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Google agrees to delete private browsing records to settle lawsuit

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 03 Apr 2024

Google has agreed to delete billions of private browsing records in a lawsuit which claimed that the tech giant tracked the activity of people using Chrome’s incognito mode.

data privacy, data analytics, settlement, online security

Monzo considers selling stake to Singapore's GIC

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 19 Mar 2024

Digital bank Monzo has engaged in advanced talks to sell a USD 50 million stake to Singapore’s Government Investment Corporation.

funding, digital banking, acquisition, fintech, neobanks

Monzo's new funding round rises valuation to USD 5 bln

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 05 Mar 2024

UK-based digital bank Monzo has raised USD 431.26 million at a USD 5.07 billion valuation to expand and introduce new products.

neobanks, banking, digital banking, expansion, funding

The Digital Markets Act (DMA) in Europe is expected to change everything for face-to-face payments

Voice of the Industry | Payments General | 27 Feb 2024

Mark Beresford, Director at Edgar, Dunn & Company (EDC), discusses the changes in the payments industry resulted from the adoption of the DMA in Europe, exploring the main benefits for both consumers and merchants.


European Commission, European Payments Council, regulation, payments , payment gateway, compliance, loyalty programme, transactions , merchant, NFC, credit card, debit card, e-wallet, mobile payments, mobile money, marketplace, online payments, contactless payments, digital payments, PCI compliance, PCI DSS, EMVCo

Monzo eyes GPB 4 billion valuation with a new funding round

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 20 Feb 2024

UK-based fintech Monzo has taken steps to finalise a deal that would raise enough capital to bring its total valuation to GBP 4 billion.

funding, investment, partnership, digital banking, fintech

Revolut under legal scrutiny for biometric data practices in Illinois

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 15 Jan 2024

UK-based fintech company Revolut has been accused of violating the state of Illinoi’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA).

data protection, biometrics, regulation, fintech, neobanks

Gaining trust for self-referential CBDC (practical solutions)

Voice of the Industry | Payments General | 09 Jan 2024

Amnon Samid, CEO of BitMint, an AI-Powered Cyber-Innovation Hub, tackles current cryptography-based digital currencies, that cannot serve as a means of better financial fairness and inclusion.

CBDC, payments , cash, digital currency, quantum computing, digital wallet, central bank, stablecoin, tokenization

HSBC to launch an international payments application

News | Payments General | 04 Jan 2024

HSBC has announced its plan to launch Zing, an international payments application, with its official debut being held initially for customers in the UK.

product launch, mobile payments, online payments, digital payments, ecommerce

Aye Finance raises USD 37.18 million

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 15 Dec 2023

India-based startup Aye Finance has raised USD 37.18 million in a funding round led by British International Investment.

startup, investment, funding, financial inclusion, SMEs, SME lending

WhatsApp launches new in-app payment options in India

News | Mobile Payments | 21 Sep 2023

US-based company WhatsApp has launched credit card payments and services from rival digital payment providers within its application for customers in India.

product launch, mobile payments, digital payments, online payments, payments , ecommerce

Shopify experiments artificial intelligence with new product-description tool

News | Ecommerce | 14 Feb 2023

Shopify has fiddled with artificial intelligence (AI) by introducing a new product-description tool to capitalise on the buzz surrounding this growing technology.

Shopify, ecommerce, artificial intelligence, ChatGPT, product launch

Stripe and Shopify pledge USD 11 mln to reduce carbon footprint

News | Payments General | 16 Dec 2022

Payments company Stripe and ecommerce group Shopify have committed to sped USD 11 million in the Frontier fund to remove carbon dioxide from the environment.

green finance, Stripe, Shopify, investment, carbon footprint

MercadoLibre files complaints against Apple's monopoly

News | Payments General | 06 Dec 2022

Ecommerce player MercadoLibre has filed complaints against Apple with antitrust regulators in Brazil and Mexico for anti-competitive practices, accusing the company of monopoly.

growth markets, Competition and Markets Authority, marketplace, ecommerce, super app

Klarna rolls out search and compare tool

News | Online Payments | 14 Nov 2022

Klarna has rolled out a search and compare tool in the UK and Nordics as the fintech looks to diversify its revenue away from Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL). 

product launch, BNPL, fintech, acquisition, data

Netflix bans crypto ads on upcoming subscription tier

News | Online Payments | 07 Sep 2022

Subscription-based global online streaming service platform Netflix has announced it won’t allow any crypto-related ads on its upcoming cheaper subscription plan that features paid ads.

livestream shopping, subscription payments, subscription economy, cryptocurrency, crypto, crypto asset, online payments

Walmart cuts off 200 corporate jobs

News | Payments General | 05 Aug 2022

Walmart has cut off approximatively 200 corporate jobs as it contends with rising costs, bloated inventories, and weakening demand for general merchandise. 

ecommerce, retail, online shopping, merchants, digitalisation

Indonesia denies access to Yahoo, PayPal, gaming websites over license breaches

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 02 Aug 2022

Indonesia has reportedly blocked the search engine Yahoo, online payments giant PayPal, and several gaming websites for failing to comply with licensing rules.

regulation, regulatory sandbox, social commerce, online platform, compliance

Can domestic payment systems shield economies against high third-party reliance risks?

Voice of the Industry | Cards | 02 Aug 2022

Kledjona Mollaj, Consultant at Be | Shaping the Future UK, discusses the latest changes in Russia’s internal payment system and the challenges faced by the government amid the invasion of Ukraine.


Russia Ukraine War, local payment method, remittance, SWIFT, debit card, credit card, Issuer, central bank, mobile payments, online payments

Veriff starts supporting Arabic documents

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 13 Jul 2022

Global identity verification provider Veriff has started supporting Arabic identity documents for identity verification that use the Arabic alphabet. 

Veriff, identity verification

WhatsApp to use double verification for iOS and Android users

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 06 Jun 2022

Whatsapp has planned another layer of verification prior to logging in to deter fraud on smartphones running operating systems from Apple and Alphabet.

fraud prevention, digital identity, digital verification, cybersecurity, Account fraud