Fintech Finance

MAY 20, 2025

.” New technologies gathering pace The research also reveals that adoption of technologies like open banking (54%) and digital currencies (49%) is gathering pace in the sector, with a growing number of firms also now using and AI analytics (34%), blockchain (32%), embedded finance (26%) and stablecoins (20%).

Risk

Fintech News

MARCH 24, 2025

Crypto fraud rate, %, Source: State of the Crypto Industry 2025, Sumsub, Feb 2025 According to the report, these results can largely be attributed to advancements in fraud prevention technologies, with innovations like biometrics checks and artificial intelligence (AI)-backed automation significantly enhancing security and fraud detection.

APACS

The Payments Association

JUNE 3, 2025

In our case, that means bringing in AI solutions or next-gen tools that we know will eat into legacy revenue streams. Just a year ago, most enterprises were still running AI as proof-of-concept projects. Now we’re seeing a big shift into live environments where AI is delivering significant business value. Sudip: Exactly.

Digital Currency

Fintech News

APRIL 24, 2025

6 Fintech Unicorns in Singapore Singapore’s fintech unicorns consist of companies spanning diverse verticals, including digital payments, insurtech, blockchain and AI-driven finance. Company Valuation ($) Segment Advance Intelligence Group 2 billion AI-driven fintech and digital lending bolttech 2.1

FinTech

Finextra

JULY 2, 2025

ESG Aware CBDCs: Central banks may introduce digital currencies with embedded green rules, for e.g., CBDC holdings that automatically earn rebates when funding renewable projects or transition bonds. Banks can build trust in their ESG forecasts by offering explainable AI models that auditors and regulators can validate.

Transactions

Stax

MARCH 11, 2025

You must set up a cryptocurrency wallet to accept digital currency and also implement a medium for customers to provide their own wallet address and the payment amount they are sending. AI-based fraud detection combines the peculiarities of rule-based detection with its innate machine-learning ability.

Online Payment Processing

The Payments Association

JUNE 16, 2025

With the rise of A2A payments, digital wallets, and crypto adoption, merchants must move beyond card-centric models and embrace intelligent orchestration across multiple rails and asset types. 39% of merchants plan to implement AI-driven fraud detection—nearly quadrupling current usage and signalling a strategic technology shift.

Innovation

Fintech News

MARCH 17, 2025

With rapid digital adoption, evolving regulations, and AI-driven innovations, the region is at the forefront of global fintech growth. From advancements in digital banking and blockchain to AI-driven finance and cybersecurity solutions, these events cover the full spectrum of fintech innovation.

FinTech

The Payments Association

JUNE 11, 2025

How digital commerce platforms manage escalating fraud risks while scaling operations. A shift toward AI-driven, integrated fraud management systems aligned with tightening UK regulations. Digital commerce has revolutionised global retail. Generative AI and biometrics, including behavioural biometrics, offer massive potential.

Risk

Fintech News

JANUARY 21, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) is also gaining traction, particularly for risk assessment and operational efficiency. Additionally, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are now a key trend, with initiatives such as Project Orchid in Singapore, the Digital Rupiah in Indonesia, and a retail CBDC project being piloted in Thailand.

Payment APIs and Integration

Finextra

JUNE 23, 2025

Home News Crypto Fiserv unveils stablecoin for banks Editorial This content has been selected, created and edited by the Finextra editorial team based upon its relevance and interest to our community.

Stablecoins

The Paypers

JUNE 20, 2025

The funding arrives less than a year after its previous raise and is intended to scale product development, particularly in the areas of AI integration and operational infrastructure. Payabli plans to allocate the funds toward strengthening its go-to-market strategy, customer success operations, and development of AI-driven features.

Embedded Payments

Finextra

JUNE 10, 2025

These consumers may be shopping for luxury items, but they also want to pay for groceries, plane tickets, and even fast food with digital currency. The numbers back it up: 65 million Americans now own crypto, and according to Capital One, 80% would like to use it for everyday purchases. Retailers are responding.

Settlement

The Paypers

JUNE 20, 2025

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Visa

The Payments Association

MAY 3, 2025

It highlights how innovation, regulation, AI, and risk management are shaping the future of payments and impacting business models. Participants tackled five central themes: underleveraged innovation, the operationalisation of AI, regulatory challenges, the evolution of embedded finance, and strategic risk planning for 2025 and beyond.

Payment APIs and Integration

The Paypers

JUNE 19, 2025

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Visa

The Fintech Times

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

In rapid, seven-minute slots, companies showcased solutions spanning AI-powered cybersecurity, digital banking transformation, embedded finance and next-generation authentication. Plumery , a digital banking experience platform, demonstrated how banks could modernise interfaces without replacing core systems.

Embedded Finance

Fintech News

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Inspired by the “Finternet” concept introduced by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) in April 2024, the Pathway 2035 guide explores four transformative themes shaping the financial landscape: artificial intelligence (AI), digital assets, digital trust and quantum-safe technologies.

Innovation

The Payments Association

JUNE 16, 2025

The experiment was carried out in partnership with Thales, Secretarium, and Consult Hyperion, demonstrating both the technical plausibility and the layered complexities of enabling a central bank digital currency (CBDC) to function without internet connectivity. For payments leaders, the findings are not simply a technical footnote.

Settlement

The Payments Association

MARCH 19, 2025

Digital wallets are expanding faster than financial oversight can keep up, forcing governments to scramble for new safeguards without choking innovation. The European PSD2 framework, growing pressure on big techs financial ambitions, and central bank digital currency (CBDC) discussions all indicate a looming regulatory crackdown.

Digital Payments

Finextra

JUNE 23, 2025

dollar’s dominance in the digital era – ensuring that as money goes blockchain-shaped, it’s American-regulated stablecoins that people are using, not unregulated offshore tokens or rival nations’ digital currencies. For the US government, the play here is pretty simple: reaffirm the U.S. So, what exactly is JPMD?

Embedded Finance

Finextra

JUNE 25, 2025

26 June Nikunj Gundaniya Product manager at Digipay.guru Understanding PCI DSS, PSD2, and AML in Payment Processing: A Practical Guide 26 June Now Hiring All companies Welcome to Finextra.

FinTech

Finextra

JUNE 11, 2025

Home News Crypto Stripe buys crypto wallet startup Privy Editorial This content has been selected, created and edited by the Finextra editorial team based upon its relevance and interest to our community.

Payment APIs and Integration

The Paypers

JUNE 23, 2025

The story of myTU 20 Jun [Video interview] Agentic commerce: liability, use cases, and the future of payment costs 19 Jun Money20/20: Dynamic Routing, the technology behind Neema's flawless transaction flows 18 Jun Fighting financial fraud in the AI era: an interview with Anis Ahmed of The Fraud Fellas 16 Jun [Money20/20 Europe 2025] Silverflow (..)

Credit Cards

Finextra

JULY 28, 2025

Home News Crypto PayPal unveils 'Pay with Crypto' feature Editorial This content has been selected, created and edited by the Finextra editorial team based upon its relevance and interest to our community.

PayPal

The Paypers

JUNE 20, 2025

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Credential

The Payments Association

AUGUST 8, 2025

By 2030, the payments landscape will look radically different from today, shaped by disruptive technologies, shifts in consumer expectations, digital regulatory frameworks, and new global infrastructures. Payments are becoming frictionless, often occurring in the background of digital experiences.

Cross-Border

Finextra

JUNE 18, 2025

Home News Crypto Highnote partners BVNK for 24/7 stablecoin funding for card programmes Editorial This content has been selected, created and edited by the Finextra editorial team based upon its relevance and interest to our community.

Stablecoins

Finextra

JULY 27, 2025

23 July Konstantin Rabin Head of Marketing at Kontomatik Wise and Revolut - The Business Beyond Affordable Money Transfers 22 July Chandresh Pande Consultant at TCS Agentic AI in FX: From Automation to Autonomy 22 July Now Hiring All companies Welcome to Finextra. It expresses the views and opinions of the author.

CBDC

Finextra

JULY 24, 2025

Home News Crypto Interledger Protocol targets interoperable stablecoins Editorial This content has been selected, created and edited by the Finextra editorial team based upon its relevance and interest to our community.

Interoperability

Finextra

AUGUST 11, 2025

Home News Crypto UAE closes in on launch of Digital Dirham Editorial This content has been selected, created and edited by the Finextra editorial team based upon its relevance and interest to our community.

ISO 20022

The Fintech Times

MARCH 3, 2025

In its new manifesto, ‘ Creating the Conditions to Support Growth and Innovation in Payments ‘, The Payments Association describes the 66 policies recommended by the 216 payments professionals working across financial crime, regulation, open banking, ESG, cross-border payments, digital currencies and financial inclusion.

Governance

The Paypers

JUNE 19, 2025

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Payments

Finextra

JUNE 19, 2025

Home News Crypto Coinbase launches stablecoin payments service Editorial This content has been selected, created and edited by the Finextra editorial team based upon its relevance and interest to our community.

Stablecoins

The Paypers

JUNE 25, 2025

This collaboration underscores the shared mission of both Visa and RS2 to simplify and optimise the complexities associated with payments, while simultaneously helping businesses to grow in today’s increasingly digital economy.

Global Payments

Finextra

JUNE 13, 2025

Alongside this, buyer wallets, which allow users to hold and spend digital currencies, now offer a good customer experience. " Further, Coinbases Base, a fast and affordable network that operates not unlike a credit card network, is becoming increasingly accepted.

Stablecoins

The Payments Association

JULY 18, 2025

Across the EU, operational resilience, real-time payments, and the steady rollout of the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) are redefining compliance baselines for digital finance. Globally, preparations for central bank digital currencies and evolving open finance frameworks signal longer-term structural change.

Regulations