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Anti-scam hotline receives one million calls

More than a million calls have been made to an anti-scam service that gives people a memorable number to contact if they suspect they may be dealing with a fraudster.

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JPMorgan CISO: SaaS model enabling cyber attacks

The chief information security officer at JPMorgan Chase is calling on third party software providers to prioritise security over speed to market, warning that the shift to a SaaS delivery model is creating "substantial vulnerability".

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NextGen Nordics 2025: Live updates from Stockholm

What’s next for Nordic payments? Follow the conversation at NextGen Nordics 2025.

29 April 2025

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Atom Bank to deploy AI decisioning platform from Provenir

Atom Bank is to deploy an AI decisioning platform from Provenir to support multiple consumer and business banking products.

29 April 2025

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Mastercard and PayPal make agentic commerce plays

Mastercard has unveiled Agent Pay, its new agentic payments technology to power commerce in the age of AI. Separately, PayPal has made its own agentic commerce play, with new tools for developers.

29 April 2025

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IBM, BillGo on securing payments against quantum computing threats

At Nacha event Smarter Faster Payments 2025 in New Orleans, a weekend panel session explored how financial institutions must establish an internal risk committee that assesses and mitigates future quantum-related threats.

28 April 2025

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Nacha and JP Morgan's Kinexys collaborate on account validation

US clearing house Nacha is working with JP Morgan's Kinexys blockchain business to facilitate information exchange between their respective payment information networks.

28 April 2025

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The 150 leading organisations confirmed to attend NextGen Nordics 2025

The Nordic region has long stood at the forefront of digital payments, open banking, and financial technology. This legacy of innovation continues at full pace with the return of NextGen Nordics, a premier event gathering the most influential players in the financial services ecosystem. Set against the dynamic backdrop of the Nordic fintech scene, the 2025 edition of NextGen Nordics on 29 April 2025 at the Münchenbryggeriet in Stockholm, Sweden promises to be the most impactful yet.

23 April 2025

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Google used AI to banish half a billion scam ads in 2024

Google has been using AI to crack down on advertising fraud, meeting a key demand from banks and politicians to bear down on scam accounts.

17 April 2025

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Inside the tech behind the transformation: Sponsors announced for NextGen Nordics

Ever wanted to be in the same room as the senior executives leading payments innovation across the Nordics and Europe? NextGen Nordics on 29 April 2025 at the Münchenbryggeriet in Stockholm, Sweden, is your chance to hear from the technology vendors that are supporting financial institutions expertly navigate a convoluted web of regulations, at a time when fraud is at an all-time high and consumer experience must be kept front of mind.

15 April 2025

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Major US banks dial down information sharing with OCC after email hack

JPMorgan Chase and Bank of New York Mellon have reportedly scaled back electronic information sharing with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) following a significant breach of the regulator’s email system.

15 April 2025

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Digital pound offline payments 'challenging' - BofE

Offline payment functionality is technically feasible for a future digital pound but there are trade-offs that make it challenging, according to new Bank of England research.

15 April 2025

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