Fintech News

APRIL 23, 2025

NeuroWatt , a Singapore-headquartered provider of high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions, is showcasing its latest technologies at GITEX Asia 2025 , which kicks off today at Marina Bay Sands and runs until April 25. The company focuses on AI infrastructure tailored to the financial sector, offering hybrid edge-cloud systems that combine hardware, software, and industry-ready applications.

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 23, 2025

New research from payments juggernaut Mastercard has revealed that cyberattacks are becoming ever more present in the financial world and small and medium businesses (SMEs) need to be prepared as this trend doesn’t show any signs of slowing down. Examining responses from over 5,000 SMEs across five countries, with 1,000 respondents hailing from the UAE alone, the Mastercard research found that 46 per cent of the SMEs have witnessed at least one cyberattack since their inception.

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Fintech News

APRIL 23, 2025

Aspire has partnered with fintech infrastructure provider Episode Six to introduce a multi-currency corporate card for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in Singapore and Hong Kong. The new card is aimed at helping Aspires 50,000 SMB customers manage cross-border payments more efficiently. It offers instant issuance of virtual and physical cards, tokenisation, and spend controls that can be tailored at the organisation, department, or individual level.

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 23, 2025

Juspay , a payment infrastructure solutions provider for enterprises and banks, is opening a new office in Singapore as it continues its international expansion. Juspay says it is strategically positioned to help reshape the payment landscape in Asia Pacific, with its team ofnearly 1200 payment experts across India, US, UK, Brazil, and Singapore solving payments engineering problems at scale.

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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

APRIL 23, 2025

Back in 2022, Sea Limited was in the midst of a painful transition. It had overextended during the pandemic-era boom, facing USD $1.7 billion net loss , burning cash to chase growth in e-commerce, fintech, and gaming across Asia and Latin America. By late 2023, investor sentiment had soured. Analysts questioned whether the Singapore-based company could evolve beyond its aggressive subsidy-led model and deliver consistent, sustainable returns.

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 23, 2025

Using stablecoins to settle complicated crypto payments, Paydify , the universal gateway for crypto payments, has launched a new service which will enable businesses to accept crypto payments from any wallet or blockchain network. The complexities surrounding blockchain’s infrastructure has historically been a big barrier in the tech’s adoption.

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Payments Dive

APRIL 23, 2025

The U.S. Faster Payments Council advocated for an open and secure directory service to increase real-time payment adoption, per a report earlier this month.

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Fintech News

APRIL 23, 2025

Juspay has opened a new office in Singapore as part of its efforts to expand across the Asia Pacific region. The move comes as the India-headquartered payments technology firm looks to support growing demand for its infrastructure services from enterprise clients in the region. Founded in Bangalore, Juspay offers a range of payment solutions including orchestration, authentication, tokenisation, reconciliation, and fraud prevention tools for enterprises and banks.

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Finextra

APRIL 23, 2025

Octopus Ventures is reportedly preparing to take over the Fintech Growth Fund, a new funding vehicle for providing growth-stage capital to UK fintechs.

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TechCrunch Fintech

APRIL 23, 2025

Alpaca said on Wednesday it has raised a $52M Series C round to expand into more foreign markets, including the Middle East, Europe and Asia.

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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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Payments Dive

APRIL 23, 2025

The instant payments service has attracted mostly small and mid-sized financial services firms as it inches up adoption by financial institutions.

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TechCrunch Fintech

APRIL 23, 2025

Swedish Fintech startup Froda has secured a $22.7 million (20m) Series B round led by Incore Invest, also based in Sweden. The move bucks the trend of a slight slowdown in investments into fintech, plus a further confirmation of the long-term trend towards the ’embedded finance’ model.

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Finextra

APRIL 23, 2025

BNPL for business operator Hokodo has raised 10 million in an equity funding round co-led by Korelya Capital and Opera Tech Ventures - the corporate venture fund of BNP Paribas.

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Payments Dive

APRIL 23, 2025

Services were disrupted for about eight hours over two days by a distributed denial of service attack, the Dutch company said on its website.

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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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Finextra

APRIL 23, 2025

Thunes, the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world, today unveiled its comprehensive Complete Guide to Mobile Wallets 2025, the second edition of an extensive study that dives into the acceleration of mobile wallet adoption and the evolution of digital payments.

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The Payments Association

APRIL 23, 2025

To address the money mule problem, organisations must combine elements of fraud prevention, cyber threat intelligence, and anti-money laundering capabilities. Is AML a real-time problem? The answer seems to be no at first glance. Most money laundering typologies, such as transaction layering, rapid and high-frequency fund movements, and unusual counterparty relationships, require historical transaction data to identify suspicious patterns.

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Finextra

APRIL 23, 2025

Leading cloud banking platform Mambu announces today that the UKs fifth largest building society, Leeds Building Society has gone live on Mambu, launching pilot digital savings as the first step in a multi-year core modernisation project.

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The Payments Association

APRIL 23, 2025

SEPA Instant promises faster, 24/7 payments across Europe, but with few banks ready, urgent investment is needed to meet rising demand and regulatory deadlines. Instant payments have emerged as awidely adopted benchmark over recent years, capable of reshaping customer expectations and business operations across various sectors. Consumers and businesses globally have become accustomed to immediate, secure and most importantly 24/7 payments.

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Finextra

APRIL 23, 2025

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The Payments Association

APRIL 23, 2025

European fintech myPOS has officially acquired UTP Group Ltd, a UK-based provider of payment solutions. This move marks a significant step forward in myPOSs mission to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with smarter, more accessible payment technologies across the UK and Europe. Backed by global private equity firm Advent, myPOS has been delivering real-time, scalable payment solutions to over 250,000 businesses.

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Finextra

APRIL 23, 2025

Revolut, the global financial technology company, has today removed additional weekend currency exchange fees for customers on its Premium, Metal and Ultra plans.

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The Payments Association

APRIL 23, 2025

Emerging AI technologies are transforming the fight against financial crime with real-time detection and prevention capabilities, improved risk scoring, and reduced false positives. New paradigms define which solutions make the largest impact in protecting global financial systems: AI-enabled technology must not only demonstrate accuracy but also must meet explainability and regulatory demands to resonate with customers.

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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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Fintech Finance

APRIL 23, 2025

International payments processor, DECTA , has struck a strategic partnership with the payment orchestration platform, Paysecure , which will see DECTA’s merchant base benefit from a range of enhanced payment capabilities. The deal represents an advancement in DECTA’s strategy to deliver greater value to merchants by ensuring enhanced approval rates, competitive pricing models, and efficient payment flows.

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The Payments Association

APRIL 23, 2025

IFX Payments receives a category 3C licence from the Dubai Financial Services Authority to deliver cross-border transactions and currency management solutions to UAE customers. With extensive experience of the local market, Wasan Zaini has been appointed as Senior Executive Officer to lead the Dubai office. IFX Payments has relocat e d to a larger office space in the DIFC with a view to expanding its team. 23rd April 2025, Dubai, UAE: Service-led alternative banking partner, IFX Payments expand

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Finextra

APRIL 23, 2025

How are banks keeping pace with the evolution and diversification of payments?

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The Payments Association

APRIL 23, 2025

Merchants are navigating complex markets and higher acquisition costs, yet payment systems are often treated as back-end infrastructure rather than drivers of growth. The decade-long era of effortless e-commerce growth is over. Rising customer acquisition costs, intensifying competition, and shifting consumer sentiment have created a new realityone where profit margins are thin and every percentage point of conversion matters.

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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.

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Finextra

APRIL 23, 2025

Sterling Trading Tech (Sterling), a leading global provider of technology in order management, risk and margin, and trading, announced today the appointment of Julie Armstrong as Chief Commercial Officer, a newly created role that underscores the firms commitment to scaling its business globally.

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The Payments Association

APRIL 23, 2025

On Wednesday 14th May, Sumsub, a global full-cycle verification platform, will host its Multiverse community event, in London. Sumsub Multiverse is an exclusive global event series that converges key players from the worlds of fintech, crypto, consulting, and banking. This May, the evening will gather professionals to explore The Future of Digital Identity: Rethinking how we prove who we are – at The Andaz, in Liverpool Street, London.

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Finextra

APRIL 23, 2025

Cardlay, a pioneering Danish fintech company, proudly announces its expanded collaboration with Visa, marking a significant milestone by joining the Visa Ready Partner Program.

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Fintech Weekly

APRIL 23, 2025

Fintech leader Theodora Lau on designing financial tools for aging adults, gig workers, and overlooked users. Real inclusion starts with listening.

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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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