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Mercury stops serving startups in several countries

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 26 Jul 2024

Digital banking startup Mercury has recently announced that it no longer serves US-domiciled customers with passports from certain countries, including Ukraine, Nigeria, and others.

 

startup, regulation, funding, crowdfunding, digital banking, fintech, AML, terrorism, risk management, partnership, financial sanctions, FATF, online banking, mobile banking

Understanding A2A payments: adoption and trends

Voice of the Industry | Payments General | 26 Jul 2024

Estera Sava, Content Editor at The Paypers, shares insights into the world of A2A payments, focusing on adoption and trends to watch throughout 2024.

payments , paytech, fintech, real-time payments, instant payments, A2A payments, API, Open Banking, financial data, data sharing, recurring payments, ecommerce, payment methods, bank transfer, UX, financial institutions, automation, SPAA, PSD2, PSD3, SEPA, SCT Inst, PSP, ACH, FedNow, digital wallet, P2P, regulation

Instant Payments Regulation: overview for banks & corporate treasurers

Voice of the Industry | Online & Mobile Banking | 26 Jul 2024

Lars Frösslund, Head of Strategy & Transformation at SkySparc, outlines the implications of the new Instant Payments Regulation for European banks and corporate treasurers.

instant payments, regulation, banks, treasury

Digital wallets – a means to further A2A payments

Interviews | Payments General | 26 Jul 2024

Fabian Mansfeld, Chief Acceptance Market Strategy Officer of the European Payments Initiative (EPI), discusses A2A payments and EPI’s plans for a European digital wallet.

payment methods, A2A payments, payment scheme, P2P, online payments, financial institutions, merchants, ecommerce, mobile wallet, POS, regulation, PSD3, Open Banking, Open Finance, online security, data, paytech, fintech, B2C, recurring payments, financial data

EBA publishes new JC Guidelines to credit servicers

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 25 Jul 2024

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has issued the final Guidelines that focus on furthering the existing Joint Committee Guidelines on complaints management to credit servicers. 

regulation, compliance, AML, credit access, lending

FCA to protect access to cash for consumers and SMEs

News | Payments General | 24 Jul 2024

The UK regulatory body, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has confirmed a plan to further protect the right to access cash for consumers and small businesses.

 

cash management, cash, regulation, regulatory sandbox, banking, mobile banking, online banking, ATM, financial services, SMEs, payment methods

Acima initiates proceedings against CFPB's regulatory overreach

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 24 Jul 2024

Lease-to-own solutions provider Acima, a subsidiary of Upbound, has announced its decision to file a lawsuit against the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).

regulation, financial services, credit access, financial inclusion, fraud management

Navigating payments – how A2A payments will shape the future

Interviews | Payments General | 24 Jul 2024

Nikogiannis Karantzis, Managing Director and CEO of ISX Financial, addresses the future of payments and how A2A payments come into play.

paytech, fintech, banktech, instant payments, API, financial services, SEPAInst, SEPA, SEPA Direct Debit, Bacs payment, SWIFT, money transfer, Open Banking, account-to-account payment, online payments, instant settlement, regulation, online security, POS, digital onboarding, A2A payments

A2A payments – a means to survive consolidation

Interviews | Payments General | 23 Jul 2024

Seb Hempstead, VP of Partnerships at GoCardless, explains how PSPs offering A2A payments can address merchants’ needs and survive consolidation.

embedded payments, embedded finance, account-to-account payment, paytech, fintech, financial services, Open Banking, ACH, payment methods, compliance, UX, regulation, payments , API, instant payments, recurring payments

Green Dot gets USD 44 mln fine for deceptive practices

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 22 Jul 2024

The US Federal Reserve has recently announced that it fined US-based fintech Green Dot a staggering USD 44 million for several ‘unfair and deceptive practices’, as well as deficient risk management. 

BaaS, regulation, financial services, financial data, debit card, credit card, credit access, money transfer, Open Banking, banking, mobile banking

Modulr's customer onboarding ban lifted by the FCA

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 22 Jul 2024

UK-based embedded payments provider Modulr’s customer onboarding ban, imposed by the FCA in October 2024, has been lifted.

regulation, compliance, digital onboarding, FCA, payments infrastructure

The challenge of payments in Europe

Interviews | Payments General | 22 Jul 2024

Fernando Rodríguez, Head of Business Development at Bizum, tackles SEPA instant transfers in Europe and Bizum’s involvement, interoperability, and the future digital euro.

payments , paytech, fintech, account-to-account payment, instant payments, cross-border payments, real-time payments, SEPA, money transfer, digital euro, CBDC, payment methods, ecommerce, regulation, IPR, legislation, mobile payments, financial services, SEPAInst

CFPB suggests interpretive rule for paycheck advance products

News | Payments General | 22 Jul 2024

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has suggested an interpretive rule to ensure that lenders’ legal obligations to disclose the costs of paycheck advance products are met. 

regulation, financial services, financial data, lending, financial institutions, payments

The APP fraud problem and its impact on the payments industry

Voice of the Industry | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 22 Jul 2024

Mark Beresford, Director at Edgar, Dunn & Company (EDC), tackles authorised push payment (APP) fraud and its effect on the payments industry.

APP fraud, online fraud, financial crime, paytech, fintech, regtech, PSD3, scam, social engineering, online platform, romance scam, ecommerce, marketplace, PSR, PSP, Confirmation of Payee, instant payments, IBAN, PSD2, identity verification, fraud prevention, A2A payments, regulation

New BAFT whitepaper discusses financial crimes concerns

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 19 Jul 2024

The Bankers Association for Finance and Trade (BAFT) has recently released a new whitepaper, ‘Digital Currencies and Financial Crimes Concerns’, focusing on the challenges posed by financial crimes.

 

financial crime, regulation, regulatory sandbox, financial institutions, digital currency, AML, machine learning, artificial intelligence, regtech, terrorism, blockchain, data analytics

Banking Groups seek extension for CFPB Data Rule compliance

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 19 Jul 2024

The Clearing House Association, Bank Policy Institute, Consumer Bankers Association, and American Bankers Association have requested a compliance deadline extension.

banks, compliance, financial institutions, regulation

FCA directs firms to optimise treatment of PEPs

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 19 Jul 2024

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has directed financial firms, including banks, payment firms, and lenders, to optimise treatment of politically exposed persons (PEPs). 

regulation, customer experience, financial institutions, lending, online security

Bahrain adopts Open Banking service requirements

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 19 Jul 2024

The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) has announced that all licensed financial and banking institutions must adhere to Open Banking regulations by 1 September 2024.

Open Banking, API, fintech, banks, regulation

US Treasury, FSSCC publish resources on secure cloud adoption

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 19 Jul 2024

The US Department of the Treasury and the Financial Services Sector Coordinating Council (FSSCC) have announced a suite of resources for secure cloud adoption. 

cloud services, cloud, cloud banking, regulation, financial institutions, financial services

ESA release new batch of policy products under DORA

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 18 Jul 2024

The three European Supervisory Authorities (RBA, EIOPA, and ESMA – the ESA) have published a new batch of policy products under the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA).

regulation, regulatory sandbox, banks, online security, cybercrime, cybersecurity, European Commission, RTS