Fintech Finance

DECEMBER 23, 2024

has announced a collaboration with Green Dot Corporation (NYSE: GDOT) and CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) to enable deposits for no fee for millions of Varo Bank customers at over 7,500 participating CVS Pharmacy locations nationwide.1 Varo Bank , the first all-digital nationally chartered bank in the U.S.,

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Participant Direct Deposit Embedded Finance ATM 84

VISTA InfoSec

JUNE 19, 2024

Look for platforms that offer end-to-end encryption, ensuring that only participants can access communication data, keeping it safe from eavesdroppers. You can also utilize end-to-end encryption to safeguard your data from interception, providing peace of mind that only intended participants can access your communications.

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Risk Ransomware Phishing MFA 275

Payments Dive

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Regulators and industry participants worry that FDX will have an unfair monopoly and will advantage its own members if no other organization applies.

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Participant Regulations 147

Open Banking Excellence

JULY 9, 2024

1, 2023 with the participation of nearly 130 customers of five of the country’s leading banks under the guidance of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the primary regulator driving the country’s Open Banking strategy. Regulator-led Pilot Focused on Open API Infrastructure Our pilot launched on Nov.

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API Payment APIs and Integration Participant Regulations 147

Fintech News

AUGUST 11, 2024

The sandbox allows participants to test a range of six eligible digital asset-related services. To participate, entities must integrate their innovations into the development of digital asset services within the Thai capital market or join a similar sandbox from a money market regulatory agency.

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Fintech News

APRIL 3, 2024

The BIS plans to invite private financial institutions to participate in Project Agorá, with the IIF facilitating the involvement of the private sector. Being a member of the IIF is not a requirement to participate. Being a member of the IIF is not a requirement to participate.

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Cross-Border Payments Cross-Border Central Bank Federal Reserve 126

Finextra

APRIL 8, 2024

The European Central Bank has put together a host of participants for exploratory work on the use of distributed ledger technology to settle wholesale transactions in central bank money.

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Fintech News

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The pilot program will begin in Singapore, allowing Visa cardholders from participating banks like DBS, OCBC, and UOB to pay with their palms at select merchants. Once registered, users can make future payments simply by waving their palm at participating merchants, eliminating the need for cards or phones.

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Enrollments Payments Encryption Participant 124

Fintech News

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Participants can attend in person or via livestream to hear from experts, including keynote speaker Dr. Bruce McCabe , a global futurist, who will discuss the future of payment security. The event aims to equip participants with actionable ideas and solutions to bring back to their organizations.

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Payment Security Security Participant Industry Trends 120

TechCrunch Fintech

MARCH 22, 2024

The round was co-led by Sequoia Capital and TQ Ventures with participation from Y Combinator, SV Angel and FONGIT: the State of […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Fintech News

OCTOBER 30, 2024

We are excited to participate in and to explore other opportunities to collaborate with J.P. Morgan, said, “We are pleased to collaborate with OCBC in demonstrating the ability and interest for lenders to participate in an intraday liquidity market. Morgan on our joint digital agendas.”

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Blockchain Liquidity Management Returns Participant 132

Fintech News

JUNE 12, 2024

Participants reflected on the progress made to date, discussed potential opportunities and challenges, and shared lessons learned from their respective journeys. As multilateral platforms scale, the governance framework must evolve to keep up with changes in board participation, voting rules, regional representation, and economic models.

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Cross-Border Payments Cross-Border Interoperability Payments 120

Fintech Weekly

DECEMBER 6, 2023

At the recent Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) Community Meetings in North America and Europe, the premiere conference for everything related to the payment card and financial payment industry, several topics were top of mind for participants and attendees.

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PCI DSS Addressing Audit Data Security 147

Fintech News

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Indonesia will continue its participation as a special observer. The latest 2024 report outlines the governance, business model, and technical architecture for Nexus, along with implementation guides for participants, including ISO 20022 message and API specifications.

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Central Bank ISO 20022 Cross-Border Payments Cross-Border 128

Fintech News

OCTOBER 8, 2024

There is also a participation fee of SGD 15,000 for the programme. Participants will receive hands-on support from startup coaches, access to dedicated mentors, and connections to a network of investors and corporate partners to help refine their business models and accelerate market readiness.

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FinTech APACS Participant Innovation 118

TechCrunch Fintech

APRIL 17, 2024

New investor Khosla Ventures and existing backer Founders Fund co-led the raise, which also included participation from new backers Sequoia Capital, Greylock and 8VC. Spend management startup Ramp has raised another $150 million at a post-money valuation of $7.65 billion, the company confirmed to TechCrunch today. All rights reserved.

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Fintech News

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Bill Deng “We are very pleased to participate in the Singapore Fintech Festival. We hope to serve SMEs in Singapore in the future, radiating to the ASEAN region, utilising technology to help SMEs efficiently participate in global trade and enhance their global competitiveness.”

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Cross-Border Payments Cross-Border Payment Solutions Payments 112

The Fintech Times

AUGUST 28, 2024

“The HKMA looks forward to collaborating with the SFC, other central banking institutions, academia, and all relevant industry participants to further drive innovation and progress in the Hong Kong tokenisation market.”

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Interbank Settlement CBDC Settlement Use Case 134

Fintech Finance

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Heres how it works for Swift: A copy of Swifts anomaly detection model is sent to each participating bank. As new threats emerge, the shared knowledge pool helps all participants quickly adjust their models and their fraud prevention tools. Each financial institution trains this model locally on their own data.

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SWIFT AI Cross-Border Payments Privacy 95

Fintech News

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

To speed up progress, MAS is now pushing for participants to commercialise their findings, fostering a connected network for trading tokenised assets. The SGD Testnet will be made available to eligible financial institutions participating in Project Guardian and Project Orchid, enabling them to settle transactions with S$ wholesale CBDC.

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CBDC Settlement Digital Currency Cross-Border 116

Fintech News

MAY 27, 2024

CBDC for cross-border payments, programmable money, and DeFi Kazakhstan’s Digital Tenge project is pursuing several ambitious goals: intensifying cross-border trade, implementing innovative social and anti-corruption initiatives, and integrating digital assets issued by decentralised finance (DeFi) participants and those issued by the government.

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CBDC Transactions Payment APIs and Integration Cross-Border 126

Fintech Finance

AUGUST 29, 2024

Enrolled LibertyX mobile app users stage a transaction using the locator within the app, similar to a pre-staged purchase experience, and fulfill the transaction at an Atleos ATM that participates in LibertyX and is ReadyCode enabled. This feature is made possible through the Atleos ReadyCode API suite.

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Bitcoin ATM Enrollments Embedded Finance 111

The Fintech Times

APRIL 17, 2024

Key participants in the UK initiative include Barclays, Citi, HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group, Mastercard, NatWest, Nationwide, Santander, Standard Chartered, Virgin Money and Visa. Supported by EY and Linklaters , the technological backbone of this endeavour comprises R3, Quant, DXC Technology (DXC) and Coadjute.

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Payment APIs and Integration Blockchain Finance Digital Payments 137

Fintech News

AUGUST 28, 2024

Existing backer Saison Capital, the venture capital arm of Japan’s Credit Saison, also participated in the funding round. In 2020, Helicap secured US$10 million in its Series A funding round, with participation from Saison Capital, East Ventures, and others. Additionally, Helicap is set to issue US$1.9

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Participant FinTech Finance Security 115

NACHA

DECEMBER 2, 2024

This resource outlines definitions, process flows and the role of participants in cryptocurrency. Nacha’s Payments Innovation Alliance, a membership program bringing together diverse global stakeholders seeking to transform the payments industry, has published Diving into the Fundamentals of Cryptocurrency as a Form of Digital Payment.

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Cryptocurrency Digital Payments Innovation Payments 94

Fintech News

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Meanwhile, new participants like dtcpay and MariBank are set to go live by Q2 2025. Participating merchants include popular outlets such as Arnold’s Fried Chicken, Twelve Cupcakes, and ZooMoov. However, some participants noted challenges, including scalability limitations, cost concerns, and technical hurdles.

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Interoperability Cross-Border Payments Reconciliation Participant 110

Fintech News

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

To support the project, BIS has released detailed technical documentation , including implementation guides for each type of participant, ISO 20022 message, and API specifications to ensure the project meets international standards and supports scalability for future participants.

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ISO 20022 Central Bank Cross-Border Payments Settlement 111

Fintech News

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Federated learning allows participating institutions to train AI models on their own data and share only the learnings, not the data itself, with a central server managed by Swift. This will enable collaborative intelligence without compromising the privacy or security of sensitive financial data.

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SWIFT AI Innovation Fraud Detection 97

Fintech News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

This system allows for direct payments at approximately 100 participating merchants, further streamlining the payment process and promoting the adoption of digital currencies within Thailand. Users can make instant mobile payments via a closed-loop QR code system. The Rubie Wallet app is available for download here.

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Stablecoins Bots Financial Inclusion Payments 116

The Fintech Times

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Raheel Ahmed, group CEO of RAKBANK Raheel Ahmed , group CEO of RAKBANK commented: “The participation of RAKBANK in the mBridge platform and the execution of our first-ever central bank digital currency international payment highlight RAKBANK’s cutting-edge digital capabilities.

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CBDC Cross-Border Payments Transactions Cross-Border 126

Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

The inclusion of the Norwegian krone in TIPS, which is part of the Eurosystem’s TARGET Services, is planned for the first half of 2028 and will enable market participants in Norway to settle payments instantly, around the clock and in central bank money.

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Instant Payments Central Bank Settlement Agreements 138

Fintech News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Beginning 6 September, restrictions on using digital assets as payment will be eased, and digital asset businesses under SEC supervision will be able to participate in the Bank of Thailand’s Programmable Payment Sandbox. These changes follow a public hearing held in July, where the SEC gathered feedback on the proposed amendments.

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Bots Rules Participant Issuers 106

Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

For low-income individuals and small businesses relying heavily on remittances and international trade, these barriers prevent them from fully participating in the global economy.” Additionally, the lack of affordable financial services can inhibit entrepreneurship in emerging markets.

Cross-Border Payments 136

Cross-Border Payments Cross-Border Transactions Financial Inclusion 136

Fintech News

DECEMBER 5, 2024

During the event, participants, including non-Thai attendees, were able to convert dollar stablecoins to baht stablecoins without foreign exchange fees. Coinbase’s Base platform, which operates as a second layer on the Ethereum blockchain, showcased its potential at Devcon, an Ethereum-focused expo held in Southeast Asia.

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Stablecoins Cross-Border Payments Cross-Border Blockchain 136

Fintech News

MAY 21, 2024

Source; SBI DAH The Future of Digital Assets: CBDCs and Cryptocurrencies Looking ahead, the survey participants anticipate greater adoption of various digital assets over the next three years. Nearly a quarter (23.5%) of the participants cited this as the key impediment to investing in digital assets.

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Settlement Cryptocurrency Blockchain Digital Currency 139

Open Banking Excellence

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Last year, we welcomed more than 66,000 participants from 150 countries. Through insightful sessions, roundtables, workshops, exhibitions and much more, SFF is an immersive discovery and dialogue of the future trajectories of financial services and the overarching digital transformation reshaping global economies.

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FinTech Facilitators Participant Economy 130

Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

The collaboration will see Mastercard join Buna’s cross-border payment systems as a direct participant. Buna’s Real-Time Gross Settlement service, with its extended operating hours, and Instant Payments System’s 24/7 availability offer a unique advantage for direct participants.

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Cross-Border Payments Visa Cross-Border Multi-Currency 97