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Nacha: 80% of banks would reject clients if they processed cryptocurrency

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Nacha: 80% of banks would reject clients if they processed cryptocurrency

Smarter Faster Payments in New Orleans saw representatives from the Federal Reserve Bank, Citizens, EPCOR and Nacha come together to share their personal views on the potential of blockchain for cross-border transactions and financial inclusion - amid a need for better understanding of digital assets, as well as concerns around anonymity and regulatory uncertainty.

UK unveils draft crypto laws

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UK unveils draft crypto laws

The UK government has published draft legislation that will bring crypto firms into the regulatory perimeter.

NextGen Nordics 2025: Live updates from Stockholm

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NextGen Nordics 2025: Live updates from Stockholm

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

IFGS 2025: What’s next for challenger banks?

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IFGS 2025: What’s next for challenger banks?

As challenger banks continue to mature, gain market share, and power increasingly larger portions of the SME community, the lines between traditional and new players have become blurred. The question ‘How will the challengers continue to challenge?’ was answered by industry experts today at IFGS 2025.

Atom Bank to deploy AI decisioning platform from Provenir

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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.

Mastercard and PayPal make agentic commerce plays

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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.

Mastercard invests $300m in Corpay cross-border business

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Mastercard invests $300m in Corpay cross-border business

Mastercard is paying $300 million for a three per cent stake in the cross-border business of corporate payments outfit Corpay.

FCA to provide live AI testing service for financial firms

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FCA to provide live AI testing service for financial firms

The Financial Conduct Authority is to launch a live AI testing service to help firm deploy safe and responsible artifical intelligence models.

London fintech Navro raises $41 million

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London fintech Navro raises $41 million

Navro, the London-headquartered fintech that simplifies international payments for businesses, has raised $41m in a Series-B funding round to jump start global expansion.

UK mortgage fintech Sprive raises £5.5m

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UK mortgage fintech Sprive raises £5.5m

UK mortgage overpayment app Sprive has raised £5.5 million in a funding round led by Ascension.

EPI looks to join forces with other payment schemes to secure EU sovereignty in payments

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EPI looks to join forces with other payment schemes to secure EU sovereignty in payments

BNP Paribas is backing attempts by the European Payments Initiative to wrest control of the EU's payments ecosystem away from US card schemes and Big Tech giants and secure the Bloc's sovereignty in payments.

Commerzbank combines generative AI and avatar technology to create new digital assistant

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Commerzbank combines generative AI and avatar technology to create new digital assistant

Commerzbank is releasing an AI avatar called Ava to interact with the German lender's private and small business customers in "natural and engaging conversations".

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