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NEW BOOK: Payment Services: Law and Practice, edited by John Casanova and Max Savoie, Sidley Austin LLP, London, UK

This book provides an overview and practical examination of key areas of payments law and regulation in the EU and UK, as well as introductions to analogous legal regimes in the United States, Hong Kong, Singapore and sub-Saharan Africa. It is an important resource for lawyers and compliance officers in the payments sector. For more information go to https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/isbn/9781839107979

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DigiDoe joins Mayor’s International Business Programme

PAYMENT’S disruptor DigiDoe has won a place on a prestigious scale-up programme backed by the Major of London, which will help the London-based startup expand internationally. It comes as DigiDoe’s co-founders closed the second tranche in an initial institutional investment round with just under £1m in fresh funding. It gives the business a 12-month runway to develop its proprietary software, hire key personnel and expand in to Europe and the US.

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allpay Limited awarded contract to deliver £1.35 million project supplying prepaid Cards to Herefordshire Shop Local campaign.

allpay Limited are delighted to have been awarded a contract by Herefordshire Council for the delivery of its Shop Local campaign.

The Hereford-based company secured the contract following an open procurement process to produce prepaid cards – keeping the council’s own spending within the county. As part of the £1.35 million project, every household in Herefordshire can apply for a prepaid card before January 31st 2022, loaded with £15 to spend as part of a major campaign to help the county’s local and independent traders.

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There are over a billion emerging market consumers. We explain how to access them.

When considering the top examples of disruptive technology set to transform businesses in 2022, the metaverse and blockchain no doubt rank high in the minds of most people. While these technologies will have a profound and enduring impact on society, we should not let this overshadow the impact certain B2B platforms are having in actively transforming businesses. Global payment gateways and payment services providers (PSPs) are deploying new payment technologies to ensure merchants can access new markets once considered out of reach… 

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Biller.AI joins the Banking Circle ecosystem

Biller, an AI-driven Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) company focused on business invoices, is set to join the Banking Circle ecosystem of financial services and applications. After closing of the acquisition, Biller will operate as an independent sister company in the Banking Circle ecosystem.

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ECOM21 is BACK!

ECOM21 Conference, organized by our esteemed Payment Organisation member DECTA in collaboration with Deloitte and Mastercard, is back!
Don’t miss a chance to #MeetDECTA and others at ECOM21 on 7-8 April 2022 in Riga, Latvia.

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Transact365 introduces seamless cross border payments in India

By using our gateway solution, merchants can now access new opportunities in India without having to form local payment partnerships or establish an Indian company. This move ensures merchants have access to over one billion Indian-based consumers enabling them to pay faster in a familiar way.

This launch in India is the first in a series of big market expansions planned for 2022. Having already expanded into Europe, Asia and Australia, our payment gateway system ensures merchants of all sizes and sectors can access fast-growing markets seamlessly and quickly. 

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Nium Unveils Industry Predictions for 2022

Nium, a leader in global payments and card issuance for businesses, today unveiled its predictions report for 2022, examining the latest trends in regulation, crypto, travel, and global payments.

Explore Nium’s seven predictions across three key areas including:

Regulation: Regulators are taking notice of new payments methods such as cryptocurrencies and Buy Now, Pay Later methods

Travel: As travel returns to pre-pandemic volumes, the industry will look to fintech to drive revenue

Global Payments: New technology infrastructure is the emerging theme across major industries; payments particularly will transform to cater to evolved consumer behavior.

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Best Practice Guidance for AML and CTF risk assessments

All financial services firms in the UK are required to carry out risk assessments for Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Countering Terrorist Financing (CTF). Yet a survey of AML audits reveals that some firms do not have risk assessments, and many that do, fail to record the rationale they adopted when arriving at their risk assessment.

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By 2030, 74% of consumer payments will be handled by non-traditional financial service providers

According to a new study by IDC Financial Insights commissioned by Episode Six, a payments technology company, 74% of consumer payments will be handled by non-traditional financial service institutions (FSIs) by 2030.

The IDC InfoBrief, Future Ready Payments Technology Reshapes the Playing Field for the Industry, highlights that while the payments world is changing FSI paytech is not, pushing lucrative consumer payment volumes to non-FSIs.

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Looking Back on Our 2021 Predictions

With one more year behind us, it’s around this time that we usually assess the market to make predictions for what will come over the next year. Last year, at around this same time, we did just this: posting our predictions for 2021. But before we jump into looking at what 2022 will bring, we first want to review the predictions we made last year to see how accurate they were and what major trends we missed.

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Entris Banking Enhances Payment Connectivity with Bottomline

Bottomline (NASDAQ:EPAY), a leading provider of financial technology that makes complex business payments and financial messaging simple, smart and secure, today announced that ENTRIS BANKING AG, a new Swiss customer, has selected Bottomline’s SaaS-based payment connectivity platform to provide customers with an enhanced, more flexible domestic and international payment experience.

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The big opportunity for Open Finance: Majority of SMEs say financial integrations increase their efficiency

New research from Codat has revealed SMBs’ strong appetite for the benefits of Open Finance, but regulation must prioritize the right data.

Currently, conversations on Open Finance focus on consumer-oriented datasets, like mortgages, investments. and savings, ignoring the most vital financial data to small businesses, their accounting and sales data.

This manifesto makes the case for a fresh approach to Open Finance that will benefit SMBs and their financial service providers, and in turn fuel economic growth. Download our report to find out more.

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NatWest, Cogo and Tink: a three-way partnership to boost sustainability

– NatWest brought Tink and Cogo together to launch a carbon tracking solution in their mobile banking app.

– The feature works by combining Tink’s financial data enrichment technology with Cogo’s proprietary platform to create carbon tracking insights for users.

– After a successful collaboration, Tink and Cogo joined forces to help more banks bring similar solutions to market.

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How Fintechs Can Resolve Data Problems Before They Hurt Sales Growth

The fintech industry is highly competitive, so sustainable differentiation is an absolute must if you want your business to emerge from the pack. That places an emphasis on superior capabilities, agile delivery, and calculated decision making. Hence why it’s so important to embed data insights into the commercial and product development processes.

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Spotlight Report: The 5 Key Trends in Payments

Payments: One of the Most Dynamic Markets?

This report sets out our view of Five Key Trends that will take place over the next five years. It will show you the areas that your business will want to focus on and the impact these will have, helping you build a solid foundation for success. As leaders in the industry, we work across a wide range of industries, which is why we’re so well placed to advise you on yours.

DOWNLOAD THE REPORT NOW: https://bit.ly/3FqNnG4

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Global Processing Services upsizes round to over US$400 million with participation of new investors to accelerate investment in next generation payments technology, Appoints seasoned payments executive as new Chair of the Board

Global Processing Services (“GPS”) announces the closing and upsizing of its latest fundraise at over US$400 million. Temasek the global investment company headquartered in Singapore, and MissionOG, a US-based growth equity firm, joined the over US$300m initial round, co-led by growth investors Advent International – through Advent Tech and affiliate Sunley House Capital – and Viking Global Investors.

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Is Stress Overwhelming Your Employees? Here Are Two Quick and Easy Solutions

It’s vital to your company’s success and longevity to promote employee health and remove stress from your culture. While that’s no small feat, it can do wonders for your productivity, employee retention, customer satisfaction, and bottom line.

Today, we’re going to share two practical yet surprisingly simple methods for combating different types of stressors in the workplace — task stressors and acute stressors.

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The Precision of Tech – Fine Margins of Error…

Boarding new merchants from a sales perspective is both an art and a science. The art of sales is a well-trodden field with numerous different approaches. We see it in every industry with experts imparting their advice on Youtube, reality television programmes and even in our everyday lives where we all try to employ our own techniques to get what we want. The science or the “precision of tech” is the key to unlocking conversions, reducing fraud, and complying with the ever-changing rules and regulations surrounding the industry…

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Why We Went for SOC2

Okay is about security. But to uphold our commitment to the most sensitive part of the payment process, it means we are also committed to compliance. Taking the next steps in our compliance journey didn’t just cover our bases in the event of an audit, but ensured that we are constantly challenging ourselves when it comes to risk, business decisions, and customer satisfaction. In this week’s blog, we talk about our 2021 compliance process with SOC2, and how we landed there.

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Privat3 Money partners with ClearBank to bolster accounts and e-wallet functionality

ClearBank, the cloud-based clearing bank, announced on the 7th of December its partnership with e-money scale-up PRIVAT3 MONEY (“P3”). The partnership will improve the experience of clients using P3 accounts and e-wallets for deposits and payments, as well as multi-currency accounts and foreign exchange in the near future. ClearBank’s infrastructure will improve transaction speed and efficiency for P3’s clientele, which is primarily comprised of professionals, entrepreneurs and high net worth individuals

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Sutor Bank Joins BCB Group

BCB Group, Europe’s leading provider of business accounts and trading services for the digital asset economy, is delighted to announce today that Max Heinr. Sutor oHG (Sutor Bank) is joining the group. Adding a fully licensed bank to the group will enable BCB Group to better service its clients in the EU and drive growth across its business lines.

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Hospitality Business Paper – Planet

The Hospitality sector is evolving like never before. The rapid adoption of digital and mobile technology is changing how we engage with our customers and guests. It’s been accelerated by the pandemic and is here to stay. Planet’s new #Hospitality report ‘A five-star experience: Delight guests with technology and service’ looks at…

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