The Fintech Times

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Payments-as-a-Service firm Volante Technologies has launched a new solution to offer financial institutions visibility and operational control over their payments business. With enhanced observability, users can achieve more precise performance tracking, improving their ability to mitigate risks and adapt to market changes.

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Fintech Finance

JANUARY 9, 2025

Adyen , the global financial technology platform of choice for leading businesses, announces the launch of Adyen Uplift. Saving businesses from trading off between conversion, risk, and cost The complexity of payment management still holds businesses back from reaching their ambitions.

AI

The Fintech Times

JUNE 27, 2025

QwikPay , the Australian paytech, is improving its real-time user onboarding while maintaining compliance with financial regulations in Australia, following a new partnership with iDenfy , the identity verification and fraud prevention technology provider. We needed a compliance partner that could scale with us while maintaining user trust.

Risk Management

The Payments Association

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

With regulatory scrutiny at an all-time high, payments firms must keep pace with evolving regulations to avoid financial penalties and reputational risks. Firms must ensure robust trust arrangements and clear segregation of customer funds to minimize financial risk. The FCA sees industry collaboration as critical.

Stablecoins

The Fintech Times

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

UK retailers must look to adopt new technology allowing consumers to update card details seamlessly, or risk losing out on 4.3billion annually according to new research conducted by Opinium for Acquired.com , a payments business focused on recurring commerce. But payment technology can help with this.

Risk

The Payments Association

DECEMBER 9, 2024

The dual impact of generative AI on payment security, highlighting its potential to enhance fraud detection while posing significant data privacy risks. However, as payment services rely more heavily on these AI technologies, they face a growing challenge: how to harness the power of LLMs without compromising data privacy.

Privacy

Fintech News

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Patricia Haynes joins as Senior Vice President of Platform, bringing her expertise in technology operations and risk management from roles at Zopa and LexisNexis Risk Solutions. She has extensive experience in highly regulated environments and has worked on AML and compliance technology initiatives.

APACS

Fintech News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The payment giant responded by deploying its own artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies to detect and prevent fraudulent activity before it could occur, regardless of where or how consumers were shopping. said Paul Fabara, Chief Risk and Client Services Officer at Visa.

Fraud Prevention

Fintech Finance

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Patricia Haynes, Thredds new Senior Vice President of Platform, is a seasoned technology leader with extensive experience in highly regulated global environments and scaling up technology operations.

APACS

Basis Theory

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

In practical terms, this means there are fewer PCI requirements you need to comply with within your self-administered systems, reducing cost and risk. Both offer enhanced security for storing and utilizing payment data, reducing overall fraud and risk levels. They can be validated and identified without risking exploitation.

Encryption

Fintech Finance

MARCH 24, 2025

A new survey of UK temporary recruitment businesses has revealed that inefficient technology and processes are significantly impacting workforce productivity. Three-quarters (74%) of payroll professionals say at least 11 hours per week are wasted due to outdated technology and inefficient workflows.

Payroll

The Payments Association

JANUARY 13, 2025

The reforms ensure robust safeguarding practices, bolster consumer trust, and address risks like fund shortfalls during insolvency. While these measures seek to address key risks, such as fund shortfalls during insolvency and delays in fund distributions, they also bring increased regulatory burdens and operational complexities.

Compliance

The Fintech Times

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Payment technology has always needed to be relatively up to date as without it, customers are likely to abandon one organisation and go somewhere where they can have a better checkout experience. Payment technology has evolved from a back-office utility to an all-encompassing strategic differentiator across virtually all operational aspects.

Technology

The Payments Association

MARCH 19, 2025

Banks clinging to outdated systems risk security breaches, regulatory headaches, and lost market sharemodernisation isnt just an upgrade, its a survival strategy. For years, banks have been reluctant to modernise their legacy infrastructure, believing that change outweighs the risks of staying put.

Payment APIs and Integration

Fintech Finance

OCTOBER 30, 2024

This premier event will gather leading experts, industry innovators, and key decision-makers to explore the latest trends shaping the future of payments and regulatory technology. QUBE Events is pleased to announce the 19th NextGen Payments & RegTech Forum on 6-7 November at the Four Seasons Hotel in Limassol, Cyprus!

AML

The Payments Association

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The shift driven by fintechs could erode banks’ dominance, forcing them to modernise or risk losing a significant share of the market. Banks must invest in modern, flexible technology and potentially partner with fintechs to remain competitive and retain their merchant relationships. Why is it important? What’s next?

FinTech

Fintech News

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

This plug-and-play collaboration will allow consumers to pay with crypto at Ingenico terminals, while merchants can seamlessly receive settlements in their local currency, eliminating currency risk.

Cryptocurrency

Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Retailers will also benefit from same-day settlement in local currencies like EUR, GBP, USD, and CHF, ensuring a smooth, risk-free integration. Lunu Pay’s cutting-edge technology makes crypto payments accessible to retailers by automatically converting digital currencies into euros or other local currencies at the point of payment.

Alternative Payment Methods

Fintech Finance

DECEMBER 9, 2024

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

Embedded Finance

Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

PayFuture , a leading global payment technology provider, has launched its operations in Pakistan, creating new opportunities for international businesses to engage with one of South Asia’s most dynamic ecommerce markets. This mitigates the risks often associated with frontier markets.

Cross-Border Payments

The Payments Association

JANUARY 3, 2025

Improving regulations, using technology for detection, and fostering industry-wide cooperation. Fraudsters, armed with advanced technologies and professional networks, are exploiting gaps in systems and consumer behaviour. We are investing in new technologies to prevent fraud taking place on our network, he said.

Fraud Detection

The Payments Association

JUNE 9, 2025

The latest updates deliver capabilities far beyond those of the legacy system, creating new opportunities to revolutionise services, reduce risk, expand market reach, and drive innovation. This represents a strategic shift for payment providers, affecting cost structures, risk exposure and increasing competition.

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Fintech Finance

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Nasdaq: INTU), the global financial technology platform behind TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks, and Mailchimp, has announced a collaboration with Adyen , the fintech of choice for many of the world’s leading businesses, to help small and mid-market businesses (SMBs) more easily manage electronic payments. Intuit Inc.

Small Business

Fintech Finance

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The Trustfull platform addresses these challenges by offering open-source intelligence insights and real-time analysis on user contact details and location, enabling BNPL businesses to accurately differentiate between legitimate customers and high-risk applicants.

Fraud Prevention

Stax

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Here are the inside details about what defines a payment solutions provider, how processing works, the credit card processing fees , risks, and more. 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.

Credit Cards

The Payments Association

APRIL 7, 2025

The industry must focus on technological investments, enhancing security, and addressing regulatory and interoperability challenges to stay competitive. The survey results offer a detailed analysis of critical areas such as the adoption of emerging technologies, regulatory compliance, financial crime, and customers’ evolving needs.

Financial Crimes

The Payments Association

MAY 16, 2025

And the risks are real. The rise of intelligent payment technology AI is now playing a major role in transforming how payments work. Custom systems to match specific risks Fraud isnt a one-size-fits-all issue. The risks an online retailer faces arent the same as those for a FinTech platform.

AI

Fintech News

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

The Most Widespread Payment Frauds in Singapore Singapores consumers are relatively more aware of fraud risks compared to other regions, leading fraudsters to refine their methods. A significant 62% of businesses are using AI-driven fraud prevention technologies to enhance security. Below are the most common types of fraud found now.

Fraud Prevention

Trade Credit & Liquidity Management

JULY 9, 2025

From a Press Release dated July 2, 2025, Reston, VA Eftsure, a global leader in payment fraud prevention, has been named a Nacha Preferred Partner, joining a select group of technology providers recognized for advancing the ACH Network.

NACHA

The Payments Association

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

The reality is that building an effective transaction monitoring system requires a profound understanding of regulatory compliance, technological integration, and operational functionality. Data Privacy Concerns: Sharing sensitive data with vendors may introduce privacy and compliance risks.

Financial Crimes

Fintech Finance

OCTOBER 30, 2024

With the payments landscape transforming so rapidly, the opportunity to help banks and fintechs modernize their payments infrastructure with Tuum’s cutting-edge technology is what drew me to this role.”

Accounts

Finextra

AUGUST 7, 2025

And here’s the main catch: If you want to offer your customers seamless and robust global payout services, you need an efficient system that has the latest technology in it. And if you don’t have a system that has the latest technologies, you might face challenges. The more countries you cover, the harder it gets.

Payment APIs and Integration

Finextra

AUGUST 11, 2025

An automated alert in the core banking system can notify the treasury team of any shortfall in real time, reducing operational risk. A risk review reveals that the bank’s credit rating has dropped. Assess & document operational risk impact of using insurance/guarantee.

Reconciliation

The Payments Association

JULY 15, 2025

Questions address both immediate challenges (fraud prevention, regulatory compliance, technology readiness) and forward-looking opportunities (AI implementation, collaborative defence strategies, regulatory evolution). The methodology combines quantitative analysis of threat patterns with qualitative assessment of strategic responses.

Financial Crimes

My Payment Savvy

AUGUST 10, 2025

High-risk industries like CBD, debt collection, and credit repair see even higher fraud rates, which is why many mainstream processors won’t work with these businesses at all. Once you’re flagged as high-risk, finding new payment processing becomes expensive and difficult. The consequences go beyond immediate losses.

Fraud Detection

Stax

MARCH 13, 2025

Apart from keeping complex payment structures running, interchange fees compensate issuing banks for taking on cardholder credit risk, and help card companies fund rewards programs. To improve the payment experience for consumers, card networks must innovate and incorporate the latest technologies.

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