Open Banking Excellence

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Mexico in Focus: Open Banking and Financial Inclusion A briefing for banks and fintechs, with key insights and details of the opportunities available in LatAm’s third-largest nation. Open Banking represents an important possibility for both financial institutions and the Mexican population. Today, a significant portion of the Mexican population has limited or no access to traditional banking services.

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Payments Dive

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The international wire transfer company has restarted some services after a cyberattack, but is battling to fulfill transactions after taking its systems offline for much of the week.

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Fintech News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Financial institutions around the world are facing a surge in fraud and cyberattacks. A new report by LexisNexis Risk Solutions explores the state of digital fraud, revealing a 17% increase in digital fraud attacks within the financial services sector in 2023. According to the report, human-initiated attacks in financial services rose to 1.2% last year, up 8% year-over-year (YoY).

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Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Finastra has announced that First Pacific Bank , a Southern California-based community bank that offers custom financial solutions for individuals and businesses, has selected Finastra Payments To Go to modernize its payments infrastructure. The cloud-based, SaaS payments hub solution will help the bank to deliver FedNow send and receive services 24/7, support ISO 20022 compliance, and enable its projected growth.

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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

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The Bank of England (BoE) is calling on financial services firms to join its artificial intelligence (AI) consortium designed to oversee the use of the technology within the sector.

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Payments Dive

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The card network may soon be sued by the Department of Justice over its debit card practices, according to multiple news reports citing anonymous sources.

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Fintech News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

audax, a digital banking technology solutions provider backed by Standard Chartered, and global consultancy Synpulse have partnered to modernise banking infrastructure for financial institutions. The collaboration focuses on integrating advanced digital banking technology with Synpulse’s expertise to enable banks to upgrade existing systems and transition to cloud-based platforms without disrupting operations.

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Finextra

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

R3, the financial markets digital solutions firm and Ownera, a leading provider of tokenization interoperability routers based on the open FinP2P protocol, have partnered to enable interoperability across the largest number of live production-grade use cases and networks for digital assets and digital currencies.

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Payments Dive

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The company, which offers payments processing software, has kept its plans close to the vest, but industry insiders say they’ve seen clues.

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The Fintech Times

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

India-based Web3 association, Bharat Web3 Association , is expanding into Australia, after signing agreements with the Digital Economy Council of Australia (DECA), the voice for businesses and innovators utilising blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT), and Asosiasi Blockchain Indonesia , a non-profit organisation looking to mobilise blockchain technology in the region.

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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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Finovate

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

You’ve seen the hype around Generative AI (GenAI). And perhaps you even have an AI strategy in place at your organization. But because the development of AI moves faster than any enabling technology we’ve seen in banking in the past, it’s important to think ahead to the next iteration. In this case, the next evolution of GenAI is Agentic AI.

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Finextra

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

More than half of the companies investing in artificial intelligence (AI) projects have been unable to extract any tangible benefit, according to recently published research.

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Payments Dive

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The tech giants are inserting themselves into more retail transactions to build loyalty and harvest customer data.

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The Fintech Times

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

2024 is proving another standout year for the regulatory space, finding itself under the spotlight, for better and worse reasons. This month, The Fintech Times will look at some of the biggest issues regarding compliance and financial rules, as well as the solutions hoping to ease the compliance journey for firms and make the fintech world fairer and safer.

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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 22, 2024

Indonesia’s GoTo Group has partnered with Chinese multinational tech conglomerate Tencent to enhance its cloud infrastructure and digital services. Under the five-year agreement, Tencent Cloud will provide GoTo with a range of cloud solutions and Platform as a Service (PaaS) offerings, aimed at strengthening GoTo’s enterprise and consumer-focused services.

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Finezza

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The launch of UPI in 2016 has transformed the financial landscape in India. However, there remained a gap in how the credit was accessed. India’s credit access and repayment system is a lengthy and cumbersome process that feels like a trap more than a solution. The introduction of CLOU (Credit Line on UPI) is set […] The post Revolutionising EMIs: How CLOU (Credit Line on UPI) is Redefining India’s Credit Landscape appeared first on Finezza Blog.

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Payments Dive

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will decide whether an organization’s practices are transparent and balanced enough to set standards for open banking.

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The Fintech Times

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Nubank , the digital bank boasting over 100 million customers across South America, has selected a regulatory reporting solution from capital market tech provider Nasdaq , ‘AxiomSL’, to fulfil reporting obligations in Colombia and ensure compliance. The new agreement extends an existing partnership between Nasdaq and Nubank, with the bank leveraging technology to manage its fixed-income and money market operations.

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Finextra

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Visa has signed a definitive agreement to acquire British AI-powered financial fraud fighting outfit Featurespace for an undisclosed sum.

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Fintech Review

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

By Rishabh Singh Jain from Byldd. Deciding how to build your product is one of the most critical choices you’ll make as a fintech founder. It’s not just about getting a working product out there. It’s about creating a secure, scalable, and compliant solution that meets the complex demands of the financial sector. The Challenge of Finding the Right Team: Co-founder, Freelancers, or Interns?

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Payments Dive

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

The venture between the payments processor and the bank will expire in April, prompting a cash payment from one to the other.

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The Fintech Times

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Despite its political unrest and economic challenges, Myanmar has shown significant progress in the fintech sector, bringing financial services to underserved populations. But how has this development unfolded and what is the current state of fintech in the country? Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, has faced significant difficulties in recent years.

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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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Finextra

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

PayPal has used its own stablecoin to make an additional investment in blockchain risk management specialist Chaos Labs.

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Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Adyen , the financial technology platform of choice for leading businesses, has today announced major advancement in the in-person payments (IPP) landscape, underscoring its commitment to innovation with industry defining solutions. This comprehensive update not only enhances the payment experience for both merchants and customers but also reinforces Adyen’s position as a leading force in payment technology.

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Payments Dive

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The company threatens merchants with high fees, and "makes its potential rivals business partners to thwart competition in debit card processing," the DOJ says.

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Nanonets

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Introduction In the world of AI, where data drives decisions, choosing the right tools can make or break your project. For Retrieval-Augmented Generation systems more commonly known as RAG systems, PDFs are a goldmine of information—if you can unlock their contents. But PDFs are tricky; they’re often packed with complex layouts, embedded images, and hard-to-extract data.

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Finextra

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Klarna has joined forces with accountancy software provider Xero to enable small businesses to accept buy now, pay later payments.

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Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) has entered into a strategic partnership with the Ministry of Digital Transformation (MDT) of Trinidad and Tobago to develop a real-time payments platform similar to India’s ‘Unified Payments Interface’ (UPI). This collaboration marks a significant milestone, making Trinidad and Tobago the first Caribbean nation to adopt the globally renowned UPI.

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Segpay

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

So much of our industry is tied to Visa and Mastercard to support consumer payments. We’re all also tied to the increased scrutiny of both brands. The bar, from a compliance perspective, keeps getting raised. It feels like we’re spending half our time making sure we are compliant versus growing our business. While I don’t blame Visa or Mastercard for putting controls in place, as they also suffer from supporting our industry.

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Finovate

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Fall is officially here. A favorite season for many, autumn also marks a likely acceleration in fintech and financial services news and activity. Be sure to check Finovate’s Fintech Rundown all week long for the latest in headlines and news updates! Open banking PNC Financial Services and Plaid sign data sharing agreement. Cryptocurrency CheckSig offers Italy’s first crypto staking service that integrates tax management.

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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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