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HMT confirms introduction of new financial promotions gateway

On 22 June 2021, HM Treasury (HMT) confirmed that it will take forward legislation to introduce a gateway for the approval of financial promotions of unauthorised persons. Once the gateway is in place, only firms which have successfully applied to the FCA to approve financial promotions will be permitted to approve the financial promotions of unauthorised persons.

Compliance with regulatory requirements regarding the approval of financial promotions has been a recent supervisory concern for the FCA, especially in circumstances where the products being marketed are complex and targeted at the retail market, and the FCA has issued a number of letters and publications setting out concerns and guidance for authorised firms approving financial promotions

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Finally, a real alternative to cards

For e-commerce and contact centre payments, cards have been the only payment option but are costly to businesses and increasingly difficult to use for consumers. Open banking regulation and technologies has created new options for businesses

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Monzo Could Be Gonzo After Regulatory Investigation

Monzo Bank has been in financial danger for some time and now, in its latest annual report, has admitted that the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is investigating it for its compliance or otherwise with the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017.

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Currencycloud embedded finance research

Currencycloud is working with partners to research and write a report on the current state of embedded finance and the future trends of what to expect in the coming years. As you are an expert in the industry, we’d love to capture your thoughts. Please complete our survey, it should take no more than 3-5 minutes.

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Report: True Cost of Failed Payments

This 2021 report summarises a survey taken by over 200 payments professionals across the banking, financial, fintech and corporate sectors. It provides an overview of the payments landscape, explores the key findings, and provides insight into the various elements that had an impact on failed payments throughout 2020.

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5 THINGS FRAUD FIGHTERS ARE SAYING ABOUT ONLINE FRAUD RIGHT NOW

– Introduction
– Poor hygiene & Persistent threats – โ€˜perfect stormโ€™ of online fraud
– Customers expect Banks to Know Your User
– Fraud Fighting Collective – Fraud Fusion Centers
– Overwhelmed with Alerts, Automation is key
– Clear โ€˜risk calculationโ€™ – Frictionless First
– No silver bullet โ€“ but there are best practices

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USING BIONICIDS TO STOP IMPERSONATION AND MANIPULATION ATTACKS

– Introduction
– What is BionicIDโ„ข analysis best suited for?
– Does BionicIDโ„ข data collection or analysis impact the user experience?
– Does BionicIDโ„ข data collection/analysis comply with SCA/PSD2?
– Does BionicIDโ„ข data collection/analysis (behavioral biometric digital identity) comply with GDPR?

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WHAT IS BEHAVIORAL BIOMETRIC ANALYSIS?

– Introduction
– Physical vs. Behavioral Biometrics
– What is a BionicIDโ„ข
– What makes Revelockโ€™s BionicIDโ„ขย solution unique in fraud prevention?
– What makes Revelockโ€™s BionicIDโ„ขย more accurate than other behavioral biometric solutions?

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SWIFT Hackathon for 2021

SWIFT Hackathon for 2021 View the SWIFT Hackathon 2021 flyer This year, we are challenging the community and wider ecosystem to harness the power of AI & machine learning to

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Global Processing Services and Currencycloud partner to offer complete, enterprise-grade, cross-border payments solution

Global Processing Services (GPS), the multi-award-winning payments processing partner behind some of Britainโ€™s biggest challenger fintechs including Revolut and Starling Bank, and Currencycloud, the experts simplifying business in a multi-currency world, have partnered to widen access to cross-border payments for financial institutions and fintechs, providing a passport to a post-Covid world.

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Managing Chargebacks Out Of Your Business

Transact365 is more than a gateway. It is a methodology platform that has been designed to operate as a technical consultancy business, lending our years of experience and knowledge whilst building on new and exciting technology that can zero out fraud.

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Trust Payments enters the Nordic market

Trust Payments announced it has entered the Nordic market via two initial strategic partnerships. The company has partnered with Global Sales Partner (GSP) to deploy omnichannel solutions into the market, as well as with POS ONE, a leading cloud-based, hardware agnostic integration solution for merchants needing multiple channels to market.

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West Africaโ€™s challenger bank, the Vista Bank Group, selects paytech provider Radar Payments by BPC to drive its digital payment strategy

Vista Bank Group in West Africa has chosen Radar Payments for its processing activities and to drive digital payment adoption in the region. The solution will include SmartVista’s card issuance and lifecycle management, payment switching, ATM and point-of-sales management as well as providing digital channels such as mobile banking and e-wallet; personalised to both retail and corporate clients.

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Tink and Tribe partner for open banking payments

Open banking platform Tink partners with payments technology provider Tribe for open banking payment initiation and account check services.

Blog post below –

https://tink.com/tink-tribe-payments-partnership/?utm_content=165197139&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin&hss_channel=lcp-2735919

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SFDR Level 2 update

Get to grips on the road ahead with Level 2 of the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), coming into effect for financial market participants and financial advisors from January 1, 2022.

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Payment Matters No. 49

Stay up to date on the latest developments in the payments industry from the UK, Europe and beyond, with Eversheds Sutherlandโ€™s quarterly bulletin, Payment Matters.

In the latest edition, they discuss: significant developments in the UK’s plans for Open Banking and Open Finance; continued focus on the effectiveness of the revised payment services directive (PSD2); the Contingent Reimbursement Model (CRM); newly introduced for payment initiation service provider (PISP) payments, and the recent review published by the Lending Standards Board (LSB); and the success of Instant Payments in the Netherlands, and the drive for eurozone coverage, backed by the European Central Bank.

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