Fintech Finance

JANUARY 6, 2025

PayMint , a leading financial technology company, has announced that it has obtained final approval from the Central Bank of Egypt to launch its first Meeza prepaid cards in partnership with Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Egypt (ADIB-Egypt).

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The Fintech Times

JULY 10, 2025

Australia’s central bank and a government-backed research centre have selected 24 industry participants to trial digital settlement systems for tokenised assets, in a project exploring the future of wholesale finance. The pilots span asset classes such as fixed income, private markets, trade receivables and carbon credits.

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NFCW

MARCH 19, 2025

NFC PAYMENT: Bank Indonesia governor Perry Warjiyo launching the new service at Bundaran HI Station Indonesia’s central bank has added support for NFC payments to the country’s QRIS national QR mobile payments platform.

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Fintech Finance

MARCH 24, 2025

The Somalia Payment Switch (SPS1) has successfully launched the country’s first ever Instant Payment System with QR payments support powered by BPC’s next generation SmartVista platform, a global leader in payment solutions2. The demand for secure, fast, and modern payment solutions has been pressing.

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Fintech News

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and a group of central banks have successfully completed Project Mandala demonstrating automated compliance for cross-border transactions. We are optimistic about the potential of these early results to enhance cross border payments.”

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Fintech News

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

The Bank for International Settlements ( BIS ) Innovation Hub announced that it has “graduated out” of Project mBridge. Project mBridge is a major cross-border payments initiative designed to leverage wholesale central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).

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The Payments Association

JUNE 9, 2025

RT2: Renewed real-time gross settlement marks transformation for UK payment providers 9 June 2025 by Payments Intelligence LinkedIn Email X WhatsApp What is this article about? RT2, the UK’s new Real Time Gross Settlement service, and its transformative impact on the payments ecosystem. Why is it important?

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The Payments Association

JUNE 3, 2025

Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) have rapidly evolved from theoretical concepts into live pilots and national deployments. From Asia to the Caribbean and Europe, central banks are grappling with how to digitise public money while preserving trust, utility, and sovereignty.

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 7, 2025

Pix, the popular payment method in Brazil run by the Central Bank of Brazil , is having its payment capabilities expanded upon as the central bank has announced a myriad of new features, including instalment payments. Currently, a very common scam is for a payer to show a fake receipt to a seller.

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The Fintech Times

JANUARY 11, 2025

HyperPay , a payment gateway operating in the Middle East and Northern Africa (MENA), has secured a digital payment licence from the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA). With its newly obtained licence, HyperPay can now operate digital payment services via an electronic wallet in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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Fintech Finance

MARCH 20, 2025

Trustly , the global leader in Pay by Bank solutions, has announced that it will now support RIX INST, the instant settlement system of Sveriges Riksbank , the Swedish Central Bank, solidifying Trustlys leading position in instant payouts.

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The Fintech Times

DECEMBER 23, 2024

The Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) and the Central Bank of Brazil (BCB) have officially approved PayRetailers , the payments processor in Latin America and Africa, to acquire Transfeera , a fintech focused on payment solutions for businesses.

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Fintech Finance

JANUARY 7, 2025

Paysafe (NYSE: PSFE), a global payments platform, today announced that it has received approval from the Central Bank of Brazil (BCB) for a payment institution (PI) license for the countrys launch of its regulated online sports-betting and gambling market.

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Fintech Finance

MARCH 24, 2025

The Somalia Payment Switch (SPS1) has successfully launched the country’s first ever Instant Payment System with QR payments support powered by BPC’s next generation SmartVista platform, a global leader in payment solutions2. The demand for secure, fast, and modern payment solutions has been pressing.

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Fintech News

APRIL 8, 2025

The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) has officially joined the Regional Payment Connectivity (RPC) initiative, marking a further step towards enhancing financial integration in Southeast Asia. With Cambodias inclusion, the RPC now comprises nine ASEAN central banks.

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Fintech Finance

JULY 11, 2025

valU Central Bank Approval has been granted by the Central Bank of Jordan, letting the fintech platform start doing business in the country. By offering flexible payment options, merchants can enhance customer satisfaction and drive growth in a competitive marketplace.

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Neopay

APRIL 10, 2025

On 8 April 2025, the Bank of Lithuania imposed a 3.5 million penalty on Revolut Bank UAB the largest penalty ever for the neobank for the deficiencies in its financial crime prevention system. The post Another Revolut Fine This Time from the Central Bank of Lithuania appeared first on Neopay.

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Fintech Finance

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Mastercard, in collaboration with the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) and Egyptian Banks Company (EBC), brings Apple Pay to users in Egypt, providing a safer, more secure and private way to pay in-store, in-app and online. Apple pay empowers consumers with a safer, more convenient way to pay, whether in-store or online.

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The Payments Association

JANUARY 21, 2025

Payments Report 2024 As the global payments ecosystem undergoes a period of rapid transformation, the Payments Report 2024 serves as an essential resource for industry leaders navigating shifting trends, emerging technologies, and dynamic consumer behaviour.

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Fintech Finance

JANUARY 8, 2025

The BIS Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) announced further steps to promote the adoption of its harmonised ISO 20022 data requirements for more efficient processing of cross-border payments. The data requirements were published in a report to the G20 in October 2023.

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Fintech News

JULY 8, 2025

A new whitepaper titled The Future of Global Payments & Fourth Generation Payment Networks (4GPN) has been jointly released by the Thunderbird School of Global Management and fintech firm Wiseasy. The global digital payments market is expected to grow from US$10.18 Citing World Bank data, the paper notes that 1.7

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Fintech Finance

MARCH 20, 2025

Telr , an award-winning leader in digital payments across MENA, has secured a Retail Payment Services License (RPS) by the Central Bank of the UAE, marking a transformative milestone in its mission to drive financial innovation and seamless digital transactions.

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Fintech News

JANUARY 7, 2025

The Bank for International Settlements ‘ (BIS) Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) has announced new measures to promote the adoption of its harmonised ISO 20022 data requirements. BIS aims to improve the efficiency of cross-border payments.

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Fintech News

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Deutsche Bank’s additional investment reinforces Partior’s plans to scale its operations globally and enhance cross-border capabilities as well as develop functions like Intraday FX swaps and Just-in-Time multi-bank payments. Established in 2021 and backed by DBS Bank, J.P.

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Open Banking Excellence

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

The ISAA is a joint collaboration between the Armenian government and the central bank, and our target is to integrate identity and payments into one wallet so citizens can easily complete transactions where they need to pay and prove their identity at the same time. We dont want to stop there either.

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Fintech Finance

JANUARY 13, 2025

The Electronic Money Association (EMA) is thrilled to announce Innovate, Compete, Succeed: The Future of Digital Payments , a landmark conference bringing together global leaders, regulators, and innovators from across the fintech and payments landscape.

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The Fintech Times

MARCH 25, 2025

The Somalian financial ecosystem has taken its next step in the digital world as the Central Bank of Somalia’s (CBS) payments initiative, the Somalia Payment Switch (SPS), has successfully launched the country’s first instant payment system.

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The Fintech Times

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Global asset manager and Swiss bank UBS has developed and successfully piloted a blockchain-based payment solution, aiming to increase efficiency and transparency, as well as enable the programmability of money movements for corporate and institutional clients. UBS plans to further expand and develop its UBS Digital Cash offering.

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The Payments Association

JUNE 24, 2025

Consumer behaviour has always been a massive force for change, and the payments industry is no exception. The trend towards sustainability and especially the movement of consumers towards a sustainable lifestyle is one that the payments industry has addressed—somewhat. But this isn’t just about reducing emissions.

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Fintech News

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The programme will leverage Crypto.com’s recently acquired Payment Service Provider license from the Central Bank of Bahrain. Mastercard’s global payment network will also provide additional security and fraud protection measures for the program.

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Fintech News

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Thai regulators approved the first cross-border payment solution using stablecoins in October, while the Philippine central bank launched a peso stablecoin pilot earlier this year. Stablecoins Gaining Regulatory Traction in Southeast Asia Thailand and the Philippines have already demonstrated regulatory openness to stablecoins.

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Finextra

JUNE 11, 2025

Presidency Banks: The Bank of Bengal (1806), Bank of Bombay (1840), and Bank of Madras (1843) were established, later merging to form the Imperial Bank of India (1921), which eventually became the State Bank of India. These banks introduced formal ledger-based accounting and cheque payments.

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Fintech News

JUNE 26, 2025

OpenWay , a global provider of digital payment software, has supported the launch of Visa Flex Credential at Asia Commercial Bank (ACB) in Vietnam. We’re proud that our customers are the first in the region to enjoy innovative, convenient, real-time, personalised payments.”

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Fintech News

APRIL 2, 2025

A consortium of central banks has formally established Nexus Global Payments (NGP) in Singapore to manage a new multilateral cross-border payment system. Following the release of a blueprint in July 2024, the founding central banks are providing the initial capital to build and launch the platform.

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The Paypers

JUNE 20, 2025

The Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) has released a circular reinforcing the regulatory framework for electronic payment service providers, electronic money institutions, and payment system operators.

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Finextra

JULY 2, 2025

What began as CSR reporting has grown into real-time green incentives, making ESG a key strategy for both companies and banks. Companies published sustainability reports to satisfy investors and regulators, but these reports stayed in annual documents and never touched daily payment systems.

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Fintech News

JULY 14, 2025

After acing that deadline, the bank expanded to serve fintechs and other banks across the region, enabling instant digital issuing, winning industry recognition for fintech innovation, and announcing plans to build a mobile wallet marketplace by leveraging its new payments infrastructure.

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