Payments Dive
JANUARY 21, 2025
The emerging technology will help merchants process payments faster and provide customers with more ways to pay, those who follow the payments industry say. It will also increasingly offers a defense against rising fraud.
Payments Dive
JANUARY 28, 2025
Billionaire Elon Musk’s social media site has forged an alliance with the card network giant to launch a new digital payments tool later this year.
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Finextra
JANUARY 6, 2025
While the use of digital payments continues to rise in the euro area, cash is still responsible for more than half of all point-of-sale transactions, according to a European Central Bank study.
Fintech News
JANUARY 14, 2025
Vietnam and Laos have officially launched a new framework for settling payments in their local currencies and a cross-border QR code payment system. The initiative, announced at the 47th meeting of the Vietnam-Laos Intergovernmental Committee, aims to boost bilateral trade, investment, and tourism. Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone were present at the launch.
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.
The Finance Weekly
JANUARY 5, 2025
Finance Artificial Intelligence (A)I chatbots are reshaping how businesses handle customer interactions and streamline financial operations. According to Gartner , chatbots and virtual assistants are changing the game for how businesses handle customer questions. More and more companies are turning to these tools, and by 2027, theyre expected to become the go-to option for customer service.
TechCrunch Fintech
JANUARY 21, 2025
Fintech giant Stripe is laying off 300 people, according to a leaked memo reported on Tuesday by Business Insider. The affected employees are largely in product, engineering, and operations roles, the memo said. Despite the layoffs, Chief People Officer Rob McIntosh said that Stripe intends to still grow its headcount by 17% to land at […] 2024 TechCrunch.
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Clearly Payments
JANUARY 15, 2025
If you run a business, youre aware of the basic fees for accepting credit card payments. You might even know that theres something called an interchange fee , usually around 1.5%3.5% depending on the credit card. However, what many merchants dont realize is that there can be a whole range of extra, often hidden costs buried in their processing agreements.
NFCW
JANUARY 23, 2025
ANDROID: Zebra’s EM45 RFID smartphone can read both UHF RFID and NFC tags Zebra Technologies has unveiled an enterprise Android smartphone that comes with built-in support for both ultra high frequency (UHF) RFID and NFC tag reading and the ability to also function as a contactless payments acceptance device. The launch follows news from Qualcomm that the mobile chipset giant is actively working to add support for ultra high frequency Rain RFID tag reading to mobile devices, initially for
Fintech News
JANUARY 7, 2025
Cross-border payment firm XTransfer has received the Major Payment Institution (MPI) license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). The license, issued on 1 January 2025, allows XTransfer to offer services such as account issuance, domestic and cross-border money transfers, flexible top-up options, and e-money issuance in Singapore. The company, founded in 2017, specialises in cross-border payment solutions tailored to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
The Fintech Times
JANUARY 31, 2025
Banks and credit unions need to embrace emerging technologies to ensure growth and overcome impending challenges, according to the latest report from Q2 Holdings , a digital transformation solution provider for financial services. In its State of Commercial Banking January 2025 Market Analysis report, Q2 Holdings outlines the biggest emerging trends for commercial banks, as well as the challenges and opportunities that banks and credit unions will face in the coming year.
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
TechCrunch Fintech
JANUARY 22, 2025
Over the years, Ramp has built a name for itself in the corporate card and expense management space. Its branched out into travel, bill pay, and more, while raising over $1.2 billion in venture funding. Today, the six-year-old fintech startup is announcing a different kind of expansion — one that takes it into more of […] 2024 TechCrunch.
Fintech Finance
JANUARY 9, 2025
Adyen , the global financial technology platform of choice for leading businesses, announces the launch of Adyen Uplift. The AI-powered payment optimization suite will help businesses increase payment conversion, simplify fraud management, and reduce the cost of payments. Adyens customers can utilize data-driven, tailored performance recommendations and opportunities to test different payment configurations to maximize performance.
Clearly Payments
JANUARY 14, 2025
With so many payment options available from credit cards to mobile wallets it can be hard to know which methods are the best fit for you and your customers. At Clearly Payments, we wanted to learn more about how businesses really feel about accepting payments. So, we asked 500 businesses, ranging from small startups to larger established companies, about their payment preferences.
NFCW
JANUARY 22, 2025
Mastercard is testing a new service that enables cardholders to simply tap their contactless bank card to their NFC smartphone in order to complete an ecommerce or other card-not-present transaction, executive vice president Jennifer Marriner has revealed. EVP: Mastercard’s Jennifer Marriner “The ease of tapping in store can be replicated in ecommerce through Tap to Pay,” Marriner explains. “If youre shopping online, you can tap your card against your phone to complete yo
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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?
Fintech News
JANUARY 13, 2025
Blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis has acquired Alterya , an AI-based fraud detection platform focused on identifying scams before they impact victims. Alterya, which launched in stealth mode, has collaborated with cryptocurrency exchanges like Binance, Coinbase, and Block, along with financial institutions, to monitor over US$8 billion in monthly transactions across crypto and fiat systems.
The Fintech Times
JANUARY 20, 2025
Due to the risk of stifling innovation, the American Fintech Council (AFC), the trade association representing responsible fintech companies and banks, has requested that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the independent agency created by Congress to maintain stability and public confidence in the nation’s financial system, withdraws its Proposed Rule on Recordkeeping for Custodial Accounts.
The Payments Association
JANUARY 13, 2025
Decoding the FCA's safeguarding reforms: Practical steps for payments and E-money firms January 3 2025 by Payments Intelligence LinkedIn Email X WhatsApp What is this article about? The FCA’s proposed safeguarding reforms for payments and e-money firms, aiming to enhance consumer protection and operational compliance. Why is it important? The reforms ensure robust safeguarding practices, bolster consumer trust, and address risks like fund shortfalls during insolvency.
Fintech Finance
JANUARY 14, 2025
Paymentology , the leading global issuer processor, in partnership with audax, a comprehensive digital banking technology solutions provider backed by Standard Chartered, and Mastercard , a global leader in payment technology and network solutions, announces the launch of a new report titled “Understanding Cards-as-a-Service (CaaS) and the Power of Strategic Partnerships.” The report highlights the transformative potential of CaaS in enabling banks and fintechs to become distributors
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Build a sustainable merchant services portfolio with practical strategies to ensure long-term success. Diversify across industries to spread risk and stabilize income, balancing high-risk and low-risk clients for a robust mix. Combine large and small merchants to create a resilient payment portfolio, leveraging each type's strengths. Foster long-term relationships through exceptional service and personalized support.
FloQast
JANUARY 22, 2025
At FloQast, we set the bar high. Why? Aside from being how a business should be run, its also because of the accounting in our DNA: FloQast was created as a tool we wished existed when we were in the trenches, doing the work. As we continue to push the boundaries in the AI space , our AI-powered tools help accounting teams do more with lessenhancing decision-making, uncovering insights, and reducing repetitive tasks through intelligent automation.
NFCW
JANUARY 23, 2025
ULTRA-COMPACT: The development kit features ST’s new 4mm x 4mm ST25R200 reader/writer IC PARTNER NEWS: STMicroelectronics has introduced a modular reader/tag development kit that makes it easy for engineers to explore the potential of NFC across a wide array of industrial, consumer and medical use cases, from household appliances to games consoles, personal care devices, power tools, product authentication solutions, and more.
Fintech News
JANUARY 21, 2025
Singapore-based digital payments provider dtcpay has partnered with BNB Chain to accelerate the real-world utility of stablecoins, making paying with stablecoins more practical, accessible, and cost-effective for everyday transactions. This collaboration will enable businesses using dtcpay to accept payments in stablecoins like USDT and USDC via the BNB Chain network , including BNB Smart Chain and opBNB.
Bank Automation
JANUARY 23, 2025
Agentic AI is already taking center stage this year: 71% of executives say AI agents will drive higher levels of automation in their workflows and 52% percent say they plan to use agents in 2025. Built on generative AI and large language models, agentic AI is able to make decisions, unlike previous AI technology, which […] The post 52% of execs say they plan to use agents appeared first on Bank Automation News.
Speaker: David Nisbet, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber
Once upon a time, in the vast realm of online commerce, there lived a humble checkout button overlooked by many. Yet, within its humble click lay the power to transform a mere visitor into a loyal customer. 🧐 💡 Getting checkout right can mark the difference between a successful sale and an abandoned cart, yet many businesses fail to make payments a part of their commerce strategy even when it has a direct impact on revenue.
Finovate
JANUARY 15, 2025
Union Credit has announced a new partnership with MeridianLink. The partnership will simplify and streamline the lending process for credit unions with real-time financing solutions at the point of purchase. Union Credit most recently demoed its technology at FinovateFall 2024. Union Credit , a marketplace for credit unions that offers pre-approved, one-click credit offers at the point of purchase, has teamed up with software platform MeridianLink.
Fintech Finance
JANUARY 28, 2025
Mollie , one of Europes fastest-growing financial service providers, has enabled Apples Tap to Pay on iPhone for its UK customers. This allows businesses of all sizes to use the Mollie app on iPhone to accept contactless payments without the need to purchase or manage additional hardware. Tap to Pay on iPhone which Mollie launched last month for its 250,000 customers in The Netherlands, France and Germany is now available to its UK merchants, allowing them to unlock the benefits of Tap to Pay
TechCrunch Fintech
JANUARY 23, 2025
It can be challenging for developers of fintech apps to integrate repayment, balance transfer, and bill pay functionality. Devs often have to deal with a patchwork of brittle screen-scraping APIs to extract data from users’ financial institutions or worse, tools to process mounds of physical checks and paperwork. Three friends and entrepreneurs Jose […] 2024 TechCrunch.
NFCW
JANUARY 8, 2025
DPP TRIAL: Viking product labels will include QR codes that link to item and sustainability information Customers of Norwegian footwear brand Viking Outdoor Footwear will soon be able to scan a unique QR code on individual products to discover an items sustainability credentials as part of a trial of digital product passports (DPPs). The brands test sees item-level QR codes in GS1s Digital Link format added to labels on a number of shoes and garments in its spring/summer ranges, opening up produ
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.
Fintech News
JANUARY 12, 2025
Southeast Asias fintech industry is flourishing, driven by soaring adoption of digital payments, alternative lending, and wealthtech. The regions strong fundamentals, coupled with a growing digital economy, promise continued growth and innovation in the coming years, a new report by Royal Park Partners (RPP), a fintech-focused corporate finance advisory firm, says.
Stax
JANUARY 21, 2025
If youre like many people, its been a while since you last made a payment exclusively with cash. According to Forrester, 69% of adults in the U.S. said theyve used electronic payment methods to make a transaction in the past three months. This also applies to your customers. They no longer handle cash and checks. Credit and debit cards, digital wallets , ACH transfers , and other digital payments have become the norm.
The Payments Association
JANUARY 21, 2025
Payments Report 2024 As the global payments ecosystem undergoes a period of rapid transformation, the Payments Report 2024 serves as an essential resource for industry leaders navigating shifting trends, emerging technologies, and dynamic consumer behaviour. The payments landscape has seen accelerated growth across both traditional and alternative channels, driven by rising digital adoption, technological advancements, and an increasing focus on seamless user experiences.
Fintech Finance
JANUARY 9, 2025
The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) has announced the granting of a license to HyperPay Inc. Saudi Arabia for Information Systems Technology to operate digital payment services via an electronic wallet in the Kingdom. This license marks an important step in enhancing the companys position in the growing digital payments market in Saudi Arabia. HyperPay is a leading company in the financial technology sector, aiming to support the transition to a less cash-dependent society by offering innovative payme
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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