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Geopagos and BAC launch Pyme Store BAC to provide e-commerce solutions to SMEs

Argentinian payments startup Geopagos and Costa Rican bank BAC launched Pyme Store BAC to provide e-commerce solutions to SMEs in Latin America and Central America. The platform, which makes it easier to create e-commerce store, is...

Bybit receives in-principle approval to establish Virtual Asset Platform in the United Arab Emirates

Bybit, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, is proud to announce that it has received its In-Principle Approval (IPA) to set up as a Virtual Asset Platform Operator in UAE from the Securities & Commodities Authority (...

Emburse unveils purpose-built AI to end expense management headaches for finance teams and business travellers

New, proprietary LLM makes submitting expenses and invoices faster, with industry-leading accuracy. Emburse has launched of new AI capabilities across its suite of solutions. Emburse AI is pitched as delivering intelligent and proactive insights,...

Backbase and MeaWallet partner to transform digital payment security in Australia and New Zealand

Backbase has announced a strategic partnership with MeaWallet – a leading digital payments enabler specialising in card tokenisation. The partnership introduces two innovative solutions that will transform how financial institutions deliver digital...

Getting data right for enterprise AI in the banking industry

Manish Sood, CEO at Reltio, explores how banking enterprises can get their data in order to harness and utilise AI in the most effective way   The global banking industry is finally catching on to Artificial Intelligence (AI), digital and cloud t...

Fraud attempts with deepfakes have increased by 2137% over the last three years

Evolving AI-based techniques pose new security challenges.  Financial institutions are facing a significant increase in deepfake fraud attempts, which have grown by 2137% in the last three years, according to data from Signicat’s The Battle...

Q&A: Tom Fairbairn, Distinguished Engineer at Solace 

UK banks are navigating a transformative shift towards a fully digital presence, with 2025 expected to see even greater adoption. As branch closures leave many customers without local access, questions remain about maintaining service quality and customer...

The true cost of late payments: Cash flow hindering small businesses in South Africa 

Small businesses are the lifeblood of South Africa’s economy, driving innovation, job creation and economic growth. However, these businesses face numerous challenges, with late payments being a significant and persistent issue. Late payments cost small b...

The challenges UK regulators must grapple with for Open Banking to become a mainstream payment method to contend with cards  

The UK Government took a bold step toward modernising the country’s payments landscape with its October 2024 National Payments Vision. This ambitious plan outlines a strategy for Open Banking to become a mainstream payment method, competing with cards for e...

Bridging the gap in Financial Services: Automating back-end processes to match front-end customer experience

Pol Brouckaert, Director, Netcall Europe, says only by taking a holistic approach to transformation, can financial service organisations continue to thrive in the digital age.   Banks and insurers have invested heavily in the digitization of their customer c...

Former Visa CFO Vasant Prabhu joins Fireblocks as board advisor amid payments growth 

Fireblocks, an enterprise platform for managing digital asset operations and building innovative businesses on Blockchain, has announced the appointment of Vasant Prabhu, former CFO and Vice Chairman of Visa, to its Advisory Board. Prabhu’s addition...

Qashio and Visa Partner to invest AE$100 million to transform and digitise payments for Online Travel Agencies and Travel Management Companies

Qashio, one of the leading providers of spend management solutions, has announced its strategic partnership with Visa, a world leader in digital payments, to launch Visa Commercial Choice Travel programme for the first time in the region. With this...