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BNY strengthens compliance with Behavox Quantum

BNY has boosted its compliance monitoring by rolling out Behavox's AI-powered electronic and voice communication surveillance system.

/payments

Central banks go to tender for cross-border payments network operator

The five central bank partners in Project Nexus, a Bank for International Settlements initiative to interlink domestic real-time payment rails across borders, have commenced a procurement execercise to appoint a technical network operator.

/payments

Barclays strikes deal with Brookfield to offload payments business

Barclays has entered a strategic partnership with Brookfield Asset Management that will work towards offloading the UK bank's payments acceptance business "over time".

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Global Payments to buy Worldpay for $22.7bn; sell Issuer Solutions to FIS

The payments sector is getting a major shakeup, with Global Payments agreeing a $22.7 billion deal to acquire Worldpay from GTRC and FIS while offloading its Issuer Solutions business to FIS for $13.5 billion.

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Swift rolls out investigation tool to track late payments

Swift has launched a case management service for investigating payment defaults that it claims could save its member banks millions of dollars in operational costs and significantly reduce the time it takes to identify and resolve issues when international payments are delayed.

/payments

Bolt launches SuperApp combining one-click crypto and everyday payments

Bolt has released a new SuperApp combining one-click crypto and everyday payments to compete with the likes of Coinbase, Zelle and PayPal.

/retail

Latin American open finance platform Belvo raises $15m

Mexico City-based open finance API platform Belvo has raised $15 million in a round led by Quona Capital and joined by Citi Ventures.

/markets

Big banks join $63m funding round for Luma

Luma Financial Technologies, a platform for structured products and annuities, has raised $63 million in Series C financing led by Sixth Street Growth and joined by a host of existing Wall Street backers.

/payments

Wise launches 'Spend with Others' feature

Money transfer platform Wise has launched a 'Spend with Others' feature that lets users share spending with a group.

/security

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.

/regulation

US Judge throws out CFPB's cap on credit card late fees

A US judge has killed of a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule capping credit card late fees at $8.

/crypto

Ex-Revolut staffers team with Mastercard to take stablecoins mainstream

Blockchain bank account startup Bleap has joined with Mastercard to launch a non-custodial debit card, making it possible for people to connect stablecoin payments with traditional financial payment rails.