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The state of fraud in 2024: Key mid-year takeaways

The Payments Association

In the world of digital payments, fraud is an ever-present threat that continues to evolve, creating serious risks for both businesses and consumers. From shifts in unauthorised card fraud to the evolving nature of authorised push payment scams, there’s a lot to unpack—and a lot at stake. What’s next?

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The Journey of Payments and Clearing Systems in India

Finextra

Indigenous Banking (Shroffs and Mahajans): Long before modern banks, India had a thriving indigenous banking system. Moneylenders, traders, and Shroffs (money changers and bankers) facilitated credit and remittances. They were crucial for financing trade routes within India and internationally.

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Wallet wars: How digital payments are reshaping finance

The Payments Association

According to Yaccarino, the partnership will allow for secure and instant funding to users X Wallet via Visa Direct, connecting to their debit cards and allowing for peer-to-peer payments. By replacing the need for physical cash or cards, they allow seamless payments via smartphones, tablets, or other connected devices.

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The Full List of Fintech Unicorns in Asia (2025)

Fintech News

4 Fintech Unicorns in Hong Kong Hong Kong continues to cement its role as a fintech powerhouse in Asia, blending its strong regulatory framework with an innovation-friendly environment. The fintech unicorns in Asia are moving to reshape the very fabric of how people and businesses interact with money. billion insurtech Matrixport 1.05

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Adyen opts for build over buy

Payments Dive

Skip to main content CONTINUE TO SITE ➞ Dont miss tomorrows Payments industry news Let Payments Dives free newsletter keep you informed, straight from your inbox. It absorbed Clover as part of its 2019 mega-deal to buy First Data, which had purchased Clover in 2012. You can unsubscribe at anytime. Adyen processed $1.4

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SMB Banking: Deep Dive on Ramp

Fintech Labs Insights

Ramp is a New York City-based fintech startup founded in 2019 that offers corporate charge cards paired with an expense-management platform and finance tools. Its core mission is to help businesses save time and money. It has more than 1,000 employees and a revenue run rate of $700 million. billion in April 2024.

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US Consumers' FICO Score Hits Highest Since 2005

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score in July, according to the Journal, was 711 — up from 708 in April 2020 and 706 in July 2019. He added that deferment policies and government stimulus checks “are having a further effect of pushing out that stress for many people.”. Even as they're paying down debt, Americans continue to spend money, data suggests.

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