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What is Cash Positioning?

The Finance Weekly

Does your business bring in steady revenue, yet you're still scrambling to cover bills? Its a common challenge. Many companies stay profitable on paper but struggle to manage day-to-day payments, and the issue often comes down to timing and access, not a lack of money.Tracking income and expenses isnt enough. What really matters is how you control your cash flow behind the scenes.

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Cybertech: Securing the Foundations of Finance

Fintech Review

In todays financial ecosystem, technology drives nearly every transaction. However, as services become more digitised, the risks multiply. This is where cybertech comes in, the application of advanced cybersecurity technologies to protect digital finance. Cybertech sits at the intersection of cybersecurity and fintech. It covers the tools, platforms, and strategies that defend against data breaches, fraud, identity theft, and financial disruption.

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Mastercard Commercial Interchange – Data Rate 1 and 2

Cardfellow

Mastercard uses many different interchange categories to determine the rates and fees your business pays for accepting credit cards. There isnt just a single Mastercard business interchange rate. There are 5 different business card rates, depending on the program level. From there, most businesses will see rates further broken into one of two categories: Data Rate 1 and Data Rate 2.

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Islamic DeFi: A New Frontier in Ethical Decentralized Finance

Fintech Weekly

Discover how Islamic DeFi blends Sharia-compliant finance with blockchain innovation, addressing a $3.5T ethical finance market.

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Breaking The Commerce Bottleneck: Your SAP Exit Plan Starts Now

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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AI-Powered Credit Underwriting: The Four-Step Approach

Finezza

The adoption of AI in the credit underwriting process is expected to be one of the most significant changes in the lending sector over the coming decade. The technology spend on AI systems in the lending sector, for instance, is expected to increase from $11.7 billion in 2021 to $27.7 billion in 2025. One of […] The post AI-Powered Credit Underwriting: The Four-Step Approach appeared first on Finezza Blog.

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Partnerships, platforms, and expanding market share

Fintech Weekly

To compete in a crowded fintech market, companies must build strategic partnerships and platforms that unlock sustainable growth and value creation. Insights by Jeff Wood.

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Thailand Begins Search for New Central Bank Governor

Fintech News

Thailand has started the search for a new central bank governor, Bloomberg reported, setting in motion a months-long process to find a successor to Bank of Thailand (BOT) chief Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput, whose term ends in September. Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira has appointed a seven-member selection committee chaired by former senior finance ministry official Sathit Limpongpan.

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Understanding Cross-Chain Interoperability

Fintech Review

The blockchain ecosystem has rapidly grown from a handful of networks to hundreds of chains, each with its own specialisation. While this diversity fuels innovation, it also creates fragmentation. Understanding cross-chain interoperability is essential to navigating this new landscape, where users and developers need seamless connections between blockchains.

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Swift Rolls Out Tool to Speed Up Investigations of Cross-Border Payment Issues

Fintech News

Swift has introduced an enhanced solution aimed at reducing the costs and delays associated with investigating cross-border payment issues. This move that could save the financial industry hundreds of millions of dollars annually. Financial institutions currently spend over US$1.6 billion each year on processes to investigate delayed payments, often incurring significant fees and penalties.

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Microsoft Brings Azure Databricks AI Capabilities to Saudi Arabia

The Fintech Times

Tech giant Microsoft is expanding its strategic partnership with data, analytics, and AI company, Databricks , to make Azure Databricks capabilities more accessible to organisations across Saudi Arabia. Through the expanded partnership, Microsoft and Databricks will aim to empower local businesses in Saudi Arabia to capitalise on the potential of big data and artificial intelligence (AI), driving innovation, while supporting the Kingdoms Vision 2030 goals.

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From Start to Scale: Driving Growth Through Seamless Payments Implementation

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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MAS Panel Addresses Emerging Tech Risks, Vendor Security for Finance Sector

Fintech News

An expert panel advising the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has outlined strategies to enhance technology resilience and address emerging risks in the country’s financial sector. The Cyber and Technology Resilience Experts (CTREX) Panel convened for its first meeting to discuss issues including operational disruptions, third-party vulnerabilities, quantum security threats, and the rise in digital scams.

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Stashfin’s Parent Company Returns to Profitability in FY2024

Fintech News

Morus Technologies, the Singapore-based parent of fintech platform Stashfin , has posted a profit for the financial year ended 31 March 2024, reversing a steep loss from the previous year. The turnaround was fueled by a sharp rise in interest income from its lending operations. The group reported a total comprehensive profit of US$2.6 million for FY2024, compared to a restated loss of US$13.2 million a year earlier, according to financial statements reviewed by DealStreetAsia.

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