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A Merchant’s Guide to Payment Compliance in 2025

Clearly Payments

To stay in good standing: Respond to disputes promptly Use pre-transaction fraud tools (3DS2, address verification, etc.) Visa and Mastercard thresholds (2025): Visa: 0.9% of total transactions Mastercard: 1.0% Some processors will flag merchants at even lower levels.

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Meet Grey Nickel, the AI Crime Syndicate Targeting Banks and Crypto Across Asia

Fintech News

The group has been active since mid-2023, running coordinated campaigns that exploit weaknesses in remote identity verification systems. Based on the research, it’s a full-fledged operation engineered to fake identity verification at scale. Their techniques aren’t just smart. They’re built to outpace current defences.

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Evolve Payment: The Safety of Cash Management

Evolve Payment

The risk is heightened with large transactions, where careful verification of each bill may be overlooked. Transportation: Moving substantial amounts of cash requires armored vehicles and security personnel, adding substantial operational costs. Logistical Challenges Avoiding operational and regulatory pitfalls of cash payments.

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FinTech Firms Combine KYB With KYC For Identity Verification

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GDC, for instance, started out with a solution set for know your customer (KYC) in an eCommerce use case where the company was conducting high-velocity ID verification. Then the first money laundering directives came out, which started to mandate more and more in the realm of customer due diligence, so the company added a compliance check.

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Project Savannah, a Blueprint to Simplify ESG Integration for Small Businesses

Fintech News

Central to Project Savannah is the ambition to streamline the ESG reporting process for MSMEs. Moreover, Project Savannah envisions ensuring robust and reliable reporting mechanisms by utilising verified-at-source data and facilitating links to third-party assurance.

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Understanding Crypto Money Laundering, and How to Get a Handle on It

Fintech News

Transfers Just Under Reporting Thresholds The report highlights noticeable surges in transfers just below the US$1,000, US$3,000, and US$10,000 thresholds. These thresholds align with various regulatory reporting requirements, suggesting that some actors may be structuring payments to avoid triggering additional scrutiny.

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Visa Interchange Rates 2024: What You Need to Know

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However, they did remove the Address Verification Service (AVS) charge of $0.001 per transaction and the Card Verification Value 2 (CVV2) fee of $0.0025 per transaction. Level 3 interchange rates apply to transactions that meet specific detailed reporting requirements, usually for business-to-business (B2B) and government transactions.