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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Digital trust: mitigate risk while driving conversions

Expert Opinion | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | Published Monday 16 Sep 2024 09:02 CET

Modern digital IDs and trust solutions are crucial for preventing fraud and ensuring compliance. Alexander Jones from MATTR explains how mDLs advance this effort, offering a secure and convenient way to verify identities.

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Digital trust: mitigate risk while driving conversions

Expert Opinion | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | Published Monday 16 Sep 2024 09:02 CET

Modern digital IDs and trust solutions are crucial for preventing fraud and ensuring compliance. Alexander Jones from MATTR explains how mDLs advance this effort, offering a secure and convenient way to verify identities.

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Top Stories

Fortinet provides update on recent security incident

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 16 Sep 2024 10:00 CET
US-based cybersecurity company Fortinet has disclosed details of a recent security incident involving unauthorised access to a limited number of files.
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NatWest joins OPDA

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 16 Sep 2024 09:24 CET
NatWest has joined the OPDA in order to optimise the homebuying process of customers by promoting the sharing of digital property data across the mortgage market.
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Germany's LBBW chooses Fenergo's cloud-based onboarding

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 16 Sep 2024 09:14 CET
Ireland-based regtech Fenergo has been selected by Germany’s state bank Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW) to provide cloud-based onboarding.
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Boost launches 100XB cross-border solution for US commercial cards

News | Online Payments | 13 Sep 2024 16:12 CET
Boost Payment Solutions has unveiled Boost 100XB, a cross-border payments solution designed for US-issued commercial cards.
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Accenture invests in EMTECH to modernise central bank operations

News | Payments General | 13 Sep 2024 15:07 CET
Accenture has announced that it has invested in EMTECH, a company that provides SaaS platforms to help central banks streamline, connect, and modernise their processes and operations.  
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Factoryz partners with Mangopay

News | Payments General | 13 Sep 2024 14:18 CET
Factoryz has announced its decision to partner with Mangopay in order to power payments and transactions on its circular economy platform. 
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TeleMoney partners with Thunes

News | Online Payments | 13 Sep 2024 14:10 CET
Thunes, the Smart Superhighway for global money movement, has announced an alliance with TeleMoney, the International Remittance arm of Arab National Bank (ANB).  
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PayerMax obtains PTSP certification in the KSA

News | Online Payments | 13 Sep 2024 14:00 CET
Payment solution provider PayerMax has announced that it officially obtained the Payment Technical Service Provider (PTSP) certification from Saudi Payments, on behalf of the Saudi Central Bank. 
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First Citizens Bank introduces instant payments via RTP network

News | Payments General | 13 Sep 2024 13:54 CET
First Citizens Bank has announced that its business and consumer banking customers can now instantly receive payments into their savings and checking accounts through the national RTP network.
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Unimarket and Finexio launch payment risk score for fraud prevention

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 13 Sep 2024 13:54 CET
Unimarket, a provider of spend management solutions, has introduced the Payment Risk Score (PRS) in collaboration with Finexio.
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Ecommpay launches Ecommpay for Good

News | Payments General | 13 Sep 2024 12:56 CET
Ecommpay has launched a new brand identity and inclusivity programme, reflecting its focus on accessibility, inclusivity, and sustainability aiming to achieve financial inclusivity.  
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PicPay's new Open Finance feature simplifies salary portability

News | Payments General | 13 Sep 2024 12:49 CET
PicPay has introduced salary portability via Open Finance in the market, simplifying the process for workers to transfer their salaries to PicPay.
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Citizens and Navan join forces

News | Payments General | 13 Sep 2024 11:58 CET
Citizens and Navan have announced an agreement that combines Navan’s all-in-one travel and expense solution and Citizens’ commercial banking services.  
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AU10TIX Q2 2024 report uncovers automated bot attacks on social media and financial sectors

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 13 Sep 2024 11:05 CET
AU10TIX, a global technology identity verification and management provider, has today released its Q2 2024 Global Identity Fraud Report.  
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SQRx expands reach with acquisition of DIATF-compliant SQR

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 13 Sep 2024 09:52 CET
SQRx has acquired SQR, a provider of digital identity solutions compliant with the UK’s Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework (DIATF).
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Selecting the right partners for your Embedded Finance journey

Expert Opinion | Online & Mobile Banking | 13 Sep 2024 07:52 CET
Zilvinas Bareisis, Head of Retail Banking and Payments at Celent, highlights how digital advancements and EMIs are reshaping financial services and the importance of bank-EMI partnerships in the European Embedded Finance market.
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Volt launches VX2, a stablecoin settlement solution

News | Cryptocurrencies | 12 Sep 2024 15:34 CET
UK-based payments platform Volt has launched VX2, a stablecoin settlement solution that integrates with Volt’s real-time payments infrastructure.
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Zelis launches health bill assist to help members navigate out-of-network bills

News | Payments General | 12 Sep 2024 15:33 CET
Zelis has launched Zelis Health Bill Assist, a service that allows health plans to help their members manage out-of-network medical bills at no cost to the members.
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Convera partners with Routable

News | Payments General | 12 Sep 2024 14:49 CET
Global commercial payments provider Convera has partnered with flexible accounts payable platform Routable in order to break worldwide payment boundaries.
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