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Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act examined: A guide to avoiding failure-to-prevent fraud measures

The Payments Association

Businesses must proactively assess fraud risks, implement adequate procedures, leverage technology for fraud detection, and foster a culture of compliance to avoid regulatory penalties. Compliance requires proactive fraud risk assessment, the implementation of preventive procedures, and a culture of accountability.

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Ant International Deepens Payment and Digitalisation Ecosystem with AI-Driven Embedded Finance Solutions in Year of Transformation

Fintech Finance

With a series of organisational and strategic upgrades in 2024, Ant International , a leading global digital payment and financial technology provider, reported robust growth over the past year among all its four pillar businesses, Alipay+ , Antom , WorldFirst and Embedded Finance. connecting over 90 million merchants in 66 markets to 1.6

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Top regulatory priorities for the payments sector

The Payments Association

Employees should be well-versed in the safeguarding procedures and understand their role in protecting customer funds. Key actions for firms Invest in technology : Investing in secure APIs, data protection, and third-party integration is key to supporting open banking initiatives. The FCA sees industry collaboration as critical.

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Swift, UBS, and Chainlink Advance Tokenised Fund Settlement Under Project Guardian

Fintech News

It highlighted the potential for integrating blockchain technology with existing financial networks to improve the efficiency of fund subscription and redemption processes, which are traditionally hindered by manual procedures, delayed settlements, and limited transparency.

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RT2: A strategic transformation for UK payment providers

The Payments Association

While the previous RTGS system served the UK market effectively for many years, it had become increasingly constrained by fast-moving developments in payment technology, shifting user expectations, and emerging cyber threats. These position the UK payments sector for continued evolution in a rapidly changing global financial landscape.

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Antom Upgrades Antom Copilot AI with New Payment and Chargeback Tools

Fintech News

The AI agent now supports faster system integration, reportedly by over 90%, through features such as chain-of-thought reasoning, automated procedures, and both language and graphical interfaces. Merchants can also use natural language prompts to configure risk management settings, aimed at improving access to anti-fraud tools.

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Everything You Need to Know About Credit Card Processing

Stax

There are also risk holds—a routine procedure that most companies experience within the first few weeks of processing with a new merchant services account. They typically assist with technology needs and customer service as well, acting as an intermediary to the card associations and banks.