Cardfellow

MAY 19, 2025

You are virtually guaranteeing that you will overpay for credit card processing if you’re comparing processors based on which ones are willing to provide a free terminal. The Economics of “Free” Credit card processing is a for-profit business, and the average basic machine costs a processor anywhere from $100 to $300. If a processor provides a business with a free machine, it begins the relationship at a loss equal to the value of the terminal.

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Fintech Finance

MAY 20, 2025

As the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) prepares to take over full responsibility for regulating UK payments, new research from Equals Money reveals that combating fraud and tackling widespread delays are top priorities for higher-risk players in the industry. A Censuswide survey of 500 senior leaders in the UK’s money service sectors with elevated risk profiles – including wealth management firms, crypto and gaming firms – found that nearly half (48 per cent) say fraud is the

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The Payments Association

MAY 16, 2025

Modern payment orchestration platforms now serve as strategic infrastructureoptimising performance, compliance, and customer experience at scale. Traditionally, payment orchestration platforms were designed to serve a straightforward function: routing transactions between merchants and various payment service providers (PSPs). However, in todays increasingly complex digital commerce landscape, the scope of payment orchestration has expanded far beyond mere transaction routing.

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Fintech News

MAY 20, 2025

Vietcombank has begun implementing a suite of Salesforce solutions to support its digital transformation, aiming to streamline operations and improve customer engagement across its retail and corporate banking services. The Vietnamese lender is deploying Salesforces Financial Services Cloud, CRM Analytics, Marketing Cloud, and MuleSoft as part of its efforts to consolidate banking functions onto a single platform.

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Speaker: Jason Cottrell and Gireesh Sahukar

Retailers know the clock is ticking–legacy SAP Commerce support ends in 2026. Legacy platforms are becoming a liability burdened by complexity, rigidity, and mounting operational costs. But modernization isn’t just about swapping out systems, it’s about preparing for a future shaped by real-time interactions, AI powered buying assistants, and flexible commerce architecture.

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Payments Dive

MAY 19, 2025

The crypto exchange is offering a $20 million reward for information leading to the hackers’ arrest. Coinbase terminated customer support agents who leaked customer data.

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Cardfellow

MAY 19, 2025

Some credit card machine companies also provide merchant accounts, while others are solely equipment manufacturers. Well take a look at why that matters and give a rundown of the major equipment providers in the United States. This article is specifically about credit card machine companies, not the machines themselves. Need details on particular machines?

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PCI Security Standards

MAY 19, 2025

The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) announced that it has launched its own PIN Listing Program. This Program brings an important security service listing to the community, representing another step in the Councils mission to secure payments worldwide.

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Stax

MAY 16, 2025

The rapid evolution of embedded payments is reshaping industries and unlocking new opportunities, particularly for small business sectors that have often been overlooked. Adam Gray , Chief Transformation Officer at Stax, recently sat down with Hal Levey of PYMNTS to discuss emerging trends in payment processing and vertical integration. By enabling more tailored solutions, streamlining operations, and addressing vital concerns like fraud and security, embedded finance is becoming a crucial driv

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Payments Dive

MAY 19, 2025

The $300 million infusion in a cross-border partner creates a complementary tie, the network’s CFO said. It also comes as headwinds rise on that front.

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Fintech News

MAY 19, 2025

StraitsX has launched its Singapore dollar-backed stablecoin, XSGD, on the XRP Ledger (XRPL), marking a new phase in its collaboration with Ripple to support real-time digital payments across Asia. The deployment brings XSGD to a blockchain designed for large-scale tokenisation, enabling real-time payments and programmable financial flows for developers, fintechs, and institutions.

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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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The Payments Association

MAY 20, 2025

esk spoitelna, the Czech Republics largest and oldest-standing bank, haspartnered withWarhorse Studios, a world-leading Czech gaming studio, on one of the most highly anticipated games of 2025: Kingdom Come: Deliverance II. The card technology is based on ISTs IDEMIA Starlight card technology, which lights up a distinctive pattern when placed near an NFC-enabled deviceno battery is required.

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Bank Automation

MAY 16, 2025

The democratization offered by AI is making it easier for low-skilled, inexperienced bad actors to launch high-impact schemes. Even the deep web, which unlike the dark web, includes hidden parts of the internet that can be accessed without a special browser for maintaining anonymity, can be a hotspot for fraudsters, Alex Hall, trust and safety […] The post FIs, regulators rev up anti-fraud strategies appeared first on Bank Automation News.

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Cardfellow

MAY 19, 2025

It’s that simple. The article below will provide plenty of reasons why you shouldn’t lease a credit card machine, and this page from the Attorney General of NY involving a large leasing company is further proof. Credit Card Machine Leases are Nonsense! Thankfully, the practice of leasing credit card machines has been declining in recent years, but some processors just can’t seem to let the cash cow go.

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Payments Dive

MAY 16, 2025

If the federal government can ditch paper checks, so can the private sector, one industry CEO contends.

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Fintech Weekly

MAY 18, 2025

Arthur Azizov shares his insights on liquidity, trust, and risk in the digital asset space, offering valuable lessons for fintech professionals navigating crypto markets.

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Fintech Finance

MAY 20, 2025

Chargebacks911 , a global leader in dispute resolution and chargeback prevention, is warning UK merchants that inflationary pressures, trade disruption, and weakening consumer confidence are creating the perfect conditions for a sharp rise in chargeback abuse. As household budgets shrink and financial anxiety grows, more consumers are turning to chargebacks—both intentionally and unintentionally—as a way to reclaim funds from legitimate purchases.

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The Paypers

MAY 16, 2025

Mastercard and crypto infrastructure provider MoonPay have announced a collaboration aimed at integrating stablecoin payments into the global card network.

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Fintech News

MAY 18, 2025

Core banking solutions provider Sunline has signed a strategic partnership agreement with global IT firm FPT Corporation to support banking transformation efforts in Thailand and international markets. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) was formalised during the official visit of Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra to Vietnam and at the VietnamThailand Business Forum 2025.

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Payments Dive

MAY 16, 2025

The digital processor signed a Dallas-based chain of driving ranges as a customer in the first quarter, and has made a push to add movie theaters, bowling alleys and arcades.

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The Fintech Times

MAY 16, 2025

Leeds played host to the latest FinTech North conference this week, drawing over 250 attendees from across the UKs fintech ecosystem. This years event also marked the debut of the Innovate Finance Pitch360 competition in the region, giving startups a platform to pitch live in front of an expert judging panel. Among those making a flying visit to the event was Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire, who stopped by mid-morning before heading off to catch a train to Bradford to meet the King Charles

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Fintech Finance

MAY 20, 2025

Juspay , a global leader in next-generation payment solutions for enterprises and banks, has announced the opening of a new office in Brazil. This marks a significant milestone in the company’s international expansion, since it is the first official effort to acquire a solid customer base in the country as well as in Latin America. Headquartered in ‘India’s Silicon Valley’ of Bangalore, Juspay provides services like 1-click checkout experiences, full-stack orchestration,

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Finextra

MAY 16, 2025

AI-powered B2B embedded finance platform CrediLinq has closed a $8.5 million Series A funding round led by OM/VC and MS&AD Ventures.

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Speaker: David Nisbet, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber

Once upon a time, in the vast realm of online commerce, there lived a humble checkout button overlooked by many. Yet, within its humble click lay the power to transform a mere visitor into a loyal customer. 🧐 💡 Getting checkout right can mark the difference between a successful sale and an abandoned cart, yet many businesses fail to make payments a part of their commerce strategy even when it has a direct impact on revenue.

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Fintech News

MAY 19, 2025

SCB 10X , the investment arm of SCBX Group, announced the appointment of Kaweewut Temphuwapat as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective 16 May 2025. In his new role as CEO, Kaweewut will guide SCB 10X as it continues to invest in technology and pursue innovation. SCB 10X currently manages assets exceeding $600 million globally. Kaweewut will also continue in his current position as Chief Innovation Officer of SCBX.

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Bank Automation

MAY 19, 2025

Fitch Ratings has deployed gen AI within its software maintenance and development, gaining significant efficiency in the process. The global financial services ratings agency deployed Amazon Web Services Amazon Q last year to update its JavaScript written code, Aleks Hagy, head of ratings development, said during the AWS Financial Services Symposium in New York on […] The post Fitch Ratings gains 40% efficiency with AWS gen AI tool appeared first on Bank Automation News.

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Stripe

MAY 19, 2025

Earlier this month at Stripe Sessions, we announced Stablecoin Financial Accountsour largest effort to date in expanding money management capabilities to businesses across the globe. Entrepreneurs and businesses in 101 countries can now easily access a dollar-denominated stablecoin balance to store and move money on crypto or established financial rails right from their Stripe Dashboard.

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Fintech Finance

MAY 19, 2025

Leading European financial technology provider payabl. has partnered with ClearBank , an enabler of real-time clearing and embedded banking, to expand its UK payment services and enhance security for businesses. Through this collaboration, payabl. now provides businesses with seamless access to all major UK payment schemes – Faster Payments, BACS, and CHAPS – enabling real-time transactions in GBP.

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Speaker: Benjamin Woll, Tiffany Spizzo, and Jaime Santos Alcón

Enterprise commerce is at an inflection point. Rigid, monolithic platforms slow brands down, but a full replatforming is disruptive and costly. Modular architecture offers a flexible, scalable alternative - allowing enterprise brands to modernize without ripping and replacing their entire stack. Learn how a composable approach helps modernize commerce stacks while maintaining control over critical systems.

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Cardfellow

MAY 17, 2025

But even if your machine still works, there are other factors to consider, including security, modern payment methods, and customer experience. In this article, Ill go over key considerations to help you weigh the timing for upgrading your processing equipment. Obvious Signs That Its Time for a New Credit Card Machine Of course, the most obvious signs that its time for a new credit card machine are any that indicate the system is failing.

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Fintech News

MAY 21, 2025

World Assets, a subsidiary of the World Foundation, has raised US$135 million through the sale of WLD tokens to Andreessen Horowitz and Bain Capital Crypto, two of the project’s early backers. The sale was conducted at market prices and increases the circulating supply of WLD tokens. The funds will be used to expand the World network and meet growing demand for Orb-verified World IDs, particularly in the United States and other international markets.

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The Paypers

MAY 18, 2025

APEXX Global , a payment orchestration platform, has entered into a collaboration with Golfbreaks , becoming the latter’s exclusive payment orchestration provider.

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Bank Automation

MAY 16, 2025

Coinbase is deploying machine learning, AI and generative AI to automate customer interactions and combat fraud. The crypto exchange and trading platform is working with Amazon Web Services to deploy AI and gen AI technology for internal and external chatbots, Alex Reeve, director of product management, said May 15 during the AWS Financial Services Symposium […] The post Coinbase automates 64% of all customer interactions with gen AI appeared first on Bank Automation News.

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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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