VISTA InfoSec

APRIL 5, 2024

Incorporating remote work among companies has been one of the developments in recent years. In fact, a staggering 98% of employees express their desire to have this kind of dynamic in their jobs. The shift is here to stay as more and more organizations are adopting it as part of their work culture because of its many advantages. This integration is essential as employers move forward with their business continuity plans.

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Payments Dive

APRIL 2, 2024

The e-commerce giant will replace the grab-and-go tech with its smart shopping carts in its Amazon Fresh grocery stores, a tech media outlet reported.

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Fintech News

APRIL 3, 2024

The Central Bank of Brunei Darussalam (BDCB) and the Bank of the Lao PDR (BOL) have formally joined the Regional Payment Connectivity (RPC) initiative. This expansion brings the number of ASEAN central banks involved in the RPC to eight, joining the ranks of Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. The initiative, which began in late 2022, aims to make cross-border payments faster, more affordable, transparent, and inclusive, leveraging technologies like QR code-based

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Finextra

APRIL 4, 2024

Crypto and blockchain giant Ripple is launching its own dollar-pegged stablecoin.

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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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VISTA InfoSec

APRIL 3, 2024

Big businesses carving out their place in the digital age find themselves in a constant battle against cybersecurity threats. Despite their access to state-of-the-art technology and substantial financial resources, these commercial giants are not impervious to attacks. The complexity of their networks and the voluminous data they handle magnify their attractiveness as targets for cybercriminals.

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Payments Dive

APRIL 1, 2024

The settlement gives merchants the ability to surcharge for nearly all Visa and Mastercard credit card transactions, and puts pressure on American Express to allow the same.

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Finextra

APRIL 3, 2024

Navigating the ever-evolving landscape of banking trends amid fierce competition can be daunting. Re.

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Faster Payments Council

APRIL 5, 2024

Join us for a drink at Mickey Burkes and enjoy great conversation with other FPC members and payments professionals in town for Nacha's Smarter Faster Payments 2024 Conference. Mickey Burkes is a 5-min car ride or 15-min walk from the Miami Beach Convention Center. Co-hosted by the FPC and Finzly, the happy hour will be on Tuesday, May 7 from 7:00-9:00pmET.

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Payments Dive

APRIL 3, 2024

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau received 70,000 card-related complaints from consumers last year, according to a report last week.

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 3, 2024

This April, The Fintech Times is focusing on all things embedded finance, the integration of financial services into non-financial products and services. As the space rapidly develops, we look to highlight the latest developments, initiatives and challenges embedded finance has to offer and overcome across the globe. As time passes, consumers are seeing the number of embedded finance offerings increase across the wide range of products and services they use.

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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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Finextra

APRIL 5, 2024

Throughout history, radical new ideas have always been the catalyst for profound change. From a tech.

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Fintech News

APRIL 3, 2024

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) , in concert with seven prominent central banks, has embarked on an exploratory project known as Project Agorá aiming to modernise international monetary transactions. This initiative, named after the Greek word for marketplace, aims to delve into the potential benefits of tokenising cross-border payments to enhance the global monetary system’s efficiency.

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Payments Dive

APRIL 4, 2024

The payments processing giant is providing support to extend the Brazilian instant payments system to merchants and consumers around the world.

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NFCW

APRIL 4, 2024

More than 80% of the respondents to a survey conducted by ABI Research on behalf of the NFC Forum said they have used a smartphone or smartwatch to make a contactless payment. Of those that have made a mobile contactless payment, more than half say they would prefer to use their smartphone or smartwatch to make a payment rather than their card — and 95% say they have left their physical wallet or purse at home on at least one occasion, choosing instead to rely solely on mobile payments. 53% said

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Finextra

APRIL 2, 2024

Amazon is removing its cashierless "Just Walk Out" technology from its Fresh grocery stores in the US.

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Fintech News

APRIL 1, 2024

In Q4 2023, the payment and cryptocurrency sectors were the most targeted industries by identity fraud attempts, accounting for 47% and 32% of these attacks, respectively, a new report by Israeli identity verification company AU10TIX says. The rise of attacks targeting the crypto sector comes amid renewed interest in the emerging sector and increased trading activity.

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Payments Dive

APRIL 5, 2024

Virtual worlds “can become a haven for scams, fraud, financial losses, and unanticipated purchases that can deplete a family’s real-world financial assets,” CFPB Director Rohit Chopra said.

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TechCrunch Fintech

MARCH 31, 2024

Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech (formerly The Interchange)! This week, we’re looking at Robinhood’s new Gold Card, challenges in the BaaS space and how a tiny startup caught Stripe’s eye. To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important fintech stories delivered to your inbox every Sunday at 7:30 a.m. PT, subscribe here. The big […] © 2024 TechCrunch.

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Finextra

APRIL 1, 2024

ValidMind, an AI and model risk management platform for financial services, has raised $8.1 million in seed funding.

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NFCW

APRIL 4, 2024

After fifteen years of reporting week in, week out on the latest NFC and contactless news, the NFCW team was forced to take a health break in January — but we’re now back with renewed vigor and new plans to dig deep into the latest trends and technologies. “Twenty years after Nokia, Sony and Philips came together to start an industry association with a mission to create a global contactless communications standard, NFC is now — at last — ready to truly take off,” says Sarah Cla

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Fintech News

APRIL 2, 2024

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has announced revisions to the Payment Services Act (PS Act) and related regulations, marking a significant expansion in the regulation of payment services within the country. The amendments, which are set to be implemented in phases starting from 4 April 2024, aim to encompass a broader range of payment services under MAS oversight and introduce new user protection and financial stability requirements for providers of digital payment tokens (DPTs).

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PayPal

APRIL 4, 2024

Xoom users will pay no transaction fees when using PayPal USD to fund eligible transfers to friends and family abroad

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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 3, 2024

UK regulators are inviting feedback on draft guidance for firms looking to enter the country's new Digital Securities Sandbox (DSS).

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Payments Dive

APRIL 1, 2024

To achieve growth targets, Clover will need to fend off competition from rivals, especially Square, and make headway in new verticals and geographic regions, analysts and consultants said.

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Fintech News

APRIL 1, 2024

Southeast Asian ride-hailing superapp Grab has declared that its GrabPay Card service will be phased out, effective 1 June 2024. The decision affects both digital and physical versions of the card. Starting from 1 April 2024, Grab will cease accepting new applications for the GrabPay Card. Cardholders can request a replacement for their physical cards until 30 April 2024, beyond which no replacement requests will be entertained.

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Axway

APRIL 4, 2024

Environments mandated by public key infrastructure (PKI) often require an online certificate status protocol (OCSP) architecture. Government agencies rely on OCSP to validate digital certificates. The same holds for financial and healthcare organizations.

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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

APRIL 2, 2024

The release of the smart contacts platform Soroban on the Stellar blockchain in February 2024 marked.

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Tearsheet

APRIL 5, 2024

Expectations for instant gratification permeate many aspects of consumer behavior. This extends beyond products or services to payments, where consumers expect swift, hassle-free processes that align with their fast-paced lifestyles and the convenience of modern technology. With Capital One’s acquisition of Discover on the horizon, I spoke with Judith McGuire, SVP of Global Products at Discover Global Network, about the evolution of the payments industry over the past decade, how Discover

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Fintech News

APRIL 1, 2024

Fintech Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in Asia-Pacific (APAC) declined by nearly 15% in Q3 2023, with total deals dropping from 141 in Q2 2023 to 132 in Q3 2023, a report by market data and intelligence platform S&P Global Market Intelligence says. The figure marks a considerable decline compared with the 155 deals recorded during the same period a year ago.

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FloQast

APRIL 1, 2024

After taking an extended vacation, IPOs are back big, and many companies are thinking about what it means to be IPO-ready. With an IPO being such a pivotal moment in a business’s life cycle, it definitely pays to prepare. Our own Accounting Operational Evangelist, Stefan van Duyvendijk , sat down with DFIN’s Justin Lewis to discuss what it takes to ensure a company’s readiness for its initial public offering.

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