Fintech News

JANUARY 13, 2025

By integrating Alterya’s tools with the Chainalysis blockchain data platform, the partnership seeks to improve fraud detection across digital payment systems. Alteryas research shows that most scams (85%) involve verified accounts, making traditional detection methods less effective.

Fraud Detection

Fintech Finance

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

MeaWallet , a leader in tokenization and digital payment solutions, announces its partnership with Backbase , the creator of the Engagement Banking Platform. ” With the rise of digital payments, secure and efficient solutions are more critical than ever.

PCI DSS

Clearly Payments

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) Overview : Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) are digital forms of a country’s national currency, issued and regulated by the central bank. Wholesale CBDCs focus on interbank settlements, enhancing security and efficiency in large transactions between financial institutions.

Online and Mobile Banking

Clearly Payments

JANUARY 21, 2025

Despite the volume and variety, many still rely on outdated systems that pose significant challenges: Inefficiency: Legacy systems often require manual intervention, increasing the time and cost of processing payments. Security Risks: Older systems are more vulnerable to cyber threats, putting sensitive citizen data at risk.

Government Payments

Finextra

JUNE 26, 2025

In this guide, you’ll understand what digital payment security is and what these regulations mean, how they impact your payment operations, and what you need to do to meet them. Most importantly, you’ll see how the right digital payment solution can make compliance simpler and more effective.

PCI DSS

Fintech Finance

AUGUST 3, 2025

EdfaPay PCI milestone establishes the company as a regional leader in digital payment security. This strengthens confidence and encourages innovation in mobile payment platforms. With the EdfaPay PCI MPoC Certification, the company keeps raising the bar for mobile payments, fintech security, and innovation in MENA.

Security

Fintech Finance

JUNE 10, 2025

Visa announced today that it is in explorations with Ant International, Grab and Tencent to grow AI commerce by enabling a secure and seamless checkout experience. Ant International is a leading global digital payment, digitisation, and financial technology provider.

AI

EBizCharge

MARCH 18, 2025

Why businesses should process credit cards in Sage 100 Sage 100 credit card processing offers multiple benefits that can enhance your invoicing process and the customer payment experience. Its important to remember that, as with any form of payment processing, security is paramount.

Credit Cards

Clearly Payments

JANUARY 14, 2025

Mobile Wallets Digital payment methods like Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Samsung Pay have grown quickly. About 45% of businesses now accept some form of mobile wallet payment. Many businesses told us they added mobile wallets to make payments easier and faster for customers, especially if their customers are tech-savvy.

Online and Mobile Banking

Finextra

JUNE 11, 2025

Strategic CX Advantage: For merchants and issuers alike, enabling near-instant transactions enhances loyalty and repeat usage—directly impacting ROI on digital channels. Trust Through Technology: Security Is No Longer a Barrier Skepticism around digital payment security has been eclipsed by confidence in advanced protection protocols.

Consumer

The Fintech Times

JANUARY 6, 2025

Looking to improve payments in the Middle East travel sector, Qashio , the spend management solutions provider has partnered with Visa , the digital payments organisation, to launch the Visa Commercial Choice Travel Programme. Companies will gain full control and visibility over payments using a customised Qashio card.

SARS

Fintech Finance

AUGUST 6, 2025

The SX5000 are the first self-service devices to meet this updated certification, which boosts the security of payment terminals and other devices used for processing payment card transactions at the point of interaction. This certification specifically focuses on safeguarding against physical tampering and malware.

Payment Solutions

The Payments Association

JUNE 16, 2025

Cash maintains unexpected resilience: 96% acceptance with 46% frequent usage demonstrates continued importance despite digital payment growth, suggesting premature cash elimination risks customer alienation.

Innovation

Fintech Finance

MARCH 4, 2025

By combining Prommts remote payments platform that offers flexible payment methods including card and Pay by Bank with Chargebacks911s post-transaction solutions, were empowering our merchantsespecially those in hospitalityto focus on growth and customer satisfaction.

Transactions

The Fintech Times

MAY 1, 2025

Tell us more about your company and its offering Sheetal Lalwani , COO and co-founder, Juspay Juspay was founded in India in 2012 with a clear goal: to make digital payments more seamless, without compromising on security. In 2011, India made two-factor authentication mandatory for digital payments.

Authentication

The Fintech Times

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

.” Ingenico showcased live demonstrations of its new crypto payment solution throughout Singapore Fintech Festival 2024. Increasing payment security Tencent also announced a strategic partnership with Visa to introduce its palm recognition technology for digital payments in international markets.

Product

Fintech Finance

JANUARY 20, 2025

This streamlined process not only enhances convenience but also significantly boosts payment security for both players and operators. With Trustlys Pay by Bank platform, players can deposit funds instantly from their bank accounts while seamlessly consenting to share data with operators.

Addressing

Stax

MAY 6, 2025

This can be done through a variety of channels, which include but are not limited to: Point of sale (POS) terminals Mobile pos terminals Mobile card readers Mobile apps Online payment gateways These channels enable businesses to accept payments securely and conveniently, no matter where or how their customers choose to pay.

Credit Cards

Fintech Finance

JUNE 12, 2025

New research by YouGov commissioned by Checkout.com , a leading global digital payments platform, has found that merchants and financial institutions not offering ID verification and biometric payment authorisation are at risk of losing customer trust.

Research

EBizCharge

JANUARY 14, 2025

Finding the right payment gateway for your business in 2025 is a critical step toward ensuring seamless online transactions, boosting customer satisfaction, and securing your revenue streams.

Payment Gateways

Finextra

JULY 7, 2025

Visa (2024) AI Application: Fraud detection and transaction scoring Experience Impacted: CX - Banking Customer Experience AI Scam Disruption and Payment Security: Visa has scaled up its AI-driven security systems to protect the payments’ ecosystem. Cardholders benefit through safer transactions and fewer disruptions. –

AI

Fintech Finance

MARCH 4, 2025

By clicking Revolut Pay at check out on the Wizz Air app, and coming to the website in a matter of months, customers can purchase their flight in a matter of seconds, approving the payment securely via their Revolut app, protected by passcode or biometric identification.

Payments

The Fintech Times

JUNE 12, 2025

Merchants and financial institutions not offering ID verification and biometric payment authorisation are at risk of losing customer trust, according to a new report from global digital payments platform Checkout.com. Forty per cent of UK adults report that their card credentials have been stolen in the last 12 months alone.

Risk

Fintech Finance

JULY 3, 2025

“At Thales, we believe that secure, open, and user-centric digital payment experiences are the future. Our collaboration with Curve Pay is a clear example of how innovative fintechs and trusted technology partners can shape that future together,” said François Chaffard , Director of Digital Payment Services at Thales. “By

Security

Fintech Finance

MARCH 5, 2025

This alliance with Enigma represents a major leap forward in payment security, combining cutting-edge artificial intelligence with HPS’s world-class payment platform, said Abdeslam Alaoui Smaili – CEO of HPS. Together with HPS, were setting a new benchmark for fraud prevention and compliance.

Fraud Detection

Fintech Finance

JULY 27, 2025

.” — Andy Sacre, Head of Payments, Monzo With Mastercard A2A Protect, UK banks get a complete way to detect A2A fraud, resolve disputes efficiently and win back customers’ trust in secure digital payments.

Accounts

The Payments Association

MARCH 18, 2025

Open finance represents more than an incremental step beyond open bankingit is a structural shift toward interconnected financial ecosystems, with major implications for product development, partnerships, and customer ownership in the digital payments space. As of 2023, account-to-account (A2A) transactions in the U.S. reached $1.1

Finance

Fintech Finance

MARCH 25, 2025

Businesses have identified late payments, security and fraud, keeping up with innovation, and chargebacks as key concerns. Nearly a third (30%) consider late payments a primary concern, and 45% have noticed an increase in late payments over the past six months.

Contactless Payments

The Fintech Times

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Over the years, Emirates Islamic, supported by our long-term collaboration with Visa, has consistently delivered a superior and secure payment experience to customers. As part of the partnership agreement, Visa will be granted exclusivity overall credit cards issued by Emirates Islamic.

Credit Cards

Fintech Finance

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Modulr , a leading digital payment services provider, is today announcing a significant new contract with His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) for the provision of Confirmation of Payee (CoP) services.

Payee

The Fintech Times

MARCH 12, 2025

Ryta Zasiekina, founder of payments company CONCRYT , warned that merging the PSR into the FCA could dilute efforts to combat fraud and enforce security standards. With the rise of APP fraud, money laundering threats, and evolving cyber risks, payment security cannot become an afterthought in the push for economic growth.

FinTech

Fintech Finance

JUNE 26, 2025

With this payment solution, Tanzanian SMEs can now seamlessly process payments across major trade corridors including China, Turkey, the UAE, and Nigeria—regions where many local traders source goods and grow supplier relationships.

Visa

Finovate

MARCH 26, 2025

This week’s EO stipulates the move to “fast, electronic payments,” which will change the expectations of even underbanked and elderly populations that rely on government monetary benefits. Overall, this new EO represents a significant opportunity for banks and fintechs.

Fraud Prevention

Stax

JANUARY 21, 2025

Accepting payments always comes with processes and fees, particularly when it comes to online or digital payments. From payment gateways to API plugins, there’s a certain amount of IT work required to facilitate the payment process. This is where payment links come in.

Use Case

Fintech Finance

MAY 28, 2025

Our partnership with iPiD – bringing global payee verification capabilities to enhance cross-border payments– reinforces this commitment. Together, we are ensuring safer, more efficient digital payments for our customers, domestically or across borders.”

Payee

Fintech Finance

MAY 13, 2025

Powered by AI and advanced technology, they’re automating scams and exploiting weaknesses across the digital payment landscape at an alarming pace. The announcement comes at a time when fraudsters are becoming faster, sharper, and harder to stop, with devastating consequences for our communities.

Compliance

Finextra

JULY 3, 2025

Home Announcements Security HitPay deploys Flagright security and compliance tech External This content is provided by an external author without editing by Finextra. HitPay deploys Flagright security and compliance tech Flagright has partnered with HitPay to improve payment security and compliance in Southeast Asia.

Compliance