"Mastercard and Worldpay are enhancing the transaction experience by helping merchants to resolve transaction disputes faster and with fewer chargebacks. Through the partnership, Worldpay will offer Mastercard’s Ethoca Alerts to its 1 million merchants worldwide."
Payment-Processing Outages at UK Retailers Raise Reliability Issues for Cashless Transactions
"Payment disruptions at supermarkets and fast-food outlets in the UK over the past week will force CIOs to consider whether improved reliability is something they can’t afford not to pay for."
Crédit Agricole and Worldline Announce the Launch of Their Joint-Venture
"After receiving authorization from the European Commission, Crédit Agricole and Worldline announce the creation of their joint-venture for digital payment services for merchants in France. The joint-venture aims to become a major player in payment services in France."
Skipify and Synchrony Enter into Strategic Partnership to Simplify and Enhance Online Checkout
"Skipify, a leading financial technology company redefining the checkout experience announced its partnership with Synchrony."
DataVisor Revolutionizes AML Compliance with Launch of AI-Powered End-to-End Solution
"DataVisor announced the launch of its latest offering: a modern end-to-end anti-money laundering (AML) solution boasting cutting-edge technology and comprehensive functionalities powered by sophisticated machine learning and AI."
Checkout.com Exclusively Partners with Bolt to Provide Accelerated Checkout
"Bolt and Checkout.com announced a partnership set to expedite their shared mission to advance ecommerce. Through this collaboration, Bolt will become Checkout.com's exclusive one-click checkout provider and Checkout.com will become Bolt's preferred payment partner."
Westpac’s ‘First-Of-Its-Kind’ Crackdown on Scammers
"Westpac has announced a new security feature, known as Westpac SaferPay, which will flag payments with a high scam risk and present customers with a series of questions."
TreviPay Introduces New Financing Option and Payment Application Features for B2B Net Terms Programs
"TreviPay announced a new self-financing option along with enhanced payment application features to give sellers more control over their trade credit portfolio while leveraging TreviPay’s configurable technology platform."
Swift Planning Launch of New Central Bank Digital Currency Platform in 12-24 Months
"Global bank messaging network SWIFT is planning a new platform in the next one to two years to connect the wave of central bank digital currencies now in development to the existing finance system, it has told Reuters."
Visa Agrees to Landmark Settlement with U.S. Merchants Reducing Rates and Guaranteeing No Increases for at Least Five Years
"Visa announced it has agreed to a landmark settlement with U.S. merchants, more than 90 percent of which are small businesses, lowering credit interchange rates and capping those rates into 2030. The settlement also provides updates to several key network rules...