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

read more
read less

How digital native companies fight fraud

Thought leader insights | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | Published Thursday 25 May 2023 09:09 CET

Attention all digital native companies, Kevin Lee, VP of Trust & Safety at Sift, shares ideas on how to manage evolving threats with real-time fraud detection.


read more

How digital native companies fight fraud

Thought leader insights | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | Published Thursday 25 May 2023 09:09 CET

Attention all digital native companies, Kevin Lee, VP of Trust & Safety at Sift, shares ideas on how to manage evolving threats with real-time fraud detection.


read more

Top Stories

Fifth Third Bank acquires Rize Money, an embedded payment platform

News | Payments General | 26 May 2023 14:58 CET
US-based Fifth Third Bank has acquired Rize Money, an embedded payment platform specialising in developing financial infrastructure and risk management.
read more

iDenfy augments June's customer onboarding with identity verification

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 26 May 2023 14:47 CET
Regtech iDenfy has partnered with rental services company June to ensure a seamless applicant onboarding flow while effectively detecting fraud for June’s customer base.
read more

Woolworths Group's Wpay partners Zepto to power PayTo

News | Payments General | 26 May 2023 14:44 CET
Woolworths Group’s payment firm Wpay has chosen account-to-account payments fintech Zepto to power its PayTo solution via the New Payments Platform (NPP).
read more

Polymesh integrates with the NayaOne ecosystem

News | Cryptocurrencies | 26 May 2023 14:20 CET
Switzerland-based Polymesh has announced its integration with the NayaOne ecosystem to allow financial institutions to leverage blockchain technology.
read more

Ottu augments SAB's digital payments solution

News | Payments General | 26 May 2023 14:19 CET
Saudi Arabia-based bank SAB has partnered with fintech Ottu to integrate an online payment management solution with its payment gateways.
read more

UniCredit and Mastercard expand payments partnership

News | Cards | 26 May 2023 13:45 CET
Pan-European bank UniCredit has expanded its partnership with Mastercard to bring innovation in the payments space with a fully equipped card.
read more

VerifyVASP joins the Global LEI System as a Validation Agent

News | Cryptocurrencies | 26 May 2023 13:32 CET
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) has announced that Singapore-based VerifyVASP joined the Global LEI System as a Validation Agent.
read more

CaixaBank's new app that enables payment acceptance on mobile phones

News | Mobile Payments | 26 May 2023 12:59 CET
Spain-based financial group CaixaBank has launched Smatphone TPV, an app that enables businesses to accept card payment from their mobile phones.
read more

KIB to launch biometric payment cards using Zwipe

News | Cards | 26 May 2023 12:59 CET
Kuwait International Bank has announced that it will launch a biometric payment card based on Zwipe’s platform, under the Visa Infinite Black package.
read more

Everyware and Sunbit launch Pay-Over-Time solution

News | Payments General | 26 May 2023 12:55 CET
US-based fintech Everyware has partnered with Sunbit to make the Pay-Over-Time integration available in Pay By Text form for convenient, quick, and safe payment processing.
read more

Bitfinex partners OrionX to promote financial inclusion

News | Cryptocurrencies | 26 May 2023 12:50 CET
Digital token trading platform Bitfinex has partnered with Chile-based OrionX to promote financial inclusion in Latin America.
read more

Zone and Co acquires Infinet Cloud

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 26 May 2023 12:38 CET

US-based Zone & Co has acquired Australia-based Infinet Cloud to expand its presence across the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada.


read more

Berlin Group offers support for new European payment schemes

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 26 May 2023 12:31 CET
The Berlin Group has announced full standards support and coverage of payment schemes and (corporate) bank customer’s requirements on use cases and services.
read more

Bluestone Mortgages partners with Experian

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 26 May 2023 10:37 CET
Bluestone Mortgages has partnered with Experian to launch an Open Banking solution, enabling brokers to get automated lending decisions. 
read more

Neutronpay partners with Bitnob to improve cross-border payments

News | Payments General | 26 May 2023 10:33 CET
Canada-based Neutronpay has partnered with African Lightning payments company Bitnob to improve cross-border payments.
read more

Japan implements stricter rules for cryptocurrency transactions

News | Cryptocurrencies | 25 May 2023 14:37 CET
The government of Japan has decided to implement stricter rules for cryptocurrency transactions to comply with global regulations.
read more

Gala Technology and Nuapay launch Link-Pay-Bank

News | Payments General | 25 May 2023 14:03 CET
Gala Technology has announced the launch of the instant bank payment solution Link-Pay-Bank, developed in partnership with EML Payments’ Open Banking business, Nuapay.
read more

Mastercard partners with Foloosi to launch Click to Pay in UAE

News | Online Payments | 25 May 2023 13:54 CET
Mastercard has launched Click to Pay in partnership with payment service provider Foloosi, who has made this payment method available across its full merchant base.
read more

Banfico and InfoCert to offer Open Banking/PSD2 certificates

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 25 May 2023 12:36 CET
UK-based Banfico, an Open Banking solutions provider, has partnered with Certificate Authority InfoCert, to bring security solutions to its OB Directory product.
read more