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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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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Payments Dive

MAY 13, 2025

Nearly half of U.S. adults who have used buy now, pay later services experienced financial difficulties, such as overspending or missing a bill payment, according to a recent survey.

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Stax

MAY 13, 2025

Credit card merchant services are often viewed as a back-office function or necessary cost. And while its true that they involve fees and backend setup, thats only part of the story. When leveraged strategically, these services can become a key driver of business growth. With the right provider, merchant services can improve your checkout experience, increase cash flow, and unlock valuable business insights.

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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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Clearly Payments

MAY 13, 2025

Interac e-Transfer is one of the most popular ways to send and receive money in Canada. Many consumers use it to pay friends or family. But it’s also increasingly being used by merchants to accept payments. At Clearly Payments, we often get questions from business owners about how it works, how they can use it, and whether its a good fit for their operations.

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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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Finextra

MAY 14, 2025

CaixaBank and BBVA have teamed up with Spanish payments outfit Iberpay to process the first Requests to Pay between banks in Europe.

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Fintech News

MAY 13, 2025

Huawei Cloud has signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with financial services technology provider Silverlake at the Huawei Cloud APAC Partner Summit 2025. The two companies will collaborate to build an all-in-one core banking platform by combining Huaweis cloud infrastructure with Silverlakes CgW AI platform and domain expertise. The partnership aims to streamline banking operations, strengthen cybersecurity, and support digital transformation efforts across the financial sector.

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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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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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Finovate

MAY 13, 2025

Investing app Stash has raised $146 million in Series H funding. The oversubscribed round was led by Goodwater Capital. Stash will use the funds to drive subscriber growth, accelerate product innovation, and enhance the firm’s AI capabilities. Founded in 2015, New York-based Stash made its Finovate debut at FinovateFall 2017. Investing platform Stash secured $146 million in Series H funding.

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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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Basis Theory

MAY 13, 2025

Details of the payment process for merchants in the blog. We spell out who is involved, authorization, clearing, and the general workflow at each stage!

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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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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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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 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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Fi911

MAY 14, 2025

Data protection is a top priority in banking and payment systems, where sensitive information such as cardholder details and personal data are frequently exchanged. The rapid rise in cybercrime and data breaches makes robust security frameworks indispensable for financial institutions. Two key technologies, Encryption and Tokenization, are at the forefront of safeguarding sensitive information.

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Finextra

MAY 13, 2025

UK digital bank Monzo has reportedly lined up Morgan Stanley to pitch the company to investors ahead of a potential IPO in the first half of next year.

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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 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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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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Finovate

MAY 13, 2025

Robinhood has announced plans to acquire Canada-based decentralized trading platform WonderFi. The all-cash deal is expected to close for $179 million. The acquisition will help Robinhood move into the Canadian market. Digital stock brokerage app Robinhood plans to acquire decentralized trading platform WonderFi in an all-cash deal totaling $178.56 million (CA$250 million).

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Finextra

MAY 13, 2025

Shares in Coinbase jumped in pre-market trading on Tuesday on news that it will become the first cryptocurrency outfit to be included in the benchmark S&P 500 index.

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Payments Dive

MAY 13, 2025

The tech giant ended its court battle as the federal agency halted supervision of the company’s payments arm.

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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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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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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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Finovate

MAY 14, 2025

FinovateSpring showcased credit unions and the fintechs that innovate for them in its Credit Union Spotlight last week. The closed-door session”a safe space for credit unions” in the words of CURQL’s Nick Evenswas exclusively to provide credit union executives with a unique opportunity to discuss their challenges directly with fintech providers.

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Finextra

MAY 13, 2025

American trading app Robinhood is buying WonderFi, the Canadian crypto operator of Bitbuy and Coinsquare, for around C$250 million in cash.

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Faster Payments Council

MAY 14, 2025

The 2025 Fall Member Meeting is set to gather FPC members for two days of insightful presentations, dynamic panel discussions with industry experts, timely roundtables, and valuable networking opportunities. Dive into the latest trends and challenges in faster payments, and connect with peers and leaders in the field. This event will take place on September 3-4, 2025, at the Westin Portland Harborview Hotel located at 157 High Street, Portland, Maine 04101.

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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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