Fintech News

JUNE 17, 2025

This is crucial to fighting money laundering and terrorist financing. Source: Sumsub Key issues include weak risk assessments, delayed rollout of the Travel Rule, and a lack of interoperability among compliance tools. Four years since the standard was introduced, private-sector compliance still trails behind other financial industries.

Compliance

M2P Fintech

APRIL 4, 2025

Supply Chain Finance (SCF) offers a flexible solution to optimize working capital and support growth. Globally, the supply chain financing market is projected to reach USD 13.4 Modern day credit tech stack could revolutionize Supply Chain Financing, streamlining processes and enhancing financial mechanisms. billion by 2031.

Finance

The Payments Association

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Their guidance urges banks to adopt a proportionate approach, assessing MSBs individually rather than applying blanket policies that exclude entire sectors. Banks continue to sever ties with MSBs like PFS without individualised assessments, often citing AML concerns or geopolitical risks associated with countries like Iran.

Risk

M2P Fintech

APRIL 10, 2025

Supported by robust mutual fund collateral, LAMF enables financial institutions to extend lower interest rates to borrowers while significantly mitigating their own risk exposure. Lets see what Loans Against Mutual Funds (LAMF) entail and why they hold such importance in modern finance. What are the risks of LAMF?

Mitigation

The Payments Association

JANUARY 13, 2025

However, PSPs must ensure their systems and processes support this capability, which may involve implementing blockchain analytics tools and strengthening compliance with anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CTF) regulations.

Legal

Fintech Review

MARCH 25, 2025

The collaboration helped evaluate potential approaches for identifying and addressing operational challenges in digital finance, including monitoring for issues that may emerge throughout the lifecycle of digital assets. Transparency and risk management are critical to supporting institutional engagement in tokenized finance.”

Risk

EBizCharge

MARCH 11, 2025

When using popular business systems like Acumatica that provide the flexibility to manage finances, integrating a cost-effective payment solution is essential to ensure minimal costs while delivering seamless transactions. Understanding these costs empowers businesses to make smarter financial decisions.

Processing Costs

Finovate

DECEMBER 11, 2024

With the launch of its new GenAI Financial Crime Detection Suite, ThetaRay aims to enhance risk assessment, streamline operational workflows, and strengthen anti-money laundering (AML) reporting to reduce fraudulent activity, such as money laundering and terrorist financing. Vice President Yina Arenas.

Financial Crimes

Fintech News

JULY 22, 2025

But ask most people (even some in finance) what a stablecoin actually is, and the answers get a little fuzzy. Some see them as the bridge between traditional finance and the crypto world. And by their assessment, stablecoins fall short on all three. Isn’t it just another crypto token? Is it backed by anything real? Is it safe?

Stablecoins

Stax

MARCH 11, 2025

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) services BNPL is a payment method where your customer uses a short-term financing service to pay for your product or service. Assessment fees : this fee is paid by the acquiring bank (your merchant account provider) to the relevant card network to finance its related operational expenses.

Online Payment Processing

Finextra

JULY 7, 2025

AI and Edge Computing: How to Power Data-Driven Finance Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionising fintech through real-time fraud detection, automated trading and risk assessment. To do this, Fintechs should partner with experienced infrastructure providers that understand the demands of modern finance.

FinTech

Fintech Finance

MARCH 3, 2025

Issued by Ernst & Young (EY), a leading independent auditing firm, the SOC 2 Type II certification is a rigorous assessment for operating effectiveness of a service providers internal controls. This certification underscores Antoms commitment to meeting the highest security standards, reinforcing its advanced payment solutions.

Fraud Prevention

FloQast

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

He brings over 13 years of experience, providing clients with business and technology audits, as well as providing control design assessment and process improvement services. As a consultant in the risk mitigation and compliance space , I always strive to be my client’s advisor on their risk and compliance needs.

Advisors

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

The Fintech Times

JULY 16, 2025

First and foremost, Reeves plans to ensure that regulators are less focused on mitigating risk, and more able to enable innovation, which should help foster economic growth. “I To truly support UK businesses, regulatory reform must go hand-in-hand with enabling businesses to manage finance and compliance efficiently as they grow.

Regulations

The Fintech Times

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

LEAP 2025 featured a dedicated Fintech Track, covering digital banking, blockchain applications, and AI in finance. This platform enhances financial compliance through real-time data processing, risk assessment, and regulatory alignment, ensuring that financial institutions meet Saudi Arabias evolving fintech regulatory landscape.

Innovation

EBizCharge

JANUARY 31, 2025

Meanwhile, disorganized bookkeeping compounds these issues by obscuring the true financial picture, making it challenging to track overdue payments, assess cash reserves, or identify potential problems before they escalate. Cash flow is like a timeline of finances, showing when cash is available.

Mitigation

Fintech Finance

JULY 15, 2025

These innovations empower finance teams to streamline collections, resolve disputes faster, and make smarter credit decisions—all from a single, intelligent platform. Unlike traditional systems that only assess new credit applications, Billtrust enables ongoing credit monitoring and management.

AI

Trade Credit & Liquidity Management

JULY 14, 2025

finance, procurement, and supply chain professionals to assess the impact of new U.S. Tariffs are straining both customer and supplier finances, increasing costs, disrupting supply chains, and heightening the risk of late payments. In May 2025, CreditSafe surveyed over 200 U.S.

Payer

Finextra

JUNE 23, 2025

An Agentic AI could analyse various data points, such as transaction history, customer profiles, and location data, and then autonomously decide whether to flag the transaction for human review, block it, or request further verification from the customer – all based on its assessment of the risk.

AI

The Fintech Times

JUNE 24, 2025

Our recent State of Claims Finance report found that AI-powered portals and chatbots are being embraced by 40 per cent of insurers as a key enabler of better service delivery. One major concern is algorithmic bias, where AI models may perpetuate or even amplify existing biases, leading to unfair claim assessments or discriminatory outcomes.

AI

The Finance Weekly

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Are Finance Jobs on Borrowed Time? For many in finance, this isn’t just a wild fantasy but a real possibility. According to a recent survey by FP&A Software solution Datarails , over half (57%) of finance leaders believe artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to shrink the workforce in their departments.

AI

Neopay

JUNE 26, 2025

The report identifies, however, that the PRA’s approach to setting capital requirements has limited the commercial incentives and capital available to provide finance for growth. The Committee calls on the Government to: Undertake a focused assessment of the financial services landscape to identify where regulatory overlap can be eliminated.

Regulations

Trade Credit & Liquidity Management

JUNE 10, 2025

Further Refining Risk Assessment Not every customer will fit neatly into the risk vs. sales categories you identify. Effective collection requires capabilities and information distinct from those of other Finance and Accounting functions.

Disputes

Finextra

JUNE 5, 2025

By harnessing data-driven insights gathered from thousands of endpoints every few seconds, these platforms inform decisions, mitigate risks, and boost efficiency. It also aids in assessing employee readiness and identifying system-level risks, ensuring smooth implementation and minimal disruption.

Compliance

Trade Credit & Liquidity Management

MAY 28, 2025

Including the Sales Representative will also demonstrate your credit and finance’s support of sales objectives. Concern Over a Material Risk or Opportunity: When a customer’s financial risk changes, a timely visit can help you assess and mitigate risk concerns on the spot. Coordinate with your internal stakeholders.

Returns

The Fintech Times

JULY 19, 2025

HSBC has received a fair amount of criticism after it revealed that it was quitting the Net Zero Banking Alliance, a member-led initiative supporting banks to lead on climate mitigation, on 11 July. “The NZBA provided crucial frameworks for banks to assess climate risks in their lending portfolios.

Risk

Fintech News

JULY 1, 2024

Singapore has released its updated Terrorism Financing National Risk Assessment (TF NRA) and National Strategy for Countering the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) to address terrorism threats. The assessment also notes the rising concern of far-right extremism, although it has not significantly impacted Southeast Asia.

Risk Assessment

The Finance Weekly

JANUARY 9, 2022

Many investors and stakeholders are attempting to hold companies to a certain standard of emissions and mitigation efforts, or a future commitment to one. CFOs can be the bridge between executives and the finance team in many different ways. Expanding on the challenges and what can be done: 1. What effect does this have on the CFO?

Mitigation

The Fintech Times

APRIL 15, 2024

This April, The Fintech Times is focusing on all things embedded finance, the integration of financial services into non-financial products and services. As the space rapidly develops, we look to highlight the latest developments, initiatives and challenges embedded finance has to offer and overcome across the globe.

Embedded Finance

Nanonets

MAY 31, 2023

Emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning have transformed the traditional finance function by making processes efficient, improving accuracy, and enabling data-driven decision-making. However, this traditional approach has pitfalls that hinder the effectiveness of a company’s finance function.

AI

PYMNTS

APRIL 10, 2020

Banks providing loans to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) would be a part of a yearly assessment that the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) will supervise, Reuters reported. Regulators have been aiming to send more financing to smaller and private firms at reasonable rates for a long time.

Assessments

Fintech Review

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Yield farming and liquidity mining have become key components of the decentralised finance ( DeFi ) ecosystem. One of the most well-known examples of this is the 2020 hack of the Harvest Finance protocol, where attackers exploited a vulnerability and siphoned off $24 million. However, smart contracts are not foolproof.

Assessments

Fintech News

JULY 24, 2024

The forum’s theme, “ Boost Resilience, Reshaping Smarter Finance Together ,” encapsulates the industry’s collective ambition to navigate the challenges of an uncertain future through technological excellence and collaborative innovation. Finally, the Evaluation stage ensures continuous assessment and improvement.

Finance

Fintech News

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Credit rating agency S&P Global Ratings has unveiled its new stablecoin stability assessment service, designed to evaluate their capability in maintaining a stable value in comparison to traditional fiat currencies. The assessment methodology employed by S&P Global Ratings is thorough and multifaceted.

Stablecoins

Fintech Finance

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Set to go live in early 2025, this premiere payments solution will integrate Plaid’s instant account verification (IAV) and network-powered risk assessment capabilities into Dwolla’s pay by bank platform. The post Dwolla Partners with Plaid to Future-Proof Pay by Bank Payments appeared first on FF News | Fintech Finance.

Risk Assessment

Fintech News

MARCH 31, 2024

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has officially rolled out the COSMIC platform , a digital initiative aimed at bolstering the defense against money laundering, terrorism financing, and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

Financial Crimes