VISTA InfoSec

MAY 23, 2024

In many cases, cutting something off is necessary to avoid bigger damage. This is the idea behind controlled infrastructure removal, the elimination of some parts of your cloud infrastructure to contain an attack or remove a potential attack surface. It is an important part of infrastructure-as-code (IaC) management and something organizations need to be familiar with as they secure their cloud environments and the apps they develop.

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Payments Dive

MAY 31, 2024

Research shows young people see digital wallets as a more secure option than debit and credit cards. Cybersecurity professionals mostly agree, despite caveats.

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Stax

MAY 20, 2024

When can revenue NOT be counted as revenue? If this question is confusing, you’re not alone. The concept of unearned revenue can easily trip up SaaS companies that offer subscription services and products on a recurring basis. Unlike when selling ordinary products, you cannot recognize the revenue earned from a subscription all at once. Although your business has received payment, this cannot be credited to your bottom line until delivery of the product is completed.

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Payments Next

MAY 13, 2024

By Roger Portela, Senior Director of Product, PayNearMe Every day, valuable data flows through your payments platform. But how it’s collected, where The post From data to decisions: Five steps to making payments data work for you first appeared on Payments NEXT.

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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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Open Banking Excellence

MAY 2, 2024

Open Banking Focus: New Opportunities on the Ancient Silk Road Vasil Shengelia, Head of Open Banking Division at the National Bank of Georgia, alongside Varlam Ebanoidze, Head of the Fintech and Suptech Development Department introduces us to an ecosystem with plans to once again act as a bridge between East and West. The Silk Road was a vital trade route linking China to Europe which operated for roughly 1,500 years.

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VISTA InfoSec

MAY 12, 2024

According to the Identity Theft Resource Center’s (ITRC) 2023 Business Impact Report , 73% of small business owners in the US reported a cyber-attack within the previous year, underlining the growing popularity of small businesses as a target among malicious actors. Given this recent wave of cyberattacks, all small businesses must do their part to secure their Point of Sale (POS) systems from unauthorized parties.

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Payments Dive

MAY 28, 2024

The card network is focused on “stubborn categories” where large account-to-account payments have taken hold, such as in healthcare, education and rent, a Visa executive said.

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The Fintech Times

MAY 21, 2024

In recent years, digital currencies have been all the rave. However, the idea that digital assets are exclusively some form of currency is slowly falling by the wayside as different use cases are emerging and being rapidly adopted. This May, The Fintech Times is looking to showcase some of these new methods and explore how the digital asset ecosystem is evolving.

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Fintech News

MAY 15, 2024

Project Agorá, an initiative by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) alongside major central banks and the Institute of International Finance (IIF), is moving forward and inviting private sector involvement. The project aims to explore how tokenisation can improve wholesale cross-border payments. Private sector financial institutions are encouraged to apply for participation in Project Agorá and the application window is open until 31 May 2024.

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Stripe

MAY 8, 2024

Stripe Billing allows businesses to manage customer relationships with recurring payments, usage triggers, and other customizable features.

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Finextra

MAY 17, 2024

The Australian Government has passed the Digital ID Bill 2024 and Digital ID (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Bill 2024.

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VISTA InfoSec

MAY 12, 2024

In May 2024, Vodafone Idea (Vi) became the first Indian telecommunications company to achieve the SOC2 (Service Organization Control 2) Type II Attestation. This accomplishment not only underscores the company’s commitment to stringent security standards but also sets a benchmark for the entire industry. The attestation was conducted by VISTA InfoSec , a global Information Security Consulting firm with offices based in the US, UK, Singapore, and India specializing in GDPR, PCI DSS, HIPAA

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Payments Dive

MAY 29, 2024

Roughly 72% of consumers say they swipe, dip or tap a debit card at the point of sale, a larger portion than credit cards, checks and digital wallets, according to a consumer survey by research firm J.D. Power.

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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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Payments Next

MAY 2, 2024

By Jeff Domansky, Managing Editor The Merchants Payments Coalition (MPC) has emphasized the urgent need for Congress to pass the Credit Card Competition Act (CCCA). With The post CCCA could save merchants and consumers over $16B a year first appeared on Payments NEXT.

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Fintech News

MAY 12, 2024

Tenity, an innovation ecosystem specialising in early-stage fintech startups, has partnered with XDC Network to introduce a new accelerator programme aimed at revolutionising the US$28 trillion global trade industry. The 12-week XDC Accelerator Programme invites startups to develop solutions using XDC Network’s advanced blockchain technology. This initiative targets startups that are working on Real World Asset Tokenisation (RWA), Trade Finance, Decentralised Physical Infrastructure (DePIN

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The Fintech Times

MAY 18, 2024

US-based Commerce Bank has officially gone live with FedNow on Temenos Payments Hub delivered as Temenos SaaS, enabling real-time payments on the secure, scalable and continuously updated platform. The go-live with the FedNow service on the Temenos platform marks an additional milestone in the Commerce Bank modernisation strategy, progressively moving off legacy systems to a consolidated, future-ready, cloud-native platform.

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Finextra

MAY 16, 2024

Mastercard has welcomed five new firms to its Start Path startup programme specifically for firms in the cryptocurrency and blockchain space.

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VISTA InfoSec

MAY 24, 2024

In an era where digital transactions reign supreme, ensuring the security of payment card data is paramount for businesses. This is where the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) comes into play, serving as a crucial framework for safeguarding sensitive information and protecting both businesses and consumers from the ever-present threat of cybercrime.

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Payments Dive

MAY 1, 2024

The company’s move to decouple embedded financial services from payment processing means it’s ready to pursue larger customers, analysts said.

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Open Banking Excellence

MAY 23, 2024

Konsentus has launched its Q1 2024 TPP tracker, which highlights the growing cross-border activity and payment focus across European third parties. Following this announcement, the Konsentus Q1 2024 TPP tracker has revealed an overall growth in the European third parties that are regulated to provide Open Banking services around their domestic market, as well as an overall increase in TPPs authorised to initiate payments and transactions on an account holder’s behalf.

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Fintech News

MAY 21, 2024

As the financial landscape undergoes a digital revolution, institutional investors are increasingly turning their attention to digital assets such as cryptocurrencies and Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). A recent report by SBI Digital Asset Holdings (SBI DAH) sheds light on the growing interest and adoption of these innovative financial instruments among institutional investors.

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Speaker: David Nisbet, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber

Once upon a time, in the vast realm of online commerce, there lived a humble checkout button overlooked by many. Yet, within its humble click lay the power to transform a mere visitor into a loyal customer. 🧐 💡 Getting checkout right can mark the difference between a successful sale and an abandoned cart, yet many businesses fail to make payments a part of their commerce strategy even when it has a direct impact on revenue.

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The Fintech Times

MAY 26, 2024

A key part of open banking is regulated third-party providers (TPP). They act as intermediaries between the bank and the customer. Open banking’s growth has got to a point now that more TPPs are able to offer their services outside of their domestic markets. Konsentus , the open finance ecosystem creator and manager, has revealed which countries are leading the way when it comes to exploring new open banking markets.

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Finextra

MAY 18, 2024

On 4 April, Ripple announced its plan to launch its own stablecoin, next to XRP, pegged 1:1 to the.

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VISTA InfoSec

MAY 28, 2024

Thanks to digital innovations, we can easily connect online, but they also leave us increasingly vulnerable and exposed. 68% of consumers are concerned about the volume of data businesses collect about them, with 40% expressing a lack of trust in companies’ ethical handling of data. Therefore, it’s no surprise that data privacy regulations are constantly improving.

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Payments Dive

MAY 13, 2024

Digital wallets have grown in popularity as consumers have become accustomed to the convenience and flexibility of contactless payments.

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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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Bank Automation

MAY 15, 2024

AI and generative AI applications continue to dominate conversations within the financial services industry, but implementing generative AI is near impossible if bank data isn’t standardized and accessible. What makes good data?

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Fintech News

MAY 15, 2024

Singaporean multinational technology company Grab Holdings released its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended 31 March 2024, revealing a significant increase in customer deposits in its digital bank business. Deposits from customers in Grab’s digital bank business were US$479 million at the end of the first quarter 2024. This is a substantial growth from US$36 million in the same period last year and US$374 million in the prior quarter.

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The Fintech Times

MAY 17, 2024

Consumer payment preferences are constantly evolving, meaning firms need to adapt to cater to these needs. At the Visa Payments Forum in San Francisco, Visa has unveiled new products which will address the evolving consumer payments demands. Jack Forestell, chief product and strategy officer, Visa “The industry is at a pivotal point – new technologies like Gen AI are rapidly shifting how we shop and manage our finances,” said Jack Forestell , chief product and strategy officer, Visa.

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