Warren demands Zelle scam update
Payments Dive
JULY 8, 2025
In letters to Zelle’s bank owners, Sen. Elizabeth Warren and two other Democrats asked what the financial institutions are doing to protect customers using the digital payments service.
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Weavr Teams Up with Visa to Enhance Embedded Payments in the Expanding Global Employee Benefits Sector
Fintech Finance
JULY 10, 2025
Weavr , the embedded finance company, has announced their Associate Membership with Visa , a global leader in digital payments. As a Visa Associate Member and one of its embedded finance partners in Europe, Weavr is now empowering SaaS companies to integrate Visa-powered financial products into their platforms, focusing initially on the rapidly growing sector of employee benefits.
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Market First, Regulation Later? The American Open Banking Journey
Open Banking Excellence
JULY 8, 2025
Open banking in the United States is rapidly evolving, driven by both market initiatives and ongoing regulatory discussions. This research, conducted at the Oxford University’s Future of Finance and Technology Research Initiative in partnership with Open Banking Excellence (OBE), provides an in-depth analysis of the current status of open banking in the U.S., contrasts it with developments in Europe and the UK, and highlights key insights for the future of open banking in the country.
Revolut Users Can Now Send Money to China via Alipay
Fintech News
JULY 7, 2025
Revolut has teamed up with Ant International to let users around the world, especially overseas Chinese, send money to China in Chinese Yuan using Alipay. Transfers can be made using just the recipient’s Alipay ID, name, and address, and are processed instantly. The service is powered by Ant International’s global remittance infrastructure. This feature supports growing demand for cross-border payments into China, which remained one of the world’s top five remittance destinations in 2024, receiv
Breaking The Commerce Bottleneck: Your SAP Exit Plan Starts Now
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.
Acquirers and PSPs and the 2025 consumer: Designing for diverse payment preferences
The Payments Association
JULY 7, 2025
Acquirers and PSPs and the 2025 consumer: Designing for diverse payment preferences 4 July 2025 by Payments Intelligence The 2025 Consumer Behaviour Report from The Payments Association delivers an urgent message to the acquiring and PSP community: the UK payments landscape is diversifying faster than many platforms are adapting. While mobile wallets and digital methods show impressive momentum, consumer behaviour remains complex, shaped by age, income, trust, and region.
What are Mobile Payment Services and How Do You Select the Right One for Your Business?
Stax
JULY 7, 2025
Building loyalty as a business means meeting your customers where they are, especially where payment options are concerned. Thanks to smartphones and secure authentication, mobile payments continue to explode in usage. In fact, the global mobile payment market was valued at US $2.67 trillion in 2024 and is projected to grow to roughly US $10.48 trillion by 2033.
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Finastra Names Veteran Tech Leader Adam Banks to Board
Fintech News
JULY 9, 2025
Finastra , a global provider of financial services software, has named Adam Banks to its Board of Directors. He is a seasoned technology executive with extensive experience across financial services, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and logistics. Banks previously served as Global Group Chief Technology and Information Officer at A.P. Moller–Maersk, where he led the company’s technology transformation and helped restore operations following a major cyberattack in 2017.
Powering the Software Platforms of Tomorrow, Worldpay Expands Embedded Payments Across the Globe
Fintech Finance
JULY 8, 2025
The demand for embedded financial services is growing fast with 90% of small- and medium-sized businesses indicating access to financial products and services from within their software platforms is critical, according to Worldpay ® research. To meet this demand, Worldpay is expanding its Worldpay for Platforms offering to Canada and the United Kingdom, while deepening its presence in Australia.
Payments pulse: Tech, trends, and tipping points in cross-border commerce
The Payments Association
JULY 3, 2025
The Payments Pulse is a multipart report covering the most impactful macro trends, innovations and regulatory shifts shaping the future of cross-border payments today. Click here to download the report. Part 1 gives critical business insights into: Key trends expanding the cross-border payments economy How the ISO 20022 payments messaging standard will transform speed, data quality, and reconciliation globally.
Project Guardian: Interoperability From Tokenised Bank Liabilities Could Save Firms $50bn in FX Fees
The Fintech Times
JULY 4, 2025
To be successful in the digital economy, businesses must consider financial exchange (FX) related risks and costs when expanding abroad. With firms spending roughly $120billion (S$154.2billion) on cross-border transaction fees, alternatives are being sought after. According to a new report from the Project Guardian FX industry group, implementing tokenised bank liabilities and shared ledgers in cross-border payments and FX is a viable solution.
From Start to Scale: Driving Growth Through Seamless Payments Implementation
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
The Price of Convenience: Is There Such a Thing as Free Credit Card Processing?
Stax
JULY 7, 2025
In a consumer landscape where convenience is always a priority, credit card processing has become an essential mechanism for businesses to accept payments seamlessly. But behind every smooth credit card transaction is a complex system connecting various entities—most of whom take a cut out of the transaction. Traditionally, merchants would shoulder these costs in the form of credit card processing fees.
These 6 Automation Tips Could Help Southeast Asia’s E-Wallets Stay Ahead of the Competition
Fintech News
JULY 7, 2025
Southeast Asia’s e-wallet landscape is a vibrant yet chaotic arena, shaped by rapid digital adoption, fierce competition, and an unrelenting push for financial inclusion. Digital-first players are racing to reshape customer expectations, while a broader transformation is underway to evolve from “super apps” into truly integrated “life apps.” At the heart of this transformation lies a decisive enabler: automation.
Monavate Expands Partnership with Episode Six to Power Global Coverage and Innovation for MonavateOne. Platform
Fintech Finance
JULY 8, 2025
Episode Six , a leading global technology provider of enterprise-grade card issuing and ledger infrastructure, today announced the broadening of its partnership with Monavate. The collaboration will support the UK-based modern payments and BIN sponsorship platform as it scales globally. The strengthened collaboration reinforces Episode Six’s role in powering MonavateOne., a platform that allows its clients to operate as issuer, processor, and ledger across multiple markets.
When do crypto firms need additional EU licences for stablecoin transfers? EBA issues guidance on the interplay between PSD2 and MiCA
The Payments Association
JULY 8, 2025
On 10 June 2025 the European Banking Authority (EBA) published an opinion (the Opinion) clarifying the interplay between the second EU Payment Services Directive (PSD2) and the EU Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) in relation to crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) transacting in electronic money tokens (EMTs), which term includes most stablecoins. 1 The Opinion provides supervisory guidance to EU national competent authorities (NCAs) on the application of PSD2 to CASPs and recommen
15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence
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Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?
Capital One Acquires Discover: Why Knowing the Card Brand Still Matters
Basis Theory
JULY 10, 2025
With Capital One acquiring Discover, merchants need to know the card brand now more than ever. We share 3 reasons why it’s important in the blog!
Five more Belgian banks join the European payments Initiative
Finextra
JULY 7, 2025
Five big banks in Belgium have joined the European Payments Initiative (EPI) with the intention of rolling out the Wero digital wallet and instant account-to-account (A2A) payment application to customers in the first half of next year.
Singapore Fintech Finmo Expands into UK with New Payment License
Fintech News
JULY 8, 2025
Singaporean fintech firm Finmo has received authorisation from the UK Financial Conduct Authority to operate as an Electronic Money Institution (EMI), allowing it to provide payment and treasury services in the country. The license permits Finmo to issue electronic money, process domestic and international fund transfers, offer foreign exchange services, and issue IBANs.
BBVA Launches Crypto Trading and Custody Services for Retail Customers in Spain
The Fintech Times
JULY 7, 2025
Spanish banking group BBVA has launched bitcoin and ether trading and custody services for retail customers through its mobile app, expanding its regulated digital asset offering across Europe. The rollout follows a regulatory filing with Spain’s National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) in March 2025 and is now available to all customers of legal age.
Top Strategies to Future-Proof & Sustain Your Merchant Services Portfolio
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OpenPayd enables businesses to move and manage digital assets and fiat through one enhanced platform
The Payments Association
JULY 9, 2025
OpenPayd, a leading provider of financial infrastructure, today announced the launch of its stablecoin infrastructure, enabling businesses to move and manage digital assets and fiat through one platform. OpenPayd is making money movement instant and seamless by connecting local and international fiat rails to all major blockchains, enabling businesses to view, hold, make, and receive payments across any digital currency and any rail globally.
DailyPay lands novel funding
Payments Dive
JULY 7, 2025
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Picking the Wrong FP&A Software Could Cost You Your Job
The Finance Weekly
JULY 6, 2025
Selecting FP&A software isn’t just a tech decision, it can also be a career-defining one. So picking the wrong tool? That can ruin your credibility, frustrate your team, and leave you with a costly system no one wants to use and tons of wasted hours.A study found that 61% of CFOs placed FP&A software at the top of their investment priorities.
Worldpay Expands APAC Footprint with Entry into Thailand
Fintech News
JULY 7, 2025
Worldpay has extended its Asia Pacific presence by launching domestic acquiring capabilities in Thailand. This enables local and international merchants to process transactions in Thai baht and offer local payment methods. This addition brings Worldpay’s domestic acquiring footprint in the region to nine markets, alongside Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, India, and South Korea.
Secrets of a Successful Sale: Optimizing Your Checkout Process
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.
Real-Time Payments Demand Real-Time Fees, Says RS2 Whitepaper
The Fintech Times
JULY 10, 2025
As real-time payments take off, set to make up one in three transactions worldwide by 2030, a new whitepaper from RS2, a global payments technology provider, warns the industry is falling behind where it matters most: fee settlement. While consumers embrace the speed and convenience of instant payments, many acquirers and payment service providers (PSPs), the companies that help merchants accept payments, continue to rely on outdated, end-of-day systems that eat into margins and cost them revenu
Protected: Open banking survey 2025: Insights from 500 UK SMEs
The Payments Association
JULY 7, 2025
UK SME survey shows open banking intrigues merchants with faster, cheaper payments, but gaps in awareness and security fears slow adoption.
PayJunction Launches AI-Driven Voice Payments Powered by Twilio
Fintech Finance
JULY 9, 2025
PayJunction , a leading tech-focused payments company, announced today an integration with Twilio (NYSE: TWLO), the customer engagement platform providing real-time personalized experiences, that enables businesses to easily automate and scale their phone payment operations. Through this integration, PayJunction merchants can now deploy AI-driven Interactive Voice Response (IVR) solutions that securely process payments over the phone and eliminate manual processes, saving time and money. “
Bank of England fines Vocalink over compliance failure
Finextra
JULY 9, 2025
The Bank of England has hit UK payments operator Vocalink with an £11.9 million fine after it missed a deadline to fix problems in its risk management framework.
From Rigid To Resilient: Why Enterprises Need Modular Commerce Now
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.
Bitstamp by Robinhood Now Licensed to Offer Crypto Services in Singapore
Fintech News
JULY 6, 2025
Bitstamp by Robinhood has received its Major Payment Institution license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). The MAS license authorises Bitstamp to offer regulated digital payment token services in Singapore. The firm previously shared plans to launch its offerings in the city-state by late 2025. Robinhood completed the acquisition of Luxembourg-based Bitstamp for US$200 million in June 2025, aiming to strengthen its institutional crypto business and expand into Singapore.
Dext Partners With Airwallex to Ease Bookkeeping for SMBs
The Fintech Times
JULY 10, 2025
Bookkeeping automation provider Dext has joined forces with Airwallex , the global payments and financial services platform, to launch a new payment solution later this year. Dext and Airwallex will work together to launch Dext Payments, an integrated payments solution within the Dext platform, completing the accounts payable workflow in Dext and offering full automation from invoice upload through to payment.
Europe’s Payments Future Hinges on Systemic Change, Not Just Policy Ambition - Interview with Christian Caumont
Fintech Weekly
JULY 3, 2025
Despite regulatory momentum, real transformation in European payments depends on deeper structural changes. Christian Caumont discusses what’s still missing — and why it matters.
Louisiana Joins Several Other States in Enacting On-Demand Pay Legislation
Fintech Finance
JULY 3, 2025
DailyPay , a worktech company and the leading provider of On-Demand Pay, celebrates Louisiana Act 496. The law was enacted on June 25, 2025 and creates a new regulatory framework for On-Demand Pay products in Louisiana. The legislation will go into effect on August 1, 2025. The legislation passed unanimously in the Louisiana State Senate (37-0) and House of Representatives (93-0).
7 Essential Criteria for Choosing the Right Payments Partner
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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