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Study Reveals Widening Gap Between Provider Confidence and Consumer Frustration: $330B Service Revenue at Stake
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Study Reveals Widening Gap Between Provider Confidence and Consumer Frustration: $330B Service Revenue at Stake

Paymentus Holdings Inc. (NYSE: PAY) and PYMNTS Intelligence have released the Service Commerce Performance Gap Report study measuring differences between what consumers expect from billing and payment experiences and what service providers believe they deliver. The revealed gap lies not only in frustrated expectations. It has material tag on it too. The report finds that […]

Razorpay Launches AI Account Manager ‘RAY’ on WhatsApp with IndusInd Bank
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Razorpay Launches AI Account Manager ‘RAY’ on WhatsApp with IndusInd Bank

Razorpay, India’s omnichannel payments platform, has launched RAY, a conversational AI account manager on WhatsApp, in partnership with IndusInd Bank. Bajaj Finance is among the first businesses live on the platform, which lets founders manage payments and get support around the clock without logging into a dashboard.

Financial Crime 360 2026 to Bring Financial Crime Leaders Together in London
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Financial Crime 360 2026 to Bring Financial Crime Leaders Together in London

Fraudsters are getting smarter. Deepfakes are fooling identity checks. AI is supercharging social engineering at a scale never seen before. In the payments industry, the question is no longer if your organisation will be targeted. It’s when, and whether you’ll be ready.

What You Should Know About GDPR, and How It Affects Business
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What You Should Know About GDPR, and How It Affects Business

GDPR means General Data Protection Regulation. It is the European Union’s core data protection law, and it touches nearly every sector: technology, medicine, advertising, banking, payments, and beyond. The regulation does not concern only EU citizens and companies. Any organization that handles the personal data of people in the EU falls within its scope, regardless […]

Global Business Insolvencies Rise 6% in 2025: 2026 Trajectory Revealed
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Global Business Insolvencies Rise 6% in 2025: 2026 Trajectory Revealed

Rising insolvencies, geopolitical tensions, trade protectionism and supply chain disruption are creating new risks for GCC companies expanding into international markets

India Card Payments Set for Steady Growth as Financial Inclusion and Credit Card Adoption Expand
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India Card Payments Set for Steady Growth as Financial Inclusion and Credit Card Adoption Expand

India’s card payments market is expected to maintain steady growth in the coming years as financial inclusion expands, digital infrastructure improves and consumers increasingly shift away from cash. While debit cards continue to dominate the market, growing demand for credit cards and new use cases linked to India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) are expected to […]

Eftsure Acquires Relish, Protects $288B in Annual Payments With AI
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Eftsure Acquires Relish, Protects $288B in Annual Payments With AI

Eftsure, a company that helps businesses check payments are going to the right place, has bought Relish, a US AI-powered firm that checks and cleans up vendor data and automates invoice processing. 

European Borrowing Costs Jump to Levels Not Seen in 15 Years
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European Borrowing Costs Jump to Levels Not Seen in 15 Years

Something unusual happened to Europe’s bond market right after the summer break, and it significantly differs from what investors have been witnessing in the United States earlier. 

Shufti’s Shahid Hanif: Nine Middle East Markets Demand Nine Separate Identity Playbooks
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Shufti’s Shahid Hanif: Nine Middle East Markets Demand Nine Separate Identity Playbooks

A single UAE onboarding flow will not survive contact with Saudi Arabia, Qatar, or Jordan. Companies that assume otherwise usually find this out during a regulatory review, not before. Shahid Hanif, CEO and Co-Founder of Shufti, argues that treating the Gulf as one regional rollout is the most expensive assumption a global identity verification vendor […]

Singapore Pumps S$220m Into Fintech With New FSTI 4.0 Scheme
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Singapore Pumps S$220m Into Fintech With New FSTI 4.0 Scheme

Singapore revitalises the future of local fintech with the new FSTI 4.0 fintech funding scheme.

Finance Magnates Summit London Returns to Old Billingsgate for its Landmark 15th Edition
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Finance Magnates Summit London Returns to Old Billingsgate for its Landmark 15th Edition

The 15th edition of Finance Magnates Summit London returns to Old Billingsgate on 24 November 2026, bringing together senior leaders from across financial services for a focused day of networking, market intelligence and business opportunities.

Bitcoin Hits $80,000 And Gold Is Rallying: Common Reason Revealed
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Bitcoin Hits $80,000 And Gold Is Rallying: Common Reason Revealed

Bitcoin’s price just broke an $80K threshold. But gold is climbing at the very same time, for the very same reason. Let’s take a closer look at both developments and how they’re connected.

Scalable Capital Broker Hands Trading Keys to ChatGPT & Claude: Ready to Let AI Trade for You?
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Scalable Capital Broker Hands Trading Keys to ChatGPT & Claude: Ready to Let AI Trade for You?

What if the next order on your investment account wasn’t typed by you, but by an AI agent acting on your behalf? Scalable Capital may soon find answers to that question with its new agentic trading solution.

Bond Yields Rise as Consumers Feel the Squeeze Ahead of Fed Minutes
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Bond Yields Rise as Consumers Feel the Squeeze Ahead of Fed Minutes

Global bond markets today are not soothing investors concerned over the high costs of borrowing and the consequences this is having on household accounts. 

Penny’s End Pushes Cash Closer to the Checkout Exit
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Penny’s End Pushes Cash Closer to the Checkout Exit

The U.S. Senate has passed the Common Cents Act, bringing the end of the penny closer and potentially giving a new push to the country’s shift away from cash payments.

What Today’s Yen, Emerging Markets and Fed Policy Signal for Fintech
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What Today’s Yen, Emerging Markets and Fed Policy Signal for Fintech

Global financial markets are sending several signals at once: the Japanese yen remains weak despite an unusual currency intervention, investors are returning to emerging-market debt at the fastest pace in more than two decades, and expectations for U.S. interest rates remain uncertain. For banks, payment companies and fintechs, these developments matter most as they can […]

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