Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The rise of non-card payment methods — such as digital wallets, bank transfers, and QR-based payments — underscores the need for businesses to adopt flexible, low-cost solutions to stay competitive. As non-card payment methods gain rapid traction, over 50% of digital commerce volumes in APAC now come from non-card methods.

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Fintech News

APRIL 2, 2025

A consortium of central banks has formally established Nexus Global Payments (NGP) in Singapore to manage a new multilateral cross-border payment system. The founding members are the Reserve Bank of India, Bank Negara Malaysia, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), and the Bank of Thailand.

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Clearly Payments

JANUARY 15, 2025

The Many Types of Payment Processing Fees Below is a breakdown of the lesser-known or hidden fees that can show up on your monthly statements: Interchange Fees What It Is: The fee paid to the card-issuing bank every time a customer buys something with a credit or debit card. Cost Range: Usually 1.5%3.5% The processor charges a higher rate.

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Fintech Finance

JANUARY 10, 2025

Bank Alfalah , a leading commercial bank in Pakistan with a network of over 1,000 branches, has announced its acquisition of a 9.9% The Bank’s fintech investment underscores its commitment to driving digital transformation and fostering financial inclusion across key markets.

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Finextra

MAY 28, 2025

Starling Bank has reported a decline in full-year profits after booking exceptional charges against FCA non-compliance and Covid-era loans.

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Fintech Finance

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Mambu, a leading cloud banking platform, has announced the acquisition of Numeral , a French payment technology provider for banks and fintechs. It also offers a unique strategic fit to the foundation of the cloud banking leader’s long-term expansion efforts. The size of the market opportunity for bank payments is striking.

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NFCW

JANUARY 23, 2025

” “CPOC payment support enables contactless payment with any NFC-enabled bank card or mobile wallet,” Zebra adds. “And support for contactless non-payment items in digital wallets enables instant validation of guest event tickets, boarding passes, loyalty cards and more.”

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The Payments Association

MARCH 6, 2025

Mastercard and Thought Machine, a cloud-native banking technology company, are advancing their partnership to deliver high-quality payments and core banking (critical back-end technology for product and account management and the customer ledger) capabilities to financial institutions looking to modernise their technology stack.

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Fintech News

JANUARY 26, 2025

Emerging trends such as cross-border payment systems and open banking initiatives are breaking down traditional barriers, fostering greater connectivity and efficiency in Asias financial landscape. Open banking APIs has the potential bolster B2B payments in the region. However, the rapid progress comes with challenges.

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The Fintech Times

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

By providing users with the ability to hold and spend balances on MoonPay’s direct integration with non-custodial wallets and exchanges, it removes the need for complex processes and costly intermediaries, providing a more efficient, user-friendly and affordable experience.

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Fintech News

MARCH 26, 2025

This Friday, March 28, 2025, marks the end of an era for DBS Bank as Piyush Gupta steps down after an extraordinary 16-year tenure as Chief Executive Officer. During his tenure, he turned DBS from a traditional lender into a globally recognised powerhouse of digital banking. His leadership has been nothing short of transformative.

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The Payments Association

JUNE 3, 2025

Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) have rapidly evolved from theoretical concepts into live pilots and national deployments. From Asia to the Caribbean and Europe, central banks are grappling with how to digitise public money while preserving trust, utility, and sovereignty.

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The Payments Association

MAY 12, 2025

Now, thanks to open banking and the EUs Instant Payments Regulation (IPR), regulated businesses are rethinking whats possible: real-time transactions, richer customer insight, and smoother experiences, all while staying compliant. These flows are authenticated directly with the bank, which builds trust while cutting out intermediaries.

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Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Morgan Payments will provide Payhawk with several banking services through its API, including access to bank accounts in multiple currencies and for the safeguarding of funds, and domestic payment rails. These services were previously provided through intermediary BaaS providers with a heavy reliance on third parties. “Our

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Fintech Finance

JANUARY 7, 2025

Wise Platform , Wises global payments infrastructure for banks, financial institutions and larger enterprises, today announced the appointment of Lauren Langbridge as Commercial Director for North America, and Manuel Sandhofer as its new General Manager for Europe, Middle East and Brazil.

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Fintech Finance

JUNE 5, 2025

A seasoned Banking and Payments expert with 30 years of experience, Adeosun has played key roles in leading institutions such as First Bank, Access Bank, UBA, and NIBSS (A National Central Switch). To spearhead its operations in Nigeria, BPC welcomes Dapo Adeosun as Managing Director, Nigeria.

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Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Wise has spent the last 14 years building an alternative to traditional correspondent banking. Fast and convenient withdrawals: Wise customers in the Philippines moving funds from their Wise account to their local banks or e-wallets will see the money arriving in under 20 seconds.

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The Fintech Times

JANUARY 11, 2025

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has approved the Financial Data Exchange (FDX) as the first standard-setting body in an important step towards implementing open banking in the US. These standards can help companies to comply with the CFPB’s new open banking rules.

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The Payments Association

JUNE 9, 2025

According to the Bank of England, RTGS settles approximately £500 billion between banks each day—around a quarter of the UK’s annual GDP—in sterling central bank money. Democratised access will foster fintech-bank collaboration, driving innovation. RT2 is substantially expanding direct participation.

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Fintech Finance

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Pix, Brazil’s instant payment system developed and managed by the Central Bank, has changed how transactions are made in the country. The new regulations introduce stricter compliance requirements, requiring all payment transactions for sports betting operations to be verified against player-registered bank account details.

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The Finance Weekly

JANUARY 5, 2025

Cons May not suit non-CFO departments. It even adds a security layer with image-based identity verification, which is perfect for sensitive banking environments. This finance AI chatbot caters to banking and finance with pre-built templates that automate tasks like customer support and account management. Money transfer support.

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AI Finance Automation Non-Bank 130

The Fintech Times

APRIL 12, 2025

As traditional banking processes are replaced by more integrated financial solutions, companies across industries are embedding payment processing, lending, insurance, and investment services directly into their platforms. The need for traditional banks to digitise has never been more apparent.

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The Payments Association

JANUARY 16, 2025

Challenges for non-EU companies: MiCA presents a significant challenge for non-EU companies. Non-EU businesses will need an EU presence to continue and expand their operations in the region. A veteran team of financial professionals founded the company with many years of experience in cross-border payments and banking.

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Compliance Cross-Border Payments Cross-Border Stablecoins 88

Fintech News

JUNE 5, 2025

These trends align with findings from a new e-book from Thunes, which identified 14 mobile wallets in Singapore, alongside bank-operated apps, and which found similar market shares for leaders DBS PayLah!, is a versatile mobile wallet app developed by DBS Bank in Singapore, designed to simplify daily transactions and lifestyle activities.

Credit Cards 96

Credit Cards Online and Mobile Banking Point-of-Sale (POS) Payments 96

Finovate

JUNE 6, 2025

TransferMate Announces Strategic Partnership with Deutsche Bank Embedded B2B payments infrastructure-as-a-service company TransferMate has forged a strategic partnership with Deutsche Bank. In a statement, Deutsche Bank’s Head of Cash Management & Head of CB APAC MEA, Ole Matthiessen, highlighted the opportunity in APAC.

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Cross-Border Payments APACS Payments Cross-Border 93

The Payments Association

MARCH 27, 2025

Embedded finance and multi-banking give corporates greater control, new revenue streams, and stronger networks, unlocking value beyond traditional banking. Merchants could access the funds they needed quickly and easily without waiting for a bank to approve traditional loans.

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Fintech News

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Entities and Types of Scams Covered Under the Shared Responsibility Framework The SRF applies to all full banks, major payment service providers (PSPs), and telcos with major roles in safeguarding consumers’ financial and communication activities. Telcos’ Duties Telcos play a key role in securing SMS channels used in digital banking.

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Stax

APRIL 8, 2025

Interchange and assessment fees are set by card networks and are non-negotiable. Acquiring bank – The merchants bank that receives and disburses the funds. They facilitate transactions by connecting merchants, credit card processors, and banks while establishing rules, regulations, and fees for processing payments.

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The Payments Association

MARCH 18, 2025

From open banking to open finance and beyond: The future of financial data-sharing March 18 2025 by Payments Intelligence LinkedIn Email X WhatsApp What is this article about? The evolution of open banking into open finance, examining regional regulatory approaches and adoption trends. Why is it important?

Finance 88

Finance Payment APIs and Integration Non-Bank Embedded Finance 88

Fintech News

MAY 29, 2025

year-over-year (YoY), according to the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC). Wing Bank, TrueMoney among most used services for e-commerce payments Findings from the study featured in the Profitence report further underscore the rapid rise of digital payments and digital banking in Cambodia. million transactions in 2023, up 28.7%

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Instant Payments Cross-Border Payments Online and Mobile Banking Cross-Border 78

The Payments Association

MAY 28, 2025

Its become clear that these policies arent optional enhancements, with both networks positioning tokenisation as the non-negotiable standard. The issuer imperative For issuing banks, particularly those still wedded to legacy infrastructure, tokenisation presents both an urgent challenge and an extraordinary opportunity.

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BioCatch

MARCH 13, 2025

On March 5, 2025, the California Senate Committee on Banking and Financial Institutions held a hearing on The Golden Age of Scams: How Technology and Transnational Fraud Rings Threaten California Consumers.

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Bank Automation

JUNE 11, 2025

Non-fungible token marketplace OpenSea, for example, uses Privy to enable customers to purchase NFTs directly from its platform. […] The post Payment company Stripe to acquire crypto wallet provider privy appeared first on Bank Automation News. Privy helps companies build crypto wallets into their user experiences.

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Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Key findings of the research include: Trust in social media platforms shaken: Fraud’s impact goes beyond the payments sector – 41% of victims report a loss of trust in social media companies, four times as many as those who lost trust in traditional banks.

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Fintech Finance

MARCH 7, 2025

How does the rise of real-time payments impact traditional banking in Latin America? What percentage of Brazil’s E-Commerce transactions were processed via Pix in 2024? Which Latin American country has the highest cryptocurrency adoption rate? Company Coverage: Boleto Bancario Pix PagoEfectivo Key Topics Covered: 1.

Digital Payments 96

Digital Payments Payments Debit Card Online and Mobile Banking 96

Fintech Finance

JANUARY 21, 2025

Businesses across the globe have struggled with outdated and non-secure payment methods like IVR or DTMF systems, burdened by high processing fees and vulnerable to fraud. Whether a business needs advanced plugins or wants to explore open banking options, our platform delivers.

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Fintech Finance

JANUARY 21, 2025

SC PrismFX is available for Financial Institution (FI), Non-Banking Financial Institution (NBFI), PayTech, and Corporate clients globally. Standard Chartered today announced the launch of SC PrismFX, its cross-currency Transactional foreign exchange (FX) solutions suite.

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