Latest Payments News: Finextra Research

Fitbit Pay users moved over to Google Wallet

Google is killing off Fitbit Pay in most countries and moving users over to its Google Wallet system.

02 May 2024

BNPL firm Sezzle turns to gamification to encourage timely payments

Buy now, pay later provider Sezzle is gamifying on-time payments with a loyalty programme designed to encourage financial responsibility.

01 May 2024

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EBAday 2024: What are the immersive trends in payments technology?

Artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing are rapidly changing the way payments services providers (PSPs) operate.

01 May 2024

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Monese splits in two

Mobile banking startup Monese has confirmed the break up of the business into separate consumer-facing and corporate concerns and the arrival of new funding.

01 May 2024

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Q1 sees almost 500 fintech deals

There were nearly 500 fintech financing and M&A deals in the first quarter of 2024, with insurtech, crypto and blockchain proving hot areas, according to data from Royal Park Partners (RPP).

01 May 2024

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BofE warns payment firms to be ready for new operational resilience rules

Payment firms have been warned by the Bank of England that they need to step up their preparations for new 'operational resilience' standards that will come in next year.

01 May 2024

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Danish fintech Ageras raises €82m for acquisitions

Danish accounting software fintech Ageras is on the acquisition hunt after securing €82 million in funding.

30 April 2024

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HSBC and PayPal tackle quantum-safe cryptography in payments

HSBC and PayPal are among the founding member of a new working group investigating the adoption of quantum-safe cryptography in the payments industry.

29 April 2024

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NextGen Nordics 2024: A closer look at Confirmation of Payee

Moderating her last panel of the day, Finextra’s head of content Madhvi Mavadiya discussed Confirmation of Payee (COP) with Christina Fransson, senior payment product specialist of FIS in EMEA, Greg Huguet, European regional director at iPiD, Paulina Kudlacik, Confirmation of Payee scheme manager at the Nordic Payments Council, and Richard Ross, global payment market infrastructure expert at Swift.

26 April 2024

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NextGen Nordics 2024: Untangling Request-to-Pay

In a panel session discussing the current state of play of Request-to-Pay in the Nordics, Finextra’s head of research Gary Wright spoke with Per Nilson, business development manager at Bankgirot, Anders Olofsson, head of PaaS at Tietoevry Banking, and Paul Francis Walvik-Joynt, senior vice president of real-time payments at Mastercard.

26 April 2024