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Anti-Fraud Tool Confirmation of Payee Expanded to Hundreds of More Firms

Fintech Finance

Today, the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR ), marks another significant milestone in its fight to tackle fraud, as hundreds of additional financial firms adopt the name-checking service, Confirmation of Payee (CoP). Kate Fitzgerald, Head of Policy at the PSR, said: “Confirmation of Payee has quickly become an essential anti-fraud tool.

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Finseta Enhances Payment Security with Launch of Confirmation of Payee Service Powered by tell.money

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Finseta , a leading international payments and foreign exchange (FX) business, has announced the launch of their new Confirmation of Payee (CoP) service powered by tell.money. This enhanced service is designed to upgrade payment security, reduce the risk of fraud, and ensure the accuracy of transactions.

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Banks Roll Out Confirmation of Payee Across Australia to Crack Down on Scams

The Fintech Times

Banks across Australia are officially rolling out Confirmation of Payee, the name-matching service designed to protect customers from being tricked into sending money to criminals. After investing around $100million in the technology, banks in Australia hope Confirmation of Payee will help keep local consumers’ money safe.

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RTP® and FedNow Transaction Limit Increases Fuel Instant Payments Surge

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New research from RedCompass Labs shows that RTP and FedNow’s rising transaction limits are making instant payments significantly more attractive for U.S. The results suggest larger transaction limits are helping to boost instant payment demand. Surprisingly, earned wage access came in ninth place (29%).

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Tietoevry Banking Registration Enables it to Verify Payer and Payee Identities for European Banks

The Fintech Times

Tietoevry Banking , a financial software solution provider based in the Nordics, has registered with the European Payments Council as a provider of routing and verification mechanisms (RVM) for verification of payee (VoP) solutions. These solutions are mandated for introduction across the Single European Payments Area (SEPA) by October 2025.

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Pay.UK Expands Confirmation of Payee to Meet Growth of Faster Payments Transactions in the UK

The Fintech Times

Pay.UK , the independent, not-for-profit operator of the UK’s national retail payments system, is expanding ‘Confirmation of Payee’, significantly bolstering protection for UK consumers against Authorised Push Payment (APP) fraud and misdirected payments. billion checks as of September 2024 and conducting over 2.1 million checks daily.

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LSEG Risk Intelligence Deploys Account Verification to Tackle Payment Fraud

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Originally introduced in the United States in October 2024, GAV verifies whether payee and account details match before transactions are processed, helping businesses and individuals prevent fraudulent transfers. By October 2025, Eurozone providers must conduct mandatory account name-IBAN checks for transactions.