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Whalet Joins Forces with TerraPay to Empower SMEs with Seamless Global Payouts

Fintech Finance

and Hong Kong SAR , Whalet ensures compliant and cost-effective financial operations for businesses expanding into international markets. Research highlights a rising demand for scalable, multi-rail payment solutions that cater to diverse financial ecosystems. With payment licenses in Singapore , the U.S.,

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New Research Reveals 66 Percent of Global Travel Companies See Their Fragile Margins Eroded by Inefficient Payment Systems

Fintech Finance

New research has revealed 66 percent of travel companies are seeing their profit margins impacted by outdated or complicated payment systems, with nine in 10 expected to prioritise modernising their financial operations this year.

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FinCEN Issues Warning About COVID-19 Vaccine Scams, Cyberattacks

PYMNTS

There have already been ransomware attacks aimed at medical research facilities working on vaccinations. FinCEN also emphasized the importance of Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) as being critical to identifying and stopping cybercrime in “conjunction with effective implementation of Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) compliance requirements.”.

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FinCEN Files Show Banks’ ‘Whack-a-Mole’ Battle Against KYC/AML

PYMNTS

The documents, officially known as suspicious activity reports (SARs for short) show that the banks had filed more than 2,000 reports across the past 17 years. Joint PYMNTS/Brighterion research found that 63.6 percent of FIs believe AI is an effective tool for stopping fraud before it happens.

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Alipay Enhances China Travel for International Tourists with 16-Language App Upgrade

Fintech Finance

A study conducted by the Silk Road Research Institute of Beijing Foreign Studies University in June 2024 on international tourists’ travel and payment experiences in China, found that international visitors are interested in trying local mobile payment methods like Alipay.

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Some Restaurants Opt For A Long Winter’s Nap

PYMNTS

Adults with positive SARS-CoV-2 test results were approximately twice as likely to have reported dining at a restaurant than were those with negative SARS-CoV-2 test results.”. Summarizing new PYMNTS research, CEO Karen Webster noted on Oct. America doesn’t have the appetite for this. We’ve had it.

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Alipay+ Voyager Launched to Simplify and Enhance Travel Experiences

The Fintech Times

Alipay+ Voyager is first launched on three of Asia’s biggest mobile wallets, Alipay (Chinese mainland), AlipayHK (Hong Kong SAR, China) and GCash (the Philippines), ahead of the summer travel peak. It will roll out to more Alipay+ payment partners throughout 2025.