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Stakeholders Respond to Fraudsters’ Affinity for Instant Payments
A joint post by Joanna Wisniecka and Bethany May Rise in instant payments systems incites rise in fraud Instant payments systems (IPS) are proliferating globally, conferring benefits to economies and ultimately, end users. These systems are making digital payments...
Taking Your Payments Risk Management Game to the Next Level
If you search our website, you will find some prior posts about Payments Risk Management. When we launched our Risk Management Advanced Workshop back in 2019, I wrote about how people don’t like talking about risk - Why Talk About Risk in Payments - and why...
Only Fools Rush In: A Thoughtful Approach to Embedding Financial Services
It is an undeniable trend that an increasing number of businesses are embedding financial services into their products. Those that have embarked on this journey often experience multiple benefits if the new services solve an existing problem for their customer...
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Microsoft is Building a Cryptocurrency Wallet into its Edge Browser
"Microsoft is building a cryptocurrency wallet for its Edge browser even as the crypto markets struggle. Sources familiar with Microsoft’s plans tell The Verge that the software giant has been testing the Microsoft Edge built-in crypto wallet internally in recent...
India’s Tata Group Mulls Pumping $2 Billion into Super App Venture
"Indian salt-to-software conglomerate Tata Group is considering injecting another $2 billion into its super app venture to bolster its digital business, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. The funds would help the group's...
Visa Boosts Offer for Brazilian Fintech Pismo to $1.4B – Report
"Visa has upped its offer for Pismo, a cloud-based banking and payments platform for banks, to $1.4B from its original offer of $1B, Valor Economico reported, citing two people familiar with the matter. In Brazil, Pismo, which is backed by Amazon and SoftBank,...
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Introduces State Legislation Banning CBDC
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis proposed legislation on Monday that would ban central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) from the Sunshine State, portraying it as a measure to safeguard Floridians’ financial privacy. The legislation would prohibit in Florida any CBDC that...

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