As financial crime evolves, correspondent banks must prioritise wire transfer transparency to meet global regulations and safeguard the financial system.
AI is reshaping fintech marketing—enabling personalisation, predictive targeting, and compliance—while raising new ethical and strategic questions.
SMEs drive the UK economy, but many still face barriers to essential financial services. Closing the gap requires more than lending—it needs infrastructure.
As the payments job market shifts from growth to efficiency, firms must rethink hiring strategies to compete in a saturated, high-stakes landscape.
Consumers expect speed and transparency—banks are responding with self-service tools that streamline dispute resolution and enhance trust.
QR code payments offer UK small businesses a fast, low-cost alternative to card terminals—boosting cash flow and meeting modern customer expectations.
Tokenisation is reshaping financial services, offering faster, more efficient ways to manage and trade assets across bonds, real estate, and beyond.
From AI-driven scams to rising chargebacks, five key fraud trends are reshaping risk exposure for high-risk merchants in 2025.
SMEB appoints Amanda Harrison as chief revenue officer to lead commercial strategy and drive growth across its fintech and digital banking services.
Paysend expands card payout support in Uzbekistan, enabling instant transfers to Humo and Uzcard through its global cross-border payments network.
Eric Bierry, CEO of SBS, reflects on leadership, trust, and the evolving banking landscape—touching on AI, cybersecurity, diversity, and open finance.
SMEB has appointed Anthony Jarman as sales director, bringing over two decades of B2B payments experience to support the firm’s strategic growth plans.
As AI reshapes finance, the concept of a proactive, personalised “banking consciousness” emerges—offering tailored insights, automation, and hands-on financial support.
This report presents data-driven insights from a major industry survey, highlighting the key trends, risks, and priorities shaping payments in 2025.
Over the past few years, cloud infrastructure and microservices architecture have emerged as the key disruptors of the payments landscape—driving unprecedented efficiency, fault-tolerance, transparency, manageability and cost-effectiveness. System modernisation enables
A new partnership enables instant, compliant movement between fiat and stablecoins, reducing friction in cross-border payments and supporting real-world adoption.
On Wednesday 14th May, Sumsub, a global full-cycle verification platform, will host its ‘Multiverse’ community event, in London. Sumsub Multiverse is an exclusive global event series that converges key players
SEPA Instant promises faster, 24/7 payments across Europe, but with few banks ready, urgent investment is needed to meet rising demand and regulatory deadlines.
Merchants are navigating complex markets and higher acquisition costs, yet payment systems are often treated as back-end infrastructure rather than drivers of growth. The decade-long era of effortless e-commerce growth
IFX Payments receives a category 3C licence from the Dubai Financial Services Authority to deliver cross-border transactions and currency management solutions to UAE customers. With extensive experience of the local
Emerging AI technologies are transforming the fight against financial crime with real-time detection and prevention capabilities, improved risk scoring, and reduced false positives. New paradigms define which solutions make the
To address the money mule problem, organisations must combine elements of fraud prevention, cyber threat intelligence, and anti-money laundering capabilities.
European fintech myPOS has officially acquired UTP Group Ltd, a UK-based provider of payment solutions. This move marks a significant step forward in myPOS’s mission to support small and medium-sized
Open Banking’s value lies in transforming raw transaction data into actionable insights—boosting accuracy, fraud detection, and customer understanding.
A new tool enables merchants and acquirers to estimate Visa and Mastercard fees accurately—without transactional data—supporting fairer, data-driven pricing.
Ripple has integrated RLUSD into its payments solution, enabling faster, compliant cross-border transactions as the stablecoin nears $250 million market cap.
APP scams cost UK victims over £340 million in 2023, exposing systemic vulnerabilities and the urgent need for stronger fraud prevention and collaboration.
As regulation tightens and fraud evolves, a new report outlines how payments firms can stay compliant, secure, and positioned for growth in 2025.
UNIR streamlined its complex payment reconciliation by adopting an automated solution, processing 75,000 transactions in eight months with improved accuracy.
Paysecure was named Best Online Payment Service 2025 at the SiGMA Americas Awards, recognising innovation in digital payment infrastructure.
Fintech automation brings speed and innovation, but system failures, outages, and over-reliance highlight the need for strong oversight and planning.
Plastic payment cards contribute to environmental waste, leading to growing interest in biodegradable alternatives that align with sustainability values.
iFAST Global Bank now offers direct USD settlement and merchant pay-outs to USD safeguarding accounts, with interest on balances subject to thresholds.
SEON has launched an automated chargeback management solution, combining fraud detection and dispute automation to help eCommerce merchants reduce losses and improve efficiency.
Trust Payments has been listed in the Financial1000 directory, a platform connecting users with a broad range of financial services providers.
A Consumer Duty webinar on 15 May will provide insights into FCA priorities, industry practices, and key considerations for firms in the payments sector.
Your quarterly overview of the key regulatory changes impacting payments—what’s happening, what’s coming, and what actions to take
[London, March 2025] — Fyorin, a leading provider of innovative financial operations solutions, is excited to announce its strategic relationship with Discover® Global Network, a global payments network serving 345 million
AI is reshaping the fight against payment fraud, prompting financial leaders to adapt with smarter tools, better data, and cross-sector collaboration.
The PSR’s upcoming consultation on the Reimbursement Claims Management System (RCMS) explores if and when its adoption should be mandated for payment firms.
Visa’s new VAMP program introduces stricter dispute thresholds—merchants must adopt tools like RDR, OI, and CE 3.0 now to stay compliant and avoid penalties.
AI is reshaping the fight against payment fraud, prompting financial leaders to adapt with smarter tools, better data, and cross-sector collaboration.
Online fraud is rising, with over 70% of UK payments platforms seeing revenue loss—firms are turning to AI, IDV, and biometrics to strengthen defences.
A new partnership enables UK merchants to accept Alipay+ and WeChat Pay, expanding access for international customers and enhancing payment flexibility.
Integrating digital payments is becoming easier with tools that reduce technical complexity, enhance security, and support a wide range of platforms.
Worldpay’s 2025 Global Payments Report reveals digital methods now dominate, as mobile, fintech, and real-time payments reshape how the world transacts.
Embedded finance and multi-banking give corporates greater control, new revenue streams, and stronger networks—unlocking value beyond traditional banking.
Staying compliant with fast-changing payment network rules is costly and complex—centralising updates can cut risk, save time, and turn compliance into advantage.
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