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May 20, 2026

FIS Launches Enterprise Risk Suite on AWS to Provide Continuous Cloud-Native Delivery

FIS Global

“Global financial technology leader FIS® announced the launch of FIS Enterprise Risk Suite on Amazon Web Services (AWS). Upgrading risk software has always meant disruption and for firms managing risk in real-time, that’s a trade-off they can’t afford. This deployment on AWS reduces this by delivering a cloud-native risk management platform that keeps financial institutions on […]

May 15, 2026

NCUA Announces Proposed Rule for Permitted Payment Stablecoin Issuer Standards

NCUA

“The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) announced a Notice of Proposed Rule Making outlining the operational and risk management standards for an NCUA-licensed permitted payment stablecoin issuer, as outlined in the GENIUS Act. “This proposed rule supports my view that credit unions will face no disadvantage compared to other entities regarding standards” said NCUA Chairman […]

April 29, 2026

Episode 292 - Modern Authentication and the Impact on Payments Cost and Performance, with Amandeep Batra, Stripe and Dewald Nolte, Entersekt

In this follow-up conversation, Chris Uriarte welcomes back Amandeep Batra from Stripe and Dewald Nolte from Entersekt to discuss updated research and analysis on 3-D Secure and tokenization and to explore how authentication and tokenization interact in practice across different regulatory environments.

April 21, 2026

Sector Risk Advisory: Preparing the Enterprise for AI-Enabled Vulnerability Discovery

FSISAC

“Recent announcements of AI frontier models’ advanced vulnerability discovery and chaining capabilities to create exploits indicate an important change in the risk landscape for financial services. Traditional assumptions and approaches for vulnerability management no longer hold. FS-ISAC recommends the following as part of a fundamental shift in operations to manage cybersecurity and resilience risks.”

ION Brings Mandatory EU Payee Verification Live at Scale

PR Newswire

“ION Treasury, a global provider of treasury and risk management solutions for corporations, financial institutions, and central banks, announced the introduction of Verification of Payee (VoP) capabilities across its treasury solutions. This enables customers to comply with a major EU payments regulation as it moves into active enforcement.”

April 15, 2026

Episode 291 - The Complex and Growing World of Platform Payments, with Blake Breathitt, Adyen

In this episode, Chris Uriarte speaks with Blake Breathitt, Senior Vice President of Platforms and Financial Services at Adyen, about one of the biggest growth engines in the industry over the past few years - platform payments. Listen in as they discuss the nature of this interesting segment of the industry, the nuance behind platform payments, and just what's driving this platform payment phenomenon.

Nacha: Rising to the Challenge of First-Party Fraud

Nacha

“Nacha’s Risk Management Advisory Group (RMAG), Rules and Operations Committee, and the First-Party Fraud Workgroup are looking at ways to better identify and mitigate first-party fraud. The first steps are education and raising awareness of the problem. We have issued a series of articles describing first-party fraud and addressing actions for both ODFIs and RDFIs.”

April 6, 2026

April 1, 2026

Episode 290 - The Evolution of VAMP and Card Network Fraud Monitoring, with Keith Briscoe, MRC, and Allan Shearer, J.P. Morgan

In this episode, Chris Uriarte welcomes Keith Briscoe, VP, Advocacy and Education at the Merchant Risk Council, and Allan Shearer, Executive Director, Head of TMT Relationship Management at J.P. Morgan, to focus on the evolution of card network fraud monitoring programs, and in particular, VAMP, Visa's Acquirer Monitoring Program, which combines fraud and dispute metrics to better manage risk at both merchant and acquirer levels. Listen in as the group discusses industry reactions, data transparency and reporting challenges, and implications for enforcement of new thresholds.

March 31, 2026

Treasury Releases Two New Resources to Guide AI Use in the Financial Sector

U.S. Department of the Treasury

“In support of the President’s AI Action Plan, which calls for clear standards, shared understanding, and risk-based governance to ensure artificial intelligence is deployed safely and responsibly, the U.S. Department of the Treasury released two new resources to guide AI use in the financial sector, a shared Artificial Intelligence Lexicon and the Financial Services AI […]

March 20, 2026

Banks Are Starting to Move Money on Chain

OMFIF

“‘Tokenisation’ has been the word on everyone’s lips for a few years. Referring to the representation of assets on blockchains, it promises instant, cheaper settlement, greater efficiency and improved liquidity management. But while the process of tokenising assets is underway, the market has yet to come to a consensus on the appropriate payment instrument. Reaping […]

March 19, 2026

Ingenico and Visa Collaborate to Accelerate Unified Commerce Solutions Across Industries

Ingenico

“Ingenico has collaborated with Visa, a global leader in payments, to enhance and expand value with current and future clients. The solution combines Ingenico’s Android-based AXIUM smart POS terminals with the Visa Acceptance Platform, including gateway and risk management services. By using Visa’s extensive experience in e-commerce, this collaboration can grow Ingenico’s innovative payment options, […]

March 18, 2026

Episode 289 - Stablecoin Infrastructure in Emerging Markets, with Chris Maurice, Yellow Card

In this episode, Chris Maurice, the CEO and co-founder of Yellow Card, joins Drew Edmond to explore how stablecoins are transforming global payments, especially in emerging markets, by addressing liquidity issues, reducing costs, improving compliance transparency, and enabling faster cross-border transactions. Listen in as they highlight the challenges of legacy infrastructure, regulatory evolution, interoperability, and the evolving role of banks and technology platforms in this ecosystem.

February 23, 2026

FIS Launches 24/7 AI Assistant to Ease Risk Models Management

FIS

“Actuaries spends a substantial amount of their time searching for information buried in technical documentation on risk modeling. Global financial technology leader FIS ® is changing that with the launch of its Insurance Risk Suite AI Assistant, a generative AI tool that instantly answers complex questions about building and maintaining risk models—in any language.”

February 17, 2026

B2B Cross-Border Payments: Expert Insights on Faster Payments Adoption Report

Faster Payments Council

“This report published by the FPC Cross-Border Payments Work Group, sponsored by Mastercard, explores the most pressing challenges facing B2B cross-border payments and practical strategies for addressing them. While cross-border B2B transactions remain critical to global trade, many organizations still contend with friction around settlement speed, liquidity management, foreign exchange, compliance, data quality, and fraud risk.”

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