PCI Security Standards

APRIL 29, 2024

Welcome to our podcast series, Coffee with the Council. I'm Alicia Malone, Senior Manager of Public Relations for the PCI Security Standards Council. At our Community Meetings in 2022, the Council announced a significant change to its Participating Organization program. Today, I am joined by the Council's Senior Vice President of Education and Engagement, Mark Meissner who has been spearheading this effort, and is going to talk about some of these changes over the past couple of years, and how t

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Payments Dive

APRIL 30, 2024

To make instant payments a reality for consumers, the payments industry must work together to develop a common framework for the transactions, top industry executives say.

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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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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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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

MAY 2, 2024

The Bank of Namibia has called in NPCI International Payments to help the southern African country develop an instant payments system based on India's hugely successful UPI.

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Payments Dive

MAY 3, 2024

“The value proposition of pay-by-bank is clear: merchants win from drastically lower payment costs and consumers win from lower prices,” writes one fintech executive.

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 27, 2024

Internet of Things (IoT) devices continue to increase in popularity across the globe. However, many have proven fallible to cybercriminals who are increasingly finding new ways to breach their security. In fact, in the UK, IoT malware attack volume increased by 163 per cent in 2022, compared to the previous year, cybersecurity firm Sonicwall revealed in its 2023 ‘Cyber Threat Report’ In response, in December 2022, the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act (PSTI A

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Finextra

APRIL 28, 2024

HSBC and PayPal are among the founding member of a new working group investigating the adoption of quantum-safe cryptography in the payments industry.

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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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Bank Automation

APRIL 29, 2024

European banks BNP Paribas and Deutsche Bank plan to pull back on expenses this year as they lean into their tech investments. “We are maintaining our cost discipline,” Deutsche Bank Chief Executive Christian Sewing said during the $578 billion bank’s first-quarter earnings call April 25.

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Fintech News

APRIL 28, 2024

Thailand’s crypto exchange Bitkub Capital Group plans to launch an initial public offering (IPO) by the end of 2025, aiming to expand its operations across Southeast Asia, particularly targeting emerging markets like Cambodia, Vietnam, and Laos. According to Nikkei Asia , this move is part of a strategic effort to establish a significant presence in regions currently underserved by major digital asset platforms.

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Finextra

APRIL 30, 2024

There were nearly 500 fintech financing and M&A deals in the first quarter of 2024, with insurtech, crypto and blockchain proving hot areas, according to data from Royal Park Partners (RPP).

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Payments Dive

MAY 1, 2024

“Real-time payments are still in their infancy in the U.S., accounting for only a 1.5% share of the total payments volume in 2023,” ACI Worldwide said.

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Bank Automation

MAY 3, 2024

Financial institutions that have gained agility through long-term technology investments are better prepared to complete mergers and acquisitions with limited client disruption. Technology integration during M&A activity is a customer-centric issue for banks, Danny Baker, vice president of market strategy at technology provider Fiserv, told Bank Automation News.

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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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The Fintech Times

MAY 1, 2024

FinTech Australia , the member-driven group building an ecosystem for Australian fintechs, is collaborating with the Thai Fintech Association after the two organisations signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), to promote fintech capability between Australia and Thailand. Thai Fintech Association president Chonladet Khemarattana and Brian Collins , the deputy chair at FinTech Australia, signed the MOU in Bangkok, Thailand, joined by a group of fintech lenders, venture capitalists, corporate i

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Finextra

MAY 1, 2024

Bank of Ireland is spending €34 million to overhaul its call centre operations, providing operators with a single customer view and introducing voice biometrics for added security.

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Payments Dive

MAY 3, 2024

Artificial intelligence is speeding up store checkout in a pilot by banking tech company Diebold Nixdorf using tech to verify a customer’s age.

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Tearsheet

MAY 1, 2024

The RTP payments network reached a milestone by processing over 1 million payments in a single day on September 1, 2023. EWA and gig worker payments emerged as the network’s primary drivers , surpassing account-to-account (A2A) transfers. However, in the healthcare sector, small and medium-sized businesses (SMB) have increasingly turned to RTP payments for A2A transfers, showing a surge compared to credit cards and checks over the past year, according to a new report by PYMNTS.

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Finovate

MAY 3, 2024

The regulatory landscape for companies innovating in fintech and financial services is complex and ever-changing. Whether a company is developing solutions in the crypto space or seeking to take advantage of the opportunities in open banking, open finance, or Banking-as-a-Service, a comprehensive understanding of the regulatory environment is critical for success.

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Finextra

APRIL 29, 2024

UK digital bank Monzo is reportedly putting the finishing touches to a new £500 million fund raise with support from Hedosophia, an early backer of Airbnb and Uber.

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Payments Dive

MAY 2, 2024

The payments processor plans to finish an assessment of operations in the next few months, aiming to streamline its business and pare units it can’t scale.

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The Fintech Times

MAY 1, 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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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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TechCrunch Fintech

APRIL 30, 2024

Ansa, a startup that helps merchants develop and offer branded virtual wallets, has raised a $14 million Series A round of funding, the company has told TechCrunch exclusively. Renegade Partners led Ansa’s latest financing, which included participation from existing backers Bain Capital Ventures, BoxGroup and Wischoff Ventures and new investor B37 Ventures.

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Finextra

MAY 1, 2024

One of Europe’s leading spend management platforms, Pleo, has secured a €40 million debt financing facility from HSBC Innovation Banking UK, the specialist financial partner for the innovation economy.

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Bank Automation

APRIL 29, 2024

Technology provider Jack Henry leans into its financial health training and offerings during April — Financial Literacy Month.

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 27, 2024

Visa , the digital payments powerhouse, will be able to easily grant its clients access to join its solutions like Visa Cross-Border Solutions, having joined the AWS Partner Network, a global community that leverages AWS technologies, programs, expertise and tools to build solutions and services for customers. Businesses within the AWS Marketplace , which has more than 300,000 global customers and thousands of software listings, will no longer need to step out of their established platforms to i

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Fintech News

APRIL 28, 2024

Money20/20 Asia made its debut in Bangkok on April 23, 2024, bringing together key players from across Asia’s financial landscape, including banks, payment providers, startups, retailers, fintech companies, and regulators. Over three bustling days of non-stop activities and content sessions, thousands of attendees forged connections, made deals, and drew inspiration from world-class speakers.

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Finextra

MAY 3, 2024

In just under 4 years since the former peer-to-peer lender received its banking license, Zopa Bank has amassed £4 billion in customer deposits.

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Payments Dive

APRIL 29, 2024

The convenience store chain has installed some self-checkout machines to replace employee checkout counters, C-Store Dive said in reporting on the company’s $1 billion renovation program.

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 30, 2024

This April, The Fintech Times is focusing on all things embedded finance, the integration of financial services into non-financial products and services. As the space rapidly develops, we look to highlight the latest developments, initiatives and challenges embedded finance has to offer and overcome across the globe. Concluding our focus on embedded finance this month, we now turn to the future.

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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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