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Swift Unveils AI Pilots to Combat Cross-Border Payment Fraud

Fintech News

Swift, the global financial messaging cooperative, has announced two AI-driven experiments in collaboration with member banks to combat cross-border payments fraud which could potentially save the industry billions in fraud-related costs. Fraud cost the financial industry US$485 billion in 2023.

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Aryze and Bloxcross partner to deliver instant access between fiat and stablecoins

The Payments Association

The payments landscape is evolving, but the way we move money across borders has struggled to keep pace. Aryzes stablecoins are issued under e-money rules, fully collateralised, and audit-ready. Turning Access into Advantage For cross-border platforms, this means faster settlements and effortless user onboarding into stablecoins.

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Decoding the FCA’s Safeguarding reforms: Practical steps for payments and E-money firms

The Payments Association

Central to these changes are new statutory trust requirements, more prescriptive record-keeping, reconciliation standards, and the mandate for external safeguarding audits. Safeguarding audits: Firms are required to arrange safeguarding audits to assess compliance with the rules.

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How a Payment Consultant Helps Enterprises Optimize Payments Infrastructure, Operations, & Costs

Clearly Payments

Most enterprise businesses are overpaying, whether it’s on interchange fees , gateway costs, cross-border surcharges , or simply because they havent renegotiated in years.

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Navigating AML obligations in the age of virtual IBANs

The Payments Association

Virtual IBANs (vIBANs) have become a key component of modern payment systems, enhancing payment reconciliation and facilitating cross-border transactions. Voices from the industry Virtual IBAN regulations are evolving as regulators tighten AML compliance, data protection, and cross-border payment rules.

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Navigating legal uncertainty: How the Digital Assets Bill could impact PSPs

The Payments Association

These businesses often favour jurisdictions with more aligned and predictable legal standards, which could significantly impact PSPSPs’ cross-borderspirations or operations. This will also include verifying the legitimacy of assets, auditing their technical infrastructure, and assessing market risks simultaneously.

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Ripple launches USD-denominated stablecoin with global partners and enhanced compliance

The Payments Association

To maintain the highest standards of transparency, Ripple will publish monthly third-party attestations of RLUSDs reserve assets conducted by an independent auditing firm. RLUSD is ideal for financial use cases and allows institutions to: Facilitate instant settlement of cross-border payments. dollar deposits, U.S.