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CBI and SEPAmail.eu Signed an Agreement to Set Up an Interoperable IBAN-Name Check – Verification of Payee (VoP) Solution

Fintech Finance

and CBI joins their IBAN-Name Check expertise at the service of their respective communities in order to offer an interoperable solution to fight against fraud. The IBAN Name Check – VoP Service, is designed to ensure that IBAN codes are correctly matched with the names of beneficiaries before payments are processed.

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RoPay Officially Launches – the First National Mobile Instant Payment Service

Fintech Finance

Developed by TRANSFOND, RoPay is an instant mobile payment initiation service that enables direct account-to-account transfers (A2A), utilizing technologies such as QR code scanning, deep links, NFC (contactless), or mobile numbers as proxies (aliases) for IBANs.

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LSEG Risk Intelligence Deploys Account Verification to Tackle Payment Fraud

Fintech News

The EUs Instant Payments regulations, taking effect in January 2025, will require all payment service providers in the bloc to offer 24/7 instant payments. By October 2025, Eurozone providers must conduct mandatory account name-IBAN checks for transactions.

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EPC Selects Swift for the EPC Directory Service

Fintech Finance

The EDS wont store any personal data or IBAN, as it will only be used for routing purposes between business entities (PSPs and RVMs). Furthermore, the EDS will be used not only to support VOP scheme but also for all other EPC API-based schemes, such as the SEPA Request-to-Pay (SRTP) and the SEPA Payment Account Access (SPAA) schemes.

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Paymob: Real-Time Revolution – How MENA is Leading the Rise of Instant Payments

The Fintech Times

Mostafa Menessy , co-founder and CTO of MENA-based fintech company, Paymob breaks down the different technological advancements and initatives that are enabling the MENA region to take such a front running position in fintech and payments development.

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EU agrees game-changing deal for instant payments

Neopay

Under the planned rules, payment service providers, such as banks, which provide standard credit transfers in euro, will also be required to offer the service of sending and receiving instant payments in euro at no extra charge.

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CBI and Banfico Partner to Expand Global Reach of Verification of Payee Service

Fintech Finance

The collaboration aims to share best practices in the Open Finance and Verification of Payee landscape, with the final goal of enhancing payment service providers’ value-added offerings and overall financial market efficiency.

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