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How India’s UPI Revamp and WhatsApp Pay’s Expansion Could Transform Banking

Fintech News

Furthermore, Abbot notes that only 100 million of the 360-375 million UPI users are responsible for the majority of payment volume (65%). Introduced in 2016, UPI has become the backbone of digital payments in India, handling over 15 billion transactions monthly.

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Security Bank Collaborates with Entrust to Enhance eKYC and Digital Onboarding

Finovate

Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Entrust is a veteran of Finovate’s developer conferences in 2015 and 2016. At this pace, the digital banking market is expected to reach a market volume of $2.16 ” Established in 1951, Security Bank has deployed Entrust’s Onfido Studio platform.

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Q3 2016 (Mostly) Hits The Target

PYMNTS

million, with payment processing transactions volume seeing 15 percent growth. The cross-border payments firm released its full-year 2016 report this week, and CEO Hank Uberoi highlighted revenue increases across the globe. Amex reported encouraging Q3 2016 results, with a $200 million decrease in segment expenses and revenue at $7.77

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2016 UK Fraud Figures Show Disturbing Trend

FICO

Financial Fraud Action UK (FFA UK) recently released their 2016 UK fraud performance report. Whilst there were some logical changes between 2015 and 2016, I was surprised at the fluctuation and significant shifts fraudsters have made in order to circumvent existing controls.

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Mastercard-VocaLink deal tops payments industry's 2016 acquisitions

Payments Source

Mastercard's deal for a controlling stake in VocaLink represented the largest transaction value in payments in 2016 for an industry that saw an 18% increase in acquisition volume.

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6 Asian Companies Recognized Among the World’s Most Promising in Cross-Border Payments

Fintech News

Founded in 2016, YouTrip is a mobile financial platform that offers a multi-currency mobile wallet and a contactless Mastercard to make payments in over 150 currencies with no fees. The company recorded a total payment volume of around US$10 billion. It’s also registered with the US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN).

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Neonomics Partners With FundingPartner to Optimize Real Estate Payments Using Open Banking

Fintech Finance

Founded in 2016, FundingPartner connects businesses seeking flexible real estate financing with investors who receive fixed interest returns. The early results have been promising over 10% of our payment volume in NOK has already shifted to Neonomics within just a few weeks of launch.