Ireland’s An Post joins forces with Safecypher to combat CNP payment fraud
Safecypher’s tech tackles CNP fraud by enhancing CVV protection for card payments.
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Alt.bank in Brazil migrates novücard credit card infrastructure to Visa’s Pismo
Alt.bank now plans to launch “several new product features” for the credit card.
July 2024: Top five fintech funding rounds of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top funding rounds to take place over July.
Kenya’s Diamond Trust Bank taps Network International for digital payment solutions
The bank will utilise Network International’s platform for debit, credit and prepaid card hosting and processing.
What the FinTech? | S.5 Episode 12 | The emerging technologies driving innovation in payments
In this podcast episode, we chat with George Maddaloni, CTO of Operations at payments giant Mastercard.
Bank of Clarke partners with Greenlight for family money management solution
Bank of Clarke becomes the first Virginia community bank to offer Greenlight’s service.
US Federal Reserve fines digital bank Green Dot $44 million over “unfair and deceptive practices”
Green Dot has been anticipating the arrival of the consent order since February.
US fintech Coast bags $40m Series B for product, partnership and team expansion
The fintech will apply the funds to “accelerate its product and partnership development”.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Dopay, Wamu, Mifundo, Papaya and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 19 July 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes HSBC, Stripe, the FCA and more.
US fintech Aven’s valuation tops $1bn with latest $142m Series D capital raise
The San Francisco-based fintech plans to expand to all 50 US states by next year.
Jordan Kuwait Bank partners Mastercard and FOO to launch multicurrency prepaid wallet offering
EliWallet will enable customers in Jordan to “transfer money swiftly across borders”, JKB says.
Visa and Mastercard to extend inter-regional interchange fee caps in the EEA until 2029
The payments giants originally agreed to the caps to settle an EU antitrust investigation in 2019.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Bling, CreditLogic, FreeBnk and Currensea
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Join us as a judge for PayTech Awards USA 2024!
The prestigious PayTech Awards USA 2024 has a limited number of seats on the judging panel available.
Barclays sells German consumer finance business to Austria’s BAWAG to refocus on “key businesses”
The sale is expected to release around €4 billion in RWAs for Barclays as it seeks business simplification.
Celebrating excellence in the payments industry: PayTech Awards 2024 winners announced
Take a look at all the winners and highly commended from this year’s PayTech Awards ceremony!
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Ximple, Hero, Curve, Chift and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
June 2024: Top five payments stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top payments stories during June.
UK fintech Pozitive Payments names Alex Daly as new CFO
Daly will oversee Pozitive Payments’ finance team, including reconciliation and settlement functions.
UK paytech Payset signs for Thought Machine’s Vault Payments tech
The paytech has been utilising the vendor’s Vault Core offering since 2022.
June 2024: Top five new fintech launches of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top new launches in June.
Lloyds Banking Group expands card and payments partnership with Visa in the UK
The partnership will serve the group’s Lloyds Bank, Halifax, Bank of Scotland and MBNA brands in the UK.
Commerzbank to launch digital credit cards for businesses with Pliant
The offering is expected to launch in Q3 2024.
Fintech start-up ZORRZ selects Clowd9 to process payments for new AI-powered BlueAccess credit card
ZORRZ is preparing to launch a financially inclusive credit card.
UK’s FCA imposes restrictions on e-money firm AstroPay
AstroPay blocked by the regulator from accepting new customer funds and providing payment services.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Layer3, Sidekick, Elevate, Sahl, and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
US rental fintech Stake acquires Circa in $9.5m deal
The cash and stock deal was completed earlier this month.
Al Etihad Payments prepares to launch new domestic card scheme in UAE this month
Network International is among the first acquirers to launch Jaywan with merchants in the UAE.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Fizz, Torpago, Sibill, WealthOS and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 7 June 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Visa, Monzo, JP Morgan Payments, Funding Circle and more.
PayTech Awards 2024: Final call for table bookings
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to be part of an extraordinary day filled with celebration and networking.
Boost Bank officially launches its digital banking app in Malaysia
Boost Bank secured regulatory approval from Bank Negara Malaysia and the Ministry of Finance earlier this year.
Indian fintech Fibe bags $90m in Series E funding round
The investment follows the $110 million raised by the Pune-based firm in its Series D round in 2022.
Lydia selects Marqeta to power its new digital banking app Sumeria
Marqeta first partnered with Lydia Solutions in 2019 to power its peer-to-peer payments app.
Turkey’s Papara taps DriveWealth for fractional investing solution
Papara will leverage DriveWealth’s Brokerage-as-a-Service tech to launch a new US stock investment product.
Allpay and The Bank of London partner to streamline payments for the UK social housing sector
Allpay provides a range of payment channels to approximately 90% of the UK’s leading 200 housing associations.
Visa and Mastercard set to pay $197m to settle US ATM fee lawsuit
The settlement will see Visa pay $104.6m, while Mastercard will pay $92.8m.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Landytech, Frich Money, Swiipr and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
May 2024: Top five payments stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top payments stories during May.
