January 2025 – Page 18

Atoa Secures $2.2 Million to Compete with Visa and Mastercard

Atoa Payments, a UK startup utilizing open banking to provide merchants with an alternative to debit card payments, has successfully raised $2.2 million in a...

New Reimbursement Rules Could Leave a Quarter of APP Fraud Victims Without Compensation

New APP fraud reimbursement rules implemented by the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) could potentially leave around a quarter of victims without refunds, according to UK...

Sustainable Finance Live: Examining the Sustainability of Sustainable Finance

Sustainable Finance Live commenced on Tuesday morning in a hybrid format, combining in-person and online participation. Leaders in the field engaged in discussions surrounding the...

What is the Role of Risk in Sustainable Financing and Green Investment?

An increasing number of financial institutions are restructuring their internal risk cycles and ESG reporting to align with ILAAP and ICAAP guidelines. In a discussion...

European Authorities Outline Effective Practices for Financial Education

European Supervisory Authorities have produced a report offering best practice guidance for financial education initiatives related to scams, fraud, and cybersecurity. The thematic report from...

How Europe’s Leading Fintechs Are Sparking a New Wave of Startups

German neo bank N26 leads the rankings for the number of new startups created by its former alumni, while Klarna has the most fintech startups...

Former Goldman Sachs Associate Faces Insider Trading Charges

US prosecutors have charged Anthony Viggiano, a former Goldman Sachs employee, with securities fraud for allegedly providing confidential information about deals to friends via Xbox...

Ingenico and Fujitsu Collaborate on Palm Vein Payment Solutions

Fujitsu has partnered with Ingenico to make its palm vein authentication technology for in-store payments widely accessible. This collaboration integrates Ingenico's Axium range of Android...

Visa Direct Offers Instant Bank Transfers in Under a Minute

Starting next April, Visa Direct will enable funds transferred to U.S. bank accounts to be available in under a minute. This enhanced version of their...

TreeCard Secures $23 Million Funding for Eco-Friendly Wooden Debit Card

TreeCard, which offers a wooden Mastercard debit card that directs profits from merchant surcharges towards reforestation initiatives, has successfully raised $23 million in funding. This...