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Metal Cards: Transforming Asia Pacific’s Payments Landscape, and Redefining Customer Acquisition and Retention

Fintech News

While European, American and Chinese markets have largely found their digital banking champions in Revolut, Chime, and WeBank, competition in Southeast Asias digital banking remains fierce as regulators continue to roll out digital banking licenses to both neobanks and traditional countinghouses. The pandemic proved to be a boon for e-wallet growth, and since then some of the regions largest super apps and e-wallets have taken the leap into becoming licensed digital banks, including GXBank, Bank

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Nordic Fintech Two Collaborates With Leading Dutch Banking Leader ABN AMRO to Modernise B2B E-Commerce Payments

Fintech Finance

Two , a European leader in B2B payments technology today announces a strategic collaboration with ABN AMRO , a leading financial institution in the Netherlands. Together, they are launching a state-of-the-art Pay on Invoice solution, designed to bring seamless, secure, and flexible payment options to B2B e-commerce transactions. Businesses can now offer 30-day net terms on purchases at the click of a button, enabling better cash flow management and financial flexibility.

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Over 130 Top Fintech Execs, Regulators to Headline Money20/20 Asia 2025

Fintech News

Money20/20 Asia has unveiled its initial lineup of over 130 speakers for its upcoming event in Bangkok, Thailand, scheduled to take place on 22-24 April 2025, at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center. The speakers represent over 25 countries, highlighting the event’s international scope. The event is expected to bring together leading regulators, fintech executives, banks, and industry disruptors from across the Asia-Pacific region to discuss trends and innovations shaping the finan

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Juicyway Emerges From Stealth With $3m Pre-seed to Revolutionise Cross-border Payments for Africans

Fintech Finance

Juicyway , a leading payment startup using stablecoin technology to transform cross-border payments connecting people and businesses to the global economy, has launched out of stealth mode and announced a $3M pre-seed round led by P1 Ventures , with participation from Ventures Platform , Future Africa , Magic Fund , Andrew Alli , Gbenga Oyebode , Tunde Folawiyo , Microtraction , and others.

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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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Ripple Launches RLUSD Stablecoin on Global Exchanges Today

Fintech News

Ripple, a provider of enterprise blockchain and crypto solutions, has launched its stablecoin, Ripple USD (RLUSD) , on global exchanges today. RLUSD is fully backed by US dollar deposits, government bonds, and cash equivalents, aiming to ensure stability and reliability. The stablecoin is initially available on several exchanges, including Uphold, Bitso, MoonPay, Archax, CoinMENA, with plans to expand to others like Bullish, Bitstamp, Mercado Bitcoin, Independent Reserve, and Zero Hash in the co

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Skipify and Mastercard to bring flexible payment options to shoppers with new installments product

The Payments Association

At Skipify , our vision is simple: provide shoppers the ultimate choice and flexibility at checkout. Whether paying with a credit or debit card, splitting payments across cards, or using alternative financing options, we believe in empowering consumers at the moment of purchase with every payment method possible. Powered by Skipifys Commerce Identity Cloud, merchants can now offer a wide range of payment options seamlessly without any upheavals to their existing checkout experience.

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NFC Forum to support the introduction of digital product passports with new NFC tag standards

NFCW

FORUM: Mike McCamon explains how multiple NDEF records will work on a single NFC tag The NFC Forum is to support the EU’s introduction of digital product passports by defining additional standards that will make it possible for NFC tags to be used to process on-product DPPs, enable offline access to dynamic DPP data and provide additional anti-tampering features.

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Praxis Tech Achieves ISO 27001 Certification for Information Security

Fintech Finance

Praxis Tech , a leading Payment Orchestration Platform, today announces that it has achieved the ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification, the leading global standard for Information Security Management Systems (ISMS). This significant milestone affirms that the company meets the highest levels for data security, availability, and reliability across its entire organization and underscores its role as a trusted partner for merchants by providing assurance that its procedures have been rigorously reviewed

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ASIC Demands More: HSBC Australia Fails to Protect Customers From Scams

The Fintech Times

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), the country’s financial regulator, has filed documents against HSBC Bank Australia as it alleges the bank failed to adequately protect customers from being scammed out of millions of dollars. According to the documents, HSBC Australia could have done more to prevent and detect unauthorised payments.

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Modulr Secures its First-Ever Contract with HMRC for Confirmation of Payee Services

Fintech Finance

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. Under the agreement, Modulr will continue to protect the security of HMRC’s payments to individuals and businesses through its CoP service, which helps prevent fraud by validating bank account details in real-time with receiving banks and payment institutions.

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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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Capitalise Teams Up with Plaid

Finovate

Capitalise, a business finance platform based in the U.K., has forged a strategic partnership with data and open finance network Plaid. The collaboration integrates Plaid’s open banking services with Capitalise’s Instant Offers to simplify and streamline small business funding. Capitalise made its Finovate debut at FinovateEurope 2016. Plaid has been a Finovate alum since 2014.

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Mastercard Collaborates With Jeel to Drive Payment Modernization in Saudi Arabia

Fintech Finance

Mastercard and Jeel a subsidiary of Riyad Bank are joining forces to enable digital and cutting-edge solutions such as AI to drive innovation in Saudi Arabia. Introducing the novel offering to the Kingdom, the collaboration will see the two entities work together to serve all non-banking financial institutions (NBFI) market segments. This will provide seamless access to new digital use cases, such as Mastercard Card-as-a-Service (CaaS) and Bank-as-a-Fintech (BaaF) propositions to Saudi Arabia.

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Fat Zebra Improves SME Offering in Australia With Pin Payments Acquisition

The Fintech Times

Australian digital payments platform, Fat Zebra , has acquired small to medium-sized businesses (SMEs) paytech, Pin Payments as it looks to expand its offering across Australia and New Zealand. Pin Payments currently serves over 13,000 SMEs in Australasia, and will now be combined with Fat Zebra’s established mid-market and enterprise client base.

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Amex keeps focus on younger customers

Payments Dive

The credit card company is sticking with a strategy to concentrate marketing on the millennial and Gen Z generations shaping shopping trends.

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From Rigid To Resilient: Why Enterprises Need Modular Commerce Now

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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Fintech Leaders to Gather in Riyadh for Money20/20 Middle East’s Inaugural Event in 2025

The Fintech Times

Money20/20 , a major global conference for the financial technology sector, will launch its Middle East edition in Saudi Arabia next year, taking over from the successful 24 Fintech event. The conference, scheduled for 15 to 17 September 2025 at the Riyadh Exhibition & Convention Centre, will gather leading fintech innovators, policymakers and investors to explore the future of payments and financial technology.

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Fintech Rundown: A Rapid Review of Weekly News

Finovate

Winter officially begins at the end of the week for many of us, and the seasonal, end-of-year holidays are right around the corner. This week in the Fintech Rundown we start off with news of a major acquisition in the supply chain finance space, and a handful of fundraisings in fields ranging from wealth management to crypto. Payments FIS agrees to acquire supply chain finance platform Demica in a deal estimated to be worth $300 million.

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Insights from the FCA’s latest Consumer Duty reports

Neopay

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) continues its commitment to guiding firms on embedding the Consumer Duty by publishing two insightful reports. These documents highlight both exemplary practices and areas requiring improvement, offering invaluable guidance to ensure firms meet regulatory expectations and deliver positive outcomes for consumers.

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FIS set to buy Demica

Finextra

UK supply chain finance platform Demica is about to be swallowed up by US financial technology provider FIS Global, according to Sky News.

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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Nacha CEO talks 2025 trends

Payments Dive

Jane Larimer, who leads the association, predicts pay-by-bank and instant payments will remain hot topics next year, with artificial intelligence staying center stage as well.

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Minimising FX risk in International payments: Strategies for 2025

The Payments Association

International businesses face significant challenges when managing payments across borders. In addition to navigating multi-country operations and handling diverse currencies for payments and receipts, they must also address foreign exchange (FX) riskor exchange rate risk. This article explores FX risks in international payments and outlines strategies to minimise them, ensuring efficient and cost-effective operations.

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FCA takes next steps in developing regulated crypto regime

Finextra

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority has set out its latest steps to improve the integrity of the UK's crypto market.

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U.S. Bank CEO talks payments split

Payments Dive

Dividing its payments unit into two segments under different leaders points to the significance of the business at the bank, said Andy Cecere, the lender’s chief executive.

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The Evolving Retailers Fulfillment Strategy: Meeting Demands with Agility

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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NAB sets five-year goal to phase out passwords

Finextra

National Australia Bank says it expects to phase out passwords for internet banking within the next five years, replacing the security measure with passkeys and biometric recognition technology.

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The bottom line: Nomentia’s 2024 year in review

Nomentia

2024 was a year of action for Nomentia. We didnt just refine toolswe empowered businesses to navigate complexity, adapt faster, and operate with precision.

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Australian regulator sues HSBC for failing to protect customers from scams

Finextra

The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (Asic) is suing HSBC for failing to adequately protect customers scammed out of millions of dollars.

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How Axway supports supply chain efficiency on a global scale

Axway

Goods constantly move across borders, through warehouses, and onto shelves, serving millions of consumers. Just as shipments are in motion day and night, the technology that powers supply chains and logistics must follow suit and be constant.

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7 Essential Criteria for Choosing the Right Payments Partner

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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Ripple begins stablecoin roll out

Finextra

Ripple has commenced the roll out of its RLUSD stablecoin on global exchanges Uphold, Bitso, MoonPay, Archax, and CoinMENA, with more in the pipeline.

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Choosing a Sage 100 Integrated Payment Solution: What to Look For

Paystand

Table of Contents Support for Multiple Payment Types Automation to Streamline Payment Processing Level 3 Payment Processing to Lower Fees Seamless Integration with Sage 100 Why Paystand Is the Ideal Sage 100 Integration Payment Solution Key Takeaways Support Multiple Payment Types: Accept credit cards, ACH, and EFT to meet customer demands and boost sales.

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Current raises $200 million to fast-track profitability

Finextra

US personal finance app Current is aiming for profitability in 2025, raking in $200 million in fresh capital after reporting a 90% increase in revenue over the past year.

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Expense Management Explained: A Guide for Controllers

Paystand

Table of contents: 1. What is expense management? 2. 5 best practices that transform expense management 3.

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eCommerce in 2025: How Customer Experience Drives Online Retail Success

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