Fintech Finance

JUNE 9, 2025

Santander UK has today announced a new partnership with Worldpay , a global leader in payments technology and solutions. The partnership will enable Santander Business Banking and Corporate and Commercial Banking (CCB) customers to access Worldpay services, including best-in-class e-commerce capabilities and point of sale solutions.

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The Payments Association

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Europe-based PAYSTRAX was looking for a comprehensive solution that would help their merchants prevent chargebacks, expand their list of value-added services, and improve transaction acceptance. Want to learn how? Check out our latest case study.

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Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

barq , an innovative Saudi financial services startup, has partnered with Mastercard to empower its customers with a range of industry leading payment acceptance solutions through Mastercard Gateway. Mastercard has developed a world-class range of cross-border services and remittances solutions.

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Finovate

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Live Oak Bank has enhanced its commercial and small business banking services by partnering with Finzly for its Fedwire solution. Finzly’s technology enables 100% straight-through processing (STP) and will help ensure the bank is compliant with upcoming ISO 20022 regulations. We are excited to support them in this mission.”

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Finextra

JUNE 9, 2025

Worldpay scores new business distribution channel with Santander UK Santander UK has joined forces with Worldpay to offer e-commerce and POS technology to its business banking and corporate clients.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2019

PYMNTS got that answer, among others, in our just-published The Key To Optimizing Merchant Services Report , done in collaboration with technology firm Endava. . The answer to that cliff-hanger opener, incidentally, is value-added services (VAS) — the growing assortment of benefits that MSPs provide to their merchant clients.

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Fintech Finance

JUNE 23, 2025

. “By merging Visa’s world-class authorization capabilities with our flexible back-end technology, we’re providing customers with a seamless solution that’s designed for speed, performance and global expansion.”

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The Payments Association

JUNE 9, 2025

It enhances resilience, broadens access, improves interoperability, and enables innovation, thereby modernising the UK’s financial infrastructure. The latest updates deliver capabilities far beyond those of the legacy system, creating new opportunities to revolutionise services, reduce risk, expand market reach, and drive innovation.

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Fintech News

APRIL 28, 2024

The banking industry is shifting towards innovation, collaboration and customer-centricity, driven by the adoption of technologies including cloud computing, data analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML), changing customer preferences, and a rapidly evolving regulatory landscape, a new report by Amazon Web Services (AWS) says.

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Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Unified Commerce isn’t a new concept – but for the first time, we have the technology and infrastructure to start implementing it in a meaningful way. This enables merchants to run their businesses, accept payments seamlessly across multiple channels, and leverage value-added service capabilities to expand their revenue streams.

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The Payments Association

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Banks must invest in modern, flexible technology and potentially partner with fintechs to remain competitive and retain their merchant relationships. This innovation has put banks on the defensive, as fintech presents an increasingly real and immediate threat to the banks’ share of the payments market. What’s next?

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The Fintech Times

JUNE 24, 2025

By merging Visa’s world-class authorisation capabilities with our flexible back-end technology, we’re providing customers with a seamless solution that’s designed for speed, performance and global expansion.” The post New RS2–Visa Partnership Aims to Streamline Global Payments appeared first on The Fintech Times.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 19, 2020

The current climate of innovators appears to be up for the challenge, however. Whether innovators develop new payment rails or create solutions that wield existing ones, they must take an ecosystem approach to easing friction. Accelerating Ecosystem Innovation. ” Partnerships and industry collaboration are key, he added.

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The Fintech Times

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

The expanded partnership will see the continuation of existing projects, as well as the introduction of new, innovative products and services for Intesa customers. Consumers will also be able to enjoy brand new payments innovations, including wearable technology. Stoppani , country manager Visa Italy.

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Fintech Finance

MARCH 27, 2025

a leading provider of innovative payment solutions, is pleased to announce a technology integration with Cybersource , an open, network-agnostic ecosystem from Visa Acceptance Solutions , that offers modular payments services that can be linked to an app store for sellers. QorPay Inc.,

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Fintech Finance

MAY 26, 2025

at the forefront of premium API payment innovation in Europe and will enable its partners — which include tier 1 banks and payment services providers — to access advanced payment capabilities and new business models through the German Banking Industry’s (DK) pioneering giroAPI scheme. By joining giroAPI, Token.io

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Increasingly, those value-added services are not only focusing on speed of payment, but also enhancing the data that end-users can access about their transactions, with new solutions from Bank of America and Scotiabank some of the latest to bring real-time rails to corporates. Visa Talks Payment Rail Innovation.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

SWIFT , a global provider of secure financial messaging services, announced Wednesday (Sept. Over the next two years, the Belgium-based cooperative said the initiative will provide transaction management services. The new approach promises to create new value-added services to support business growth.

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Finextra

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Reflecting on insights from last month’s Visa Payments Forum, Tareq Muhmood, SVP, Value Added Services, Europe, Visa, addresses the dramatic rise in global fraud—from $800 million in the early '90s to $33 billion in 2023.

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Fintech Finance

MARCH 31, 2025

Societ Benefit , a leading developer of digital payment infrastructures, innovative services, and open finance ecosystems, announces the approval of share capital increase of approximately 24 million by its Shareholders during the Extraordinary General Meeting held earlier today. CBI S.c.p.a.

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The Fintech Times

MARCH 12, 2025

This partnership is a testament to our shared vision of enabling financial inclusion and innovation, said Hassan Reda , co-founder and chief product officer at CredibleX. ”We are proud to collaborate with Al Etihad Payments to facilitate access to financial services and empower more people to reap the benefits of the digital economy.”

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Fintech News

MARCH 27, 2024

Visa announced the expansion of its value-added services by introducing three new AI-powered solutions aimed at bolstering fraud and risk prevention. A notable innovation is Visa’s real-time fraud prevention service for immediate payments, such as P2P digital wallets and instant payment systems operated by central banks.

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The Payments Association

APRIL 23, 2025

With fund transfers settled within 10 seconds and available 24/7, the regulation represents more than a technological upgrade. Investment in new technology is essential, as existing infrastructure is insurmountable. Integrating instant payments with existing systems can be challenging.

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Fintech Finance

MARCH 7, 2025

Ian Ferrao, Group CEO, Airtel Money – Airtel Africa PLC Airtel Group, said: We are delighted with this major milestone in our partnership and are eager to keep on innovating and elevating our customer experiences with the support of Networks digital payments expertise.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 27, 2020

With the acquisition, Visa hopes to boost its 'network of networks' strategy, reducing the time to market and costs for issuers and processors who need to access innovative operating solutions, the release says.

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The Payments Association

MARCH 18, 2025

Open finance is transforming financial services by enabling broader data-sharing, fostering competition, and driving innovation in payments and financial products. Europe is driving regulatory-first frameworks, while Asia is spearheading market-led innovation. Why is it important? What’s next?

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Fintech News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Payment giant Visa is set to acquire Featurespace, a company specialising in artificial intelligence (AI) technology for real-time payments fraud protection. Visa plans to integrate this technology into its existing suite of security solutions to enhance fraud prevention across the payments ecosystem.

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Fintech Finance

MAY 26, 2025

Merchants across Europe will be able to process payments using their Android mobile or tablet devices using new technology unveiled today by Trust Payments , the disruptive leader in frictionless payments and value-added services for merchants. For more information on this new technology, please visit [link].

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Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Visa (NYSE: V) today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Featurespace , a developer of real-time artificial intelligence (AI) payments protection technology that prevents and mitigates payments fraud and financial crime risks.

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Finextra

JUNE 14, 2025

In an era where digital payments are surging and new technologies like artificial intelligence are redefining commerce, Mastercard’s role has never been more crucial. Over the past decade, the company has aggressively diversified – expanding into new payment rails, new markets, and new value-added services.

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Finextra

JUNE 18, 2025

Ken Villlum Klausen, CEO and founder of Lunar, says that the new platform will reduce reliance on legacy technology and enable it to to develop and launch new products leveraging built-in value added services from Visa, such as AI-powered fraud protection and digital-first UX.

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The Payments Association

JANUARY 22, 2025

The EU’s smart borders initiative exemplifies the innovative applications of digital identity in border control, using automated processes and biometric verification. While theres still scope for development, we already see this technology drive value across the sector, providing effective verification of people and products.

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Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

It will allow payment service providers and merchant acquirers in Japan to accelerate speed to market with new innovative payment services, modernize merchant and consumer payment experiences, and lower the total cost of ownership.

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Fintech Finance

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The additional capital will enable AFS to expand its operations, enhance its product offerings, and drive innovation in the digital payments landscape. AFS’s commitment to innovation is evident in its development of advanced digital solutions, such as AFS Pay and AFS One, which caters to a diverse range of merchant segments.

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Fintech News

JUNE 17, 2024

The global wealth management industry is undergoing a profound transformation, including in Asia, driven by the convergence of technological advancements like artificial intelligence (AI), shifting investor preferences, and evolving economic conditions. Despite ongoing market unpredictability, global HNWI wealth expanded by 4.7%

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Clearly Payments

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Amidst this intricate dance of forces, competition reigns supreme, driving innovation and pushing the boundaries of convenience and accessibility. They establish standards, regulatory frameworks, and technology to ensure the safety and efficiency of payments in the industry along with getting payments in the hands of consumers and merchants.

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Finovate

JUNE 11, 2025

This week, we’re sharing three headlines from the industry that shine a light on where innovation and growth in this space are headed—including more insurtech IPO news from a Florida-based speciality firm. Other insurtechs, as noted below, have launched successful IPOs in recent weeks.

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