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Singapore to Launch Two New e-Payment Solutions in Mid-2025 to Phase Out Cheques

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EDP will cater to post-dated payments, deducting funds from the payer’s account upon presentment by the payee. Both solutions will be accessible through digital banking platforms and integrated with PayNow for seamless payee identification.

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Eastnets and iPiD Join Forces to Improve Global Payment Accuracy, Fraud Prevention

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Regulatory requirements like the UK’s Confirmation of Payee (COP) and Single Euro Payments Area’s (SEPA) Verification of Payee (VOP) necessitate verification processes to ensure secure transactions. said Deya Innab, Eastnets’ Deputy CEO.

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Australian Payments Plus Advances Toward Confirmation of Payee Implementation With Swift

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Australian Payments Plus (AP+) and the Australian Banking Association (ABA) have completed the design of the new Confirmation of Payee (CoP) service which will enable people paying to an account with a name, BSB and Account number to confirm the account name of the payee before the payment is made.

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Swift to Develop Confirmation of Payee Service for Australian Payments Plus

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Swift, which built and runs the NPP, was chosen by Australian Payments Plus (AP+) to build confirmation of payee, which is a security measure that helps protect consumers from fraud by confirming the identity of the payee before a payment is made.

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Pan-European Verification of Payee Ready by December

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EBA CLEARING has announced that it will provide its service users with Verification of Payee at a pan-European level as from December 2024. The roll-out of Verification of Payee is one element in the comprehensive preparation programme that the Company is engaging in with its user community to take instant payments to the next level.

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Currencycloud Partners With Form3 to Boost Confirmation of Payee Fraud Detection Offering in the UK

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Form3 , the cloud-native account-to-account platform, today announces that Currencycloud , a Visa solution focusing on simplifying business in a multi-currency world, has selected them to provide account verification technology to support Confirmation of Payee (CoP) activity, designed to reduce fraud in the UK.

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What are Payment Reversals? Why Do They Happen & How Can Merchants Stop Them?

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A payment reversal is the process through which funds from a transaction are returned to the payer’s account. When a payment reversal occurs, the transaction is effectively undone, meaning that the payee loses the funds that were initially transferred, and the payer regains their money. What is a Refund?

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