Salt Edge PSD2 solution to be integrated into Western Union’s digital bank pilot in Europe

Salt Edge, a pioneer in open banking, has teamed up with Western Union, a global leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement and payments, to integrate its solution into the latter’s multi-currency bank account pilot in Europe. Backed up by PSD2 compliance, Salt Edge’s solution will enable Western Union to extend the relationship with its customers, […]

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Discover the latest news from fintech startups. Varo Bank tripled its valuation and African fintech unicorn Wave emerged to innovative cryptocurrency programs, increasing interest in farmland, greater support for female fintech returners, and Monzo’s bandwagon into the Buy Now, Pay Later market. Meanwhile, US agencies and the IRS crack down on cryptocurrency.

PCN Pulse.

Discover the latest news from fintech startups. Varo Bank tripled its valuation and African fintech unicorn Wave emerged to innovative cryptocurrency programs, increasing interest in farmland, greater support for female fintech returners, and Monzo’s bandwagon into the Buy Now, Pay Later market. Meanwhile, US agencies and the IRS crack down on cryptocurrency.

3DS2 rollouts in Asia: why strategy matters

3DS2 rollouts in Asia: why strategy matters

Unless standards are consistently introduced, we could see fraud migrate to markets and systems with the weakest protection. As 3DS1 approaches sunset next year, issuers and acquirers must act to protect their merchants. Recent years have seen an explosion in e-commerce across emerging Asian markets outside China. With every opportunity comes a challenge – e-commerce […]

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Staying on the beat – 30 August-05 September 2021. From Startups to Funding Fintech Startup Jeeves Raises $57Million, Goes from YC to $500Million Valuation in One Year The “fully remote” Jeeves describes itself as the first “cross country, cross-currency” expense management platform. The startup’s offering was live in Mexico and Canada and today launched in […]

Expanding reach of secure payments – Netcetera 3DS ACS is Discover Global Network certified

Discover Global Network, an international payment network, certified the Netcetera ACS for Diners Discover Network card transactions. Certified with all major card networks, the access control server improves user experience and promotes secure and frictionless transaction authentication worldwide. Netcetera is constantly driving security and convenience of online payments to manage risks associated with fraud. Now, […]

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Staying on the beat – 23-29 August 2021. From Startups to Funding SAAS and Fintech Elopage Raises USD 38 Million in Initial Funding Round to Help Creators and Digital Entrepreneurs to Market and Monetize Their Business Elopage, Europe’s fastest-growing SaaS platform and payment provider for digital entrepreneurs, creators, SMEs and enterprise businesses, announced the successful […]

Open Banking Initiative Canada and Open Banking Expo team up to turbocharge Open Banking community growth across Canada

London (UK), Toronto (Canada), 19 August 2021 – Open Banking Initiative Canada (OBIC), which is a not-for-profit advocacy organization gathering great minds in finance, technology, and regulation, to advance Open Banking as an innovative and inclusive force for good, has partnered with Open Banking Expo, a global community of Open Banking and Open Finance executives responsible for digital transformation across […]

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Staying on the beat – 17-23 August 2021. From Startups to Funding Bitpanda raised $263M The Crypto trading platform boasts a 6x customer growth year-over-year. Simultaneously, the company said that revenues will increase sevenfold in 2021 compared with the previous year. Plaid Funding  Plaid just announced Series D funding looking “to support the massive growth […]

Chargeback Gurus collaborates with Vindicia to Combat Chargebacks and Fraud Worldwide

Chargeback Gurus, a premier chargeback management solution, is working with Vindicia, part of the Amdocs (NASDAQ: DOX) Media Division and a leader in business-to-consumer digital services monetization, to provide end-to-end chargeback prevention and recovery solutions to subscription merchants worldwide. As fraudulent dispute payments become increasingly common, and issuers remain eager to meet the demands of […]

New podcast: An Interview with Tom van Wees and Roderick de Koning, CCO and CEO of Ginger Payments