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Visa Says Frictionless B2B Payments Are The Future; Rails Must Adapt To New Use Cases

PYMNTS

B2B Use Cases Are Mushrooming. And, in the digital-first world that has been wrought amid the pandemic, the B2B use cases of moving money beyond the confines of the paper check have been exploding as data and payment need to be matched up seamlessly. Using Technology To Solve Key Use Cases.

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How open banking and IPR are transforming payments in regulated sectors

The Payments Association

Manual checks, third-party handoffs, and inconsistent user flows slow down onboarding and erode trust, especially when customers are used to one-click checkouts and instant transfers in other parts of their digital lives. However, in the case of open banking, the value lies in simplicity, transparency, and control.

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U.S. Faster Payments Council Shares Results from 2025 Faster Payments Barometer

Fintech Finance

The results reflect growing adoption of the FedNow Service and RTP Network and an expanding array of use cases in both consumer and business contexts. Use Case Expansion: Businesses are most interested in leveraging faster payments for eCommerce (54%), point-of-sale transactions (51%), and invoicing/supplier payments (41%).

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Risk-based authentication: The secret to meeting PSD2 compliance without sacrificing convenience

The Payments Association

While many banks and issuers still use one-time passcodes (OTPs) to protect customers from fraud, modern tools and attack vectors make their days at the office rather easy. Faster payments and faster fraud As new payment use cases and systems emerge, they naturally introduce new fraud risks. Its a great time to be a fraudster.

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Runa Introduces Runa Assure: Proactive Security for Payout Protection

Fintech Finance

Runa Assure was purpose-built for instant payout methods, including gift cards, prepaid, and push-to-card, and now protects over two million unique recipients every month. Unlike other fraud and security models that focus on payment acceptance, weve designed a fraud and security engine specifically to protect payouts.

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Today In Payments: ECB Outlines Use Cases For Digital Euro; Goldman To Pay $2.5B For GM’s Credit Card Business

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In today’s top news, the European Central Bank outlines use cases for a digital euro, and Goldman Sachs will buy GM’s credit card business. European Central Bank Outlines Use Cases for Digital Euro. for General Motor's Credit Card Business. Goldman to Pay $2.5B billion, beating out competitor Barclays.

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It’s A Wrap: Visa Completes Purchase Of Latin American FinTech YellowPepper

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In an announcement of completion of the deal, Visa said it will accelerate the global payments and credit card company’s “network of networks” strategy. Under that strategy, Visa is pushing to become a “single point of access for initiating multiple transaction types” while also laying the foundation for the “secure movement of money.”.