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UK’s PSR seeks input on New Payments Architecture competition issues
Regulator calls for comment ahead of 2021 launch.
Fireside chat: why operational excellence in payments is critical to your future success
Improving your operational efficiency is on the forefront of competitive advantages.
White paper: Payments outsourcing – pros, cons & considerations that should be on your radar
Practical guidelines for banking institutions to consider when choosing a vendor.
Pine Labs becomes Indian unicorn after Mastercard investment
Pine Labs valued at $1.5 billion after latest financing.
Heidelpay seeks acquisitions and eventual IPO
“An IPO is of course always an option for fresh capital,” says CEO Mirko Huellemann.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 24 January 2020
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
Payments security: A year in review
Majority of the largest breaches to be reported in 2019 were caused by poor security protocols.
WorldRemit ties up cross-border remittance partnership with Alipay
London-based firm gives users green light to sent money to Alipay wallets.
Nigerian paytech Flutterwave raises $35m, partners with Worldpay
Flutterwave has become Worldpay’s only African payments partner.
Three steps to effectively automating accounts payable
The best automated AP solutions can integrate all kinds of information and content formats.
Ask the expert: how can I convince a retailer’s CFO to work with us?
You’ve had a successful first meeting with a prospect. How do you persuade them to sign a partnership?
DBS launches QR-code based b2b payments
DBS’ QR-code based solution is powered by DBS Rapid and DBS Max.
Lydia raises €40m in Tencent-led Series B funding round
Tencent-backed funding to be used to avoid “costly mistakes”.
BBVA inks deal with Nok Nok Labs for FIDO authentication
Spanish giant looks to improve mobile channels.
Tradeshift raises $240m in bid to become profitable
CEO Christian Lanng confirmed Tradeshift is not planning a 2020 IPO.
Payments industry underestimates Facebook Pay at its own peril
Tony Craddock, director general of the EPA tells FinTech Futures his views on the tech giant.
EPA publishes guide promoting transparency for paytech account holders
Barclays, Natwest and Starling all took part.
Travelex cyberattack drags into third week
FX firm claims its systems are slowly coming back online.
Exploring the ecommerce World of Asia with Cardpay
FinTech Futures sits down with Robert Ang, Cardpay’s general manager Asia.
PayU nabs controlling stake in PaySense, plans merger with LazyPay
PayU splashes $185 million on new acquisition.
How telco VEON is tapping mobile payments in South and Central Asia
The telco’s off-shoot financial services are fast becoming serious revenue streams.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 11 January 2020
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
Tencent brings third player UnionPay to China’s mobile payments arena
UnionPay’s QuickPass serves just 240m users, whilst 1.2bn use Tencent’s WeChat.
Payments app KogoPay crowdfunds £200k and hits £10m valuation
The London and Bangkok-based start-up tallied 281 investors.
The extension of SCA: a sensible move or an unnecessary delay?
UK Finance notes more than 75% of merchants are unaware of SCA.
White paper: Next-generation acquiring in Mediterranean countries
What merchant acquirers should do to outperform increasing competition from new entrants.
Travelex quarantines website, internal systems after New Year’s Eve cyber-attack
Foreign exchange firm working “round the clock” to fix the attack.
Financing fintech Sezzle blocked from making loans in California
The Minnesota fintech deemed to be making “unregulated loans”.
Qatar International Islamic Bank picks IBM for fraud prevention
QIIB selects Big Blue for its mobile and online banking channels.
Mastercard reveals acquisition of AI-based risk firm RiskRecon
The deal with RiskRecon is expected to close in Q1 2020.
PSD2 in 2019: A year of yet more delays
Ultimately, PSD2 promises to transform the financial services payments landscape, but when?
Ripple raises $200m in Series C funding round
Ripple says the investment marks its “record year”.
Deutsche Bank launches motion code Calma Card with Mastercard in Spain
The major companies say it’s the first Spanish card to use motion code technology.
Virtual ATM provider Sonect raises $8.6m in Series A
The start-up raised CHF 8.45 million from existing investors in this round, which was oversubscribed.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 20 December 2019
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
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Supplement: the 2019 fintech review
Ruby Hinchliffe dissects her top five 2019 fintech trends from this year’s top stories!
EQ Bank signs international payments deal with TransferWise
EQ Bank has integrated TransferWise’s API directly into their infrastructure.
