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A New Report from SumUp Reveals UK Residents’ Banking Preferences

Would Brits consider switching to a fully digital, branchless bank?

Border Bank selects Jack Henry for tech upgrade

The decision was made to prepare the bank for growth and future needs, including improved customer experience and operational efficiencies.

Mastercard brings embedded virtual card tech to commercial payments

The programme, it claims, will help slash lengthy onboarding processes, unlock efficiency for all VCN ecosystem participants and accelerate VCN usage in an $80 trillion serviceable market.

Mastercard Simplifies Virtual Card Adoption for Businesses and Banks

The program builds on Mastercard’s existing VCN technology to deliver a more seamless, consumer-like payment experience within corporate systems.

Illinois' Credit Union 1 taps nCino for cloud lending overhaul amid US expansion push

Credit Union 1 is implementing the nCino Platform across its commercial, consumer and indirect lending businesses.

AstroPay Expands Multicurrency Wallet Across Latin America as Local Digital E-Commerce Surges

Individuals and businesses leveraging the AstroPay multicurrency wallet can receive and withdraw international payments from global clients and platforms with ease

Primer joins JPMorgan Payments Partner Network

Primer, the unified infrastructure for global payments and commerce, today announces that it has integrated J.P. Morgan Payments into its platform

Africa’s digital payments economy to hit $1.5tn by 2030, study shows

With nine of the world’s 20 fastest-growing economies projected to be in Africa, the region is primed for a financial revolution.

Alipay+ Now Accepted at 400,000 Merchants in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is targeting 3 million tourist arrivals and US$5 billion in revenue in 2025.

Starling wants to take its SaaS side hustle global — can it succeed?

The fintech’s SaaS banking platform Engine is eyeing the US market

Banks and Fintech need stronger collaboration to achieve financial inclusion-Mr Quayson

The Summit also discussed threats to the financial services sector through cybercrimes, identity theft among others and how players could form synergies to avert the same.

American Express Reveals Key Ways to Optimise Payments and Accelerate Growth in 2025

With over a quarter (27 per cent) of respondents admitting they spend too much time managing payments, a significant proportion recognise the benefits that automation can deliver in process improvement

How businesses can use AI to reduce payment fraud, improve transaction security

Secure payment gateways and artificial intelligence play a key role in protecting transactions and preventing fraud

States sets digital target for payments online

The government said its digital services will be enhanced to make them secure, accessible and user-friendly.

Verizon partners Santander Bank to launch digital savings accounts in the US

Customer onboarding will be managed by Openbank’s digital banking platform via the Verizon mobile app

Google Wallet lets kids make in-store payments

Apple offers a similar feature called Apple Cash Family

Malaysia’s Senang.io Partners with iRemit to Launch Financial Plan for OFWs

The DreamSecure Plan combines endowment insurance, unit trust investment, and personal accident coverage

Burbank goes live with online tap and PIN payments

Currently, online merchants face over $40 billion annually in fraud and chargebacks, which is when a cardholder disputes a transaction and the merchant is obligated to provide a refund.

FlexM Secures Major Payment Institution (MPI) License from MAS Singapore

FlexM can now expand its services to include international money transfers.

Pine Labs Eyes Second-Half 2025 for India IPO

Sources say the planned IPO is expected to raise around US$1 billion

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