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Why the U.S. has reached a real-time tipping point

Finextra

It is rumored that the Federal Reserve is planning to introduce a new “Service Directory”, which could improve transaction monitoring by providing a consolidated view of every customer and every participating bank on FedNow. The future of payments processing As real-time payments accelerate in the U.S

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SecurityScorecard Lands $27M To Expand Third-Party Vendor Security Ratings

PYMNTS

The latest round, the company said in a statement, was led by Nokia Growth Partners (NGP) with participation from Moody’s Corporation, AXA Strategic Ventures and Intel Capital. Several existing investors – including Sequoia Capital and Google Ventures – also participated.

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Less Than 1 in 10 Firms Are Fully Prepared for MiCA With 25% Having Made No Preparations

The Fintech Times

MiCA represents one of the first comprehensive regulatory frameworks for crypto trading to be developed in a major financial jurisdiction, and its adoption will increase requirements for market participants in a range of areas. ” Where are firms struggling?

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Veteran Exec Stresses Simplicity In New eCommerce Platform

PYMNTS

million in seed funding led by Redpoint Ventures, with participation from Sierra Ventures and Expa. Prior to Wing, Masud was chief technology officer at Staples, where he was responsible for building out the third-party vendor platform. 20) as it announced its new product, executive team and initial funding round.

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How FIs Compete In The ‘API Economy’

PYMNTS

Eck manages IBM’s Industry Platforms initiative, and he recently spoke with PYMNTS about a platform-first approach toward guiding traditional FIs into participation in the API economy — the status that IBM says has emerged from open API ecosystems. API economics 101. It’s an ecosystem of entities, and the connective tissue is APIs,” Eck said.

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How to make compliance training engaging and audits impactful

Neopay

These not only break up long sessions but also provide opportunities for participants to actively apply their knowledge, ensuring better retention. Open questions encourage participants to reflect on and articulate their grasp of key topics, allowing a deeper assessment of how well they understood the material. Screening results.

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Secret Escapes chooses Nium to enhance payment experience for hotels

Fintech Finance

Spencer Hanlon, Global Head of Travel Payments at Nium, said: “For too long, the travel industry has retrofitted outdated payment methods to its unique ecosystem of travellers, tourism suppliers, and third-party vendors.