The Payments Association

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Optimus, a leading regulated technology company specialising in payment solutions, is set for significant growth in 2025. Virtual account and IBAN issuance: Recognising the growing demand for digital payment solutions, Optimus provides businesses with the tools to create and manage virtual accounts for their customers.

IBAN 88

IBAN Payments End User On-Demand 88

Fintech Finance

JUNE 23, 2025

It is designed to reduce fraud and payment errors by allowing a payer to verify whether the name of the intended payee matches the name held by the payee’s payment service provider (PSP) for the provided IBAN. We are deepening our partnership with Form3 because their technology is best-in-class for our cross-border payment needs.”

Regulatory Compliance 59

Regulatory Compliance Compliance Cross-Border Payments Cross-Border 59

The Payments Association

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

The payments ecosystem in the UK and EU is in constant flux, driven by regulatory guidance and technological advances. Automated IBAN-name checks will also be required to comply with the new regulations. In the UK, consumers and businesses make around 1,500 transactions every second.

Authentication 88

Authentication Regulations IBAN Fraud Prevention 88

Fintech Finance

APRIL 8, 2025

Financial technology specialist Sokin has today announced it has become the Official Global Payments Partner of Excel London. It enables global businesses to transfer, hold and exchange over 100 currencies with its multi-currency IBAN and local currency accounts – all through one comprehensive platform.

Global Payments 64

Global Payments Multi-Currency Cross-Border IBAN 64

The Payments Association

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Dialect Communications, an award-winning Business Process Outsourcer (BPO) that provides front and back office solutions in the Payments sector across the globe is thrilled to partner with Yordex, a provider of cards, Ibans and cross border payments helping businesses to offer their own cards and automate their payouts.

Cross-Border Payments 88

Cross-Border Payments Cross-Border IBAN Card Issuer 88

The Payments Association

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Businesses must proactively assess fraud risks, implement adequate procedures, leverage technology for fraud detection, and foster a culture of compliance to avoid regulatory penalties. This could involve auditing controls, assessing the impact of new technologies , or adapting to changes in regulatory requirements. What’s next?

Crime 88

Crime Fraud Prevention Risk Assessment Due Diligence 88

Finextra

JUNE 29, 2025

With stablecoin and the underlying competing technology the total cost can become significant less. The underlying technology has matured so payments can flow at any time, anywhere. The key, though, is the cost of using blockchain networks, for example gas fees, can vary based on volume and network capacity, like electricity charges.

Cross-Border Payments 52

Cross-Border Payments Cross-Border Stablecoins Payments 52

Tearsheet

JANUARY 9, 2025

Virtual IBANs are gaining popularity as a solution, allowing automated bank transfer reconciliation and streamlining order processing by offering client-specific routing numbers. Fintechs and technology providers are also playing a key role by embedding services such as bill presentment and approval workflows into platforms.

Embedded Payments 59

Embedded Payments B2C B2B Payment APIs and Integration 59

Fintech Finance

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

BCB Group , leading provider of payment and digital asset services, and BlockFills , a leading digital assets trading and market technology firm for institutions and professional traders, today announced a partnership to deliver multi-currency payments to its clients.

IBAN 52

IBAN Multi-Currency Payments Instant Payments 52

Fintech Finance

MAY 28, 2025

With this solution, customers can verify payee names, IBANs and account numbers in real time, before a payment is made. This collaboration underscores Emirates NBD’s leadership in embracing innovative and advanced technologies to offer a safer banking experience.

Payee 64

Payee Verification Cross-Border Payments Cross-Border 64

Fintech Finance

APRIL 13, 2025

Paysera , a financial technology company with 20 years of market experience, has announced a strategic partnership with iPiD, a global provider of payee verification solutions. The goal of this requirement is to increase payment security and reduce the risk of fraud and errors throughout the SEPA area.

Verification 81

Verification Compliance Payee IBAN 81

The Fintech Times

JANUARY 7, 2025

These technology-led changes have brought about a profound transformation in financial services, often described as a true revolution. Developed in line with European standards, the solution offers a unified method for IBAN verification in financial transactions.

Value Added Service 105

Value Added Service Finance Payee Cross-Border Payments 105

The Fintech Times

JULY 8, 2025

The collaboration will support secure onboarding and regulatory alignment as NGPES integrates TradFi services with digital assets and near-instant IBAN wallet transactions. Personal finance site Be Clever With Your Cash has launched a new mortgage hub in partnership with broker Tembo.

FinTech 59

FinTech Fraud Prevention Online and Mobile Banking Verification 59

Fintech Finance

JUNE 2, 2025

ZEN.COM provides innovative services like multi-currency IBAN accounts, fast money transfers, multiple methods of account top-ups (including cash), instant cashback, and ZEN payment cards making flexibility and user-centric financial tools a core part of its value proposition.

Multi-Currency 52

Multi-Currency IBAN Debit Card FinTech 52

Finextra

JUNE 5, 2025

Zero Fintech provides a “bank-like experience without actually being a bank”, according to Theodossiades, thanks to significant collaborations in issuance, underlying IBAN accounts, KYC liquidity, transaction monitoring, reconciliation, card manufacturing, open banking activities, and more.

IBAN 52

IBAN Research On-Demand Privacy 52

The Fintech Times

MAY 22, 2024

These accounts will be accompanied by individual IBANs and will, in turn, enable fast-growth businesses to collect payments in European countries and beyond on local payment rails. However, despite being designed as an international standard, IBANs are often only functional on a domestic basis.

IBAN 59

IBAN Accounts Multi-Currency Cross-Border 59

The Payments Association

JULY 23, 2024

Privat 3 Money introduces a multi-currency account in collaboration with ClearBank, enabling seamless transactions in EUR, USD, CHF, and CAD under a single IBAN. Key features include simplified international transactions, user-friendly FX solutions, and API-driven technology for enhanced control.

Multi-Currency 117

Multi-Currency Accounts IBAN Debit Card 117

Finextra

OCTOBER 23, 2024

In an interview with FinextraTV in the lead-up to Sibos 2024, Pilar Fragalà, Chief Commercial Officer of CBI, explores the impact of digital technologies and regulations on payment services.

Technology 64

Technology IBAN Embedded Finance Instant Payments 64

Fintech Finance

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Paybyrd provides online and in-store payment orchestration for more than 2,200 clients in the retail, travel, hospitality and technology sectors. Through this partnership with Mangopay, Paybyrd will be able to offer multi-currency settlement and bulk payouts, fuelled by Mangopay’s flexible virtual IBAN, global payouts and FX solution.

Payment Gateways 98

Payment Gateways Gateways Multi-Currency IBAN 98

Payments Source

APRIL 26, 2019

Because the cost of cross-border payments can substantially bite into profit margins for travel agencies, payments technology provider Ixaris and financial service infrastructure developers Banking Circle are partnering to eliminate that expense with virtual bank account numbers.

IBAN 65

IBAN Cross-Border Payments Cross-Border Payments 65

Fintech Finance

JULY 8, 2024

The collaboration marks a significant milestone in the travel industry as Journey Mentor and Tappit join forces to revolutionise customer engagement through cutting-edge technologies and data-driven strategies.

IBAN 98

IBAN Credit Cards Payment Gateways Gateways 98

PYMNTS

MAY 2, 2019

Ixaris said it is working with Banking Circle , a financial services infrastructure company, where the latter’s Virtual IBAN technology will help streamline cross-border payments within the travel space. Also in the U.K.,

Cross-Border Payments 78

Cross-Border Payments Blockchain Cross-Border IBAN 78

Fintech Finance

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The acquisition enables Sokin to enhance its technological capabilities, driving the development of innovative solutions and products, including Sokin Pay. Today it enables global businesses to transfer, hold and exchange over 100 currencies with its multi-currency IBAN and local currency accounts – all through one comprehensive platform.

Multi-Currency 98

Multi-Currency FinTech IBAN International Payments 98

Fintech News

DECEMBER 13, 2023

As a fully regulated digital bank with a proprietary technology stack, we are right at the swell of the programmable financial system wave.” It also offers its customers multi-asset custody, virtual IBANs, safeguarding accounts, and PaveNet, an ever-active, multi-asset network connecting its clientele.

Multi-Currency 123

Multi-Currency IBAN Treasury Management Stablecoins 123

Fintech Finance

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Keabank , a leader in blockchain-driven financial services, proudly announces the launch and integration of the world’s first Payment Intelligence service, setting a new standard for financial technology with the Keabank Core Banking System (CBS).

Global Payments 98

Global Payments Multi-Currency IBAN Payments 98

Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

In particular, CBI’s VoP service, called Name Check, is designed to ensure that IBAN codes are correctly matched with the names of beneficiaries before payments are processed. This verification process is crucial in mitigating fraud, preventing payment errors, and ensuring that funds are accurately directed to the intended recipients.

Payee 98

Payee Verification IBAN Cross-Border 98

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2020

The company says it provides “next-generation payment technology solutions with an all-encompassing technology stack under one roof, including issuing, acquiring, state-of-the-art payment services, IBANs, money transfers, eWallets, mobile payments and software POS.”.

Acquirers 105

Acquirers IBAN eWallet SWIFT 105

Fintech Finance

DECEMBER 8, 2023

As cash payments in the UK rise for the first time in a decade, payments technology and solutions provider Monavate has worked with e-commerce payments innovator Kasssh and recently launched a trailblazing cash payment solution for online shoppers in the UK.

IBAN 111

IBAN Payments Fraud Prevention Payment Solutions 111

Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Paymentology provides banks, fintechs, and telcos with the latest technology, expert teams, and vast experience to seamlessly issue and process any type of physical or virtual card, including prepaid, debit, credit, multi-currency, Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL), or revolving credit.

Multi-Currency 103

Multi-Currency Issuers IBAN Cybersecurity 103

Fintech Finance

JULY 24, 2024

Today it enables global businesses to transfer, hold and exchange over 100 currencies with its multi-currency IBAN and local currency accounts – all through one comprehensive platform. We believe Sokin has built a modern, comprehensive technology platform that is well suited to help enterprises simplify payments across geographies.

Global Payments 85

Global Payments Acquirers Multi-Currency FinTech 85

Fintech Finance

MAY 23, 2024

Seamless Multi-Currency Transactions In collaboration with ClearBank, Privat 3 Money introduces a cutting-edge multi-currency account, supporting transactions in EUR, USD, CHD, and CAD, all under a single IBAN.

IBAN 52

IBAN Multi-Currency Cross-Border API 52

PYMNTS

APRIL 29, 2019

Virtual IBAN lets companies send and receive cross-border payments in real time at competitive rates, the companies said in their announcement. “Ixaris’ ability to optimize travel payments is now second to none.” “Ixaris’ ability to optimize travel payments is now second to none.”

Cross-Border Payments 51

Cross-Border Payments IBAN Cross-Border Multi-Currency 51

The Fintech Times

MAY 29, 2024

Fuse Technologies , launched in January 2023, aims to facilitate cross-border payments for global businesses, particularly focusing on the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) region. However, expanding into the Middle East revealed significant infrastructure barriers, prompting the inception of Fuse Technologies with his co-founder, James.

Cross-Border Payments 52

Cross-Border Payments Cross-Border Technology Facilitators 52

Fintech Finance

JUNE 5, 2024

Blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies will definitely be at the core of the evolution of correspondent banking and we are happy to partner with Ripple to be a part of this process. This partnership is a great example of two institutions coming together to augment their respective products and services.

Cross-Border Payments 98

Cross-Border Payments Cross-Border Multi-Currency IBAN 98

Fintech Finance

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Developed by TRANSFOND, RoPay is an instant mobile payment initiation service that enables direct account-to-account transfers (A2A), utilizing technologies such as QR code scanning, deep links, NFC (contactless), or mobile numbers as proxies (aliases) for IBANs.

Instant Payments 98

Instant Payments Online and Mobile Banking Processors Payments 98

Fintech Finance

MAY 21, 2024

The local accounts — with accompanying individual IBANs — will enable fast-growth businesses to collect payments in countries across Europe and beyond on local payment rails. However, despite being designed as an international standard, even today IBANs are often only functional on a domestic basis.

IBAN 52

IBAN Accounts Multi-Currency Cross-Border 52

PYMNTS

MARCH 5, 2019

Multi-currency IBAN account provider ONPEX is collaborating with Canada’s Wirexend to provide multi-currency payment solutions for joint business customers. The companies noted that connecting IBANs to Wirexend accounts supports faster and easier reconciliation and security. ”

Cross-Border Payments 46

Cross-Border Payments Cross-Border SWIFT Multi-Currency 46