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BNZ Snaps Up Open Banking Fintech BlinkPay

Finovate

BlinkPay will maintain its original leadership and culture, with company Co-founder Adrian Smith appointed as CEO. Under the agreement, BlinkPay Co-founder Adrian Smith will become the fintech’s CEO. Under the agreement, BlinkPay Co-founder Adrian Smith will become the fintech’s CEO. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Digital Wallets: Intro to Apple Pay, Google Pay, and more

Cardfellow

This was due to an exclusivity agreement for retailers that are part of the group Merchant Customer Exchange (MCX) with the understanding that they would use MCX’s upcoming digital wallet, called CurrentC. Originally a mobile wallet, Google Wallet changed in early 2016. The PayPal app is a tap-to-pay NFC option like Apple Pay.

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Innovate Finance Outlines New Collaborative Anti-Fraud Strategy to ‘Smash Fraud’ in the UK

The Fintech Times

The fintech industry body also recommends introducing shared liability for social media and telecommunications platforms for fraud originating on their platforms and networks. With the majority of fraud originating on social media platforms, it is clear a change in strategy is required if a crackdown on fraud is going to be successful.

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From Riyadh to Orbit: Exploring Neo Space Group at LEAP 2025

The Fintech Times

NSG, a global space services provider based in Saudi Arabia, highlighted its latest projects and partnerships, including an agreement with OQ Technology to develop 5G IoT communications over LEO satellites.

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Neo Space Group at LEAP: Young Talent Inspiring Young Talent with Moutaz Mashhour, Chief HR

The Fintech Times

Moutaz Mashhour, chief HR, Neo Space Group Having originally planned to take some time away from work, Mashhour told Mark Walker , editorial director, The Fintech Times: When this opportunity presented itself, it was too good to pass over. We’ve already attracted six of their top graduates in space and aerospace engineering.

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How Refunds Affect Your Merchant Account

Cardfellow

Issuing Refunds When you process a refund for a customer who paid with a credit or debit card, your credit card processor reverses the sale and the customer is credited for the original purchase price. However, even if your processor does return the fees, the interchange refund is actually not the full amount you originally paid.

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Visa, Mastercard trials postponed

Payments Dive

One group includes merchants such as Marathon Petroleum, apparel retailer Gap and restaurant company Panera Bread, with several of the plaintiffs’ original complaints filed 20 years ago. Jeffrey Shinder, another lawyer who represents merchants, is skeptical of a pre-trial agreement. “In Distracted jurors Ha d the trial begun Oct.

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