The Payments Association

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

FMPay, a licensed payment provider, has launched to offer small businesses in the UK a secure and straightforward way to handle payments. With no monthly fees, competitive transaction rates, multi-currency processing, and advanced fraud protection, FMPay aims to empower small businesses to grow by providing cost-effective, reliable, and transparent payment solutions, supported by a dedicated team.

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Payments Dive

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Some customers deposited bad checks and immediately withdrew funds before the checks bounced in a glitch that went viral on TikTok. Now, some users have holds on their accounts.

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Fintech News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Eight fintech startups from Southeast Asia have been named among this year’s Forbes Asia 100 to Watch list, recognized for capturing investors’ attention, securing substantial backing, and achieving significant success. These companies, which represent countries such as Malaysia, the Philippines and South Korea, are tackling challenges in sectors such as lending, banking, and business finance, leveraging innovative business models and cutting-edge technologies to boost efficiency and enhan

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Finextra

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The UK's Competition Appeals Tribunal has given the go-ahead for a $4 billion class action lawsuit brought by UK businesses over Mastercard and Visa multilateral interchange fees.

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Speaker: Jason Cottrell and Gireesh Sahukar

Retailers know the clock is ticking–legacy SAP Commerce support ends in 2026. Legacy platforms are becoming a liability burdened by complexity, rigidity, and mounting operational costs. But modernization isn’t just about swapping out systems, it’s about preparing for a future shaped by real-time interactions, AI powered buying assistants, and flexible commerce architecture.

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Fintech News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in Thailand announced upcoming regulatory changes concerning the use of digital asset payments. Beginning 6 September, restrictions on using digital assets as payment will be eased, and digital asset businesses under SEC supervision will be able to participate in the Bank of Thailand’s Programmable Payment Sandbox.

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Finextra

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Tide, the UK’s leading business financial platform, has reached one million customers (members) globally, a significant milestone for the Company.

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Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Open Payment Technologies Ltd , a payments service processor, has today announced the expansion of its digital wallet services, Kuady , into Argentina. It brings an advanced, user-friendly experience that ensures secure and efficient money management through an e-wallet app. Following successful launch in Peru and Chile, Kuady’s expansion into Argentina will provide global organisations with further access to the Latin American market.

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Fintech News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) in India has experienced a rapid increase in adoption, with its share of e-commerce sales in Asia-Pacific (APAC) surging from just 0.1% in 2019 to an estimated 5.8% in 2023, according to GlobalData. India’s remarkable BNPL growth has been driven by its low credit card penetration and limited access to formal credit, coupled with a booming e-commerce market that has been fueling demand for BNPL services.

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Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Fime , a global leader in consulting, testing, and certification services, is excited to announce the acquisition of Consult Hyperion , a renowned consultancy firm with expertise across payments, smart mobility and digital identity. The acquisition augments and cements Fime’s ability to deliver comprehensive consulting and advisory services—from ideation to implementation and testing—across these key sectors.

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Fintech News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Indonesian ride-hailing provider GoTo Group is pulling out of Vietnam, abandoning a market where it faced fierce competition, as it sharpens its focus on reaching profitability in its core operations in Indonesia and Singapore. Vietnam’s ride-hailing market remains competitive, with Grab as the current leader and local player Be Group emerging as a strong contender.

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Speaker: Michael Veatch, Senior Director, Implementations & Ella Aguirre, Director of Solution Consulting

Embedding payments can be a transformative step for software companies looking to enhance their platform capabilities, boost customer satisfaction, and drive long-term growth. However, the success of payments hinges on a single thing: implementation. Drawing on real-world insights and experiences, payments implementation experts Michael Veatch and Ella Aguirre will explore actionable strategies that can lead to a transparent, friction-free launch and mitigate potential challenges like technical

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FloQast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

In the fast-paced world of healthcare, operational efficiency and robust compliance are non-negotiable. For The Joint Chiropractic (NASDAQ: JYNT), 2021 marked a pivotal year as they embarked on a journey to enhance their accounting operations by integrating FloQast into their processes. The impact proved transformative, dramatically improving their Close process , enhancing workflow visibility, and expediting reporting.

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Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Mollie, one of Europe’s fastest-growing financial service providers, has appointed Dave Smallwood as its UK Managing Director. This appointment comes as the company scales its UK operations following triple-digit year-on-year growth in the first quarter of 2024. A fintech veteran with over two decades of experience at industry giants including American Express, PayPal, and Super Payments, Smallwood will spearhead the unicorn’s ambitious goal to become the UK’s leading financial service pro

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Payments Dive

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau asked for public feedback on its earned wage access rule proposal and it got an earful.

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Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Paymentology , the leading global issuer processor, today announces a continuation of its partnership with Zambian fintech, Union54 , a company dedicated to providing secure messaging and instant payment systems. Building on the recent launch of Union54’s ChitChat —a messaging app with an integrated payment wallet—this collaboration introduces a USD virtual Mastercard debit card to the platform.

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Speaker: Benjamin Woll, Tiffany Spizzo, and Jaime Santos Alcón

Enterprise commerce is at an inflection point. Rigid, monolithic platforms slow brands down, but a full replatforming is disruptive and costly. Modular architecture offers a flexible, scalable alternative - allowing enterprise brands to modernize without ripping and replacing their entire stack. Learn how a composable approach helps modernize commerce stacks while maintaining control over critical systems.

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Payments Dive

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Due to lax authentication practices, a thief or hacker can easily add a stolen credit card to their own digital wallet, the study concluded.

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Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Almost £60 million has been reported stolen through card fraud over the past three years in the UK according to new research from Trustly, the global leader in open banking payments. The figures were obtained via a freedom of information request sent to the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau run by City of London Police. Credit card fraud is the most costly and common type of card fraud, according to Trustly’s research.

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Bank Automation

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Today, API-connected data access network Akoya teamed up with credit infrastructure and analytics company Nova Credit to allow lenders to deploy cashflow and income data. This will ultimately improve credit decisioning, Misha Esipov, co-founder and chief executive at Nova Credit, told Bank Automation News today. “We have an API connection with Akoya, where customers can […] The post Transactions: Akoya, Nova Credit team up on financial access appeared first on Bank Automation News.

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Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

McLEAR Limited is saddened to announce the closure of the McLEAR RingPay prepaid program. Due to the increasing complexity and costs associated with maintaining the McLEAR Ring prepaid program, the company has made the extremely difficult decision to discontinue the program. Moving forward, McLEAR will focus on strengthening and supporting strategic business relationships and continuing to develop new and more efficient technologies.

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Bank Automation

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is expected to finalize its Section 1033 regulation on open banking this fall, and financial institutions are weighing in on the standardization as innovation and institution readiness play a factor. As FIs give their thoughts on the regulation, it’s worth noting that they won’t know the official deadlines and requirements […] The post FIs weigh in on US open banking regulation appeared first on Bank Automation News.

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Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

UNIPaaS , a leading Payment as a Service (PaaS) provider, has announced a new partnership with American Express that will enable more small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to offer their customers the option of paying invoices with Amex Cards through its platform. ‍ UNIPaaS powers Software as a Service (SaaS) platforms’ payment services with a white-labelled, fully managed solution, allowing them to easily offer a unified and seamless acceptance of all relevant payment methods to

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Payments Dive

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The iGaming payments platform is looking to expand on its “robust” performance in the first half of the year with the appointment of new financial leadership.

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Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Bank payment company GoCardless has completed the acquisition of Sentenial Ltd, operating under the Nuapay brand, from EML Payments Limited (ASX: EML). The deal, which was announced in March , will significantly scale GoCardless’ indirect channel proposition and fast-track the rollout of new capabilities that will enable customers to send as well as collect money through GoCardless.

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Speaker: Becky Parisotto and John Vurdelja

Fulfillment is no longer just about getting products from point A to point B – it's about crafting seamless, scalable, customer first experiences. Flexible fulfillment strategies are more important than ever for those aiming to stay ahead and build resilience as retail enters a new era in 2025. Learn how to optimize fulfillment processes, tackle complex, multi-vendor orders, and create seamless customer experiences – from white-glove delivery for high-value items to quick-ship solutions for ever

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Finextra

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Revolut's head of business says the fintech is 'agressively doubling down" on the B2B market as annual revenues at the unit surpass $500 million.

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Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) has announced the issuance of the second release under the Open Banking Framework, focused on the Payment Initiation Service (PIS). The new release has been issued as part of SAMA’s efforts to further strengthen the Saudi Arabian Fintech ecosystem and it is anticipated that the change will enhance overall consumer experience and transaction efficiency as well as opening new opportunities for the Kingdom’s fintech sector to offer expanded products and solutio

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The Fintech Times

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Developers working with AI reportedly feel ‘overwhelmingly positive’ about its benefits to business strategy, according to the new ‘2024 API Impact Report’ from Kong Inc , a developer of cloud API technologies. These new findings from Kong suggest that there has been a shift in public perception, with developers choosing to embrace AI instead of fearing it.

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Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Issuer processing powerhouse Enfuce today announces its strategic partnership with Saldo Bank to launch the bank’s first payment card programme, in a groundbreaking collaboration set to accelerate the neobank’s growth journey in the banking sector across the Nordics and the Baltics. This announcement underscores Enfuce’s commitment to supporting both digital and legacy banks across Europe, including clients such as Kvika Bank, Alisa Bank, Memo Bank, and Indo Bank, in quickly adapting to the ever

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Speaker: Brad Pinneke, VP of Business Development at Payrix and Worldpay for Platforms

In this webinar, Brad Pinneke, Vice President of Business Development at Payrix and Worldpay for Platforms, will dive into the 7 must-have criteria for evaluating payments partners, helping you maximize both efficiency and the long-term value of your investment. From assessing technology capabilities to leveraging business development opportunities, this session will give you a clear, actionable strategy to select the right partner for scaling your business.

Payments

Finextra

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Morgan Stanley has made a strategic investment in 3Forge, a provider of code platforms for building mission-critical applications in financial services.

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Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Fingular , which launched first-in-Malaysia digital lending business under the Tambadana brand, attracted significant attention in recent months after it announced that it had obtained a digital lending license and that it achieved a break-even in just 9 months after launch. Developed with unparalleled dedication in just three months, AhaPay is set to revolutionize the way Malaysians shop.

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Finextra

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The move to shorter settlement cycles and increasing regulatory clarity is leading to an accelerating convergence between traditional and digital assets, reports Citi.

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Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Zimpler , a leading provider of instant bank payment solutions, has appointed Daniel Strömberg as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO). Strömberg, an experienced executive with a history of driving success in finance, tech, and eCommerce, joins Zimpler during a crucial period of growth. Daniel Strömberg joins as Chief Operating Officer (COO), reporting to Zimpler’s CEO Johan Strand, and is part of the company’s leadership team.

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Speaker: Jennifer Wright and Nick Barron

2025 is right around the corner, and with it comes a new wave of consumer expectations, competitive pressures, and operational challenges. Success lies in finding the balance between operational flexibility and creating experiences that keep customers coming back. The future of retail belongs to those who can stay ahead of shifting customer preferences and marketing trends. 🔮 In this session, we’ll dive deep into what it takes to keep customers engaged and your operations nimble, no matt

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