Thu.Feb 08, 2024

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How Open Banking May Affect The Financial Sector

The Payments Association

Open banking unlocks customer data, driving competition and innovation while reshaping the financial landscape for a more inclusive future. Open banking, a.

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Fintech Week London

Open Banking Excellence

10th - 14th June 2024 Live Event Linkedin Twitter Youtube Fintech Week London Fintech Week London is where traditional financial institutions come together with new fintechs in one of the world’s leading financial districts, London. From high-street banks to challengers, technology giants to disruptors, this five-day event is your opportunity to understand the global themes of fintech.

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Here are the fintech startups that could go public in 2024

TechCrunch Fintech

Could 2024 be the year for fintech IPOs? Quite possibly, according to F-Prime Capital’s State of Fintech 2024 report. F-Prime — a VC firm with over $4.5 billion in assets under management that tracks the performance of emerging, publicly traded and privately held financial technology companies — naturally remains bullish on the fintech space, noting that: […] © 2024 TechCrunch.

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Payment Operations: Finding Efficiencies and Cost Savings

Basis Theory

As businesses grow, the complexities of keeping up with the money that flows in and out of their accounts start to pile up. The solution is to optimize payment operations - the processes that regulate the flow of funds, and provide the standard operating procedures that maximize inflows - and minimize outflows - all day, every day.

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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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MEPs nod through ten second instant transfer rules

Finextra

The European Parliament has adopted new rules to ensure transferred funds arrive within ten seconds into the bank accounts of retail customers and businesses across the EU.

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Finmont Partners with Leading Payment Platform, ConnexPay

Fintech Finance

Global payment orchestration platform FinMont has announced a new partnership with leading B2B payments platform ConnexPay. Through this new alliance, FinMont is adding ConnexPay’s innovative all-in-one payments solution to their travel orchestration platform. Purpose-built for the travel industry, ConnexPay’s unified payments solution aligns incoming customer payments with outgoing supplier payments, all in real time, with one contract and one reconciliation.

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Global Funding Trends Indicate a Rebalanced Fintech Sector in 2024?

Fintech News

The year 2023 marked a pivotal moment for the fintech industry, with the prevailing global funding trends encapsulating a period of introspection and recalibration amidst a backdrop of economic fluctuations, including notable bank failures and precipitous cryptocurrency downturns. This era, while challenging, underscored the sector’s resilience and its capacity for innovation, navigating through valuation reassessments and the ebb and flow of “mega” deals to continue its trajec

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PayPal cost-cutting likely to persist

Payments Dive

The digital payments pioneer’s expense reductions may take years to benefit the company’s bottom line as management resets the business strategy.

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Are APAC Businesses Ready? Assessing Digital Preparedness in Finance

Fintech News

In an era marked by rapid technological evolution, the finance function within businesses stands at the forefront of digital transformation in the Asia Pacific (APAC). This shift is not merely about adopting new technologies; it’s about reimagining the role of finance in driving future business success. As we delve into the critical role of digital transformation in finance, we draw on comprehensive research of HSBC’s study conducted by Toluna, which surveyed C-suite or business dec

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Revolut says Meta platforms are a 'hotbed' for scams

Finextra

In tune with bank findings, Revolut scam data for 2023 reveals that the majority of all its reported crime cases in the UK started on Meta platforms.

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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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Temenos Registers High Net Promoter Score, Signifying Strong Customer Approval

Fintech News

Banking software company Temenos revealed it has secured a Net Promoter Score (NPS) of +54. The NPS is a widely recognised metric used to gauge the likelihood of customers recommending a company’s services to others where any score above 50 percent is considered “excellent” This score, determined through a survey involving more than 900 of its customer contacts, underscores Temenos’ position as a trusted provider of banking platforms and its leadership within the sector.

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Check fraud to reach $24B in 2024

Bank Automation

Industrywide, financial institutions are seeing an uptick in synthetic identities, scam activity and check fraud even as digital channel adoption grows. In fact, check fraud is expected to reach $24 billion in 2024, according to a Jan. 3 newsletter from Frank McKenna, chief strategist for AI-driven fraud detection platform Point Predictive.

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Global Funding Trends Indicate a Rebalanced Fintech Sector in 2024?

Fintech News

The year 2023 marked a pivotal moment for the fintech industry, with the prevailing global funding trends encapsulating a period of introspection and recalibration amidst a backdrop of economic fluctuations, including notable bank failures and precipitous cryptocurrency downturns. This era, while challenging, underscored the sector’s resilience and its capacity for innovation, navigating through valuation reassessments and the ebb and flow of “mega” deals to continue its trajec

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Pioneering a new era in e-commerce and payment processing

Finextra

The payments evolution can be traced back to the early 90’s with the online sale of a Sting CD, the.

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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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P2P leader PayPal to redesign mobile app

Bank Automation

PayPal will invest in a new app to launch in 2024 alongside a new strategy to drive engagement with better consumer experiences like AI-driven shopping. “Redesigning our app and creating improved, frictionless onboarding paths are tangible ways that we plan to drive higher penetration,” Chief Executive Alex Chriss said during PayPal’s fourth-quarter earnings call.

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FSB says FCA's access to cash proposals lack ambition

Finextra

The Federation of Small Businesses has criticised proposals by the Financial Conduct Authority to broaden access to cash as unambitious.

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CFPB open banking proposal will be crucial

Payments Dive

The agency’s open banking proposal is a step in the right direction, but details of the policy will shape how the market develops, a regulatory adviser writes in this op-ed.

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Santander files complaint over Nationwide branch jibe advert - Sky

Finextra

Santander has filed a complaint with the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) over a recent Nationwide Building Society ad satirising bank bosses' attitudes to branch closures, according to Sky News.

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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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ADGM and Solana Foundation Forge Strategic Partnership to Advance Blockchain Innovation

The Fintech Times

Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the international financial centre, has teamed up with Solana Foundation, to enhance distributed ledger technology (DLT) solutions and advance blockchain innovation. The partnership between ADGM and the Solana Foundation is a step towards advancing ADGM’s goal of becoming a leading centre for technology-driven financial services.

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FinMont adds ConnexPay payments tech to travel orchestration platform

Finextra

Global payment orchestration platform FinMont has announced a new partnership with leading B2B payments platform ConnexPay. Through this new alliance, FinMont is adding ConnexPay’s innovative all-in-one payments solution to their travel orchestration platform.

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This Week in Fintech: TFT Bi-Weekly News Roundup 08/02

The Fintech Times

The Fintech Times Bi-Weekly News Roundup on Thursday 8 February 2024 brings you the latest updates from the global fintech industry. Partnerships and collaborations iDenfy, the Lithuania-based regtech, has forged a strategic partnership wit h RaiseFX, an online CFD broker sector company, to enhance security measures and streamline ID verification workflows.

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Payments Canada boss quits

Finextra

The Payments Canada Board of Directors today announced that Tracey Black, who joined Payments Canada in 2018, made the decision not to renew her term as President and CEO of Payments Canada.

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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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Hashgraph Association Partners with Saudi Ministry to Launch $250million DeepTech Venture Studio

The Fintech Times

The Hashgraph Association (THA) has forged a strategic partnership with the Ministry of Investment of Saudi Arabia (MISA) to launch a ‘DeepTech Venture Studio’ in Riyadh, worth $250million over five years. This initiative aims to foster innovation in Saudi Arabia by supporting local and international companies in developing solutions using cutting-edge technologies.

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FinovateEurope 2024 Sneak Peek Series: Part 4

Finovate

A look at the companies demoing at FinovateEurope in London on February 27. Register today using this link and save 20%. Corsound AI Corsound AI utilizes innovative technology to verify customers’ identities for financial institutions, leveraging over 200 patents to detect AI scams and voice fraud. Features Provides an innovative method to detect deepfakes in call centers, with or without DB Delivers a revolutionary way to prevent identity theft Offers a unique voice-face matching technolo

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Think Local, Act Global: NovoPayment on Bringing Digital Products to LatAm

The Fintech Times

The opportunities available across Latin America are clear, but firms should respect the region’s fragmentation and recognise the differing needs from country to country, says NovoPayment. Here, Anabel Perez , CEO of NovoPayment, the Banking as a Service (BaaS) provider for the Americas, discusses her experience of implementing digital financial products in LatAm – and her view on dealing with the challenges presented by the fragmentation of the region.

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The Data is Clear: The Durbin-Marshall Credit Card Bill Will Harm Credit Unions and Community Banks

Electronic Payments Coalition

It’s been over a decade since the Durbin Amendment placed price caps and routing mandates on debit cards. In that time, independent and government reports have shown small financial institutions paid the price while corporate mega-stores, like Walmart and Target, pocketed billions in new revenue. Now Senator Dick Durbin is back, with the help of Senator Roger Marshall, to impose similar routing mandates on credit cards.

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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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SEON Makes Solution More Accessible Joining AWS ISV Accelerate Programme

The Fintech Times

SEON , the online fraud prevention firm, has joined the Amazon Web Services (AWS) ‘Independent Software Vendor (ISV) Accelerate Programme’, making its service more accessible so firms can prevent themselves from falling victim to cybercrimes. The initiative will make SEON’s end-to-end solution easier to buy and find on the AWS Marketplace, and ensure smoother integrations for AWS users.

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Aeropay partners with Cross River, UBank on sports gaming payouts

Payments Dive

Digital payments provider Aeropay has lined up bank partners in an effort to facilitate faster access to winnings.

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MedibleGo Supports UK MSMEs Following Innovate UK Grant With Enhanced AI Model

The Fintech Times

MedibleGo was created with the purpose of empowering micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) through advanced AI technology. It has reached its next milestone in achieving this mission as it has been awarded a grant by Innovate UK , the UK’s innovation agency. In June 2023, MedibleGo expanded to the UK through the ProChile Global X platform.

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Trustly adds context to merchant data with MX

Finextra

MX Technologies, Inc. has announced MX’s data enhancement services will be leveraged as part of Trustly‘s Open Banking product suite.

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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.