in digital assets, has announced that its Singapore subsidiary, JST Digital & Technology Pte. Ltd. (“JST Singapore”) has received an in-principle approval for a Major Payment Institution (MPI) licence from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to provide digital payment token service.

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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.

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