Latest Payments & Fintech News And Insights

The Paypers covers the latest global news and analyses on payments, ecommerce, fintech, and the digital economy

We report on global payments news and innovation in an increasingly digital economy. We’re on top of all payments and fintech news: payments infrastructure, payments systems, payments behaviours, ecommerce payments, Open Banking and Open Finance, Banking-as-a-Service, B2B payments, cryptocurrencies, fraud and financial crime prevention, along with breaking news on the digital economy. Follow us for the latest regulation updates, along with relevant company news on payments investments, product launches, partnerships, and mergers and acquisitions.

We report on global payments news and innovation in an increasingly digital economy. We’re on top of all payments and fintech

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A complete guide to Open Finance

Thought leader insights | Online & Mobile Banking | Published Monday 27 Mar 2023 09:19 CET

Open Finance aims to enable everyone to securely access and utilise financial data from multiple sources. In this article, BrankasAnik Islam explores what Open Finance is, its applications and benefits, and what the future holds for the industry. 

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A complete guide to Open Finance

Thought leader insights | Online & Mobile Banking | Published Monday 27 Mar 2023 09:19 CET

Open Finance aims to enable everyone to securely access and utilise financial data from multiple sources. In this article, BrankasAnik Islam explores what Open Finance is, its applications and benefits, and what the future holds for the industry. 

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Airwallex reduces costs for domestic payments processing

News | Online Payments | 27 Mar 2023 15:12 CET
Airwallex has offered Australian customers a 45 basis point reduction in what they pay to take online payments done by domestic credit and debit cards.
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Vemanti, Finastra to build neobank for SMEs in Southeast Asia

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 27 Mar 2023 14:50 CET
Vemanti Group has announced a partnership with Finastra to build an SME-focused neobank in Southeast Asia, according to IBS Intelligence.
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Huawei rolls out non-stop banking initiative

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 27 Mar 2023 14:34 CET

Chinese multinational provider of comms technology Huawei has launched its Non Stop Banking initiative to enable banks to increase revenue and customer base, save operational costs and enhance financial inclusion.


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NVIDIA and Microsoft to bring metaverse and AI to the public

News | Cryptocurrencies | 27 Mar 2023 14:23 CET
NVIDIA and Microsoft have partnered to provide Microsoft enterprise users with access to industrial metaverse and AI supercomputing capabilities via the cloud.
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Acronis partners with Intel to improve security offerings

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 27 Mar 2023 14:06 CET
Cyber protection provider Acronis has partnered with Intel to improve its security defence against file-less attacks using the latter’s Threat Detection Technology, Intel TDT.
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PAYSTRAX launches fraud management platform with DisputeHelp

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 27 Mar 2023 13:44 CET
Lithuania-based payment service provider PAYSTRAX has partnered with DisputeHelp to provide merchants with dispute management for transactions, chargebacks, and fraud.
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BIS's Nexus prototype links Eurosystem, Malaysia and Singapore payment systems

News | Online Payments | 27 Mar 2023 13:24 CET
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub Singapore Centre has developed the Nexus concept of a multilateral network connecting multiple domestic instant payment systems (IPS).
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Conferma Pay and Boost Payment Solutions to transform B2B payments

News | Cards | 27 Mar 2023 13:09 CET
Fintech Conferma Pay has partnered with Boost Payment Solutions to accelerate the uptake of virtual cards for B2B payments.
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Standard Chartered launches new loan and rollover solution

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 27 Mar 2023 13:06 CET
Standard Chartered has announced the global launch of the working capital and lending capability on its Straight2Bank (S2B) platform.
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Conotoxia launches investment advice service

News | Payments General | 27 Mar 2023 12:34 CET
Poland-based fintech Conotoxia has launched an investment advice service to enable users to receive individual investment recommendations on selected financial instruments.
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Mastercard partners Stables to advance stablecoin adoption

News | Cryptocurrencies | 27 Mar 2023 12:30 CET
US-based multinational financial services firm Mastercard has entered a strategic partnership with Stables, an Australian fintech startup.
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YouTube shuts down Indian social commerce app Simsim

News | Ecommerce | 27 Mar 2023 10:50 CET
YouTube has decided to shut down its live social commerce app Simsim, and made commitments to building a ‘seamless shopping experience for viewers.’
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Finaro, Mastercard, Northmill, NMI deploy Cloud Commerce in Europe

News | Payments General | 27 Mar 2023 10:47 CET
Cross-border payment provider Finaro has partnered with Mastercard, neobank and POS provider Northmill, and NMI to deploy Cloud Commerce in Europe.
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AAZZUR partners with Sikoia

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 27 Mar 2023 09:52 CET
Germany-based embedded finance integrator AAZZUR has teamed up with Unified Data Platform and aggregator Sikoia to augment its portfolio and accelerate speed to market.
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AmEx, Cuscal launch card bill PayID service on the NPP

News | Payments General | 27 Mar 2023 09:13 CET
American Express has partnered with payments provider Cuscal to launch a card bill PayID service in Australia on the New Payments Platform (NPP).
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Against all frauds: high-alert of fraud amid the US banking crisis

Expert Opinion | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 27 Mar 2023 08:41 CET
Uri Arad, Co-founder and VP of Product and Research  and Daniel Shkedi, Head of Product Marketing at Identiq, talk about the high global alert of fraud amid the latest US banking crisis, mentioning easy ways for businesses to protect themselves and their funds.
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Bulgaria takes on new T2 wholesale payment system

News | Payments General | 27 Mar 2023 08:21 CET
The Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) and the Bulgarian banking community have migrated to the T2 wholesale payment system on 20 March 2023.
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Best practices in fraud decisioning and orchestration that help customers stay safe

Interviews | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 27 Mar 2023 08:00 CET
We talked to Maya Ogranovitch Scott, Solution Marketing Manager at Ping Identity, about fraud orchestration and the best practices in fraud decisioning that can help end-users stay safe while enjoying the perks of a strong digital identity when shopping online.
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Bitpanda partners Visa and joins the Fintech Partner Connect programme

News | Cryptocurrencies | 24 Mar 2023 15:23 CET
Austria-based fintech Bitpanda has joined the Visa Fintech Partner Connect programme and announced plans to expand outside Europe.
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