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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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Konsentus Verify: flexible access for financial institutions in Open Finance

Interviews | Online & Mobile Banking | Published Wednesday 18 Sep 2024 14:28 CET

We sat down with Mike Woods from Konsentus to discuss the new multiple access methods to the Verify directory data, which provides tailored solutions that help financial institutions in Europe navigate Open Finance.

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Konsentus Verify: flexible access for financial institutions in Open Finance

Interviews | Online & Mobile Banking | Published Wednesday 18 Sep 2024 14:28 CET

We sat down with Mike Woods from Konsentus to discuss the new multiple access methods to the Verify directory data, which provides tailored solutions that help financial institutions in Europe navigate Open Finance.

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Febraban calls for expedited credit card betting ban in Brazil

News | Payments General | 18 Sep 2024 16:19 CET
The Brazilian Federation of Banks (Febraban) has urged the government to expedite its ban on using credit cards for betting, which is currently set to take effect on January 1, 2025.
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Investment platform Oblinor integrates Neonomics checkout offering

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 18 Sep 2024 16:03 CET
Open Banking specialist Neonomics has been chosen by Oblinor to provide a faster, more secure, and user-friendly checkout for users to deposit funds for investments.
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Magnolia Federal Credit Union selects Pulsate

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 18 Sep 2024 15:43 CET
Pulsate, a company specialising in mobile-first engagement solutions, has revealed that Magnolia Federal Credit Union has selected them as their partner.
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UniCredit seeks ECB approval to increase stake in Commerzbank to 30%

News | Payments General | 18 Sep 2024 15:26 CET
UniCredit had planned to seek approval from the European Central Bank (ECB) to potentially increase its stake in Commerzbank to 30%, according to sources familiar with the matter.
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Keepz's Open Banking milestone to drive fintech innovation in Georgia

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 18 Sep 2024 15:15 CET
The Banking Association of Georgia and Keepz, a fintech company in the country holding an open banking license, have successfully demonstrated the first Open Banking transfer in real-time. 
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TransUnion partners with MoneyLion

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 18 Sep 2024 15:01 CET
TransUnion and digital finance platform MoneyLion have announced a strategic collaboration aimed at increasing the personalisation of financial services for consumers.
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Fnality and Ownera link digital money to the tokenization market

News | Cryptocurrencies | 18 Sep 2024 14:29 CET
Tokenization interoperability network Ownera has partnered with Fnality, a DLT payment infrastructure, to interconnect digital money to the tokenisation market.
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EverBank Financial Corp to acquire Sterling Bank

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 18 Sep 2024 14:22 CET
EverBank Financial Corp has entered into a stock purchase agreement to acquire Sterling Bank & Trust, aiming to accelerate its expansion in key US markets.
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CaixaBank selected by BIS and IIF for exploring new forms of international payments

News | Payments General | 18 Sep 2024 14:20 CET
Spain-based financial institution CaixaBank has been selected to be part of a global project that explores additional forms of international payments. 
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Capchase partners with Stripe for a B2B BNPL payment

News | Online Payments | 18 Sep 2024 14:06 CET
Capchase has announced a partnership with Stripe, a financial infrastructure platform, as its first B2B BNPL payment method for the US.
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ID-Pal and CLOWD9 partner to strengthen identity verification

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 18 Sep 2024 13:49 CET
ID-Pal and CLOWD9 have announced a global strategic partnership to increase secure and efficient identity verification in payment processing.
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Veriff completes iBeta Level 2 compliance evaluation

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 18 Sep 2024 13:32 CET
Veriff, a provider of global identity verification (IDV) and authentication services, has completed the ISO/IEC 30107-3 iBeta Level 2 compliance evaluation.
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IoTeX integrates Polygon Labs for cross-chain liquidity and connectivity

News | Cryptocurrencies | 18 Sep 2024 13:17 CET
IoTeX and Polygon Labs have announced the integration of IoTeX 2.0 with Polygon’s AggLayer, enhancing cross-chain connectivity and unified liquidity for DePIN projects.
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OnTop partners with dLocal

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 18 Sep 2024 13:10 CET
Global payroll platform OnTop partners with cross-border payment platform dLocal in order to streamline payments across 27 worldwide emerging markets.
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JPMorgan in talks with Apple over Goldman credit card partnership

News | Payments General | 18 Sep 2024 11:32 CET
JPMorgan Chase, allegedly, has been in talks with Apple about potentially replacing Goldman Sachs as the tech company's credit card partner.
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How breaking down silos fuels growth – don't suffer silos in silence

Expert Opinion | Online & Mobile Banking | 18 Sep 2024 11:27 CET
Matthijs Koorn discusses how Europe's economic recovery highlights the need for digital transformation and unified financial operations through Business Spend Management (BSM) platforms.
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Farfetch, Volt to provide instant payments at checkout for shoppers

News | Payments General | 18 Sep 2024 11:16 CET
UK-based payments platform Volt has joined forces with Farfetch to bring the capabilities of Open Banking to the latter’s customers and allow them to conduct instant payments directly from their bank accounts. 
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Study finds most payment leaders see a need for tech upgrades

News | Payments General | 18 Sep 2024 10:44 CET

A recent study by global payments infrastructure provider Primer has revealed that 80% of payment leaders worldwide see a need for significant technology updates.


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Bitcoin.com partners with MoonPay

News | Cryptocurrencies | 18 Sep 2024 10:37 CET
Bitcoin.com has announced its partnership with MoonPay in order to power the process of buying and selling crypto for its multiple global wallets. 
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