Sat.Jul 12, 2025 - Fri.Jul 18, 2025

article thumbnail

Worldline Launches AI-Powered Routing to Boost Payment Authorisation Rates

Fintech Finance

Worldline [Euronext: WLN], a global leader in payment services, today announces the launch of its AI-powered routing solution, changing how businesses route payments globally. Following successful pilots, the solution has delivered increased authorisation rates by more than 2% in addition to the 3% improvement achieved with its rule-based routing.

AI 59
article thumbnail

BlueSnap’s Channel Partner Program Is Surging

Trade Credit & Liquidity Management

From a Press Release dated July 8, 2025, Boston, Massachusetts & London, England BlueSnap, a global payment orchestration platform serving B2B and B2C businesses, has announced remarkable growth (137%) in its Channel Partner Program since its launch in September 2024. The program has expanded to include 41 system integrators worldwide, with 11 new partners joining recently, reflecting a strong market demand for seamless and scalable global payment solutions.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

New payment platform QwikPay launches in Australia

Finextra

Australia's newest and most disruptive payment platform has officially launched, with QwikPay promising to eliminate the friction, fees and outdated infrastructure that have long held back innovation in the way Australian consumers pay and businesses get paid.

article thumbnail

MAS Chief: Singapore Must Choose Security Over Convenience in Fight Against Scams

Fintech News

Singapore will need to prioritise security over convenience in the ongoing fight against financial scams, according to MAS Managing Director Chia Der Jiun. Speaking at the release of the central bank’s annual report, he noted that stronger safeguards may introduce some friction for users but are essential to protect the public from increasingly sophisticated scam tactics.

Scams 80
article thumbnail

Breaking The Commerce Bottleneck: Your SAP Exit Plan Starts Now

Speaker: Jason Cottrell and Gireesh Sahukar

Retailers know the clock is ticking–legacy SAP Commerce support ends in 2026. Legacy platforms are becoming a liability burdened by complexity, rigidity, and mounting operational costs. But modernization isn’t just about swapping out systems, it’s about preparing for a future shaped by real-time interactions, AI powered buying assistants, and flexible commerce architecture.

article thumbnail

Real-Time Payments Are Soaring In The U.S.

Tom Groenfeldt

Newsletters Games Share a News Tip Featured Featured Breaking News White House Watch Daily Cover Stories AI’s Nuanced Impact And A Quest To Quantify It DNA of Success Embracing And Bracing For AI Facing A Volatile Market, C-Suites Look To The CFO For Strategic Guidance Forbes Research: 2023 Small Business Survey Your Four-Part Blueprint To Unlock AI Value In 2025 | Paid Program By The Numbers: Meet The Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe Class Of 2025 Dell Technologies BrandVoice | Paid Program Scaling AI

article thumbnail

Ecommpay wins Special Judges Award at Financial Services Forum 2025 Awards for Innovation and Transformation

The Payments Association

Innovative and inclusive global payments platform, Ecommpay, took home a special Judges Award at last week’s Financial Services Forum 2025 Awards for Innovation and Transformation. The company’s innovative Payouts via Hosted Payment Page solution was named Most Innovative or Transformative Idea. The industry first simplifies the implementation of a secure and flexible payouts page for businesses and merchants paying out to gig workers, member communities and other beneficiaries.

More Trending

article thumbnail

Fingerprint launches features to fight fraud in agentic AI era

Finextra

Fingerprint, a leader in device intelligence for fraud prevention, account security, and returning user experience optimization, today announced new Smart Signals and platform enhancements that detect malicious bots and AI agents, distinguishing them from legitimate automated traffic.

AI 52
article thumbnail

Beyond the Card: Your Checklist for Future-Proof Card Issuing

Fintech News

Just before the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the leading private banks in Latin America made a strategic move: it began replacing its legacy card issuing system in a bold shift toward digital-first issuing. That investment was quickly put to the test when later, during times of lockdown, the bank was tasked with issuing one million prepaid cards for a nationwide financial aid initiative.

article thumbnail

Financial Crime 360 state of the industry report 2025

The Payments Association

Financial Crime 360 state of the industry report 2025 15 July 2025 by Payments Intelligence Survey overview 158 financial crime professionals surveyed Global reach with UK focus Commissioned by The Payments Association Focus: financial crime challenges, technology adoption, and regulatory adaptation The Financial Crime 360 2025 survey captures perspectives from across the global financial crime prevention ecosystem, with particular strength in the UK market that represents the core of European f

article thumbnail

Payment Outages – What You Can Do

Cardfellow

There are a number of reasons that you might find yourself unable to take credit card payments at your business. Maybe you have an issue with the machine itself, your internet goes out, or the payment network itself goes down. (It’s happened!) For small businesses, even short amounts of downtime mean lost revenue and unhappy customers. You still have sales to make, but these days many customers don’t carry cash.

article thumbnail

From Start to Scale: Driving Growth Through Seamless Payments Implementation

Speaker: Michael Veatch, Senior Director, Implementations & Ella Aguirre, Director of Solution Consulting

Embedding payments can be a transformative step for software companies looking to enhance their platform capabilities, boost customer satisfaction, and drive long-term growth. However, the success of payments hinges on a single thing: implementation. Drawing on real-world insights and experiences, payments implementation experts Michael Veatch and Ella Aguirre will explore actionable strategies that can lead to a transparent, friction-free launch and mitigate potential challenges like technical

article thumbnail

Highnote adds instant payment capabilities

Finextra

Highnote, the unified platform for embedded finance and modern card issuance, today announced the launch of Instant Payments, a new capability that enables businesses to deliver near real-time payouts from Highnote-issued cards to eligible external debit and prepaid cards.

article thumbnail

Cash App Enables Sellers to Accept Contactless Payments

Fintech Finance

Cash App Contactless Payments now let more than a million sellers in the U.S. accept card and digital wallet payments without needing any extra hardware. Cash App Contactless iPhone Payments use Apple’s Tap to Pay technology to make payments easy, safe, and mobile-friendly. This is great for small businesses, mobile vendors, and independent sellers.

article thumbnail

JPMorgan Chase to Charge Data Aggregators for Consumer Data Access: What It Means for US Open Banking

Finovate

Late last week, news was released that has the potential to disrupt the trajectory of open banking in the US. JPMorgan Chase has been in discussions with data aggregators, telling them that it plans to charge them to access customer data. Traditionally, data aggregators like Plaid , Finicity , and MX have been able to access consumer banking data at no cost by using login credentials provided through third-party services.

article thumbnail

Worldpay Accelerates Global SaaS Growth with Embedded Payments Platform

Trade Credit & Liquidity Management

From a Press Release dated July 8, 2025, Cincinnati, Ohio Worldpay has announced a significant global expansion of its Worldpay for Platforms embedded payments solution, targeting Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) providers in Canada, the UK, and Australia. This move comes in response to rapidly growing demand for integrated financial services, with Worldpay research showing that 90% of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) consider access to financial products within their software platforms crit

article thumbnail

15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

article thumbnail

Worldline launches AI-powered routing tech

Finextra

Worldline [Euronext: WLN], a global leader in payment services, today announces the launch of its AI-powered routing solution, changing how businesses route payments globally.

AI 52
article thumbnail

Clear Junction Extends Named Virtual IBAN Services to VASP-Licensed Businesses

Fintech Finance

Clear Junction , a specialist in global payments and banking infrastructure for regulated financial institutions, has extended access to its named virtual IBAN (vIBAN) services to licensed virtual asset service providers (VASPs) – a functionality previously only available to banks and electronic money institutions (EMIs). A named vIBAN is a unique code assigned to an individual customer for sending and receiving payments, without creating a separate payment account.

IBAN 52
article thumbnail

Capitalising in Peru: EBANX Collaborates With Yape to Facilitate Entry for Cross-Border Merchants

The Fintech Times

According to research from payments platform EBANX , the Peruvian e-commerce market is expected to reach $60billion by 2027, growing 20 per cent year-on-year. To ensure cross-border merchants are capitalising on this potential, EBANX has announced it will be integrated into Yape , Peru’s superapp. In 2024, Yape captured the largest share of the volume transacted online with a digital wallet in the country, according to data from Payments and Commerce Market Intelligence (PCMI).

article thumbnail

Misconceptions in Credit Card Processing

Cardfellow

In this article, we’ll clear up these credit card processing misconceptions to help you avoid common pitfalls and misleading sales spin. Misconception 1: Flat Rate Pricing is the Cheapest Flat rate pricing , where a processor offers you a fixed rate for transactions, looks simple. Instead of various interchange rates, you’ll just see one rate. Companies like Square, Stripe, and PayPal offer flat rate pricing.

article thumbnail

Top Strategies to Future-Proof & Sustain Your Merchant Services Portfolio

Build a sustainable merchant services portfolio with practical strategies to ensure long-term success. Diversify across industries to spread risk and stabilize income, balancing high-risk and low-risk clients for a robust mix. Combine large and small merchants to create a resilient payment portfolio, leveraging each type's strengths. Foster long-term relationships through exceptional service and personalized support.

article thumbnail

Cash App rolls out Tap to Pay on iPhone to sellers

Finextra

Cash App announced the launch of Tap to Pay on iPhone for Cash App Business sellers, allowing them to accept contactless payments – including credit and debit cards, Apple Pay, and other digital wallets – directly on their iPhone using the Cash App iOS app, with no additional hardware required.

article thumbnail

myTU Enables Instant Global Payouts with Visa Direct and Mastercard Cross-Border Services

Fintech Finance

myTU , an AI-native, cloud-first digital bank, today announced the successful onboarding of Visa Direct and Mastercard Cross-Border Services into its payments infrastructure. This integration empowers businesses and individuals to send real-time payouts, including salaries, insurance claims, refunds, and gig-economy payments to eligible Mastercard and Visa cardholders, as well as directly to bank accounts in supported markets.

article thumbnail

How GDP Trends Impact the Payments Industry

Clearly Payments

Economic growth and the payments industry are closely connected. When the economy grows, people and businesses spend more, fueling transaction volume and, in turn, payment processing activity. Conversely, slowdowns in GDP can signal tighter consumer spending, lower business investment, and reduced demand for financial services. In this article, we break down the relationship between GDP and the payments industry with real-world data and insights.

article thumbnail

Paymentology expands Dubai presence with new office to support growth across the Middle East

The Payments Association

Paymentology , the leading global issuer-processor, has announced the opening of its new and expanded office in Dubai, marking a significant milestone in its continued investment across the Middle East. The relocation reflects Paymentology’s expanding regional footprint, driven by a rapidly growing client base and increasing demand for advanced, scalable payment infrastructure.

article thumbnail

From Rigid To Resilient: Why Enterprises Need Modular Commerce Now

Speaker: Benjamin Woll, Tiffany Spizzo, and Jaime Santos Alcón

Enterprise commerce is at an inflection point. Rigid, monolithic platforms slow brands down, but a full replatforming is disruptive and costly. Modular architecture offers a flexible, scalable alternative - allowing enterprise brands to modernize without ripping and replacing their entire stack. Learn how a composable approach helps modernize commerce stacks while maintaining control over critical systems.

article thumbnail

Genome and Huch partner for SEPA payments alerts

Finextra

Sign in Sign up News Latest news Company updates Long reads TV Research Events All Conferences Webinars Popular Community Community latest Latest expert opinions Groups Search members Jobs APIs Sign in Sign up News Back News Latest news Company updates Long reads TV Research Events Back Events All Conferences Webinars Popular Community Back Community Community latest Latest expert opinions Groups Search members Jobs APIs payments markets retail wholesale wealth regulation crime crypto sustainabl

article thumbnail

Highnote Expands Its Unified Product Platform with Instant Payments

Fintech Finance

Highnote , the unified platform for embedded finance and modern card issuance, today announced the launch of Instant Payments, a new capability that enables businesses to deliver near real-time payouts from Highnote-issued cards to eligible external debit and prepaid cards. The solution is supported by Mastercard Move (Mastercard’s portfolio of money transfer solutions) and Visa Direct , and is now available to all Highnote subscribers in the U.S.

article thumbnail

5 Benefits of Accepting Bitcoin Payments With Low Fees

CoinRemitter

Many online shoppers consistently look to pay with Bitcoin when making online purchases. That’s why many online businesses have started accepting payments in Bitcoin using a crypto payment gateway. It offers fast, safe, and borderless digital payments. One big reason why businesses prefer Bitcoin is its low transaction fees. In this article, we will understand the top five benefits of accepting Bitcoin payments with low fees. 1.

Bitcoin 52
article thumbnail

Embedded Finance Platform Highnote Launches Instant Payments

Finovate

San Francisco, California-based embedded finance platform Highnote has launched its Instant Payments capability. The new addition to its unified product platform will enable businesses to provide near real-time payments from Highnote-issued cards to eligible debit and prepaid cards. Founded in 2021, Highnote made its Finovate debut at FinovateSpring 2022.

article thumbnail

7 Essential Criteria for Choosing the Right Payments Partner

Speaker: Brad Pinneke, VP of Business Development at Payrix and Worldpay for Platforms

In this webinar, Brad Pinneke, Vice President of Business Development at Payrix and Worldpay for Platforms, will dive into the 7 must-have criteria for evaluating payments partners, helping you maximize both efficiency and the long-term value of your investment. From assessing technology capabilities to leveraging business development opportunities, this session will give you a clear, actionable strategy to select the right partner for scaling your business.

article thumbnail

The Stablecoin Revolution in Remittances

Finextra

Sign in Sign up News Latest news Company updates Long reads TV Research Events All Conferences Webinars Popular Community Community latest Latest expert opinions Groups Search members Jobs APIs Sign in Sign up News Back News Latest news Company updates Long reads TV Research Events Back Events All Conferences Webinars Popular Community Back Community Community latest Latest expert opinions Groups Search members Jobs APIs payments markets retail wholesale wealth regulation crime crypto sustainabl

article thumbnail

Clear Junction Extends Named Virtual IBAN Services to VASP-Licensed Businesses

Fintech Finance

Clear Junction , a specialist in global payments and banking infrastructure for regulated financial institutions, has extended access to its named virtual IBAN (vIBAN) services to licensed virtual asset service providers (VASPs) – a functionality previously only available to banks and electronic money institutions (EMIs). A named vIBAN is a unique code assigned to an individual customer for sending and receiving payments, without creating a separate payment account.

IBAN 81
article thumbnail

What Singapore’s SGD $3B Controversy Reveals About Compliance Failures

Fintech News

“A compliance policy is only as strong as the infrastructure that delivers it” That’s how Baran Ozkan, Co-Founder and CEO of Flagright, summed up the latest anti-money laundering (AML) storm that hit Singapore. Nine financial institutions, including UOB , Credit Suisse , and UBS , were collectively fined SGD $27.45 million by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) for serious lapses in AML and counter-terrorism financing controls.

article thumbnail

Weavr Integrates Visa Into Embedded Finance Model to Help HR Platforms Deepen Relationships

The Fintech Times

Research from the embedded finance firm, Weavr, has revealed that 89 per cent of B2B SaaS platforms are developing or considering integrated payment features – from card issuance to wallets and embedded billing. The reasons for this vary, but one recurring theme is that companies want to develop their employee benefits. To help firms integrate Visa -powered financial products into their platforms, Weavr has become a Visa Associate Member.

article thumbnail

Enhance Customer Value: Unleash Your Data’s Potential

The complexity of financial data, the need for real-time insight, and the demand for user-friendly visualizations can seem daunting when it comes to analytics - but there is an easier way. With Logi Symphony, we aim to turn these challenges into opportunities. Our platform empowers you to seamlessly integrate advanced data analytics, generative AI, data visualization, and pixel-perfect reporting into your applications, transforming raw data into actionable insights.