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Is Vietnam Undergoing a Cashless Revolution?

Fintech News

Digital lending in Vietnam, Source: 2024 e-Conomy SEA, Google, Temasek and Bank and Company, Nov 2024 Additionally, the wealth and investing sector is seeing growth and evolution. In 2023, the number of domestic stock trading accounts reached 7.2 million, up nearly 6% year-over-year (YoY).

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Strategic agreement between EPI and EuroPA: building a unified European digital payments network

Finextra

Wero enables instant, account-to-account (A2A) payments without relying on traditional card networks. What they share is the 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀, who manage accounts and ensure service delivery. WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENCES? WHY DOES THIS MATTER? It expresses the views and opinions of the author.

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Beyond the Firewall: Rethinking Payment Data Security

Finextra

Data breaches involving bank account details not only damage reputations and erode customer trust but can also expose organisations to direct financial loss, fraud recovery efforts, and regulatory scrutiny. Tokenisation replaces sensitive bank account information with a secure, randomised token — a placeholder with no exploitable value.

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5 Stories That Shaped Singapore’s Fintech Scene in 2024

Fintech News

These amendments to the Payment Services Act (PS Act) bring several activities within the scope of the framework, including the provision of custodial services for digital payment tokens and the facilitation of the transmission of these tokens between accounts and facilitation of the exchange of them. billion), Matrixport ( US$1.05

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Pay with TRIO: The E-Commerce Breakthrough with Stablecoins.

Finextra

This structural difference makes Card-Not-Present (CNP) fraud a dominant concern, accounting for a substantial portion of all card fraud, exemplified by its 85.3% These threats include: Online payment fraud The use of stolen cards by fraudsters: A fraudster takes control of a credit or debit card account to make unauthorized transactions.

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Firms agree to fund efforts to create new company to deliver the initial phase of work for commercial variable recurring payments  

Open Banking

cVRPs are a pioneering new payment instruction, enabling consumers to limit the value of any payment from their account, offering a flexible alternative to Direct Debit and card-on-file payments. This brings to life the National Payments Vision, laid out by the Government, to see an industry-led approach to develop cVRPs. Of this total, 3.67

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Top 25 Credit Union Conferences, Events and Trade Shows in 2025

Fintech Labs Insights

Note: FintechLabs curates the financial technology event list based on our 20+ years in the business.