The Fintech Times

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Digital payment adoption is experiencing significant growth across India – expanding at a rate of 44 per cent CAGR by transaction volume from 2017 to 2024. Were proud to bring Runa to India, where digital payments and gift cards are transforming how people connect and transact, explained Aron Alexander , CEO of Runa.

Cross-Border

Fintech Finance

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

As the fintech industry continues to grow and evolve, so do the demands for regulatory compliance. With a strong compliance culture and technological innovation capabilities, PhotonPay has become a trusted partner of over 200,000 customers worldwide, with an annual transaction volume of more than US$20 billion.

Compliance

Finovate

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Crypto.com’s new functionality, new partnership, and plans for the new year Recently crowned the king of North American crypto trading , Crypto.com announced this week that it launched a new partnership with payments acceptance provider Ingenico. Swift, UBS, and Chainlink conclude blockchain pilot That’s a wrap!

Blockchain

Finovate

AUGUST 5, 2025

The two are combining to pursue a collective mission to protect global digital payments and defend e-commerce from threats. Moving forward, the two will leverage EverC’s AI capabilities and bring G2RS’s risk and compliance capabilities to the payments risk ecosystem.

Risk

The Payments Association

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Payment technology and innovation are accelerating across the fintech industry, with more companies recognising the importance of adapting to changing customer needs, with non-cash transactions projected to hit 2.3 A team of Paymentologys payment experts explore what we can expect to see in the payments industry next year.

Cross-Border

Evolve Payment

JULY 15, 2025

Cash: Navigating Safety in the Cannabis Industry The burgeoning cannabis industry presents a unique challenge when it comes to payment processing: striking a balance between safety, security, and regulatory compliance. Logistical Challenges Avoiding operational and regulatory pitfalls of cash payments.

Cash Management

The Fintech Times

DECEMBER 9, 2024

As 2024 draws to a close, it’s been an eventful year for the payments industry, marked by rapid innovation, unexpected challenges, and evolving consumer expectations. Experts at Aevi , the in-person payment orchestration firm, share their key takeaways, lessons learned, and perspectives on the trends shaping the future of paytech.

Payment APIs and Integration

Stax

JANUARY 23, 2025

The merchant underwriting process is a critical step that payment processors and financial institutions use to assess the risk associated with onboarding new businesses. Key steps include application review, risk assessment, credit checks, and compliance verification. Learn More What is Merchant Account Underwriting?

Underwriting

EBizCharge

MARCH 18, 2025

As data breaches evolve and advance, a robust payment processing system that protects sensitive financial information is essential. Integrating a payment gateway into Sage 100 When integrated with a trusted payment gateway , merchants can leverage their Sage 100 system to streamline their finance, accounting, inventory, and sales operations.

Credit Cards

The Payments Association

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act examined: A guide to avoiding the failure-to-prevent fraud offence February 6 2025 by Payments Intelligence LinkedIn Email X WhatsApp What is this article about? Compliance requires proactive fraud risk assessment, the implementation of preventive procedures, and a culture of accountability.

Crime

The Payments Association

JULY 15, 2025

Questions address both immediate challenges (fraud prevention, regulatory compliance, technology readiness) and forward-looking opportunities (AI implementation, collaborative defence strategies, regulatory evolution). Modern fraud prevention extends beyond loss mitigation itself.

Financial Crimes

The Payments Association

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The article explores the growing threat of AI-enabled fraud in the payments sector and how firms can combat it with advanced technologies. It highlights the urgent need for payments firms to address AI-driven fraud to protect financial security, maintain customer trust, and comply with regulations. What is this article about?

AI

Finextra

JULY 21, 2025

The Convergence of Modernization Drivers Regulatory Complexity and Compliance Burden Modern financial regulations demand system agility that legacy platforms cannot deliver. Open banking mandates, real-time payment requirements, and evolving data privacy regulations require architectures built for adaptability, not just stability.

Payment APIs and Integration

Fintech Review

APRIL 10, 2025

Wilmington, North Carolina, April 10th, 2025, FinanceWire Brantas payment verification and Amboss compliance tools give businesses a robust solution to mitigate risks from sophisticated attackers, setting a new standard for business operational security in the Bitcoin and Lightning Network ecosystems.

Bitcoin

EBizCharge

MARCH 31, 2025

When managing a business with Sage software, choosing the right merchant services provider (MSP) can significantly impact payment processing, cash flow management, and overall efficiency. That said, merchant services providers are integral to Sage payment processing. What is a merchant services provider?

Service Provider

Finextra

JULY 7, 2025

However, rapid growth brings challenges including scaling operations, ensuring regulatory compliance and maintaining robust IT infrastructure. These facilities offer flexible, scalable solutions with high availability, security and built-in regulatory compliance, eliminating the burden of managing an entire data centre.

FinTech

Fintech Finance

MARCH 13, 2025

According to new analysis from inclusive payments platform, Ecommpay, a dynamic checkout that presents local currency for card processing for where the customer is located can improve conversion rates, with currency choice boosting conversion by an average of 8%.

Online and Mobile Banking

Fintech Finance

MARCH 23, 2025

Vixio , a leading provider of regulatory intelligence solutions, is proud to announce that it has been named the winner of the Best RegTech Solution award at the prestigious Merchant Payments Ecosystem (mpe) Awards 2025 at the gala ceremony which took place as part of its annual conference in Berlin last week.

Payment APIs and Integration

Trade Credit & Liquidity Management

JUNE 25, 2025

They must navigate a web of challenges ranging from cyber threats and regulatory compliance to the intricacies of global supply chains. Supplier risk, cyber risk, and regulatory compliance, such as Know-Your-Customer (KYC) and anti-fraud, now play a big role in business decisions.

Risk Assessment

The Fintech Times

JULY 17, 2025

Genome, a Lithuania-based electronic‑money institution, has partnered with HUCH, a Paris-headquartered open‑banking payments provider, to offer instant SEPA payment detection. The move strengthens payment security at fuel dispensers and in-store terminals, helping merchants reduce PCI compliance scope and mitigate risk.

FinTech

Finovate

JUNE 3, 2025

Financial crime compliance innovator ThetaRay announced a strategic partnership with cross-border payments platform Spayce. The collaboration will combine ThetaRay’s Cognitive AI Transaction Monitoring solution with Spayce’s payments infrastructure to enhance the platform’s financial crime detection capabilities.

Cross-Border Payments

Finextra

JULY 22, 2025

Now picture a back-office specialist who predicts settlement failures, flags reconciliation breaks, updates static data across systems, and ensures regulatory compliance—all without human intervention. They can recommend or auto-execute mitigation actions such as portfolio rebalancing or hedge placement. Think again.

Automation

M2P Fintech

APRIL 4, 2025

SCF enhances business cash flow by facilitating convenient payment terms between buyers and suppliers. In this model, both parties reap the benefits: Suppliers receive quicker payments Buyers enjoy extended credit periods It not only optimizes cash flow but also stabilizes the supply network during market fluctuations.

Finance

The Payments Association

JANUARY 22, 2025

The widespread shift to online reliance has created a greater demand for accessing various services online, including government public services and online retail payments. While digital identification is key to mitigating potential fraud and streamlining airport throughput, several barriers exist to successful implementation.

Security

The Fintech Times

JANUARY 7, 2025

In recent years, the payments market has been marked by continuous dynamism, driven by disruptive innovations and the emergence of new paradigms based on open models. It is offered by the payers PSPs to their users, both for domestic and cross-border payments in euro.

Value Added Service

Fintech News

APRIL 2, 2025

Hart has also advised both scale-ups and large enterprises on cybersecurity and risk mitigation. As we continue to expand globally, Jims leadership will ensure that we maintain the highest standards of security, protecting our customers and enabling innovation in payments.

Cybersecurity

EBizCharge

MAY 22, 2025

Understanding these differences is essential for addressing common challenges, such as manual errors, delayed invoices, and poor payment tracking, as they can strain customer relationships, limit payment flexibility, and lead to compliance issues. What is billing? What is invoicing?

Process

Fintech Finance

MARCH 26, 2025

The Payments Association , a trade group for the payments sector, has appointed Mitch Trehan , Chief Compliance Officer at Allica Bank, and Daniel Holden , formerly Group CEO of Trust Payments, as Vice Chairs of its Advisory Board. Advisory Board members are nominated and elected by the Trade Associations members.

Financial Crimes

The Fintech Times

JUNE 24, 2025

“To mitigate these challenges, insurers must implement strong AI governance, ensure ongoing human oversight, and maintain robust auditing and monitoring systems to uphold fairness, transparency, and regulatory compliance.” We reached out to the industry to find out.

AI

Fintech Weekly

JULY 31, 2025

Learn how financial institutions can detect, manage, and mitigate performance degradation. Regulatory compliance risks : Financial institutions operate under strict regulatory frameworks that require model transparency and fairness. This proactive approach helps identify vulnerabilities and develop mitigation strategies.

AI

Finextra

JULY 7, 2025

This includes: Bias Detection and Mitigation: AI models can perpetuate biases present in the training data. Silos allow for careful curation of data and the application of bias detection and mitigation techniques. Restricting access to AI models is a key mechanism for enforcing this control.

AI

Finextra

JUNE 5, 2025

By harnessing data-driven insights gathered from thousands of endpoints every few seconds, these platforms inform decisions, mitigate risks, and boost efficiency. In summary, experience-level data has evolved from a luxury to a critical necessity for operational resilience and regulatory compliance in financial services.

Compliance

The Payments Association

MARCH 25, 2025

The fintech sector is evolving rapidly, transforming financial transactions, but it is also facing growing regulatory scrutiny and risks, such as fraud and cybersecurity threats. As director/MLRO of SENDS, a UK-licensed EMI, I see AI’s potential in fraud prevention, AML, and compliance.

Regulatory Compliance

Agile Payments

JANUARY 9, 2020

Payment Facilitator Provider: Who do you work to become a Payment Facilitator? A Payment Facilitator or PayFac acts as a the Master Merchant. The Payment Facilitator is responsible for regulatory compliance and has financial risk of their sub-users.

Facilitators

Open Banking Excellence

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

As banks adapt to these transformative forces, attendees gain insights into innovative strategies, regulatory compliance, and customer-centric approaches that will define the future of banking.

Regulatory Compliance

Fintech Finance

OCTOBER 7, 2024

The Supplier Stability in Operational Resilience Report highlights that over 32% of the organisations surveyed are unclear about who is responsible for mitigating the risks of supplier failure, service deterioration, and concentration risk for Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions. While 70.1%

Risk

Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The collaboration aims to share best practices in the Open Finance and Verification of Payee landscape, with the final goal of enhancing payment service providers’ value-added offerings and overall financial market efficiency.

Payee