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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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The threats and opportunities of the AI revolution in compliance

Expert Opinion | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | Published Thursday 18 Apr 2024 10:29 CET

Paola Cristina Nunez Ameri, CRCO and AMLCO, at Citibank Europe: ‘Artificial Intelligence has arrived, our job is to implement it ethically and responsibly.’

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The threats and opportunities of the AI revolution in compliance

Expert Opinion | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | Published Thursday 18 Apr 2024 10:29 CET

Paola Cristina Nunez Ameri, CRCO and AMLCO, at Citibank Europe: ‘Artificial Intelligence has arrived, our job is to implement it ethically and responsibly.’

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Top Stories

Toku secures USD 9.3 million in funding

News | Payments General | 18 Apr 2024 15:33 CET
US-based recurring payments platform Toku has raised USD 93 million in a new funding round to fuel expansion in Mexico, Brazil, and Chile.
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Ferry and BJ's Restaurants launch payroll card powered by Highnote

News | Payments General | 18 Apr 2024 15:21 CET
Ferry has launched a payroll card and instant tip payment solution for BJ's Restaurants, a new card program leveragingHighnote as its issuer processor. 
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Amazon Pay explores credit services on the UPI platform in collaboration with NPCI

News | Payments General | 18 Apr 2024 14:42 CET
Amazon Pay has announced its plans to introduce credit services on the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) platform as part of a deal with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).
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Project Nemo launches to improve disability inclusion in UK fintech

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 18 Apr 2024 14:26 CET
A new initiative named Project Nemo has launched in a bid to improve disability inclusion within the fintech industry in the United Kingdom. 
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Waave launches 'Wallet' with biometric access for Pay by Bank

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 18 Apr 2024 14:09 CET
Australia-based fintech Waave has introduced ‘Wallet’ to house its Pay by Bank product, a real-time account-to-account payment method with biometric security access.
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Commvault acquires Appranix for cloud resilience boost

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 18 Apr 2024 14:02 CET
Commvault, a provider of cyber resilience and data protection solutions for the hybrid cloud, has announced the acquisition of Appranix, a company specializing in cloud cyber resilience.
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Laybuy initiates sale process in turbulent market conditions

News | Payments General | 18 Apr 2024 13:35 CET
Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) company Laybuy has initiated a process to seek potential buyers in the context of turbulent market conditions.
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Surecomp joins forces with Cleareye.ai

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 18 Apr 2024 12:44 CET
Global provider of trade finance solutions Surecomp has announced a strategic collaboration with Cleareye.ai to provide simplified data from trade documents.
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Cryptorefills Labs unveils stablecoin shopping research

News | Cryptocurrencies | 18 Apr 2024 12:42 CET
Cryptorefills Labs, a prominent entity in the cryptocurrency domain, has unveiled its latest research report titled ‘Stablecoins in Crypto-Shopping.’
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Prove Identity adds several solutions to AWS Marketplace

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 18 Apr 2024 12:08 CET
US-based digital identity solutions provider Prove Identity has added several of its solutions on the AWS Marketplace to improve customer access and product availability.
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Cogo and Personetics join forces

News | Payments General | 18 Apr 2024 11:49 CET
Cogo, a carbon footprint tracking company, has partnered with Personetics, aiming to make it easier for banks to provide their customers with climate-conscious banking solutions. 
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Canada moves forward with Open Banking framework legislation

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 18 Apr 2024 11:45 CET
The Canadian government has revealed its plans to introduce a legislation to establish the foundational elements of an Open Banking Framework.
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Flatpay secures USD 47 mln Series B funding

News | Payments General | 18 Apr 2024 11:35 CET
Denmark-based payment solutions provider Flatpay has raised USD 47 million in its Series B funding round led by Dawn Capital.
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EDPB's view on Meta forcing users to pay for data protection

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 18 Apr 2024 10:59 CET
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has announced that online platforms, including Meta, should not require users to pay for data privacy for ad-free subscriptions.  
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Google Wallet to launch in India

News | Mobile Payments | 18 Apr 2024 10:40 CET
Google Wallet has set to launch in India, separate from Google Pay.
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Frictionless payments: adopting technological advancements to tackle security concerns

Expert Opinion | Payments General | 18 Apr 2024 10:13 CET
Ray Shinzawa, Managing Director at JCB International (Europe), discusses how merchants can adopt technological advances to offer frictionless payments and address security concerns.
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URBN joins forces with Stripe

News | Payments General | 18 Apr 2024 09:59 CET
Financial infrastructure platform for businesses Stripe has announced its collaboration with URBN in a bid to enable online and in-person retail payments for the latter’s brands. 
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Norway targets cryptocurrency mining with data centre law

News | Cryptocurrencies | 18 Apr 2024 09:50 CET
Authorities in Norway have revealed their intention to introduce a new data centre law aimed at regulating operations within these facilities.
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JET expands mobile payments in Germany

News | Mobile Payments | 18 Apr 2024 09:34 CET
JET, in collaboration with PACE Telematics, has expanded its mobile payment services across its entire network of over 680 stations in Germany.
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